Jessica Smith. Multimedia Journalist.: Broadcast Experience

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JESSICA SMITH. MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST.

317-223-6885. [email protected]. JessicaSmithNews.com

Education:

Broadcast Experience
Multimedia Journalist, WISH-TV; Indianapolis, IN 2014-Present
Report live throughout five-hour morning newscast.
Generate story ideas and develop contacts in geographic beats.
Shoot, write and edit packages and VOSOTs for morning newscast.
Write additional stories for WISHTV.com
Engage and update viewers on social media platforms, report live on Facebook or
Periscope.
Create additional content for social media and WISHTV.com, including exclusive
digital packages, web teases, photos and raw video.

Missouri School
of Journalism
2008-2012
Bachelors of
Broadcast
Journalism

Twitter:
@JessicaASmith8
Facebook:
@JessicaSmithNews
Instagram:
@JessicaSmithNews

Associate Producer, WTHR-TV; Indianapolis, IN 2013-2014


Launched and produced 4-5 a.m. weekday newscast.
Produced three-hour weekend newscast.
Generated content for WTHR.com and WTHR Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Quickly sent push alerts and reported breaking news on WTHR.com and social
media.
Developed sources and story ideas for sweeps and daily news coverage.

Skills:

Production Assistant, FOX Business Network; New York City, NY 2012-2013


Generated story ideas, produced segments for Countdown to the Closing Bell.
Monitored wires, markets and financial data while creating elements for breaking
news coverage.

Avid Media
Composer, basic
Final Cut

Arranged interviews with entrepreneurs, billionaire investors and S&P 500 CEOs.
Produced daily and weekly packages.
Wrote stories for FOXBusiness.com, managed Countdown social media.

Videolicious, Vont,
iMovie.
iNews & ENPS
LiveU and TVU
Backpacks
Wordpress

Freelance Production Assistant, Bloomberg TV; New York City, NY 2012


Worked on 2012 election team covering Republican and Democratic
conventions.
Traveled alone to shoot interviews and b-roll for documentaries.
Researched and wrote portions of long-form stories and documentaries.
Reporter/Anchor/Web-Editor, KOMU-TV; Columbia, MO 2008-2012
Shot, wrote and edited packages and VOSOTS, presented stories live.
Anchored at least once a week from 2010-2012.
Wrote stories for KOMU.com, created content for social media and website.

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