Jessica Hartman

HartmanJessicaAnn@gmail.com
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Education
Candidate for M.A. in Communications, Lindenwood University-St. Charles, MO- current GPA 4.0
B.A. Journalism, Lindenwood University-St. Charles, MO- Summa Cum Laude
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Related Work Experience

Fox 2 KTVI/KPLR Channel 11-St. Louis, MO
Intern: January 2013 May 2013
Reporter for the web: pitched story ideas, reported, shot, wrote, & edited packages for Fox2now.com.
Cut segments from the 11 a.m. & 12 p.m. shows, rewrote the scripts, and posted to Fox2now.com & Kplr11.com.
Wrote stories for the web that were picked up & trending in the top ten on yahoo.com
Worked with the 9 a.m. Tim Ezell show to set up guest segments, research for the shows, organize guests during
the show, and help with promo tapings.
Shadowed reporters reporting live from the field.
Experience with OPUS, TONS, and WordPress.
Lindenwood University LUTV News-St. Charles, MO
Graduate Assistant/Assistant News Director/Assignment Editor/Talent/Crew: 2011-Present
Graduate Assistant/Assistant News Director: help teach students to use iNews & Avid and run live newscasts.
Produce live newscasts including: story selection, stacking the rundown, choosing camera shots, gathering &
assigning stories, writing teases & scripts, timing & killing stories during the newscast, and fixing show-related
problems.
Assignment editor- come in two hrs. early, gather days stories, come up with package/sot ideas, coordinate with
reporters, shooters, & station manager
Work as anchor, reporter, producer, director, writer, shooter, editor, floor director, command operator and crew
member to produce a live newscast three times a week.
Co-Produced the 2013 Lindenwood Lindy Awards- a live 1.5 hour show: script writing, graphics, and stacking of
the show.
Experience with iNews, Avid, APWire, QMaster, Decko, Command and P2 & SD formats on a daily bases.
Covered Ferguson, Ralph Nadar, Claire McCaskills Watch Party, the Spring 11 & Hazelwood Tornados and a
two-car fire on Lindenwoods campus- reported, wrote, edited and wrapped-around under a deadline.
Back-stage reporting for the 2013 Miss Missouri USA & Miss Missouri Teen USA.
Co-host of the Annual Lindy Awards from 2013-2015.
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Other Work Experience

Miss America Organization- Linwood, New Jersey
Miss Missouri 2014: 2013-Present
Founder of Beauty & Brains camps aimed at youth leadership development & STEM education.
Speaking engagements at schools & other youth organizations on leadership, character, and setting goals.
Private Figure Skating Instructor
Self Employed: 2007- 2013
Taught students ranging in age from 2 to 65 years of age and skill levels from beginner to freestyle 6.
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Accomplishments
Lindy Award recipient for Best News Package
Lindy Award recipient for Best Graduate on Air Talent
Lindenwood University Academic Scholarship