RAISHAD M.

HARDNETT
Portfolio: www.raishadhardnett.com raishad.hardnett@gmail.com 302-530-1617

EDUCATION
University of Southern California; Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
B.A. (Honors), Broadcast and Digital Journalism Expected May 2014 Trustee Scholar 3.47 GPA

Los Angeles, CA

EXPERIENCE
Reporter/Anchor USCs Annenberg TV News

Spring 2012 Fall 2013

Shoot, write and edit packages under tight day-of-air deadlines as one-man-band reporter. Write web-optimized article to accompany each package. Tweet developing stories regularly while in the field. Heavily relied on to shoot b-roll, conduct interviews, write scripts, and edit multiple stories on anchoring days. Anchor live newscast.

Producer USCs Annenberg TV News Create rundown for 30-minute live newscast. Pitch stories and package ideas during morning meeting. Manage and direct a team of 40+ multimedia journalists, reporters and assignment editors. Order graphics and CNN footage, copyedit stories, and check each video before it is sent. Communicate with anchors in the booth while keeping an eye on wires and breaking news. Executive Producer Annenberg Digital News

Spring 2014 Present

Fall 2013 Present

Manage and direct NeonTommy.com, the most visited college-run news site in the U.S. Use Google Analytics to promote, link to, and add roadblocks into heavily trafficked stories. Regularly update content on the homepage. Handle breaking news via social media updates and Storify. Write several stories per day with SEO-optimized headlines and teasers. Promote SMO-optimized stories via Facebook and Twitter.

News Intern, WTVM (Columbus, Ga.)

Wrote and edited VOSOTs, VOs and intros on deadline for 6pm and 11pm newscasts. Shot, edited and uploaded b-roll in the field during breaking news assignments. Independently conducted interviews with officials during the announcement of new superintendent. Flagged down MOS interviews when in the field with reporters. Wrote, tracked, and edited packages after shadowing reporters in the field.

Summer 2013

Investigative News Intern, KCBS 2 / KCAL 9 News

Operated hidden cameras and flip-cams in the field to help produce investigative stories. Interviewed callers on the investigative tipline about news tips. Highlighted story-essential segments when transcribing interviews into iNews. Researched and pitched stories, including one that aired about a dental company scamming clients out of thousands of dollars.

Fall 2012

SKILLS
Proficient with Final Cut Pro 7, Edius 6, Avid, iNews, ENPS, Drupal, Wordpress, Storify, basic Photoshop Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Optimization (SMO)

HONORS, AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Region 6 (West Coast) Student Representative September 2013 Present Vice President and Co-founder, USC Association of Black Journalists June 2013 Present One of 15 students selected to participate in Student Projects, a week-long intensive reporting workshop. Summer 2013

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.