Kylen Mills

Multimedia Journalist Davenport, IA 630-253-0511 KylenMills@aol..com

Objective __________________________________________________________________
I am a hard-working multimedia journalist seeking a reporting position in a top 75 market.
Employment History _______________________________________________________
WHBF-TV Rock Island, IL
General Assignment Reporter, Fill-in Anchor, Fill-in Producer, January 2013-Present
Writes, shoots, edits and reports lead stories live and on tape
Develops contacts to produce enterprise and exclusive pieces
Anchors weekend and weekday 5, 6 and 10PM newscasts as needed
Produces evening newscasts as needed
Produces web content posting stories, photos and videos to WHBF.com
Manages station Facebook page and Twitter account to engage viewers through social media
WGN-TV Chicago, IL
Midday News Production Assistant, May 2012-August 2012
Coordinated all segments on WGN-TV Midday news
Served as floor director, cueing and overseeing camerawork for live teases of upcoming segments
Pitched segment ideas
Traveled on shoots with reporters to aid in story research and liveshot execution
MTV NETWORKS New York, NY
MTV.com Video Production Intern, September 2011-November 2011
Involved in all aspects of production (lighting, audio, cameras, etc) from set up to break down for
in studio interviews, shows, and remote shoots.
Helped produce digital and written content for MTV.com
WLS-TV Chicago, IL
TV News Intern, Field Producer Jan 2011-May 2011
Arranged and traveled on shoots with food reporter Steve Dolinsky
Logged and transcribed footage, assisted with editing and shot selection, worked with in-studio
guests
Asked to extend internship to field produce for the morning show
LEWIS UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA Romeoville, IL
Producer and Anchor for WFLY-TV, January 2011 December 2012
Produced all content within a half hour student-run news broadcast that aired twice a week
Stacked show, wrote scripts, ran pre and post show meetings, anchored
Skills__________________________________________________________________________________
Proficient in Final Cut Pro, AVID Newscutter, Adobe Premier, iNews, NewsKing, WorldNow Web
Content Management System, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Adobe Audition, Wordpress,
Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, basic HTML
Education _________________________________________________________________
LEWIS UNIVERSITY ROMEOVILLE, IL
B.A. in Broadcast Journalism, December 2012, GPA: 3.72
4 year member of Division II womens soccer team, 1 year member of Division II tennis team

Awards/Recognition ________________________________________________________
WHBF-TV Employee of the Month, August 2013
Senior Departmental Award for Most Outstanding Journalism Student at Lewis University, fall 2012
Intercollegiate Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete Award, spring 2012
Honorable Mention National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Region Scholar, fall 2010
Four-time Silver Delahanty Award winner, for athletes who maintain a 3.5-3.75 GPA, 2009-2012
Radio show won Lewis Universitys Best Talk Show, 2009-2010 school year
Four-time Academic All-Conference recipient for Great Lakes Valley Conference, 2008-2011