JESSICA SMITH. MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST.

317-223-6885. JessicaSmithNews@gmail.com. JessicaSmithNews.com

Broadcast Experience
Multimedia Journalist, WISH-TV; Indianapolis, IN 2014Present
Education:
Report live throughout five-hour morning
newscast.
Missouri School
Generate story ideas and develop contacts in
of Journalism
geographic beats.
2008-2012
Shoot, write and edit packages and VOSOTs for
Bachelors of
morning newscast.
Broadcast
Write additional stories for WISHTV.com
Engage and update viewers on social media
Journalism
platforms, report live on Facebook or Periscope.
Create additional content for social media and
WISHTV.com, including exclusive digital
packages, web teases, photos and raw video.

Twitter:
@JessicaASmith8
Facebook:
@JessicaSmithNews
Instagram:
@JessicaSmithNews

Skills:
Avid Media
Composer, basic
Final Cut
iNews & ENPS
CAMERA
LiveU and TVU
Backpacks
Wordpress
Videolicious,
Vont, iMovie.
CNN Newsource

Associate Producer, WTHR-TV; Indianapolis, IN

2013-2014
Launched and produced 4-5 a.m. weekday
newscast.
Produced three-hour weekend newscast.
Generated content for WTHR.com and
WTHR Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Quickly sent push alerts and reported
breaking news on WTHR.com and social
media.
Developed sources and story ideas for
sweeps and daily news coverage.
Production Assistant, FOX Business Network; New
York City, NY 2012-2013
Generated story ideas, produced segments for
Countdown to the Closing Bell.
Monitored wires, markets and financial data
while creating elements for breaking news
coverage.
Arranged interviews with entrepreneurs,
billionaire investors and S&P 500 CEOs.
Produced daily and weekly packages.

 Wrote stories for FOXBusiness.com, managed Countdown social

media.
Freelance Production Assistant, Bloomberg TV; New York City, NY
2012
Worked on 2012 election team covering Republican and Democratic
conventions.
Traveled alone to shoot interviews and b-roll for documentaries.
Researched and wrote long-form stories and documentaries.
Reporter/Anchor/Web-Editor, KOMU-TV; Columbia, MO 2008-2012
Shot, wrote and edited packages and VOSOTS, presented stories live.
Anchored at least once a week from 2010-2012.
Wrote stories for KOMU.com, created content for social media and
website.