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Zachary Rodgers

Branchburg

Summary

Industrious and dependable college graduate seeking opportunities to combine a life-long passion for computers and technology with recent life-changing experiences in broadcast radio. Eager to apply strong interpersonal skills and analytical abilities to new roles and challenges.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Substitute Teacher

Branchburg Department of Education
05.2024 - Current
  • Assumed teacher position when an absence was available
  • Managed classrooms of children K-8 using my communication and management skills in order to make sure they behaved and got their work done on time
  • Worked with other teachers assigned to the same classroom on occasion to accomplish the objectives listed above

Assistant Music Director

WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio
08.2023 - 05.2025
  • Company Overview: Multiple volunteer positions at one of the premier, award-winning, student-run college radio stations in the United States broadcasting through its original analog signal and digitally via the WSOU website and iHeartRadio.
  • Work directly with the Music Director to organize the station’s music catalog
  • Preview newly released music to identify songs that best fit the station’s legacy in terms of hard-rock genre and lyrical appropriateness
  • Work directly with the music director to create a weekly newsletter with all of the latest and most relevant news in the metal and rock industry for the other employees at the radio station
  • Attend and organized promotional events at concerts where we distributed WSOU merchandise to concertgoers

On-air Personality [DJ name: Jolly Rodgers]

WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio
01.2023 - 05.2025
  • Full-time DJ with regular Saturday, 3-hour afternoon shift
  • Strive to provide dedicated audience an enjoyable listening experience
  • Additionally maintain responsibilities of the Associate Producers who are not available during weekend shifts
  • Initial broadcast duties after obtaining DJ license included delivering accurate and timely newscasts, reporting local traffic and weather, reading station sponsorships
  • Consistently available to cover additional shifts, participate in local station-related events and promotions

Summer Technology assistant

Branchburg Department of Education
05.2024 - 08.2024
  • Assisted with the organization, refurbishing, and distribution of student devices prior to the beginning of the school year
  • Applied technological knowledge in order to efficiently register each student device and set up all required software
  • Collaborated with a small team in order to successfully accomplish these goals in a timely manner.

Associate Producer

WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio
09.2021 - 12.2022
  • Assisted DJs in the broadcast booth by answering calls, taking requests, coordinating contests and giveaways
  • Logged broadcast-equipment transmitter readings on the station’s 3 different channel frequencies as required by the Federal Communications Commission [§ 73.1820 Station log]

Store Clerk

QuickChek Convenience Store
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Part-time, 20-hour a week, customer-service position
  • Primary role was as cashier, but took on additional responsibilities to help maintain store inventory, provide routine cleaning and maintenance
  • Used my interest and aptitude in information technology to help troubleshoot issues with the store’s various digital technologies

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Information Technology Management; Communications minor

Seton Hall University
West Orange, NJ
05.2025

Skills

  • Customer service/listener relations
  • Computer/technology troubleshooting
  • MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
  • Proficient in public speaking and oratory skills
  • Strong Problem-Solving Proficiency
  • Interpersonal relations and management proficiency
  • Business Information Modeling Tools and Programming languages (SQL, R, Python)
  • Telecommunications/radio station broadcast equipment operations

Timeline

Substitute Teacher

Branchburg Department of Education
05.2024 - Current

Summer Technology assistant

Branchburg Department of Education
05.2024 - 08.2024

Assistant Music Director

WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio
08.2023 - 05.2025

On-air Personality [DJ name: Jolly Rodgers]

WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio
01.2023 - 05.2025

Associate Producer

WSOU 89.5 FM, Seton Hall’s Pirate Radio
09.2021 - 12.2022

Store Clerk

QuickChek Convenience Store
06.2021 - 08.2021

Bachelor of Science (BS) - Information Technology Management; Communications minor

Seton Hall University

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