ALEXANDRA MCQUEEN

alexandragracemcqueen.wordpress.com
agmcqueen95@gmail.com

336.688.7532

7201 Haw Ridge Rd. Summerfield, NC 27358

Education
Western Carolina University, Honors College
Bachelor of Science in Communication with concentrations in
Broadcasting and Public Relations and Business Law minor
Cumulative GPA as of Spring 2016: 3.97

Related Experience

Cullowhee, NC
Aug. 2014-Dec. 2016

CNN Image+Sound Department, Intern

Teleprompting, script running, and prepping correspondents for a variety of CNN,
HLN, and CNN International programming

Atlanta, GA
June 2016-Aug. 2016

Western Carolina University; Videographer, Producer

Produced, shot video, and edited promotional and informational videos for
students about the University Participant Program, Samaritans Feet charity
events, Good Samaritan Clinic of Jackson County, and the Sounds of Season
annual live production

Cullowhee, NC
Aug. 2015-present

Odyssey; Arts & Pop Culture Writer

Write weekly online articles on arts and pop culture news for a national content
creation social media platform

Aug. 2016-present

Western Carolina Journalist; Writer, Videographer, Production Crew Member

Wrote and produced multimedia news stories and assisted in producing a weekly
studio television newscast

Cullowhee, NC
Aug. 2015-present

Western Carolina University Annual Giving Dept.; Supervisor, Online Ambassador

Supervise and coach phone-a-thon workers; represent Western Carolina
University by communicating with alumni to update them on campus news,
promote events, and soliciting donations

Cullowhee, NC
Jan. 2015-present

Cullowhee, NC
WWCUFM Power 90.5; Host, Volunteer, Producer
Host of Christmas in Cullowhee, regular guest and volunteer, commercial and Aug. 2015-May 2016
public service announcement producer
Pursuit of the Paranormal; Videographer, Producer, Editor
Spearheaded, produced, shot, and edited a long form documentary on the Cold
Mountain Paranormal Society as the group investigated a reportedly haunted local
business

Franklin, NC
Jan. 2015-May 2015

Computer Skills and Broadcasting Technology

Microsoft Office, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition, Adobe InDesign, iNews, Videography, AP Style,
Social Media Proficiency in Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Instagram, Wordpress

Leadership, Honors, and Activities

President and Founding Member of Radio Television Digital News Association since Aug. 2015
Recipient of the Patrick Lee Carmody Broadcasting Scholarship 2016
Editor for Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts submissions 2016, member since 2015
VP PR & Marketing, Asst. Recruitment for the Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega since 2013
WCU Chancellors ListFall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016 semesters