SILVIA PITTMAN

CELL: 850-276-4444 SILVIAAPITTMAN@GMAIL.COM @ THEPITTMANPEACH

EXPERIENCE
TV and Web Producer- WJHG-TV/WECP-TV, Panama City Beach, Fla; July 2017 - Present
- Determine the best local and national stories to present in a live broadcast
- Decide the order in which news is presented
- Coordinate live shots with on-camera talent and aid in deciding what visual elements to use to best tell the
story
- Book special guests for live segments that are interesting to the market’s key demographic
- Write scripts and create graphics for live newscasts
- Execute the live broadcast from the control room
- Communicate with network producers on local stories that may be interesting to a national audience
- Curate and publish social media posts and web content
- Coordinate breaking news and determine coverage

Videographer and Weekend Producer- WJHG-TV/WECP-TV, Panama City Beach, Fla; Decem-
ber 2016 - July 2017
- Produced weekend newscasts
- Wrote and shot stories for live newscasts
- Researched story ideas and determined the best sources to interview
- Covered breaking news stories and met strict deadlines
- Posted to social media from the field and determined the best story-telling elements to present the latest
information to viewers

Editorial Assistant - Panama City Living Magazine, Panama City, Fla; May 2016 - September
2016
- Directed social media content and scheduled posts using Hootsuite
- Coordinated and assisted with photoshoots
- Created online-exclusive content
- Completed day-to-day office tasks: answered phone calls, ran errands and communicated information

E D U C AT I O N SPECIAL SKILLS
Software Equipment
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM - Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, - DSLR photography and
University of Florida; Fall 2013 - Spring 2016 Audition and Premiere Pro cinematography
- Soundslides
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE - Miscrosoft Office Suite Languages
Gulf Coast State College;
-English
Fall 2012- Spring 2013 Web Publishing -Spanish (native)
- Editor of Gull’s Cry newspaper - HTML and CSS -French (beginner)
- Spanish club secretary - Wordpress
- Hootsuite, Social News Desk