Mitra Zolfaghari

402 Canterbury Dr., State College, PA 16803 (814) 360-0807 - maz5092@psu.edu SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: Aspiring News Producer and Reporter with strong broadcasting, production and writing skills and an enthusiastic and passionate journalist with a positive personality. BROADCASTING EXPERIENCE: WBOC-TV 16 Salisbury, MD Multimedia & News/Sports Intern August 2013-December 2013 Wrote published news, sports, politics and features stories for WBOC.com Assisted in production of WBOC Weather App for iPhone and iPad Managed WBOCs social media platforms and added content to Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest Edited news and sports video content using WorldNow producer and posted clips to WBOC.com CBS-3 Philadelphia, PA Sports Intern May 2013-August 2013 Logged tapes/interviews for Phillies/76ers/Soul & Eagles games/British Open and PGA Championship Assisted Photogs/Reporters with interviews and live-shots at US Open, Phillies games and weeklong Eagles training camp. Held microphone during press conferences at NovaCare Complex and the Linc Production Assistant on Sports Zone- CBS-3s weekly sports program on Sunday nights airing at 11:35 p.m. Worked at CBS-3s Stand for Hope phone bank benefiting Alexs Lemonade Stand raising money for cancer News Intern Conducted rounds daily for evening news by calling county police stations Delivered and organized scripts to anchors and reporters for evening news Assisted reporters in conducting interviews in the field Researched facts and ingested footage for reporter packages using CBS Newspath Attended daily news meetings to prepare reports and contribute ideas for story segments Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics University Park, PA Production Intern January 2012-October 2012 Film Penn State sports using ENG camera Create highlights for GoPSUsports.com using Final Cut Pro Assist in production of graphics for basketball games at Bryce Jordan Center using Chyron Assist in keeping track of scores during games for Big Ten Student U Video Board Operator Control the Video Board at the Bryce Jordan Center for PSU Basketball games Listen to commands to change GPI buttons in the studio Penn State Network (PSN) University Park, PA Field Reporter October 2009-January 2010 Conducted interviews for news and sports programs Shot camera footage using DV4 camera SKILLS: Aurora Edit, Final Cut Pro, Chyron Social media: Facebook, Twitter (mitra_z,) Linkedin, Google Docs Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Skype, iChat, Google voice and video chat HTML, Script Writing iNews, ENPS, Adobe Premiere Pro, WorldNow Camera (DV4, DV-10) Fluent in French and Farsi ENG Camera EDUCATION: The Pennsylvania State University Major: Broadcast Journalism, College of Communications Minor: Labor and Employment Relations, College of Liberal Arts University Park, PA Graduation: May 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE: Penn State Golf Courses University Park, PA Food and Beverage Server August 2010-May 2013 th Worked 30 hours a week during school at the 19 Hole Caf at the Penn State Golf Courses Cooked food, maintained cleanliness, and greeted customers with a warm, positive attitude VOLUNTEER WORK: Penn State THON- Canning, Homecoming 2012 and THON 5K Participant September 2011-February 2013 Tussey Mountainback Relay Race and UltraMarathon- Runner Aid Stations October 2008-October 2012 Mount Nittany Medical Center- Patient Floor Volunteer May 2011-September 2012 State College Special Olympics- Summer Games June 2011