Janan Buisier

13008 Sherbrooke Dr. (617) 817- 5597 Frisco, TX 75035 JananBuisier@gmail.com

Education:
Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Bachelor of Arts in Convergence Journalism Minor in Arabic Graduation Date: May 2013

Experience:
International Rescue Committee (IRC) April 2011- January 2012 Volunteered on Saturday mornings and helped teach Iraqi refugee kids how to speak and write in English. The Daily Update January 2011- December 2012 SMU-TVs weekly morning student run news broadcast. 6 AM crew call position includes: writer, technical director and floor director. KISS 108 FM (Clear Channel Radio Boston) October 2008-May 2009 Set-up daily shows, contests and trained new interns 15-hours a week. Arranged the Shave your head for Britney contest that was on local news channels, newspapers, and on Kiss108.com. I was the first to have a media internship accepted at the community college I Attended. The opportunity later became available for others.

Related Coursework:
Reporting I: Writing and reporting course that strengthens critical skills by assigning work, which requires the use of fundamentals of gathering, documenting, organizing and writing news stories in an accurate, fair, clear and concise manner. Basic Audio and Video: Hands-on training in the fundamentals of broadcast communication. Learned how to shoot video in the field, to edit using Final Cut Pro, and to work as a news team in a TV control room and studio. Reporting II: Advanced reporting course. Assigned to cover in-depth, multi-sourced features and trend stories across Dallas as a reporter for the local news Web Site, Dallas South News. Was able to expand Web writing and production skills through photo slideshows, Twitter, headlines and briefs. Had articles published in Dallas South News and SMUs student newspaper, The Daily Campus.

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Janan Buisier
13008 Sherbrooke Dr. (617) 817- 5597 Frisco, TX 75035 JananBuisier@gmail.com

Broadcast 1: Deadline-driven, original campus-based reporting and broadcast producing. Learned how to assign coverage, enterprise priginal story ideas, write cogent broadcast stories and turn them on deadline using video/or set debriefs as well as Web components. Digital Journalism: Blogged regularly about specific topics and produced audio slideshows that incorporate still images, natural sound and interviews with story subjects. Magazine Writing: Studied and practiced magazine feature writing, including profiles, narratives and analytical pieces.

Skills:
Production: Final Cut Pro, AVID iNews, Knowledgeable with technical directing,CG, and versatile with studio cameras. Languages: Fluent in Arabic Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint) and Adobe Photoshop

Awards:
Nominated for Peak Achievement in sales and service recognition at T-Mobile Outstanding Employee Award from Express Fashion

Organizations:
MESA (Middle Eastern Student Association) Position: Vise President Amnesty International for Human Rights at SMU Position: Vide President of tabling Human Writes publication at SMU Position: Editor October 2010- May 2013 September 2011-December 2012 January 2012- November 2012

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