Jenna Laine Resume

Passionate, hard-working and technically skilled media specialist looking for positions where drive, energy, creativity, and meticulous attention to detail are not only embraced, but encouraged; where versatility across various media platforms and “team first” attitude improves the quality of work for those around me, and where it’s possible to thrive personally and professionally.

Areas of Expertise

Shooting in a variety of video formats and still photography; proficient in linear and non-linear editing systems editing such such as Final Cut, News Edit, iMovie, Adobe Flash, and Photoshop.

 

Excellent working knowledge of both Mac and PC operating systems (logged over 100 hours of Apple One-to-One private instruction

 

Exceptional knowledge of all multimedia concepts – including streaming video online, html coding, graphics

 

Proficient in PR writing, web-style writing, newspaper writing, and blogging

 

Areas of interest – Sports, News, Health, and Nutrition


Professional Experience

NFL BLOGGER AND REPORTER - Tampa, FL

NFL.com and Sports Fan Live - Fall 2009 - Present

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Beat Writer and Reporter - Provided game reports, analysis, and feature stories for NFL.com's Blog Blitz, including live game reports and post-game interviews.

 

 

DIGITAL EEL WEB DESIGN  - St. Pete Beach , FL

Search Engine Optimization & Web Marketing Specialist - Fall 2009 - Present

Press Release Creation and Article Distribution, Text Authoring, Link Development, and Web Marketing to ensure favorable organic search engine rankings for client websites

 

 

SELF-EMPLOYED– Tampa Bay, FL    

Freelance Journalist, 2007-2009

 

Metro Philadelphia Newspaper - Covered Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training with daily feature stories, player analysis, and game reports

 

Newsday - Covered Team USA Baseball Spring Training exhibition games

NFL Network - Production Assistant for Super Bowl Week on the set of NFL Total Access

 

United Soccer Leagues Soccer Fest Official Event Videographer

In-Motion Media - Freelance Production Assistant

 

Host of Sioux Country.com's Women's Bodybuilding, Fitness, and Figure Radio Show

 

American Body Plus Magazine/American Body Plus.com- Event On-Camera Reporter, Videography Assistant

 

Tuscaloosa News (Newspaper) – Wrote feature article on Kenneth Darby in Bucs Training Camp

 

WXYZ Detroit – Covered Detroit Tigers Spring Training

Fox’s Scout.com – Weekly game previews on Big East football matchups; featured on USFNation.com, CardinalEmpire.com, and CanesTime.com

 

Pinellas County School’s WPDS Channel 14 – Hosted the hour-long broadcast of the “Great American Teach-In” as a high school senior.

 

 

PEWTER REPORT MAGAZINE & PEWTERREPORT.COM – Tampa, FL

Reporter / Director of Videography, Fall 2007 – Spring 2008 (season)

 

Produced all video elements and contributed print stories on PewterReport.com, a subscription-based website covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

 

Single-handedly created and oversaw all of the site’s video elements from start to finish - player features, interviews, photo montages with music, commercials, and the incorporation of graphics throughout. Also responsible for eating and streaming Pewter Report's weekly appearances on ABC Action News' Sports Zone onto Pewter Report's website, PewterReport.com.

 

Stories included “Where Are They Now?”, “Tailgate of the Week”, “Buc Fan Sound-Off”, “Senior Bowl Scoop”, “Free Agency Notebook.”, and “On the Clock,” a weekly segment previewing and predicting Bucs potential draft picks, one of which was 1st round draft pick Aqib Talib.

 

 

WUSF TV’s FLORIDA FOCUS CHANNEL 16 – Tampa, FL

Producer / Anchor / Reporter, Spring 2007

 

One of 12 students selected to participate in WUSF TV’s Florida Focus news show

 

Producer duties included overseeing the Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday newscasts; pitching story ideas, determining show content, graphics, time allotment; writing and editing scripts, and operating teleprompter.

 

Reporter duties included shooting, non-linear editing, voiceover work, writing script, on camera reporting, and anchoring.

 

 

ABC WFTS CHANNEL 28 – Tampa, FL

Scripps Howard Intern, Summer 2006

 

Chosen by faculty and staff of USF’s School of Mass Communications as one of two students to participate in a full-time, paid internship through the Scripps Howard Foundation at WFTS Channel 28.

 

Worked the assignment desk, conducted beat checks, assisted reporters in logging tape, choosing soundbytes, and writing script. Wrote script for several stories in evening newscasts. Accompanied reporters on-location and ran teleprompter.

 

Did a second internship with ABC's Sports Department in the Spring of 2007; assignments included Bucs Mini Camp, Bucs Training Camp, Detroit Tigers Spring Training, the USF Bulls football Media Day, and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

 

WFLA NEWS CHANNEL 8, TBO.COM, TAMPA TRIBUNE – Tampa, FL

Multimedia Student Producer, Spring 2006

 

Produced and oversaw student group projects for USF’s Multimedia Journalism Program in partnership with WFLA News Channel 8, TBO.com, and the Tampa Tribune. Story on the Tampa Firefighters’ Museum featured on TBO.com.

 

Education

University of South Florida – St. Petersburg, FL & Tampa, FL

 

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications – Cum Laude, 2007

Arts & Sciences Honor Society; Dean’s List; USF St. Petersburg’s Regional Chancellor’s List

 

Correspondent for school newspaper – the Oracle; correspondent to USF St. Petersburg’s “Scoop” Magazine,

 

Producer, Anchor, Reporter - WUSF TV's Florida Focus News Program

 

Member of USF’s nationally-ranked All-girl Cheerleading squad, USF St. Petersburg Learning Community

 

Relevant coursework: Sports and the Media, Issues in Sports, Broadcast News, Public Affairs Reporting, TV News, Multimedia Journalism, Electronic Field Production, and Research Methods in Mass Communications.

 

Memberships & Awards

Association of Women in Sports Media (AWSM), Salvation Army Sallie's Angels (Volunteer mentor), National Physique Committee (NPC)

 

Highest cumulative GPA in USF Broadcast News program’s Spring 2007 graduating class

 

Scripps Howard Internship/Scholarship-2006; University of South Florida’s Alexander Foundation Scholarship- 2006; USF St. Petersburg Francis Elvidge Scholarship- 2003; USF Scholar/Bright Futures Scholarship 2003-2007

2006 Aurora Gold Award (USF) as a photojournalist for “Wishes Come True,” a documentary on the Make-a-Wish Foundation, 2005 Outstanding Contribution Award for publication in USF St. Petersburg's Scoop Magazine, featured on WUSF Channel 16; Principal’s Leadership Award” of Boca Ciega High School for producing commemorative piece dedicated to the victims and families of 9/11 on the one-year anniversary.

 

Sports Illustrated Cheerleader of the Week- 2007 (Featured on SI on Campus, the Tampa Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times, TBT, and TBO.com); “Alumni Spirit Award,” Boca Ciega High School Alumni Association (2003)

 

NPC Southeastern USA Fitness Overall Champion

 

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