MORGAN A.
POOLE
Multimedia Journalist & Producer
CONTACT
716-478-9032
pooleamorgan@outlook.com
Niagara Falls, N.Y., 14304
(Willing to Relocate)
LINKS
Media Reels
Website
LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Delaware State University
2015-2019
Bachelor of Arts, Mass
Communications
(Television, Radio, Film)
GPA: 4.0; Presidential
Academic Award recipient
Niagara Falls High School
New York State Advanced
Regents Diploma
SKILLS
• Windows, Windows XP,
Apple Software
• Content Management
Systems (CMS): iNews,
Avid Interplay, Hootsuite,
Okta, Asana
• Journalism:
Entertainment and pop-
culture news, hard news,
PROFILE SUMMARY
Dynamic and driven multimedia journalist with 4+ years of
experience in production, digital and social media, and news.
Proven record of cross-collaboration for various Fortune 500,
entertainment, and educational media entities has resulted in
10,000,000+ media impressions, views, and engagements
collectively.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DIGITAL PRODUCTION INTERN June 2019-August 2019
Entertainment Tonight, Los Angeles, CA
• Assisted ET Hosts and Associate Producers with the production
of daily morning segments by providing script coverage and
operating teleprompter
• Accurately transcribed 40+ celebrity interviews using Avid
Interplay Access
• Field produced high profile tent-pole celebrity and pop-culture
events including: Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and NBA
Awards
• Prepared 10+ social media posts for live publishing during the
MTV Movie and TV Awards (2.1K+ social likes and 200+
retweets) , VMAs, and BET Awards
• Used iNews to compose and review scripts, insert media assets,
and mark production cues for Producers and Editors
• Composed 2+ celebrity news articles published by Editorial
department
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/ PRESS June 2019-August 2019
Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program (E.I.C.O.P)
Los Angeles, CA
• Developed a short film, “Uchawi” screened to a 100+ member
audience at SAG-AFTRA
• Produced film using Avid to create rough and final film cuts, input
music and sound effects, implement edit notes from Directors
and Producers, and optimize film and digital assets in high-
quality formats
• Served as a red-carpet correspondent during film premiere and
interviewed 10+ guests including: Congresswoman Maxine
Waters, Donald Morgan, and James Bland
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT June 2018-August 2018
Entertainment Tonight, Los Angeles, CA
• Worked alongside Hosts and Associate Producers to prep live in-
studio interviews via control room for, “The Daily Denny” web
series (54,000+ followers)
• Prepared 30+ interview questions and researched information for
high-profile celebrity shoots including: Madison Beer, Us the
Duo, and Tara Lipinski
 interviewing, reporting and
writing
• Media Software/
Technology: Avid, Adobe
Premiere Pro, Final Cut
Pro, Photoshop;
TriCaster, DSLR cameras,
teleprompter, lighting
• Social Media: Instagram,
Facebook, Twitter,
Snapchat, YouTube,
Tumblr, SEO, analytics,
marketing
• Created and managed editorial calendar which included
important dates of tent-pole, celebrity, and pop-culture events
• Provided live social media coverage for ET Host’s interviews with
Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, Mel B., and talent acts
on the America’s Got Talent red-carpet
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT INTERN June 2018-August 2018
CBS Interactive, Los Angeles, CA
• Promoted Facebook watch series, “Insane Fan Theories” on
social media platforms including: Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram
• Played an integral role in increasing: Channel audience by
170,000+ followers and likes, channel traffic by 30% each month,
8+ channel videos to 1,000,000+ views each, and channel
revenue by $11,000
• Designed 30+ memes and animated GIFs for iDaily.com and
created social media pages on Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube
• Co-managed iDaily.com’s Facebook and Twitter profiles (40,000+
followers)
• Pitched 130+ Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook captions to Senior
Editors for publishing
SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST September 2016-May 2019
Delaware State University, Dover, DE
• Served as lead actress in University’s commercial streamed on
ESPN U to recruit students
• Created, researched, and published high quality news content for
20,000+ university followers on social media profiles including:
Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
CONTENT CREATOR December 2015-Present
YouTube
• Records, edits, and produces original content for, “Morgan Ashley
Poole” (13,000+ subscribers and 2,300,000 million+ channel
views curated from viewers in the United States, United Kingdom,
Jamaica, Canada, and Bahamas)
• Designs unique video thumbnails using Photoshop to increase
video engagement
• Creates metadata for videos to increase Search Engine
Optimization (SEO)
NEWS REPORTER/ PRODUCER October 2015-May 2019
DESU-TV, Dover, DE
Delaware State University’s official news station. Formally known as
WDSU-TV
• Composed, recorded, and edited news stories regarding campus
events and published stories to campus YouTube channel for
1,800+ viewers
• Captured dynamic b-roll and conducted engaging interviews using
Panasonic, Sony, and Canon cameras, various lighting
equipment, and cable microphones
• Used Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, and Final Cut Pro to edit video
footage helpful in producing online stories
• Researched upcoming events occurring around campus and
contacted associated personnel for potential interviews
MEDIA RELATIONS INTERN January 2017- April 2017
Barclays/ Barclaycard US, Wilmington, DE
• Established media report for organization’s most successful PR
campaign during Super Bowl 51 (1,000,000+ broadcast impressions)