Nicholas Stulga
Tinley Park,IL
Summary
Creative thinker who can create compelling content and synthesize information. Fast learner and a good communicator who can create relationships with my audience. Work well under deadlines and with others.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
On-Air Host
WZND FUZED RADIO
02.2024 - Current
- Create content for radio shifts.
- Read content for listeners.
- Manage the control boards and software at the station.
Hospitality Worker
VROOMAN MANSION
10.2023 - Current
- Help cater events.
- Address guest concerns and resolve all issues to guests’ satisfaction.
- Maintain the property.
Server
STATION PUB & EATERY
05.2022 - 05.2024
- Show exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
- Address guest concerns and resolve all issues to guests’ satisfaction.
- Check on tables regularly to keep guests happy.
- Fulfill all needs of the restaurant/bar area as needed.
Reporter
THE VIDETTE
09.2023 - 10.2023
- Wrote stories under a deadline.
- Took photos for stories.
- Communicated story updates to editors.
- Wrote music reviews.
- Pitched ideas at weekly meetings.
Laborer / Yard Work
AERATION CO.
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Aerated customers' yards with handheld machine.
- Talked to customers about lawn-related issues.
Laborer
SAUNORIS BROTHERS
04.2021 - 06.2021
- Helped customers with tasks as needed.
- Fulfilled needs around the warehouse and took care of the property.
Education
Bachelors - Mass Media
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Normal, IL11.2024
Associates - Art
MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Palos Hills, IL08.2023
High school or equivalent -
TINLEY PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Tinley Park, IL05.2021
Skills
- Quick thinking
- Show/interview preparation
- Adaptable personality
- Exceptional communication
Skillsinterests
Language, Spanish, some fluency, Reading books, Writing poetry
Leadership Experience
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, MORAINE VALLEY GLACIER STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Palos Hills, IL
08/01/22 - 05/01/23
- Led a team of 8 editors at weekly meetings.
- Facilitated brainstorming sessions for story ideas and editorials.
- Wrote, edited, and produced content weekly.
- Communicated with editors about assigned deadlines.
- Took home first place awards for News Story of the Year (with former EIC Mariah Trujillo), Arts Review, Sports Game Story, and Headline at the 2023 ICCJA awards.
- Helped lead the paper to be named Best Student Media in the state for the second year in a row.
NEWS EDITOR, MORAINE VALLEY GLACIER STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Palos Hills, IL
01/01/22 - 05/01/22
- Learned how to organize news stories and lay them out.
- Learned how to write headlines, leads, nut graphs, and inverted pyramid style.
- Learned how to interview and take notes.
- Wrote on the COVID beat.
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
On-Air Host
WZND FUZED RADIO
02.2024 - Current
Hospitality Worker
VROOMAN MANSION
10.2023 - Current
Reporter
THE VIDETTE
09.2023 - 10.2023
Server
STATION PUB & EATERY
05.2022 - 05.2024
Laborer / Yard Work
AERATION CO.
06.2021 - 05.2022
Laborer
SAUNORIS BROTHERS
04.2021 - 06.2021
Associates - Art
MORAINE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
High school or equivalent -
TINLEY PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Bachelors - Mass Media
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
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