Andrew Wood Education Contact University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Phone: +1 (919) 791-6005 UNC School of Media and Journalism Website: www.awood.media B.A., Media and Journalism E-mail:
[email protected] May 2016 | GPA: 3.733 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/andrewawood Honors University Diversity Awards Selection Committee Member, Cultural Competency Leadership Institute Scholar, National Society of Leadership and Success, UNC-Chapel Hill Deans List, 2012-2016 Experience WestRock, Richmond, VA, May 2017-Present | Media Communications Specialist • Produced promotional and instructional videos for WestRock’s portfolio of beverage-packaging machinery • Worked with engineers and factory workers to obtain accurate information about the machines’ functions • Aggregated information into videos, printed content and webpages to unite marketing efforts CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 2016-Sep 2016| News Associate • Assisted in production of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” and “Squawk Alley” • Controlled on-air graphics and stock data during live international broadcasts • Produced on-air graphics for guest info and introductions during and in promotion for interviews CNBC, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 2015-August 2015 | Breaking News Desk and Strategic Content Intern • Wrote and edited daily “News Now” business reports for NBC-owned stations to use on-air across the U.S. • Interviewed the cast of Orange is the New Black for the season three red carpet, including Laverne Cox; wrote and delivered practice standup hits using CNBCs teleprompter and flash cams • Assisted in production of Squawk on the Street, Squawk Alley, Closing Bell and Power Lunch. Amazon, Seattle, WA, and Chapel Hill, NC, July 2014-May 2016| Lead Brand Ambassador • Acted as a brand representative for Amazon.com and its subsidiaries for UNC and the Southeast region • Supervised ten student Brand Ambassadors and act as their point of direct report; hold them accountable for reaching or surpassing marketing goals through deliverables like increasing student subscribership.