Anthony Cardenas

(703) 965 0348

ascardenas1219@gmail.com
Fairfax, VA

Work Experience
The Commons at VCU (03/2022 to present)
Facilities Assistant. Responsible for setting up meeting furniture, cleaning before and after use,
and setting up audio-visual equipment

Lidl (05/2021 to 08/2021)

Store Associate. Worked in multiple areas of the store due to limited staff. Jobs included cashier,
stocking, lifting, loading, and transporting shipments, and cleaning. Was highly regarded by
managers.

Domino’s Pizza (07/2019 to 05/2021)

Customer Service Representative. Was high regarded by managers and quickly became essential
to the store's performance.

U.S. Soccer (09/2016 to 06/2019)

Officiated soccer matches for recreational and travel soccer in the northern Virginia area.
Received bonuses for officiating a set amount of games per season.

Academic Experience
Intro to Broadcast Writing
● Learned broadcast style writing
● Learned broadcast news terminology
● Learned how to come up with story ideas and how to pitch those ideas
● Learned how to interview individuals for a news story
● Learned how to meet deadlines
● Produced a radio project
● Produced a TV project

Beggining Media Production

● Leanred how to organize and execute basic media productions.
● Became proficient in video and audio equipment.
● Learned basic composition techniques.
 ● Learned basic audio recording and video/audio editing techniques.
● Learned how to receive professional feedback and apply for future productions.

Writing for Web and Print

● Learned to articulate the ethics and framework of quality news production
● Leanred to employ writing standards that reflect understanding of newsworthiness,
objectivity, AP Style, accuracy and conciseness
● Leanred the importance of diversity in reporting and selecting stories
● Learned how to demonstrate both written and visual media literacy
● Leanred how to conduct a good interview and find strong primary and secondary sources
● Learned how to create elements that will be used to launch a journalism career, including
a web portfolio (I will provide the link to my website below)
https://rampages.us/anthonycardenas/

Skills
Experience with Adobe software
Experience with Sony NX cameras
Proficient in Spanish
Communicate well with supervisors and coworkers
Able to problem solve quickly and efficiently
Can work well under pressure
Strong leadership skills
Willingness to learn and become a better employee

Education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Working to acquire a Mass Communication Degree with a
minor in Marketing Insight (08/2021 to present)

Northern Virginia Community College, Completed over 30 credits at NVCC. (05/2020 to

05/2021)

Lake Braddock Secondary School, Graduated with an Advanced Diploma (graduated 06/2020)

References
Available upon request