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Brooke Schlyer
Twitter: @BrookeSchlyer | LinkedIn: /in/brookeschlyer
(858) 260-4869 | brookenschlyer@gmail.com
Skills
- Produce and write news segments
- Write in both broadcast and AP writing styles
- Film with Panasonic HMC 150HD and Sony HXR-NX30U video cameras
- Professional use of social media including: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
- Log and edit video with Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro
- Coordinate and conduct interviews with sources
- Report on public affairs such as court, City Council and budget issues
- Export and upload videos to YouTube
Experience
Reporter| HD Productions| July 2016-Present
- Research news stories, interview sources, shoot b-roll and interviews, write and edit packages for the show California Life airing in California, Australia and for the military over seas reaching more than 15 million TV households weekly
- Report for Rancho Cucamonga’s government access channel’s monthly programs Healthy RC Living and RC Spotlight
Promotions Assistant| Midwest Television | October 2015-November 2016
- Reported man-on-the-street-interviews for the debut of AM 760’s new segment Dire Streets on the Brett Winterble show
- Set-up live studio concert tapings with guests like Ace Frehley, Switchfoot and Steve Poltz to promote on the station’s social media
Intern | U-T TV | August 2014-December 2014
- Pitched story ideas, researched story topics, interviewed sources, wrote story scripts, shot video using a Panasonic HXR-NX30U and edited video with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Wrote the Taylor Time health segment called Brain Health on Alzheimer’s disease, and completed two news packages including a domestic abuse fundraiser and Horton Plaza’s last original store having its lease terminated
Intern | What’s Trending | June 2014-August 2014
- Blogged on a variety of trending stories for the L.A.-based entertainment YouTube channel and website such as LeBron James’ decision to become a free agent and Al Jazeera journalist being jailed in Egypt
- Promoted 27 stories on Facebook and Twitter, which helped the posts to reach more than 25,000 clicks
Related Experience
Entertainment writer | The Daily Aztec | October 2011-Present
- Covered stories such as an art gallery opening, a profile on the band Little Hurricane and monthly “must do” activities including ice-skating at the Hotel Del Coronado and apple picking in Julian
- Co-Founded the “Hollywood Happenings” column featuring a celebrity of the month, sightings, romance and trivia
Web Reporter | Digital Journalism | January 2014-May 2014
- Researched and interviewed 12 sources for a hard news story on the challenges refugee students face when acclimating to the U.S. education system accompanied with photos, graphics using Piktochart and a slideshow
- Posted the story to a WordPress website, which was customized using HTML and CSS
Multimedia Reporter | Multimedia News Lab | August 2013-December 2013
- Wrote a feature story on plus-sized women’s struggles in the fashion industry including still photos, a photo slideshow and news package to complement the story
- Created a bar graph in Microsoft Excel to illustrate the significant price differences between standard industry-sized clothing and more expensive plus-sized clothing
News Reporter | Aztec News | January 2013-May 2013
- Pitched, wrote, shot and edited a VO/SOT on college students trying to afford a vacation during spring break and a package about the Aztec baseball team being mostly underclassmen
- Practiced writing for broadcast, anchoring, reporting and producing a newscast
Segment Model | San Diego CW 6 and KTLA | April 2012-Sept 2013
- Recruited models, pulled designer outfits and accessories at high-end retailers like Ted Baker and set up the product table for multiple fashion segments
- Modeled for CW’s San Diego living and KTLA’s Morning News fashion segments including Derby Divas, Labor-less fashion, Coachella Chic and Back to School fashions, and workout segments for Alicia Marie’s book the Booty Bible
Education
San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif.
Expected Graduation: May 2015
GPA 3.87
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Honors Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies
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