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Colin Hart

Davenport,IA

Summary

Proactive and goal-oriented collaborator offering a solid foundation in written and verbal communication, research, community engagement and content production. Eager to leverage my 3+ years of experience delivering results on community-based responsibilities with tight deadlines. Ready to build on my success in journalistic and local government roles to help combat inequities, empower marginalized neighbors and advance the interests of an organization sharing those goals.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

News Producer

WQAD News 8
06.2024 - Current
  • Producing impactful daily Good Morning Quad Cities newscasts on a tight overnight deadline.
  • Applying skills in news gathering, community engagement and creative writing to ensure a consistent, high-quality product viewers can depend on.
  • Enhancing community members' civic engagement by delivering vital information in a digestible format.
  • Driving effective team coordination by balancing multiple lines of communication to facilitate a smooth production process.
  • Successfully adapting to the changes of an evolving industry as the newsroom adopts a new production software and workflow.

Reporter

The Loyola Phoenix
01.2023 - 05.2024
  • Contributed bylined articles to Loyola's award-winning weekly newspaper published online and in print.
  • Achieved high editorial quality through research on topics important to the Loyola and Rogers Park communities.
  • Collaborated with Loyola faculty, students, Rogers Park business owners and other community members to conduct thorough interviews to produce impactful written pieces.
  • Articles available on request.

Intern

Alderwoman Maria Hadden's Office
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Enhanced community engagement skills by working with constituents through multiple channels to address personal and community-wide needs.
  • Obtained information valuable to the community by traveling throughout the ward collecting data and photos crucial to the alderwoman's participatory budgeting system.
  • Strengthened understanding of the mechanics of local government by attending community and City Council meetings and utilizing the city's 311 request program to file constituent reports.

Intern

NewsNation
09.2022 - 11.2022
  • Wrote segment scripts and prepared note packets for anchors on NewsNation's daily morning newscast Morning in America.
  • Adapted information from newswires into script format following AP broadcast style.
  • Connected with viewers through outreach over the phone to integrate their questions into newscasts.
  • Produced elements on a deadline for segments using ENPS.
  • Conducted high-quality research as assigned by producers.

Writer

Rzrnews.com
01.2022 - 08.2022
  • Contributed more than 40 opinion pieces on topics including national and international politics, technology, media law and economics for startup news website rzrnews.com.
  • Selected topics based on editorial needs of the site as well as personal research and interests.
  • Gathered information available through reputable news sources and .gov sites.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia Journalism

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
05-2024

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Deadline management
  • Effective communication
  • Community engagement
  • Script writing
  • Content curation
  • Fact-checking
  • News production

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working
Polish
Elementary

Timeline

News Producer

WQAD News 8
06.2024 - Current

Intern

Alderwoman Maria Hadden's Office
06.2023 - 08.2023

Reporter

The Loyola Phoenix
01.2023 - 05.2024

Intern

NewsNation
09.2022 - 11.2022

Writer

Rzrnews.com
01.2022 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Multimedia Journalism

Loyola University Chicago