8/10/2019 Billie Jean Shaw's Resume

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6907 Modern Way !Charlotte, NC 28217 !Phone: (803) 460-3980 ! billiejeanshaw1@gmail.com

SUMMARY OF SKILLS! Experienced in writing and reporting stories for television! Adept in editing and writing for print! Proficient in using Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Edius, and ENPS! Strong social media skills: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TweetDeck

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEDigital Journalist /Assignment Editor, WJZY- Fox 46, Charlotte, NC December 2013- Present

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Independently shoot, write and produce packages for 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts! Produces content for the myfoxcarolinas.com! Field producer ofProject S.T.O.R.M., an exclusive for WJZY! Gathers news and develops news leads for newscast! Assign stories, dispatch and coordinate live shots for reporters

Multimedia Intern, United Press International, Washington, DC May 2013 Aug. 2013! Independently shot, edited, and produced news packages for UPIs Website! Packages feature: John Boehner,Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi,Minority Leader of the House,Al Sharpton,

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream, Michelle Kwan, Olympic figure skater, Kitty Kelly, top sellingbiographer

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Took over 100 still images to add to UPIs still image stock, photos published on UPIs Website

TV Spokesperson, Clich Magazine, based in Los Angeles June 2013- Dec. 2013!

Conducted video, audio and written interviews with celebrities!

Interviews are available on Clich TV, YouTube, and Facebook

News Station Intern, WIS-TV, Columbia, SC Jan. 2013- May 2013! Wrote stories for daily newscasts and assisted producers with building daily rundowns! Assisted reporters with shooting stand-ups, teases, and B-roll! Researched information for an investigative story and produced a sample A block segment for resume tape

Writer/ Assistant Editor, Roddey -McMillan Record, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC Aug. 2013-March 2013! Gathered information and wrote newsworthy stories for schools multicultural newspaper.! Assigned and edited staff writers stories and named the author of a creative opinion column (BJ Picks).

Radio Intern, WRHI, Rock Hill, SC Jan. 2012 Dec. 2012

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Wrote radio scripts for news reports, updated website during football games, and operated the control boardduring evening programs

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Served as a member of the planning committee for Boo- HaHa, an annual Halloween event in Rock Hill thatbrings out thousands of residents from the York County area

Communications Intern, The AIDS Institute, Tampa, FL, online intern March 2012-Sept. 2012! Gathered reports on HIV/AIDS, wrote, and edited for monthly newsletter and aided with social networking pages

News Station Intern, CN2 News Station, Rock Hill, SC! Analyzed police reports, pitched daily story ideas, and wrote/edited scripts for packages May 2011-Aug. 2011! Shot video for news packages and voice-overs

EDUCATION

Bachelors in Mass Communication-Broadcasting, Minor: Marketing, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SCDecember 2013

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT! Volunteered for: Habitat for Humanity of York county, Adopt-A-Highway, Family Promise of York County,

Taste of Clarendon Fundraiser, Safe Passage Womens Shelter, Mrs. Carter World Tour

ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP! Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists, Journalism & Women Symposium (JAWS), Delta Sigma Theta

Sorority, Inc.