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
Intern- FAIR.org, New York, NY June 2018-August 2018
• Pitch, research for and write articles centered upon progressive media criticism
• Assist with basic web content posting and organization
• Manage Twitter and other social media accounts
• Reach out to other independent news sites and advocacy groups to share articles
Student Writer- the Ithaca Voice, Ithaca, NY March 2017- Present
• Cover hyper-local stories of various beats, including music and culture
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
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
Talent Coordinator- VIC Radio, Ithaca, NY April 2017-Dec 2017
• 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
Additional Experience
Summer Intern, Administrative Assistant- NFM Lending, 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 and AP style, basic video editing on
Adobe Premiere and iMovie, operation of video cameras, audio equipment and mobile devices for
news packages, research on Nexis and other databases, organizing research in Excel, navigating
WordPress, interpreting social media analytics, Hootsuite certified, proficient in Spanish