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TONGWA (GABRIELLA) A. AKA
Email: gabriellaaka@gmail.com Cell: 202-749-6803 Word press: iamakanji.com
SKILLS
- Broadcasting
- TV Program Scheduling
- Audio/Video Production
- Writing/Blogging
- English/French/Pidgin(Cameroon)
- Digital Video Operations
- Advertising
- Social Media Analytics
- Business self-starter
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Programming Associate Jan. 2017 – Present
Engage Network (Baltimore City Public Access Channel)
- Create daily schedules for broadcast on Engage Network using Tightrope Media Systems (Cablecast)
- Complete monthly data reports for channel progress evaluation
- Organize and categorize new content for air on Engage Network
- Manage day-to-day correspondence with over 50 show producers
- Research broadcast patterns to enhance viewership and promote new content
- Inform and train producers on video data submission procedures and setting/formatting
- Collect agreement documentation for audit
Freelance Production Intern Nov. 2016 – Present
Charm TV Baltimore (Mayor’s Office of Cable and Communications)
- Edit video and audio
- Write promo scripts for various shows
- Create media content from interviews, video and audio and b-roll for publishing
- Technical Director for live broadcasts of Mayor’s meetings (Board of Estimate, Zoning, etc),
- Assist with taping MTA Commuter Connections TV show.
- Capture video and audio during events (e.g. Baltimore Mayor’s Inauguration)
Digital Live Operations Assistant Aug. 2016 – Present
Oath/Verizon – ESPN live
- Broadcast live sporting events nationally and internationally
- Capture Video On Demand for millions of online consumers
- Insert commercial breaks into live programming
- Communicate all related video issues with ESPN MCR
- Broadcast live events on Go90
Student Reporter Sept. – Dec. 2015
WMUC FM Radio, Terp Weekly Edition, College Park, MD
- Researched diverse topics for weekly news report
- Wrote scripts on deadline
- Edited sound packages for on air broadcasts
- Prepared show rundowns and web pieces pre-production
Television Production Intern May – Sept. 2015
PBS To The Contrary , Washington, DC
- Conducted weekly interviews with guest panelists
- Wrote scripts read on air read by show moderator; Bonnie Erbé
- Edited packages aired during show segments
- Created weekly press releases and show listings
- Researched and pitched story ideas to the executive producer
- Prepared set for weekly show taping (Q&As, supplementary reading, news updates, prompter prep, etc.)
EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park Dec. 2015
- BA, Broadcast Journalism with French Minor
Prince George’s Community College, Largo Aug. 2013
- AA, Public Relations and Journalism
