BRITTANY
CROCKER
Résumé
Missouri National Guard Jefferson City, Missouri
Public Affairs Broadcast Sergeant June 2011 – Present
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Film, script, voice, edit, and produce video packages for AFN, the Pentagon Channel, and the Missouri National Guard
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Create and distribute raw footage packages to civilian television stations
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Use oral and written communication in broadcast and print stories, press releases, and on-camera interviews
Video Marketing Specialist August- September 2013
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Film, edit, produce and distribute promotional videos for the Missouri National Guard "Foundations of Leadership" and overnight leadership camp programs
Professional Experience
University of Missouri--Columbia Columbia, Missouri
International, Convergence Journalism December 2014
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Political Science Minor
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Undergraduate certificates in Digital Global Communication and Multicultural Studies
Defense Information school Fort Meade, Maryland
Basic Combat Correspondence December 2011
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Broadcast writing and announcing skills, ground and aerial videography in a combat zone, video news reporting, advanced video editing, studio operations, and news anchoring
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Micro-documentaries, training videos, public service announcements, and hard news reporting
Basic Public Affairs
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Media escorting, on-camera interviews, and responding to media queries
Education
Additional Skills
Empathetic Media -- Transmedia Consultancy Columbia, Missouri
Content Producer August 2014-present
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Research and create content for virtual reality prototypes and “game-ified” news experiences
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Maintain social media accounts
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Monitor social media atmosphere using HootSuite to remain ahead of developing stories
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Analyze, interpret and aggregate data procured through online research and FOIA requests
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Pitch and storyboard ideas for applying transmedia to trending and current news events
News Distribution Network Remote
Freelance Web Editor February - September 2014
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Embedded relevant videos using for the Miami Herald and the Detroit News using Perfect Pixel web application.
Mission Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina
Strategic Multimedia Consultant May-August 2014
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Worked with MegaCity team to revision and redesign a .PDF partnership manual into an interactive, digital format
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Assisted with creation of an attractive new website
KBIA -- NPR affiliate Columbia, Missouri
Student Reporter January - May 2013
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Pitched, researched, interviewed, scripted, voiced, and produced radio stories; wrote web stories with accompanying photos
Global Journalist Editor August - December 2013
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Researched and analyzed various news sources to write "Free Press Watch" content for globaljournalist.org
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Reported on-site from Tijuana, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Wrote "World Watch" content for Global Journalist radio show
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Created print and multimedia web content to support weekly radio shows
KOMU -- NBC Affiliate Columbia, Missouri
Student Reporter January - May 2013
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Pitched, researched, and wrote text stories, took and captioned accompanying photos, and produced KOMU web stories and Facebook teasers
Newsy -- Multi-source digital content provider Columbia, Missouri
Student Producer, News Analyst January - May 2013
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Created video content for local start-up company, Newsy by performing multi-source news analysis, researching, scripting, selecting visuals, editing, and publishing videos for online and mobile Newsy newscasts
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Project Management
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Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Sketch, Wix, Wordpress, Sketchup, and Microsoft Office Suite
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Swift fluency with any given video or photo camera
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Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems, Geodatabase creation, HTML and CSS, and web analytics softwares
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Familiarity in French and Spanish