[email protected] www.raynasims.com RAYNA SIMS , NY 10128 Multimedia Journalist EXPERIENCE

CNN HEROES ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, CNN | New York, New York March 2021 - Present Field produce shoots for various stories, including traveling to direct interviews and b-roll, and help producers identify ideal second voice sources through pre-interviews. Write up briefings on potential stories, and vet nominees through telephone interviews and financial information. Pitch and write occasional articles for CNN.com. Manage weekly broadcast delivery to CNN and HLN shows.

CNN HEROES PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, CNN | New York, New York Jan. 2019 - Feb. 2021 Thoroughly vetted nominees, conducted research interviews, fact-checked and trained interns. Searched for footage in archives and social media, created courtesies lists and worked with affiliates and Rights & Clearances department. Coordinated logistics with Top 10 Heroes and troubleshot any issues during live Emmy-nominated CNN Heroes Tribute Show broadcast and ran teleprompter for studio tapings.

FREELANCE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, CNN | New York, New York Aug. 2018 - Dec. 2018 Coordinated with booking producers at CNN, CNN International, HLN and CNN en Español regarding guest logistics. Greeted high-profile guests, escorted them to studios for their hit time and mic'ed for interviews.

CNN HEROES INTERN, CNN | New York, New York June 2018 - Aug. 2018 Conducted extensive research on potential Heroes, logged footage and music cue sheets, transcribed, selected best photos for website and wrote up research findings on possible stories.

SUPERVISING PRODUCER, Global Journalist | Columbia, Missouri Aug. 2017 - May 2018 Pitched stories on international issues, prepared research briefings, booked and pre-interviewed guests from around the world, wrote scripts and selected visuals to air during shows. Managed teams of assistant producers, liaising with editor.

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST, Columbia Missourian | Columbia, Missouri Aug. 2017 - May 2018 Published story that was picked up by the Associated Press. Pitched, filmed, edited and produced narrative, feature-style videos for the web and wrote accompanying text pieces. EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF JOURNALISM, University of Missouri May 2018 Emphasis: Multimedia Journalism | Summa Cum Laude | Psychology minor | Honors College | Multicultural certificate SKILLS Video and audio editing (Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition) | Video filming and DSLR photography AP Style and copyediting | NewsApps, MediaSource, MIRA, LexisNexis, Mozart | Social media platforms and social verification | Organization and maintaining detailed databases and spreadsheets | Feature writing, inverted pyramid-style writing, writing for the ear PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & AWARDS AAJA | NLGJA | Kappa Tau Alpha national journalism honor society Second place "Video" category, Missouri Press Association 2019 Better Newspaper Contest | Ninth place out of 74 entries nationwide, Hearst Multimedia I/Narrative Storytelling – Features Competition 2018-19