Lily Gutierrez 
Research Development Coordinator 
269 E 5th Street 
New York, NY 10009 
(123) 456-7890 
Lagact@comcast.net 
 

OBJECTIVE 
I am applying to be an ​Research Department Coordinator​ at NBCUniversal in 
New York, New York. 

SUMMARY 
A strong Research Department Coordinator fuses exceptional communication 
skills with extraordinary social and interpersonal skills, an ability that I am fully 
capable of exhibiting. I am also able to multitask in a fast-paced environment 
with ease, while still paying precise attention to detail. Highly organized with a 
straightforward, yet creative mind, I can clearly and efficiently execute any 
command or project, and can work both isolated, or proactively within a team.

EXPERIENCE 
NBCUniversal, New York​ - NBC Page 
August 2028 - August 2031 

NBCUniversal, New York​- Saturday Night Live Internship 

August 2027 - January 2028 

Beacon Interactive Search, California​ - Research Assistant Internship 

for Film & TV Development 
August 2024 - August 2025 

EDUCATION 
NYU Steinhardt, New York ​- Master’s in Media, Culture, and 
Communication Advising 
August 2026 - June 2028 

San Francisco State University, California ​- Bachelor of Arts in 

Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts 
August 2022 - June 2026 
 
 

SKILLS 
● Highly proficient when using programs such as Microsoft Office- 
Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 
● Can compile and type up coherent and meaningful summaries to 
inform the department on things such as feedback on vendor 
proposals and IT/Research meetings. 
● Up for any miscellaneous job, such as supporting office and 
administrative operations whenever needed  
● Great with contact lists and updating updating email distribution 
● Proficiently able to manage and maintain research software suppliers  
● Eager and excited to complete any task given, from managing research 
software, to designing and executing comprehensive powerpoint 
presentations  

REFERENCES 
Lauren Roseman, Vice President 
New York 
NBC Entertainment Publicity 
(212) 664-5236 
lauren.roseman@nbcuni.com 
 

Rebecca Marks, Executive Vice President 

New York 
NBC Universal Television Group Publicity 
(818) 777-3030 
rebecca.marks@nbcuni.com 
 

Leah Wingard, Coordinator 

California  
Communication Studies, San Francisco State University 
wingard@sfsu.edu 
 
 
Lily Gutierrez

Ms. Gardner
 
 
Honors English 10, Per. 5

27 March 2018

Plenty of Proficient Powerpoint Proposals: The Research Development Coordinator

When I was I was in eighth grade, I took the KTV elective, which consisted of

running the news broadcast at our school. I had no idea what I was getting into. I had no

interest in news channels or running a Teleprompter. All I knew was that my best friend

Brooke was taking it, so I would too. Little did I know that I would soon fall deeply in love

with broadcast media. I enjoyed everything! The equipment, the imagery and graphics, even

the sounds (being in charge of the sound board was my favorite part)! It became the total

package, the complete dream job.

But when I got to high school, and reconnected with my drama roots. I joined Beginning

Acting, auditioned for plays, and became a total Broadway nut. Suddenly, all of my

aspirations to go into the broadcasting field fell away. I wanted to be a broadway performer,

stay on stages all my life. I thought I had talent, I thought I could make it, I thought I had a

chance. But, as our director soon warned us: the drama world is strict and cruel. Only the best

of the best ever make it, and what shot did I have, compared to the more trained, more skilled

actors? So I gave up on the dream of acting as a career, and moved on.

Then this assignment roles around, and I started to think about my future again,

which was never fun for me. I took the tests that tell you about possible career paths, and got

“Broadcast Analyst”. Floods of memories are suddenly coursing through the wires of my

brain. That’s right! Broadcasting! My other passion! I immediately googled possible job

opportunities. I knew it would be the ultimate dream of mine to work at my favorite show,

Saturday Night Live, so I look up NBCUniversal, which listed ​hundreds​ of possible jobs. I

narrowed it down to someplace in New York, as opposed to California, so I would get to live

near where Saturday Night Live, among other NBC shows, are directed and filmed. Soon, I

stumbled upon becoming a Research Development Coordinator, which includes a bunch of

 
 
different types of job responsibilities into one, which was interesting enough for me to want to

learn more.

Surprising information I found while completing this assignment was how little

information on Research Development Coordinators there is. In fact, when you type “research

development coordinator” online, you get many pages redirecting to where you apply for

NBCUniversal, with lots of repetitive information. I definitely thought there would be more

excitement for such a big, helpful, and very ​important​ office job. So this job is either unique

to the NBCUniversal cooperation, or there are very few jobs similar, because there were not a

lot of places to find out more online.

I did, however, find in my search for information an article by Steven W. Thrasher,

who worked at Saturday Night Live, from back in 2015 - when the show launched its

celebratory episode launching the fortieth season. The article detailed his lively experiences as

a script assistant. One quote that stuck out to me was that “The whole process pitted everyone

against each other”. Even though he does go on to give examples, I didn’t understand what

exactly he meant. Were they really very vicious towards each other, trusting no one but

themselves? And if they were, how was everyone able to work together to put a show on the

air? So, I reached out to Mr. Thrasher to elaborate. He was certainly surprised to hear from

someone asking about an article he wrote three years ago, but did explain to me that no,

everyone did not viciously mistrust each other. In fact, in many ways they were a family,

which reminds me of how close today’s actors on the show seem. It was the feeling in the air,

the electricity that “kept everyone on their toes”, as well as embedded hatred through the

fierce competition of getting everybody’s own material into the show. And while I told him I

would absolutely love to be an intern somewhere that day and go to NYU like he did, I think I

might actually want to stay working there longer than he did, which was only for 2-3 years.

The more used to the fast paced, hot-potato type quickness that comes with running such a big

and complicated show, the more used to the high intensity, carefully planned proficiency that
 
 
comes with being a Research Development Coordinator I am, ultimately culminating into a

career pathway I am ready to commit to - and have a blast doing so.

Thrasher, Steven W. “Working on Saturday Night Live Taught Me about the Ruthlessness of

TV.” ​The Guardian​, Guardian News and Media, 16 Feb. 2015,

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/16/working-saturday-night-live-taught-me-ruthl

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