Brittany Harry

3531 Ridgewood Drive

636 465-3760
St. Charles, Missouri 63303
Cell: 314 952-4264

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brittanyharry18@yahoo.com

News Content Specialist & Broadcast Journalist

Writing
Producing

Reporting

Editing

Summary of Qualifications & Professional Profile

A Bachelor of Science in Multi Media Broadcast/Journalism and a distinguished,
responsible and committed TV Journalist with professional experience as News Content Specialist with a
CBS Affiliate, KFVS, channel 12 news management team, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and
experience in all areas of broadcast operations including: writing, editing, graphics, camera and audio,
reporting news from the Heartland: Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky. Performed Production
Assistant duties and superior written and live, on camera, verbal communication skills and a creative
writer with a curious mind.

Creative multimedia visionary and broadcast journalist, inquisitive by nature,

quickly collecting and analyzing information on any breaking news story with natural on-air
delivery and journalistic results under tight rolling deadlines with, tenacity, integrity, patience
and persistence.

Journalistic background and professional experience in local news, current affairs

and outstanding communicator with extraordinary research skills and interacts with diverse
backgrounds and professional levels, aggressive individuals and hostile situations.

Created dynamic local and campus news stories, conducting engaging interviews and
successfully reporting, writing and editing soft news stories, with a professional command of the
English language and professional on-air personality.

Personal Expectations - Persistence, dedication, high standards, perseverance and goaloriented, while focusing on high achievement and accountability. Proven reliable, enthusiastic,
self motivated technically and tactically proficient, with integrity and moral courage, focused on
consistent achievement of predetermined strategic goals, a passionate work ethic and consistent
Top Performer with boundless enthusiasm.

Selected Achievements
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News Content Specialist & Air-Ready Production/Reporting

Writing, Editing, Production and Reporting - broadcast journalism with special interest in
reporting, anchoring and producing for commercial Telvision news broadcasts.researching feature
stories and soft community news. Shoot and Edit Content for news utilizing Edius software, a nonlinear editor (NLE) that works with most modern video formats.

Field shoots & Feature Stories Developed and produced weekly university-wide feature
stories, sports, campus news and events, entitled Whats up SEMO. Equipment set-up, shoot on-scene
sports, football, basketball and baseball, edit/prep for evening news broadcast.

Special Projects Spearheaded, wrote, edited dynamic feature news stories and launched an
air-ready 90 second television commercial aired every Wednesday on Fox channel 9 during the
local news broadcast, Focus on Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Redeveloped soft news and
feature event stories and edited for broadcast under tight rolling deadlines, with a narrative approach.

Content Department and editorial judgment consult with product managers and other stakeholders
to develop and execute online and print media content. Editorial decisions to include or exclude certain
stories or story elements from a publication or broadcast, based upon the established content standards
set for that media outlet, the public interest, and the impact on society and/or the individuals involved
in the story.
Operations of Studio Camera and Audio Board - both in studio and in the field, during live
news casts, maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a given shot, working with first
alert weather team, sports reporters, news anchors and management. Mastered the use of audio
sources in a production to artistically blend and create the best effect. and manipulating specific
characteristics of audio with extensive knowledge of audio engineering principles and techniques and
closed captioning.

Web Cast Commercial Production - Experienced creator of engaging web and print material and
authored weekly web stories for online publication through local television channel and work
independently to create professional content and moderate communities around that content. Superb
and fluid writing skills, as well as knowledge of social media

Profession Broadcast & Journalism Experience

News Content
Department

Specialist

Station Production and Content

KFVS News Channel 12

Cape Girardeau, Missouri
KFVS is a full service television station in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a CBS-affiliated television station
broadcasting a high definition digital signal on local digital VHF channel 12.
Regulary served as production assistant, newsroom editing and writing, camera operations and
audio board.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications
Multimedia Broadcast/Journalism
Minor: Political Science
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri - May 2016
Deans list
Summary of Multimedia Broadcast Journalism degree program: One of 116 journalism
and mass communication programs accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in
Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC). An innovative curriculum design to master
writing, shooting, editing and reporting news and informational public affairs programming,
produce news and informational programming that will be broadcast on the local CBS and FOX
affiliates and direct multi-camera in-studio and remote productions, combining industry skills
and academic credentials and applying knowledge in professional and dynamic environments.

Strengths and Personal Qualifications

Communications Excellent live reporting oral, research, written and documentation skills and
ability to act professionally and objectively with interpersonal relations of multi-disciplinary/cross
functional teams, civic/community leaders, multi cultures, line management and staff, with
intercultural situations and interfacing with all levels of management. Developed and maintained
meaningful relationships with members of the community and take feedback.

Flexibility Mastered the ability to juggle assignments according to priority, with or without
predefined procedures, within the most demanding time, and difficult business and crisis situations,
while maintaining a level head and an eye on image and respect for others with timely decisions,
always identifying strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.

Personal Expectations - Persistence, dedicated to high journalistic and industry standards,

perseverance and goal-oriented, balancing short and long-term projects while focusing on high
achievements to meet and exceed professional business standards and objectives. Proven reliable,
enthusiastic, positive team-player.