HAYLEY E. NELSON
2015 STRATFORD ROAD MISSION HILLS, KS 66208  913.244.2388  HAYLEYENELSON@GMAIL.COM  @hayleyenelson
RELATED EXPERIENCE
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
(May 2009-Present)
 Newsroom internship, New York City
 Responsibilities include assisting producers with logging tapes and feeds, fact checking, researching stories and finding
characters, distributing show scripts, rundowns, and routines, answering phones and faxes.
KRDO Channel 13 News
(Summer 2009)
 Newsroom internship, Colorado Springs
 Responsibilities include making contacts, fact checking, and setting up and conducting interviews.
 Assisted writing broadcast stories for on-air newscasts, accompanied field reporters or photographers on assignments,
uploaded web content, completed beat checks at the assignment desk to help determine stories to cover in newscast.
The Daily Update
(2008-Present)
 SMU-TV’s weekday-morning, student-run news broadcast; 6 a.m. crew call.
 Responsibilities include anchor, reporter, audio engineer, server, technical director, graphics, writer and floor director.
The Daily Mustang
(January 2009-Present)
 Managing Editor of SMU journalism department’s student run news web site.
 Review story leads, delegate assignments to editorial team, AP style and video editing, and upload website content.
 Producer & host of “Mustang Minute,” a daily online broadcast of leading campus, local and national news.
 Responsibilities include preparing agendas, leading weekly budget meetings, and overseeing the outlet’s homepage.
A Broader View
 Traveled to Honduras through A.B.V. and reported on the conditions in children’s daycares.
 Created a public service announcement for the company and a news package for The Daily Update.
(Spring 2009)
Le Journal
(2004-2007)
 Editor in Chief of Notre Dame de Sion’s student run newspaper.
 Responsibilities included assigning stories, designing page layouts, AP style editing, reporting and bi-weekly column.
SKILLS
Production
 Backpack-journalist; Able to shoot, edit, write, produce own material. Final Cut Pro, AVID iNews, mini DV camera
 Knowledgeable with Directing, Technical Directing, Server, Audio Board, Graphics, versatile with studio cameras
 Versatile in both web and broadcast convergence with ability to work on deadline.
Computer
 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Photoshop, GarageBand, SoundSlides, Dreamweaver, WordPress.
AWARDS
 Becker Communications Scholarship, $5000
 Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Scholarship, $1,000
 Student Affairs Leadership Council, comprised of SMU’s Top Student Leaders
 Bill Vaughn Journalism Award, for excellence in journalism
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES
 The Union, SMU’s Class Council. SMU Class of 2011 President
 Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Public Relations Chair, Risk Management Director
 Radio Television Digital News Association
 Panhellenic Council, Director of Leadership for all sorority chapters on campus
EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University, Dallas TX
Major: Convergence Journalism; Journalism GPA: 3.9
Minor: Psychology; Cumulative GPA: 3.5
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Graduation May, 2011