Resume
Brittany L. Schmidt
403 Buchanan Street • Algoma, WI 54201 • (920) 360-3300 • blschmidt@wisc.edu
Media Experience
Daily Cardinal Writer/ Production Team Member
- Created video clips about upcoming campus events to inform students
- The reproduction of The Vagina Monologues
- Edited video clips using Final Cut Pro
- Wrote opinion columns for The Daily Cardinal
- Student newspaper with a circulation of 10,000
News Anchor/ Reporter for University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Campus News Station (WMCM Fall 2008)
- Composed and reported stories to increase student awareness of school activities
- Established and maintained good rapport with fellow staff members
- Developed technical television skills
- Operated the teleprompters, cameras, and microphones
- Gained valuable media knowledge while honing writing and interviewing skills
- Wrote one feature story per week
- Edited footage using Premier video editing
- Helped edit student interviews and written reports
Volunteer and Event Coordinator Intern for WISPIRG (University of Wisconsin- Madison Fall 2009)
- Broadened and maintained an extensive network of environmental activists
- Organized and completed over 250 hours of community service in one semester
- Entrusted with special projects, such as created flyers for advertisement of special events, created catchy phrases to gain people’s interest, and setup volunteer opportunities, that afforded the opportunity to work independently
- Developed strong communication and leadership skills, such as facilitation of group meetings, created strong and professional relationships with the volunteer organizations, and designed an accessible Excel database to keep track of volunteer hours
- Honed time management and planning skills by maintaining full-time academic status and employment
- Successfully assisted in fundraising and publicizing the Hunger and Homelessness Campaign
- Raised money to feed over 200 families in the Madison area for Thanksgiving
Education
- University of Wisconsin- Madison Madison, WI
Bachelor of Arts degree, May 2012
GPA: 3.8/4.0, Theatre and Drama GPA: 3.9/4.0
Major: Journalism and Mass Communication and Theatre and Drama
Relevant Courses
Introduction to Communication Studies (J201)
Theatre for Cultural and Social Awareness
Radio, TV & Film as Mass Media
- University of Wisconsin- La Crosse La Crosse, WI
Attended 2007-2009
GPA: 3.7/4.0
Relevant Courses
College Writing 1 Applied Television
Public Oral Communication Introduction to Communication Studies
English 200
Honors
- Dean’s List
University of Wisconsin – Madison Spring 2010, Fall 2010
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
- Eta Phi Alpha Academic Member- an Honors Fraternity at the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse that highlights students who have higher than a 3.5 Grade Point Average (2007-2008)
- National Honors Society Member (Algoma High School, 2004-2007)
Extracurricular Activities
Social Action Theatre Member (University of Wisconsin- La Crosse Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2009)
- Exercise creative thinking skills to create skits about diversity and discrimination that are meant to educate and teach fellow students how to be tolerant in a diverse and cultural world.
- This organization allowed for the opportunity to portray leadership skills and practice teamwork immediately and effectively through the writing, performing, and directing of skits.
Algoma Forensic Team Member (Algoma High School, 2003-2007)
- Won Division Three State Championship Award 2007.
- Won various speaking awards during Forensic competitions
Skills
- Final Cut Pro, PB Works Blog, WordPress, Premier, Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, Camera and Teleprompter Operator
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