Kylen Mills

1829 4th Ave Apt 202 Rock Island, IL 61201 630-253-0511 KylenMills@aol..com

Objective __________________________________________________________________
I am a hard-working, enterprising multimedia journalist seeking a reporting position in a large market.

Employment History _______________________________________________________

WHBF-TV Rock Island, IL General Assignment Reporter, January 2013-Present

Pitches and reports lead stories daily Develops contacts to produce enterprise and exclusive pieces Shoots and edits video Creative reporting live and on tape under tight deadlines Produces web content posting stories, photos and videos to WHBF.com, manages station Facebook page and reporter page to engage viewers through social media Coordinated all segments on WGN-TV Midday news Floor directed, cueing guests for live teases of upcoming segments and arranging camera shots Pitched segment ideas Traveled on shoots with reporters to aid in story research and liveshot execution Involved in all aspects of production (lighting, audio, cameras, etc) from set up to break down for in studio interviews, shows, and remote shoots. Helped produce digital and written content for MTV.com Arranged and traveled on shoots with food reporter Steve Dolinsky Logged and transcribed footage, assisted with editing and shot selection, worked with in-studio guests Asked to extend internship to field produce for the morning show

WGN-TV Chicago, IL Midday News Production Assistant, May 2012-August 2012

MTV NETWORKS New York, NY MTV.com Video Production Intern, September 2011-November 2011

WLS-TV Chicago, IL TV News Intern, Field Producer Jan 2011-May 2011

LEWIS UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA Romeoville, IL Producer and Anchor for WFLY-TV, January 2011 December 2012

Produced all content within a half hour student-run news broadcast that aired twice a week Stacked show, wrote scripts, ran pre and post show meetings, anchored Skills__________________________________________________________________________________
Proficient in Final Cut Pro, AVID Media Composer, Adobe Premier, iMovie, iNews, NewsKing, WorldNow Web Content Management System, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Adobe Audition GarageBand, Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, basic HTML

Education _________________________________________________________________
LEWIS UNIVERSITY ROMEOVILLE, IL
B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, December 2012, GPA: 3.72

4 year member of Division II womens soccer team, 1 year member of Division II tennis team

Awards/Recognition ________________________________________________________
WHBF-TV Employee of the Month, August 2013 Senior Departmental Award for Most Outstanding Journalism Student at Lewis University, fall 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete Award, spring 2012 Honorable Mention National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region Scholar, fall 2010 Four-time Silver Delahanty Award winner, for athletes who maintain a 3.5-3.75 GPA, 2009-2012 Radio show won Lewis Universitys Best Talk Show, 2009-2010 school year Four-time Academic All-Conference recipient for Great Lakes Valley Conference, 2008-2011

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1829 4th Ave Apt. 202 Rock Island, IL 61201 630-253-0511 KylenMills@aol.com

Name Position Address December 11, 2012 Dear (News director), I am versalite, tenacious journalist with a passion for storytelling. I am very interested in the reporter position at (name of station). Working as a multimedia journalist at WHBF-TV has given me invaluable experience in all aspects of TV news, from the production, reporting, communication and the web. I would be an asset to your organization and I would love to be a part of your news team. One of the main strengths I possess as a reporter is producing creative, enterprise and exclusive stories. I am constantly looking for stories, asking questions, talking to people in the community and following up with contacts. An example of my persistance is when I covered a house fire in Sherrard, IL that killed 4 children and 1 woman, but the father of the family was able to escape. Not only did I cover the story that day, I went back to town to talk to people, on my days off I went to benefits for the victims. Eventually I met the father who escaped that fire, and thanks to the dedication and compassion I showed, he agreed to speak with me for an interview. The result was my station had the exclusive interview with that father, opening up about that night. If you are looking for a hard-worker with a positive attitude, then I am a strong candidate. I have worked 16 or 17 hour days following through with stories, Ive come in during planned vacation time to help when were short staffed, Ive filled in shooting sports, editing, producing, working every shift or whatever is needed of me. I know Ive only been in this business for a year, but I make up for it with my drive, work ethic and can-do attitude. Thank you for your consideration, my resume is included for your review. I welcome the opportunity to discuss my qualifications and look forward to speaking with you. Respectfully yours, Kylen Mills

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REFERENCES
Phone: something E-mail:

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Meredith Dennis, Morning Anchor and Producer at WHBF-TV Christine Souders, Reporter at WHBF-TV

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John Carey, Director of Electronic Media at Lewis University

Phone: 815-836-5400 E-mail: Careyjo@lewisu.edu