Bethany Petty

919 Laurel Ln.

Nacogdoches, Texas 75964
Email: bethany.a.petty@gmail.com Cell Phone: (936) 585-2781
http://starofbethany.weebly.com/

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication: Expected completion date: May 2020 GPA 3.2
Concentration in Radio/TV Broadcast
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

High School Degree: Graduation date: June 2016 GPA 3.8

Nacogdoches High School, Nacogdoches, Texas

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

SFA 101 Student Instructor – August 2019 to December 2019

Department of Mass Communication, Stephen F. Austin State University – Nacogdoches, Texas
 Supported the professor in training students to become prepared for college.
 Led student class discussions about different aspects of the university (i.e. organizational skills, time
management, and writing).
 Reported to the professor weekly on student performance, class instruction, and weekly assignments as
part of the course curriculum.
 Maintained correspondence with students pertaining to their grades, performance, and college activities.

Team Member – June 2019 to August 2019

Chick-fil-A – Nacogdoches, Texas
 Routinely supported other areas of the restaurant as requested and communicated clearly and positively
with co-workers and management.
 Provided professional, friendly, and engaging service and took necessary steps to meet customer needs
and effectively resolved food and service issues or concerns.
 Displayed enthusiasm and knowledge about the menu items, beverages, and desserts in order to up-sell
and increase restaurant profits.
 Inventoried and restocked items throughout the day.
 Effectively received orders, processed payments, and delivered food throughout the day.

Customer Service Representative – June 2016 to August 2018

Terrific Teachers’ Treasures, Office/School Supply Store – Nacogdoches, Texas
 Greeted every customer with a positive attitude and inquired about their customer service experience.
 Assisted in managing the store operations both supervised and unsupervised.
 Maintained inventory of school and office supplies and customer orders.
 Supported the store by following standard procedures when pricing, organizing, lifting, stocking, or
cleaning.
 Efficiently processed payments through checkout and answered questions about merchandise to
customers.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Audio Visual Assistant – March 2018 to December 2019

First United Methodist Church, Audio Visual Department – Nacogdoches, Texas
 Properly inspected equipment and prepared daily visual and audio materials for every Sunday church
service.
 Efficiently operated the following equipment every weekend: Soundboard, projectors, microphones,
instruments, and computer software programs.
 Prepared audio and visuals for unique and larger events such as holidays and conferences while under
time constraints and deadlines.
 Performed cleaning duties after services and events and maintained an organized work area.

Student Radio Intern – June 2019 to December 2019

Town Square Media, KYKS “Kicks” 105.1 – Lufkin, Texas
 Created content to be used in radio station’s website and phone app for local and national contests.
 Properly staged station equipment for remotes and local football games.
 Observed and analyzed competitor’s broadcast ratings to further develop ideas to improve station’s
performance.
 Actively learned to interpret football play-by-play analysis on live broadcasts to improve my skills in
‘painting a picture’ for the audience.
 Recorded weather updates that were used in live broadcast.

Student Radio DJ – January 2018 to May 2018 & August 2019 to December 2019
Department of Mass Communication, KSAU “The Axe” 90.1 – Nacogdoches, Texas
 Announced news, weather, music and other relevant radio reports during every broadcast.
 Assured that the transmitter operation was working effectively before going on air.
 Created mock projects for potential radio broadcast which included, but were not limited to public
service announcements, commercials, and podcasts.
 Practiced air checks during live broadcasts to ensure that audio was prepared for radio.
 Performed editing tasks while using Adobe Audition sound editing software.
 Recorded promos and sweepers to be used on live broadcasts.

RELEVANT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 Customer service oriented
 Strong interpersonal skills
 Detail oriented
 Able to multi-task
 Able to work independently or in a team

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Danny Merrell, On-Air Radio Host, Town Square Media,

1216 N 1st St., Lufkin, Tx 75901 (936) 674-6139

Dr. Al Greule, Associate Professor of Mass Communication, Stephen F. Austin State University,
2126 Alumni Dr., Nacogdoches, Tx 75965 (936) 468-1345

Sherry Williford, Instructor of Mass Communication, Stephen F. Austin State University,

2126 Alumni Dr., Nacogdoches, Tx 75965 (936) 468-1278