Monday, May 20, 2013

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Hi all!  I recently rewrote my cover letter for job applications in the future.  Here it is!

To Whom It May Concern:

I am a 2011 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelors degree in Telecommunications, currently taking classes in Quinnipiac University’s Online Interactive Media Masters Program.

I have worked in sports video production for over five years in PA, DC, Chicago, and Connecticut, supporting live sports broadcasting for major sports television networks. I have worked alongside and assisted top-level supervisors and producers with video editing, audio assisting, content editing for websites, live interviews, filming, and pre and post production support.

I currently work as a Content Editor for a Sports Production Company editing highlights, features, and montages for a large scale of sports shows. I also mentor and train new employees. In addition to video editing, I also serve as an audio assist, assisting the Audio Operator with setting up mics and IFBS.

Previous to working as a Content Editor, while in college at Penn State, I interned with the Penn State Athletic Department as a Broadcast Operations Assistant, shooting ENG at games, during post game interviews, running cameras, and replay for the Jumbo Tron Production at Beaver Stadium and the Bryce Jordan Center. I also interned for the local PBS affiliate, editing the weekly Penn State Woman’s Basketball show, Courtside with Coquese. During my last semester at Penn State I was selected to intern for a Sports Production Company's Content Edit Department, editing a variety of sports shows, maintaining an efficient workflow, and developing a solid understanding of the Content Edit Department’s standard operating procedures.

Outside of State College, I held internships in DC and Chicago. In DC I interned with a professional soccer team, under the direction of the Video Production Supervisor, shooting ENG from the sidelines at games and in the locker-room for post game interviews and editing the content for the team website. I was also given the chance to intern with the show Pardon The Interruption, contributing daily story ideas for the show, assisting the editors in pre-production, and observing the director and technical director in the control room during the show. In Chicago I interned with another soccer team as a Technical Video Intern.  I was responsible for shooting and editing the Referee Week in Review as well as shooting and editing for Studio 90. 

My current position, the several internships I have held, and both my undergraduate education at Penn State and my masters degree with Quinnipiac have enabled me to gain invaluable experience that I feel would be a great asset to your company.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

2 comments:

  1. I like how well organized this is. It has a clear beginning, middle, and end but manages to paint one clear picture. Great job :)
    --Jess Harvey

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  2. This is well done. It is very detailed and well organized. It makes me want to see what your resume looks like - and that's exactly the kind of attitude you want prospective employers to have when reading the cover letter. Great job!

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