Emma Jo Thornburg

emmajthornburg@gmail.com 1708 W Bethel Ave. Muncie, IN 47304 (765) 318-6000 EDUCATION: 3230 St. Rd. 44 Martinsville, IN 46151 (765) 318-6000 Bachelor of Arts, Ball State University, Muncie, IN Major: Telecommunications. May 2016 Deans List 2011-2012, Cardinal Communications Videography Team, Rewind Member, Haunted Forest TV and Radio Commercial, TV Broadcasting State Competition. EXPERIENCE: Rewind, Martinsville, IN Group member. August 2009- May 2011 TV broadcasting School of the Year, 7 personal state awards for my work. This solidified my path to become a videographer. My teacher pushed me harder than the others because he saw my passion. I realized that I had great potential. I became the producer/director of 3 short films. I learned programs like Final Cut Pro and Garageband. I also contributed to writing 16 different works.

Cardinal Communications, Muncie, IN Videographer. September 2013-Present A promotion video for the ALS walk/run in downtown Indianapolis, I acquired a position on this team without having to apply like the others. I have taken over 3 new projects that no one else could do. That includes filming events and editing a promotion video for each. This position has allowed me to brush up on my interviewing skills and further my creative views.

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:

Alabama Mission Trip, Mobile, Alabama Church member/videographer, July 2010 I contributed my time and editing skills to shoot and create a Mission Works video of me, and my Church family creating a Backyard Bible School for children in lower income neighborhoods. We fed the children and gave them games to play. We also introduced a kind of music they had never heard before: Christian Music. I remained pen pals with a 12 year-old girl, Tia, raising her two younger siblings.