1. Tisha Emberton
517 Webb Lane
Rock Island, TN
931-314-0152
tishaemberton9@gmail.com
Computer Skills: type 60-70+ wpm on PC, data entry, working a multi-line
phone system, Prophet Systems, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, cash
register, Microsoft Windows, linear & non-linear editing, Cool Edit Pro, DGS
Systems, Photo Shop, internet research, 7 years customer service.
Talents: writer, secretary/receptionist, baker, cashier, data entry, filing,
public speaking, professional photographer/ videographer, promotions,
sales, hostess, server, host of events, customer service, video editing,
volunteering, event planner, writer, interviewer, poet, singer/songwriter,
music & commercial production, voice-overs, radio and TV host.
St. Thomas Medical Partners, McMinnville, TN 2016
Data Entry Clerk – abstract patients’ charts from old system to new Athena
system through St. Thomas Medical Partners, which includes 20 providers.
Arts Spring, McMinnville, TN 2014 & 2015
Stage Manager/Event Host/Planner/Performer/Promotions/Sales for a
major arts festival in McMinnville, TN.
Life Care Center of Sparta, Sparta, TN 2013 - 2014
Receptionist- part-time office employee, assist in Medical records, answer
multi-line phone, give tours of the business, marketing, assist residents and
visitors, tally employee meal totals, sort mail, assist business office with
various duties, send out birthday cards, Microsoft Excel, type 60-70 wpm,
customer service
Middle Tennessee Music, Murfreesboro, TN 2011 - 2014
Staff Writer- interview various bands and poets for Middle TN Music Website
Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency, McMinnville, TN 2007 - 2011
Intake Specialist - Office employee, data entry, radio dispatcher, answer
multi-Line phones, schedule/organize medical and business transportation
and file manifests.
2. TV experience
Master Control Operator
Duties include: on-air switching operations, following a traffic log, Running audio,
routing and recording satellite feeds, taking Transmitter readings, running tapes during
live newscast, white balance and shade cameras for newscast, scheduling commercials
and PSAs, running graphics for basketball games in TV remote truck, coding shows,
fundraisers, volunteering
Fox 61, CW Chattanooga, MyNet, MeTV, Chattanooga, TN, 2013
Master Control Operator, New Age Media
WCTE-TV, Cookeville,TN, 2007
Master Control Operator- PBS Channel 22
WRCB, Chattanooga, TN, 2004 - 2005
Master Control Operator- an NBC affiliate TV station
WB 58 & Fox 17, Nashville, TN, 2002 - 2003
Master Control Operator, Sinclair Broadcasting
Adelphia Channel 4, Mooresville, NC, 2001 - 2002
Master Control Operator/TV News Writer-Race City, USA
TNT & TBS Sports, Charlotte, NC 2002
2002 NBA Playoffs- production assistant/runner
Hornets Teleproduction Crew- Charlotte, NC 2000 - 2002
New York Knicks- Charlotte, NC 2000
Runner (remote truck)
WBTV News 3, Charlotte, NC 2001
Internship at CBS affiliate, logging video, camera operations, writing
news stories, assisting engineering, answering telephones on multiline
phone system.
Radio
Clear Channel Radio, WTRZ, McMinnville, TN 2004 - 2005
Production Director/ On-Air Personality
Duties include- voicing, producing and writing copy for radio commercials
through Cool Edit Pro, on-air personality both live and voice tracked
through Prophet Systems, filling in for the News Director, secretarial duties,
working very closely with the Sales Department, and Traffic duties.
3. Kiss 95.1- commercial production, copy writing, Cool Edit Pro, 2001-2002
DGS Systems, filing commercial library
Newspaper
Middle Tennessee Music staff writer 2011 - 2016
Southern Standard (free-lance), McMinnville, TN 1999
MSCC staff writer, Tullahoma, TN 1996 - 1998
The Explorer Staff Writer, McMinnville, TN 1995 - 1996
Film
Poetic 9 Productions: McMinnville, TN 2014 - 2016
Business Owner: Photography & Videography
Ben Lomand TV: McMinnville, TN 2014 - 2016
Co-producer for “Southern Music Showcase”
Moser Productions: McMinnville, TN 2009
Production Assistant/Casting Associate
Setting up auditions for potential cast, answering e-mails, assisting film staff
Tenebrous Productions: McMinnville, TN 2007
Production Coordinator/Production Assistant
Coordinating/delegating production assistants to various duties regarding the shooting
schedule, assisting the film staff and Casting Department, location scouting, driving film
staff to and from airport, answering multi-line phone system, helping the Line Producer
organize records of spending costs
Education
Carolina School of Broadcasting, Charlotte, NC 2000 - 2002
TV/radio technology/announcing/promotions/Sales/ Cool Edit Pro, copy
writing/ camera operations/linear & non-linear editing.
Motlow State Community College, Tullahoma, TN 1996 - 1999
Mass Communications
Warren County High School, McMinnville, Tn 1992 - 1996