Fateema Blackwell, MBA, CSM

Experience

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  WREJ 1540 AM, Davidson Media Group

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2007

  Board Operator

  •Developed an enjoyable listening experience playing music for Richmond Tri-city area listeners on weekends for a 2006 Stellar Award nominated station. •Recorded voice overs for commercials for local advertisers.

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  WTVR CBS 6

  Mar 2007 - May 2007

  Virginia This Morning Intern

  •Supported the production team by enhancing guest experience pre and post taping•Developed experience writing scripts for local morning show•Assisted in Live to Tape video production and edited clips for online content

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  Mt. Gilead Ministries

  May 2008 - Aug 2010

  Camera Operator/Video Engineer

  -Performed video, video engineering, and editing services weekly for church services, weddings, and conferences.

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  Raycom Media, NBC 12

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2010

  News Content Editor

  •Provided video content for NBC, Fox and CW news•Posted breaking news to NBC website for increased customer engagement.

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  Livestream

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  Freelance Videographer

  I served as Freelance Videographer for Livestream at the World AIDS Summit sponsored by George Washington University and various other freelance audio production assignments as well.

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  District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS)

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  Administrative Assistant
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  Urban Journalism Workshop

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2015

  Instructor

  •Instructed high school students in editing, writing and reporting news for television.•Produced and edited student run news show using Adobe Creative suite at American University studio

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  BLIS.fm

  Aug 2012 - May 2013

  Production Manager of The Intersection with Jeff Johnson and Elsa M. (Internship)

  •Managed and troubleshooted operations in the control room during live shows•Developing video and graphic on-air content •Maintained multi phone lines during guest segments and call in segments

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  Hult International Business School

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2016

  Global Ambassador

  I share the stories of students at Hult International Business School globally highlighting student experience and campus life.

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  National Endowment for the Arts

  Oct 2016 - Sept 2018

  Audio Visual Specialist

  •Support, update and maintain video/audio conferencing tools in Crestron enabled conference rooms •Conduct Webinars for council meetings trice annually and discipline led Webinars bimonthly. •Provide audio duplication of department panel meetings to proper officials•Support Logistics Center's room set up and audio visual components•Support Copy Center in printer and copier fixes, mailings and mail runs.

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  THE WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS INC

  Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

  Board Member, Secretary

  •Manage the general correspondence of the Board of Directors except for those assigned to others•Schedule and coordinate programs, events and monthly board meetings. Coordinate and plan events for national chapter.•Serve as a mentor for the Urban Journalism Workshop, a 8 week program teaching high school students journalism; print, radio and TV

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  American Institutes for Research

  Sept 2018 - now

  I currently oversee management of all audiovisual equipment, requests, and coordination for 300 employees and 20 conference rooms. In order to ensure strength based experiences for our users I liaise with dynamic group of web conference leaders to provide the most up to date training, resources and best practices on how to do virtual meetings.

  • Audio Visual Technical Associate

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Audio Visual Technical Support Specialist (Temp)

    Sept 2018 - Sept 2019