Caresse Basaraba

1016 W Hays St, Boise, Idaho 83702

775-388-8855
caressebas@icloud.com

Education:
- Treasure Valley Community College, Associates of Arts in Communication (2022)
- Boise State University, Bachelor's in Integrated Media and Strategic
Communications, with a Journalism minor and Sport, Information and Culture
certification (2024)

Work Experience:

● The Arbiter, Staff Writer (current)

AP Style articles/columns reporting for different beats in the student-lead, award-
winning newspaper. Facilitated interviews with a multitude of sources, worked in
newsroom with editors to publish stories, generated high internet traffic articles

● Bureau of Land Management Wildland Firefighter, 40+hrs/wk

(06/2021-09/2021) Elko, NV District
(06/2022-08/2022) Vale, OR District
(05/2023-08/2023) Boise, ID District
Suppression/containment of wildland fire, performed maintenance checks on
engines, mop-up duties, initial attack and structure protection (WUI) experience,
proper use/sharpening of hand tools, worked cooperatively with crew members,
utilize appropriate safety equipment, cloned radios by groups/zones, instructor
for basic fire courses, chainsaw bucking/felling operations - experience on Type
3, Type 6, and Type 4 engine, (FAL3) certified, FFT1 certified, IC5 trainee, HECM
trainee, ENOP trainee

● Boise State University Dugout Reporter (04/2023-current) 3 hrs/wk

Used interviewing skills to analyze and report on softball players and coaches,
during and after home games, conducted stats and questions in pre-game
research, helped broadcast team with livestream duties and production

● University Television Production (01/2023-current) 5 hrs/wk

 Produce live multi-camera streams, studio video content, other visual
communication content. Operated professional-grade cameras on live
broadcasts, practiced studio skills such as dressing cables and transporting
equipment, performed as talent, operated teleprompter, audio board, graphics
and floor director, evaluated media products to ensure they meet technical
industry standards.

● Boise State University Football Videographer (05/2022-12/2022) 10 hrs/wk

Operated video cameras on different angles of the field (ground, endzone,
sideline) filming players, practices, games and drills, transforms written
descriptions/plans into visual representations, Use basic camera operations and
assemble tripods before shooting. Import SD cards into system for coaches and
players to have access to film

● Treasure Valley Community College Athletic Department Photojournalist

(01/2022 - 03/2022), 3-5 hrs/wk
Wrote and published Associated Press style press releases for men’s and
women’s basketball teams, took in game pictures of players, assisted with live
stream duties, tailored product for specific audiences

● Associated Student Government Vice President (09/2021 - 06/2022), 10-15

hrs/wk
Attended executive councils, used parliamentary procedure in meetings,
interacted and represented the college student body, listened to leadership
presentations, served as liaison between student government and college
foundation, spoke with public

● Board Operator Elko Broadcasting Company (11/2017-12/2017), 5 hrs/wk

Played advertisements on radio for local high school sporting events, operated
switch board and computer queue

Affiliations:

- Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics

- Softball Team Captain at Treasure Valley Community College (2020-2022)
- Attended LEAD Conference in Washington D.C. (2020)
- Down Under Sports Australia Participant (2018)
- Umping local little league games

References:
- Kasey Richardson (BSU Director of Football Video & Technology) 208-406-6503,
kaseyrichardson@boisestate.edu

- Carissa Wolf (BSU, Media Staff) (208) 426-3406, carissawolf@boisestate.edu

- Robyn Mitton (BLM Engine Captain 2022) 360-316-9143, rmitton@blm.gov