Will Nichols
Work History
Front Line Worker
1 Month- Worked in a variety of roles including but not limited to: concessions, box office, cleaning staff, and kitchen
- Optimized customer experience through courteous and efficient service
- Gained knowledge about the "business" side of the film industry through the perspective of a local theater
- Worked effectively with over 50 different team members to achieve success in the workplace
Cashier
9 Months- Worked as a cashier and stocker
- Helped in checking out customers, moving carts, managing self-checkout, and cleaning
- Assisted in promotional events or sales as a cashier
Researcher
1 Year 8 Months- Researched through newspaper archives to put together customized athlete books
- Worked remotely and met deadlines effectively
- Gained experience in technology skills
Host
1 Year- Answered phones for questions and carry out orders
- Kindly welcomed guests into the restaurant and guided them to their seats
- Took to-go orders, carry out orders, and helped prepare DoorDash/Online orders
- Assisted servers and managers in variety of additional tasks
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism
High School Diploma
Skills
Journalism Work
TBN Gameday
- Created a pregame/halftime show for the Thunder Broadcasting Network (the home of St James Academy athletics)
- As host of the show, I was in charge of a variety of responsibilities including:
* Planning out segments for the show
* Planning which guests to bring onto the show, along with scheduling their appearances
* Planning questions for the analysts on the show to answer
* In charge of keeping the show running along in a smooth, efficient manner, ensuring a balance of conversational fun and essential information for our audience
Play-by-Play for TBN:
- Worked between beginning of Sophomore year to end of Senior year in high school as the "voice of the Thunder," announcing primarily football and men's and women's basketball games
- Games were streamed on YouTube and regularly held audiences of over 1.25k unique viewers live
- Prepared notes and scripts before the game filled with relevant information on the athletes, game trends and our sponsors
- Collaborated closely with the color commentator before, during and after every broadcast
- Collaborated with the producer throughout the live broadcasts to give the audience relevant and up to date information about the broadcasts and relevant storylines
- Helped train future announcers
- Worked with sponsors to advertise local businesses in our area throughout the broadcast
Loyola Phoenix:
- Wrote 10 articles my freshman year, all in the arts section
- 9 of these articles were movie reviews, 1 was a listicle about Valentine's Day movies; also contributed to awards season/end-of-year listicles