DonaldRock

MultimediaJournalist
E-mail
drock@bu.edu

Address
16RoyceRd.(Apt1),Allston,MA

Phone
(973)6538323

Twitter
@RockThinks

EDUCATION

BOSTONUNIVERSITY
Major
:Journalism

ExpectedGraduation:May2016

Minor
:PoliticalScienceGPA:3.73

EXPERIENCE

Jan.2015-Present

Sept.2014-May
2015

Jan.2015-Oct.2015

Sept.2013-Present

May2014Dec.2014

GENERALMANAGER
WTBU
ResponsibleforoversightofBostonUniversitysstudent-runradiostation.Managed200
studentDJs,100interns,andExecutiveBoardof15studentleaders.Oversawthe
stationsbudget,resolvedinterpersonalandtechnologicalcrises,andtrainednew
studentDJs.Workedwithmusicians,promoters,andrecordlabelstocoordinate
in-studioperformancesandinterviews.Producedseveraltalkandmusicprograms.

INTERN
BDCwire
WroteandeditedarticlesforBDCWire,theBostonGlobesonlinealternativemagazine.
Interviewedcommunityleaders,conductedresearch,andreportedonarangeoftopics
includinglocalevents,highereducation,race,music,andlifestyle.Published
photographstoaccompanyarticles.

SOCIALMEDIAEDITOR
BOSTONUNIVERSITYNEWSSERVICE
OversawthesocialmediaaccountsforBostonUniversitysonlinemultimedianews
platform.Workedwithteamofeditorstocoordinatecoverageofbreakingnewsandto
garnerattentiontopublishedworks.Producedaudiopackagesforonlinepublication.

TOPNEWSPRODUCER/WEBMANAGER
WTBUNEWS
Producedfive-minutetopnewbriefings,conductedliveinterviews,andwrotescriptsfor
atwo-hourradionewsbroadcastonWTBUthatairedtwiceaweek.Workedonateam
ofproducersandreporterstocoordinatecoverageofcampusevents,localandnational
stories,andbreakingnews.Redesignedwebsiteandmanagedonlinecontent.Traineda
teamofwebandsocialmediaassistantstoincreasetheshowsonlinepresence.

PUBLICATIONS,NEWMEDIA,PROMOTIONSASSISTANT
BUECE
Assistedwithsocialmediadevelopment(Twitter,Facebook,LinkedIn),publications
(utilizingAdobeInDesign,Illustrator,Photoshop),andwebdevelopmentforBoston
UniversitysDepartmentofElectricalandComputerEngineering.Conductedresearch
andinterviewstowritearticlesaboutdepartmenthighlightsandevents.

SERVICE

Sept.2014-Sept.2015

COORDINATOR
BUCOMMUNITYSERVICECENTER
PlannedandimplementedcommunityserviceopportunitiesforBostonUniversity
students.Duringthe2014-2015academicyear,workedwithaco-coordinatortoplanan
AlternativeServiceBreaktriptoDesMoinestovolunteerwiththeIowaHomelessYouth
Center.Duringsummer2015,worktoimplementtheFirst-YearStudentOutreachProject,
aweek-longservice,education,andreflectionprogramfor900incomingstudents.

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