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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
• Social Media Analytics
• Business self-
  
  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)
• Create monthly data reports for channel progress evaluation
• Organize and categorize new video and audio content for air on Engage Network
• Manage day-to-day correspondence with over 60 show producers
• Research broadcast patterns to enhance viewership and promote new content
• Inform and train producers on video formatting procedures

Production Assistant                                                                                 Nov. 2016 – Present
Charm TV Baltimore (Mayor’s Office of Cable and Communications)

• Camera operator for MTA Commuter Connections TV show
• Assist with teleprompter, studio setup, during PSA tapings
• Technical Director for live broadcasts of City Council events; Board of Estimate, Zoning
• Create analytical social media charts to monitor channel standing against market competitors

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

  American University , Washington DC                                      May 2020

  • MA, Film and Media Production

  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