JENNA FRATELLO [email protected] |516. 587. 4583
WORK EXPERIENCE NBCUniversal – NBC News, TODAY Show Intern Jan. 2016 – May 2016 Support TODAY producers and talent during all four hours of broadcast Handle celebrity guests in green room, facilitate audience participation on TODAY plaza, assist producers in control room, and oversee productions graphics, music, and segment features Pitch stories and write relevant pieces for TODAY.com NBCUniversal – NBC News, Dateline NBC Intern Aug. 2015 – Dec.2015 Supported producers by logging tape and gathering relevant information Created story packets and visual rundowns to pitch to executives Assisted on NYC-based shoots with host Lester Holt and correspondents CNN – Newsroom Production Assistant Dec. 2014 – Dec.2015 Served as the liaison between bookers and guests, prepping talent for live hits Aided technical crew and producers with equipment and scheduling in times of live breaking news events in NYC headquarters Supported producers for Newsroom, Anderson Cooper 360, and CNN International, among others, by logging tape, archiving, and editorial research CNN – Early Start & New Day Production Intern Sept. 2014 – Dec 2014 Supported morning show producers and anchors during overnight shifts by managing live scripts, creating rundowns of live hits, and aiding the production crew on set and in the control room Supported producers during daytime shifts by logging tape, editing sound bites and b-roll, and editorial research Verizon FiOs News – Production Intern May 2011 – Sept. 2011 Supported production team by editing tape, writing press releases and online content Pitched and self-produced stories and live on-air interviews as a one-woman writer, reporter, and editor for local news across Long Island Spire & Co. – Copy Editor June 2013 – Sept.2015 Served on the start-up editorial team to launch a lifestyle online magazine dedicated to the well-being, empowerment, and education of young women ACJ Publications – Editorial Intern & staff writer May 2010 – Sept. 2013 Supported editorial team by pitching weekly stories, copy-editing across all sections, conducting over-the-phone and in- person interviews, and writing for local Long Island news, crime, politics, features, obituaries, and health
EDUCATION Fordham University – New York, NY | B.A. in Design & Production, minor in Communications GRADUATION: MAY 2016
SKILLS: Microsoft Office; Adobe Premiere Pro; Audition; InDesign; Photoshop; Avid; Interplay; Media Central; iNews; Snappy TV; social media savvy, adaptable, highly organized, passionate
SELECT JOURNALISM AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS First Place in News Writing (10 Years Later: Long Island remembers 9/11), Columbia University, Columbia University Scholastic Press Association Awards, 2013 2012 Story of the Year (10 Years Later: Long Island remembers 9/11), the Long Island Press Awards for Excellence in Journalism, 2012 First Place for a Broadcast Feature Story (2012 Presidential Election Dawns a New Era), Long Island University Press Awards for Excellence in Journalism, 2012