JUSTJESS
CURRICULUM VITAE
News Producer
September 2023 - Current
WDBJ7
Roanoke, VA
● Produce special segments, prerecorded, and live newscasts
● Produce newscast with local, high interest, urgent, and breaking news
● Prioritize, organize, and produce newscasts
● Write news stories
● Write creative headlines
● Write creative teases
● Search wire services, network feeds, websites, and other sources to find relevant material for newscasts
● Work with news management to determine which stories to air during newscasts
● Maintain working knowledge of current events, community issues, and local contacts
Executive Assistant
of Communications
and Operations
April 2023 - August 2023
The Humble Hustle Company
Roanoke, VA
● Wrote about lifestyle and entrepreneurship to correlate with workshops, events, and spaces offered by The Collective
● Researched, drafted, and submitted proposals to help the organization receive grant funding
● Curated and designed a monthly newsletter including program events, quarterly numbers, photos, and graphics
● Organized, recorded, and sent out quarterly donation receipts
● Liaised with team, volunteers, organization staff, donors, and clients to identify and define program requirements, scope, and objectives
Brand Ambassador
September 2022 - May 2023
Radford University Venture Lab
Radford, VA
● Performed Internet research on the interdisciplinary elements of
social entrepreneurship and journalism
● Launched and facilitated "Fireside Chats" by contacting Radford
University Alumni and scheduling speakers
● Refined and positioned Venture Lab's on-line presence by creating a
blog with ~200 viewers per month
● Updated and maintained the blog site.
● Posting an average of 1-3 articles per week
● Edited video, audio, and web content.
Newsroom Intern
January 2023 - April 2023
WVTF Radio IQ
Roanoke, VA
● Researched, documented, wrote, and conveyed news in an honest,
ethical, and objective standard.
● Recorded and edited audio using Hindenburg audio software.
● Conducted interviews and wrote feature stories to broadcast on air.
● Wrote cut and copy stories from press releases and data compilations
Social Media Manager
May 2022 - December 2022
A Little Monkey Business
Floyd, VA
● Performed Internet research on Instagram content for small businesses
● Posted 2-3 Facebook and Instagram posts per week
● Reached 12,600 Facebook and Instagram followers over the course of 3 months
● Photographed new merchandise for social media
● Interacted with audience through comments, polls, and likes
Staff Writer
August 2021 - May 2022
The Tartan
Radford, VA
● Wrote 2-3 stories a week for multiple beats: news, opinion, and culture
● Photographed events on campus using a canon d80
● Participated in weekly newsroom meetings
● Collaborated with seven fellow writers
● Assisted in building the newspapers' web content and social media
● Developed and followed up on news story ideas for newspapers.
● Composed stories, articles, and edited content.
Skills
Technology Skills
• Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro
• Canva (graphic design)
• WordPress
Technical Skills
• Copywriting
• News Writing
• Social Media Marketing
• Videography
• Photography
Interpersonal Skills
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Active Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity and Innovation
• Organization
• Problem-solving
Accomplishments
• Dean’s List 2021-2023
• Luther and Helen Dickens International Scholarship Recipient
• Black Edward Fought Student Media Scholarship Recipient
• Latin Honors - Cum Laud
• Dean’s Scholar Award - Media Studies Degree