James Scott Multimedia Journalist

1348 Underwood Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49506

(440) 570-2018 jamesnscott.tv@gmail.com https://jamesnscott.wordpress.com

Experience
MLive Media Group High School Sports Desk Reporter
May 2015-Present
Track and report on high school sports in the state of Michigan. Conduct phone
interviews with coaches, collect necessary game information and write game
recaps. Monitor phones answer questions, collect game data, speak with
coaches. Data entry game scores, player statistics, team schedules.
WVU News Co-Anchor and Health Reporter
Aug 2014-Dec 2014
Pitched story ideas in news meetings, conducted interviews, shot video with JVC
HD camcorder and edited packages with Adobe Premiere. Co-Anchored five
WVU News episodes.
WVU Teaching Assistant
Aug 2014-Dec 2014
Beginning Television Reporting Kept class records, recorded attendance and
grades. Created necessary class documents. Researched, created and graded news
quizzes. Conferenced with students to critique class projects. Taught three classes.
Met with students outside of class to assist with questions and problems.
WVU Edit Lab Assistant
Aug 2014-Dec 2014
Assisted students with camcorder and video editing questions. Managed editing
equipment. Kept edit lab neat and functioning. Worked with iMac computers and
Adobe Creative Suite.
WBOY News Department Intern
May 2014-Aug 2014
Shadowed and assisted reporters, shot footage, edited VOs and VOSOTs and
wrote broadcast script. Handled breaking news. Experienced working in a
professional newsroom.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, West Virginia University
Aug 2010-Dec 2014
Major in Television Journalism with a minor field of study in Communications.

Skills
MAC and Windows literate.
Editing software: Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro and Sony Vegas
Microsoft Office
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram
Dedicated to precision and accuracy, task-oriented, analytical and reliable.