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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT . . .

Marie is a legal pad scribbling, recorder wielding, videocamera shooting story hunter. 


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experience                                            
KTLA 5 Morning News – Los Angeles, CA
Writer, Associate Producer, Field/In-House Entertainment Producer 
---Write news scripts
---Edit VOs, NATVOs, SOTVOs & PKGs
---Create lower-third, plasma, OTS, half and full screen graphics using 
     VIZrt
---Assist reporters for liveshots
---Write interview segments
---Publish content to website ktla.com

Production Assistant                                  March 14 – Present
---Write and copy edit scripts, teases, segment intros
---Edit VOs, NATVOs, SOTVOs
---Create lower-third, plasma, OTS, half and full screen graphics using 

     VIZrt
---Fill-in as Associate Producer

---Contribute to social media accounts     
News Intern                                                    January 13 – May 13
Daily 49er – CSULB Newspaper – Long Beach, CA
Radio Producer                                              August 12 – May 13
---Created the newspaper's radio division with multimedia reporting
---Wrote, edited, produced and published more than 115 newscasts
---Managed social media accounts, trained reporters and led weekly staff meetings
---Anchored a weekly, hour-long live news program on 
KBeach Radio 
    kbeach.org
Staff Writer, Staff Photographer                  August 11 – May 13
---Wrote news and features; photographed for story assignments 
     Published work: daily49er.com
KCBS 740 AM/106.9 FM – San Francisco, CA           
News Intern                                                   June 12 – August 12
---Conducted phone and on-location interviews
---Edited audio and wrote accompanying fact sheets for air
---Researched stories assigned by senior editors

---Shadowed reporters, editors and producers
KBeach – CSULB Radio Station – Long Beach, CA      Reporter, Anchor & Co-Producer       January 12 – May 12
---Reported, anchored and co-produced a weekly, hour-long live 
     newscast on KBeach Radio kbeach.org
---Integrated pre-produced and live reports into program
---Covering local and national issues and events, including 

     entertainment and sports segments
education                                                 
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)           Bachelor's of Arts in Journalism         Graduated: May 13
      Minor: Political Science                                                                    GPA: 3.54


skills                                                           
Knowledgable with: 
Audacity                Adobe Audition              Final Cut Pro            VIZrt
Illustrator               InDesign                          Photoshop                Microsoft


awards/activities                                  
Personal:
Outstanding Broadcast Journalist, CSULB  -  Spring 13
Excellence in Journalism, CSULB  -  Spring 13
MVP, Daily 49er, CSULB  -  Spring 13
Kappa Tau Alpha journalism honor society inductee  -  Spring 13

Professional Promise -Broadcast Journalism & Media Design - Spring 12
Robert A. Steffes Multimedia/Photojournalism Scholarship  -  Spring 12
Society of Professional Journalists, Long Beach chapter - Spring 11–13

Team:
Golden Mike, Best Daytime News Broadcast (airing between midnight &     4pm) - KTLA5 Morning News at 7am - December 14
Emmy, Best Regularly Scheduled Daily Morning Newscast - KTLA5               Morning News at 7am - July 14
California College Media Association, Best Podcast - Fall 13
    "Campus Parking Mayhem" Producer & editor; 
Reported by James 
Delahoussaye
Golden Mike, Best Radio News Public Affairs Program -  Fall 13
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additional experience                           
Travel Design USA, Inc. – Torrance, CA              
Graphic Designer & Marketing Specialist  
                           August 13 – March 14, Freelance (Present)
---Designed semi-annual catalogs and promotional material,
    including flyers, website banners, weekly email campaigns & 
    feedback surveys
---Managed marketing tools and projects
---Recreated, revised and updated website content, including 
    itineraries and maps





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