GABRIELLA

RUSK
Sports Reporter/Anchor

CONTACT EXPERIENCE
954-294-6337 KWQC-TV6 DAVENPORT, IOWA // JULY 2016 – PRESENT
Weekend Sports Anchor
gabriellarusk@gmail.com
• Anchor weekend sportscasts as well as fill in during the week
• Produce, shoot, edit, and write content and present it on-air and online

Linkedin.com/in/gabriellarusk
Sports Video Journalist

• Tell a story from start to finish including shooting, writing, & editing

@GabriellaRusk

• Focus on the ‘news’ element of sports by finding A-block worthy stories
• Develop a commanding social media presence for state & local sports coverage


SKILLS


• Enhance sportscasts with live interviews and reports


VIDEO EDITING News Video Journalist: July 2016 – December 2017

• EDIUS Pro Series • “One-man band” story from shooting interviews to reporting on-air

• AVID Media Composer • Cultivate relationships with local community sources to build stronger stories



• Adobe Premiere Pro • Establish a personal social media brand in conjunction with station mission

• Final Cut

WSVN-TV FORT LAUDERDALE-MIAMI // MAY 2014 – AUG. 2015
• Audacity

GRAPHIC PROGRAMS
Sports Assistant Field Producer/Social Media Director
• Adobe Creative Suite • Edit game highlights, packages, and interviews on EDIUS
• Conduct interviews and produce live reports for events such as the NBA Finals,
• Lyric Pro for Chyron
• ViZRT software NFL Miami Dolphins Training Camp, and 2015 NHL Draft

• Organize a social media strategy to create brand awareness
NEWSROOM MANAGEMENT

• iNews, AP ENPS
NBC SOCHI WINTER OLYMPICS // FEB 2014
CAMERAS
Highlights Factory Intern
• SONY NX5U & VIU
• Log live feeds of all team and individual sporting events
SOCIAL MEDIA • Assist editors in selecting shots for highlights
• Wordpress, Squarespace, • Research Olympians to create web content for NBCOlympics.com
Social NewsDesk

CITRUSTV, STUDENT RUN TELEVISION STATION // AUG. 2012 - PRESENT
Associate General Manager
EDUCATION • Manage internal sports, news, entertainment department station relations
• Engage with over 600 Alumni and organized events for member networking
SYRACUSE UNIVERISTY
• Act as primary Social Media Director to enhance web visibility
S.I. Newhouse School of Public On-Air Host/Anchor
Communications | College of Arts • Host for pre-game and post-game Basketball, Football, and Lacrosse shows
& Sciences
• Anchor sports show On the Bench and weekly Thursday News Brief

Dual Major: Broadcast Journalism On-Air Reporter
English & Textual Studies • Shoot, write, voice, edit News Live at 6, reports for live events on campus
• Shoot highlights, conduct post-game interviews, edit packages for the Men’s
Minor: Sport Management
Basketball, Football, Women’s Ice Hockey, and Women’s tennis events

B.A., May 2016