Taylor Bruck

Resume

WOUB Public Media, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio                           Sept. 2016- Present

Anchor, Multi-Media Reporter​

• Produce TV packages and VOSOTS for live, half-hour evening newscast, Newswatch, on WOUB-HD

• MMJ of both anticipated and breaking news for broadcast and woub.org, shoot using HD and DSLR cameras

• Generate social media versions of TV packages for WOUB’s social media platforms, edit using Adobe Premiere

• Assist in producing Newswatch when not reporting, help frame interviews when working in the field

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Bobcat Entertainment News, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio              Nov. 2016- Present

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Producer, Host, Assistant Director, Editor

• Lead a team of 10 young journalists, teach them the skills needed to create a TV package for the pre-taped monthly talk show

• Write and edit scripts for show and packages, assist in filming and directing, edit using Adobe Premiere

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T.A.Y Talks, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio                          

Dec. 2018- Present

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Producer, Host, Editor

• Manage T.A.Y (Totally. Authentically. You.) YouTube channel that garnered 180+ subscribers in two semesters

• Interview minorities and people who have gone through distress to see how they’ve persevered

TODAY Show, New York, New York & Universal City, California  

Sept.- Dec. 2018 & June- Aug 2019

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​Intern

• Researched show guests, prepared interview questions and fact-checked stories

• Logged 300+ interviews ranging from 5 minutes to one hour by deadline, flagged strong sound bites for producers

• Produced or assisted with stories, including my own package on struggles still faced by LGBTQ community

• Interviewed actress Jameela Jamil when she was selected as a “Force for Change” for the cover of British Vogue, soundbites from that interview were used on TODAY, Nightly News and various other New sources

• Selected b-roll and pictures to align with and enhance scripts

WHIZ-TV, Zanesville, Ohio  

Jan. 2018- May 2018

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Intern​

• Wrote stories for Friday’s 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscast and whiznews.com

• Assisted videographers with shooting interviews and post-production editing​

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Special Skills

• ENPS

• AP Style

• iNews

• Videography (HD Camera, DSLR)

• Audio and Video Editing: Netia, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Audition

• Avid MediaCentral

• Conversational skills in Spanish