Olivia

Esparza

Broadcast Journalism

Wayne State University

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About Me

Hello! My name is Olivia Esparza. I'm a recent Wayne State University Broadcast Journalism and New Media graduate. My passion for journalism stems back to high school when I was the Editor-in-Chief for our school's online news publication, The Husky. Being apart of this publication is what made me want to study journalism in college. My life-long goal is to become an entertainment reporter and producer for E! News in Los Angeles, California, but until then, I plan to build an impressive resume that provides me exposure to the entertainment industry.

My online portfolio showcases my journalism and multimedia work. As a broadcast journalism student, I've written multiple news and feature stories, constructed news packages and developed a reporter demo reel, and was an Associate Producer for Detroit Public Television's MetroArts Detroit Season 8. Over the summer, I interned for Greg Russell at DTM Filmworks, LLC. For this internship, I conceptualized, produced, edited, and hosted a podcast called, Industry Unpacked: Detroit. In April, I completed a publicity and promotions internship with Allied Global Marketing. Currently, I am an Associate Producer at Local 4/WDIV.

Resume

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Professional Profile

Writer with excellent command of English language and experience in copyediting and proofreading
Strong experience in editing and writing for online publications
Problem solver and team player with proven leadership abilities and qualities
Organized, multi-task oriented, focused, and efficient
Familiar with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Media Encoder, ProTools, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, Anchor podcast platform, camera operation and workflow for Canon T2i, XA10, XA30
Familiar with Google Web Analytics
Familiar with Broadcast Style Rules and Associated Press (AP) Style

Relevant Experiences

Co-host for Podcast Industry Unpacked: Detroit 2019

Conceptualize, direct, produce, and edit a podcast
Research potential guests and schedule guests for podcast
Record audio and video for podcast
Regularly post on all social media accounts and create a website for podcast

Associate Producer for Detroit Public Television's MetroArts Detroit 2019

Created guest pitches that feature Metro Detroit artists
Contacted and collaborated with guests to find out the best way to showcase their talent
Designed visually appealing studio sets for guests
Completed segment rundowns that listed: interview questions, segment flow and timing, musical needs, research links for host, and bio of guest
Ran teleprompter or catering services on non-producing weeks

Skills & Projects

Skills and Projects

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Skills

Familiar with editing software:
- Avid Media Composer
- Adobe Media Encoder
- ProTools
- Wix website editor
Familiar with camera, lighting, and audio equipment:
- Canon T2i, XA10, XA30
- Three-point lighting system
- Shotgun mic, lava lear, H4N zoom recorder

Projects

Wrote, produced, and directed narrative, "We Don't Talk Anymore"
Wrote, report, and edited Newscast
Filmed and edited TV-News packages: "WSU Farmers Market and Brilliant Detroit" and "WAYN Radio"
Filmed and edited Reporter Demo Reel
Produced six segments for season eight of MetroArts Detroit: Luis Resto, Ballet Folklorico de Detroit, Jake Mulka, Reel Clever Films, Marlo Broughton, Patrick Ethen
Wrote multiple news and feature stories for college classes
Conceptualized, produced, and hosted a podcast called Industry Unpacked: Detroit which focuses on the local music industry from the perspectives of different creatives.