A LYSSA B.

C ASARES
Columbia, MO abc54540@hotmail.com http://alyssacasares.com www.linkedin.com/in/alyssacasares

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Columbia, MO
Masters DegreeBroadcast Journalism May 2016

GPA: 3.8

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Stillwater, OK

BS Journalism and Broadcasting with Sports Media option, May 2014
STRENGTHS
AP Style Writing
Avid NewsCutter
Final Cut Pro
Edius
iNEWS

GPA: 3.7

& SKILLS:

Social Media
Dejero LIVE Backpack
LiveU Backpack
OPYN CMS
SONY XDCAM

Credible
Organized
Punctual
Storytelling
Time management

WORK EXPERIENCE
KOMU 8 NEWS Columbia, MO
Reporter/Anchor/Digital Producer, May 2014 to Present
Reporters and anchors are responsible for shooting, writing and editing day-turn and enterprise
packages for air. Reporters tweet from the field and use social media to engage viewers. Digital
producers write and edit web stories, post video to the web and tweet from the stations Twitter
account.

FOX23 NEWS Tulsa, OK

Reporting Intern, January 2014 to May 2014
Intern helped cover news that matters in Tulsa and across Northeastern Oklahoma. Intern
participated in editorial meetings, shadowed reporters, shot video, edited packages and wrote scripts
for newscasts.

ACKERMAN MCQUEEN Oklahoma City, OK

Broadcast Production Intern, August 2013 to December 2013
Broadcast intern edited video in Avid for commercial and website use. Was also required to cuts video
and scripts for clients including: OG&E, Taco Mayo, the NRA and OSU.

OSTATE TV Stillwater, OK
Anchor/Reporter, August 2013 to May 2014
OState TV is Oklahoma State Universitys official multimedia Internet platform that provides
comprehensive coverage of campus and community news. Students wrote scripts for newscasts, shot
video and edited packages in Final Cut Pro for publication.

THE DAILY OCOLLEGIAN Stillwater, OK

Student Government Association Beat Reporter, August 2010 to May 2011
Reporters were responsible for pitching, writing, and editing news stories. Students also maintained
student-newspaper relationships and promoted stories on social media.