Allyson Byers

5385 369th. Avenue, Burlington, WI 53105 | (224) 577-6021 | byersallyson@gmail.com

Education
MEDILL SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY June 2013 Bachelor Of Science, Journalism (Broadcast/Videography concentration); Political Science Minor, Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate

Relevant Experience

NORTHWESTERN NEWS REPORT, Co-News Director/Reporter/Producer, Evanston, IL

September 2009-June 2013

Shot, wrote, and edited packages and VO/SOTs for student-produced 30-minute newscast biweekly Co-news director in spring 2013; approved all scripts and packages before airing; instructed staff on how to edit video and write scripts; had the final say on which stories to include in the newscast Produced once weekly for one quarter, including a Chicago/Midwest Emmy-winning show; stacked the rundown; wrote stories; coordinated with assignment editors Generated story ideas for broadcasts; distributed equipment; tracked progress of stories for one quarter NBC26, On-Air/Production Intern, Green Bay, WI January 2013-March 2013 General assignment reporter for the five/six p.m. and weekend newscasts; shot, edited and wrote my own stories; several stories were picked up by NBC News Channel Teased stories on social media and posted final stories to the web Helped produce six p.m. and weekend newscasts; wrote stories and teases; stacked the rundown; timed the show Pitched stories on a daily basis that were included in the nightly newscasts SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, Customer Support & Services Communications Intern, Dallas, TX June 2012-August 2012 Developed a departmental social media plan and presented it to senior department leaders Pitched and produced a competitive game show video to effectively train customer service representatives on how to generate more revenue for the company; determined the layout of the video and created questions for the game show; assisted in the filming of the video TIME OUT CHICAGO, Editorial Intern, Chicago, IL July 2011-November 2011 Researched and wrote feature articles on daily deadline on fashion, the casino industry and dating; online version of dating article was mostviewed for over a week Pitched, researched and wrote blogs for the website on daily deadline, including the launching of a new app; uploaded blogs on internal content management system Created an online holiday event guide; designed the layout and template for the story CHICAGO TONIGHT, WTTW, Production Intern, Chicago, IL June 2011-September 2011 Researched future story ideas for this nightly news program focused on all things Chicago Conducted pre-interviews; scheduled interviews; and logged footage for a five-minute package on native plant gardens in Illinois Wrote interview questions for hosts and provided research for news segments on topics ranging from baseball to the economy MEDILL NEWS SERVICE, Mobile Journalist/Education Reporter, Washington, D.C. January 2011-March 2011 One of 12 students chosen for Medill on the Hill, a Northwestern University sponsored program focused on national politics Covered the education beat on Capitol Hill using Twitter, video, still photography, and text on daily deadline Pitched and wrote an enterprise story on charter schools using text and photos; profiled a new charter school Took photos of State of the Union attendees; recorded and put together a reaction audio story

Skills
Editing/Filming Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro Avid iNews Edius P2 Cameras MS Office Word Excel PowerPoint Operating Systems Mac OS X Windows Social Media Facebook Twitter WordPress Instagram Vine