journalism resume

1. Olivia Riggio
82 Andrew Avenue Oakland, NJ | 201-264-8153 | origgio35@gmail.com
Education
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY Expected graduation: May 2019
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism- Park School of Communications
• Women’s and Gender Studies minor
• Dean’s list, Oracle Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society
• GPA: 4.0
Related Involvement
Talent Coordinator- VIC Radio, Ithaca, NY April 2017-Present
• Work 7 hours per week organizing DJs’ schedules, train new DJs, take part in leading staff meetings, help
DJs with technical difficulties, perform air checks to give DJs feedback on their on-air delivery
DJ- VIC Radio, Ithaca, NY January 2016- Present
• Control Wheatstone soundboard and operate Zetta computer software for weekly, 2-hour shifts
• Speak on-air and develop an on-air personality speaking about local music and pop-culture topics
• Pitched idea for specialty show, “Girl Power” to highlight diverse women in music
• Co-DJ for weekly 2-hour specialty show shifts
• Create playlists that highlight women musicians and speak on-air to a creative, feminist demographic
• Pitch story ideas regarding local art and culture events
Radio Newscaster- WICB News, Ithaca, NY January 2017-Present
• Research and report the most current, pressing news stories of the day to report on
• Write 2:30-minute long broadcast script, including relevant sound bites
• Deliver news on-air for a target demographic of Ithaca College students and upstate New Yorkers
Editorial Intern –Ace Empire Magazine, remote January 2017-Present
• Write articles centered upon the successes of women in business, fashion and music
• Contact and interview sources and conduct research about entrepreneurship and equality
• Respond to editors’ suggestions prior to deadline
• Pitch story ideas to pursue and include in magazine
Life & Culture Reporter- The Ithacan Newspaper, Ithaca, NY August 2016-Present
• Write features of local artistic and cultural events and review new music
• Contact and interview sources and conduct research about topics
• Respond to editors’ suggestions prior to deadline
• Pitch story ideas regarding local art and culture events
Student Writer- the Ithaca Voice, Ithaca, NY March 2017- Present
• Cover hyper-local stories of various beats, including crime and courts and art and culture
Additional Experience
Summer Intern, Administrative Assistant, Westwood, NJ May 2015-August 2015
• Collaborated with loan processor and boss to organize information and contacted borrowers and
employers
• Edited promotional videos and collaborated with coworkers to create promotional giveaways
Additional Skills
• Operation of Zetta radio software, writing in journalistic broadcast style, basic video editing on Adobe
Premiere and iMovie, operation of video cameras and audio equipment for news packages, uploading
pieces to and navigating WordPress, basic Photoshop editing and graphics creation, proficient in
Spanish