Ameesha Felton

                                           www.ameeshafelton.com                        feltonaa@gmail.com

WORK  EXPERIENCE:
Neighborhood  Hot  Spot  Reporter
Raycom  Media:  WWBT12,  October  2010  -­  present
• As  a  solo  journalist  I  report,  shoot  and  edit  stories  that  highlight  popular  places  in  communities  
throughout  Richmond’s  metro  area  and  surrounding  counties.
• Produce  one-­‐on-­‐one  interview  packages  which  feature  NBC12‘s  veteran  anchor  Gene  Cox.  
News  Content  Specialist  
Raycom  Media:  WWBT12,  June  2006  -­  present            
• Responsible  for  editing  source  video  to  correspond  with  all  stories  in  a  newscast.
• Operating  microwave  and  teleprompter.    
• Post  stories  with  multimedia  components  to  the  web.
Reporter/Photographer                                                      
VCU  InSight:  September  2007-­January  2008
• Report  and  produce  broadcast  news  packages  and  online  stories  for  a  bi-­‐weekly  newscast  that  
airs  on  Richmond’s  PBS  station.
• Responsibilities  included:  writing,  shooting,  editing,  and  posting  content  online.

SKILLS:
• Experience  shooting  with  Sony  prosumer/professional  XD  cameras.
• Advance  non-­‐linear  video  editing.
• Soundslides,  Photoshop,  Dreamweaver,  Adobe  Premiere/Audition,  Audacity,  Podbean,  Edius,  
HTML.
• Utilizing  spreadsheets,  database  managers,  mapping  programs,  and  statistical  packaging  to  sort  
analyze,  and  present  data  for  news  stories.
• Expert  in  social  media  and  its  use  for  branding  purposes,  advancing  news  stories,  tracking  
industry  news  and  competition.
• Understanding  of  the  best  SEO  practices  and  website  analytics.

EDUCATION:
Master  of  Science  in  Multimedia  Journalism;  May  2011  (expected)
Virginia  Commonwealth  University,  Richmond,  VA          
A  comprehensive,  accelerated  program  designed  to  prepare  journalist  for  the  practice  of  
communications  in  a  highly  competitive  and  multi-­‐platform  environment  that  utilizes  web  writing,  
computer  assisted  reporting,  video  production  and  editing,  and  online  social  networking.  

Bachelor  of  Science  in  Broadcast  Journalism;  December  2008

Virginia  Commonwealth  University,  Richmond,  VA  

AWARDS:
• Winner  of  the  Investigative  Reporters  and  Editor’s  (IRE)  new  student  computer-­assisted  reporting  
contest;  February  2011;  Responsible  for  writing  the  story  and  providing  multimedia  elements.

• Superior  Award  for  “Best  Television  Feature”  awarded  by  a  Virginia  College  Broadcast  Student,  
Virginia  Associated  Press  Broadcast,  April  2008;  Responsible  for  reporting  the  story.