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WORK HISTORY NBC4 LOS ANGELES; EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 8/2011 – PRESENT
• Edited and wrote for the 5 PM, 6 PM and 11 PM newscast • Made beat checks, and used social media to gather breaking news • Field produced, conducted interviews and acquired sound bites for packages • Researched and pitched stories that aired, such as the UCLA student vacationing with
Libyan rebels • Wrote synopses for video segments posted to NBC4's website
DATELINE NBC; ASSOCIATE PRODUCER INTERN 1/2011 – 5/2011
• Covered the Corey Lyons double homicide trial • Provided in-court coverage, examined court records, selected b-roll clips • Will receive Associate Producer credit upon segment release
SANTA BARBARA CITY-TV; REPORTER 6/2010 – 4/2011
• Produced packages that aired on the monthly newsmagazine • Owned the entire package creation process, including research, writing, interviews, and
editing • Performed stand-ups during package creation
KCSB RADIO; REPORTER 9/2009 – 7/2010
• Covered major events, including the UC Regents’ handling of the UC Budget Crisis • Interviewed and edited for feature stories, such as the homeless issue in in Santa Barbara • Wrote and anchored live news headlines for the KCSB daily news brief
DAILY NEXUS NEWSPAPER; REPORTER 2009
• Interviewed sources and wrote articles for the “Science” section KTTV-FOX 11 GOOD DAY LA; PRODUCER INTERN 7/2009 – 9/2009
• Co-produced Emmy Reel that aired during the 2009 Emmy's • Edited video, generated news stories, wrote entertainment news scripts
UCSB VIRTUAL REALITY LAB; RESEARCH ASSISTANT 9/2008 – 3/2009
• Navigated research databases quickly and efficiently to produce articles for a graduate student to use for his experiment and dissertation
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Editing: Final Cut Pro • Newsroom Systems: iNews, Dalet • Social Media: Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Storify, Google+, Reddit • Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint • Languages: 3 years of Spanish instruction • Programming: Some HTML/JavaScript • Created and maintain a blog • Proficient with both Mac and PC operating systems • Basic DV cam shooting skills
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA 2007 – 2011
• B.A. – Communication and Psychology GPA: 3.5
• Emphasis: Global Studies and Cognitive/Social Psychology
Valerie Tysanner
