Jared Christman

Tel: (920) 304-6199 Email: jchristman90@gmail.com E-portfolio: jaredchristman.wordpress.com

EXPERIENCE
News Producer, WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI 2013-2014
I organized, wrote and produced two hours of weekend morning newscasts independently. I also produced
weekday noon newscasts and edited weekday evening newscasts.

Photographer/Editor, WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI 2013
I developed unique, engaging stories through different visual and audio techniques, conducted interviews,
maintained equipment, operated production trucks for live broadcasts, constructed news packages using non-
linear editing programs, edited network and le video stories for broadcast and maintain digital archives.

Public relations manager, NEWPride, Green Bay, WI 2012-2013
Responsible for promoting Northeast Wisconsin Prides annual LGBT event, Pride Alive, throughout the com-
munity. Wrote press releases, interacted with local news organizations, redesigned the organizations website,
created graphics and managed social media platforms.

News editor and social media manager, Fourth Estate, Green Bay, WI 2012-2013
Assigned, edited and wrote articles for UW-Green Bays newspaper, Fourth Estate. Covered political events for
the paper during the 2012 election season, including visits from Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and
Paul Ryan. Responsible for layout design weekly. As social media manager, oversaw the organizations social
media accounts and found new ways to engage our online audience.

Intern, CBS News, Washington, D.C. 2011
Compiled candidate biographies for the 2012 election, updated congressional contact information and com-
piled newscast rundowns for print.

Semester in Washington Journalism Program, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2011
Highly competitive program developed for aspiring communication professionals. Learned essential skills like
shooting video, video editing with Final Cut Pro, creating blog pages with Wordpress and managing social me-
dia.

Graphic designer, U.S. D.O.I., Division of International Conservation Ofce, Washington, D.C. 2011
As part of a public relations campaign promoting stamps endorsed by the Division of International Conserva-
tion Ofce, I was responsible for creating graphics for videos created by my colleagues.
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 2013
B.A. in Communication (emphasis in Journalism)

George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2011
Semester in Washington Journalism Program
SKILLS
Procient in writing, camera usage
Procient knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Avid, Adobe and other editing software
Procient in social media management (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube, etc.)
Experience with iNews and ENPS
Website management (Wordpress.com)
Basic knowledge of HTML
Writing and editing in AP Style