JESSICA BENSON jjbenson@usc.

edu
303-929-2240

EDUCATION:
University of Southern California- Summa Cum Laude, 3.95 GPA
Major: Broadcast and Digital Journalism / Minors: Sports Media and Popular Music

EXPERIENCE:
Sun Belt Sports Network- Sideline Reporter Spring 2014
Worked as a sideline reporter for the 2014 Sun Belt baseball tournament in Mobile, AL.
Reported live from New Orleans at 2014 Sun Belt men and womens basketball tournament.
Hosted live show between games throughout tournament play.

USCfootball.com- Rivals Affiliate- On-Air Reporter and Videographer March 2013- Present
Reported for and produced video for USC football beat and recruiting process.
Sideline reported for all home and away football games.
Covered breaking news using social media and live message boards.

Annenberg TV News -USC - Executive Producer, Sports Anchor, Reporter August 2010-Present
Supervised more than 200 students for USCs award winning, live, nightly newscast.
Reported, wrote and edited sports and news packages as a one-man-band.
Produced and contributed stories for LA Press Clubs Best Student Website for Publication.

Rose Bowl Media Relations- Pasadena, CA- Production and Media Operations January 2012-2014
Interviewed players and coaches for social media pieces that ran during game week.
Created, wrote and edited original video packages for the Rose Bowls 2014 Brick Campaign.

ESPN- Los Angeles, CA- SportsNation Intern June-August 2013
Edited and wrote to video for shows daily, Cheers, Jeers and Tears, segment.
Associate produced for 2014 ESPY Special and Red, White and Boos Countdown.

NBC News- Burbank, CA- Network News Intern January- May 2013
Arranged and conducted interviews for day-of-air and feature pieces for Nightly News and Today Show.
Covered the Boston Marathon Bombing and Christopher Dorner manhunt.
Wrote copy and supervised editing for web segments.

NBC Olympics - London, England- Production Intern July- August 2012
Prepared reporters at venues for various events including swimming, handball and field hockey.
Field produced from production truck during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

ADDITIONAL HONORS:
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society- USC, January 2013- Present
Annenberg Ambassador- USC, March 2011- Present
Member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority- USC, August 2011- Present
Summer Conservatory for Actors- Yale University, Summer 2009
NCAA Mens Final Four Volunteer, 2002-2004

SKILLS:
Avid, Final Cut Pro, Quantel, Adobe Photoshop, Audacity, Soundslides, iNews, ENPG, Drupal, Streambox, Microsoft
Office, Dreamweaver, WordPress, Twitter, Facebook,Tumblr, Instagram, Pinterest, French