Astasia P.

Williams
225.221.8707
1215 Plantation Ave., Port Allen, LA 70767

Education

astasiawilli@gmail.com

Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communication

Dillard University, New Orleans, LA. Tentative graduation date: May 2016. Cumulative GPA:
3.5.

Experienc
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Newsroom Intern, WDSU-TV, Ch. 6, New Orleans, LA: I work with the sports crew,
shooting/editing video and writing stories for online.
Spring 2014 to the present
PR Sports Intern, Dillard University Athletics Communications Team, New Orleans, LA: I write
for the athletics departments website; take pictures during basketball season; and serve as camera
operator/producer for live streaming of games. During the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference held at
Dillard (INSERT DATE), I served as official photographer; worked with the game management
team with pre- and post-game prep.

Sports Intern, WAFB-TV, Ch. 9, Baton Rouge, LA: For the past three summers, I have interned
in sports for the top-rated television in the Baton Rouge market, a CBS affiliate. I helped produce
weekend shows, worked the social media sites and took pictures for the website.

Marketing Intern, Walmart, New Orleans, LA: I worked with the marketing team during Essence
Festival by managing talent from floor to stage and participating in the Happy to Help social
media campaign.

Reporter/Photographer, Courtbouillon student newspaper, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA:

Starting as a general assignment reporter in MAC205 Basic Newswriting, I continued to write
news articles in MAC305 Advanced Newswriting and then moved into news photography.

Sports anchor/reporter, WDUT-TV news show, Dillard University, New Orleans, LA: As part of
MAC330 Basic Electronic Newsgathering, I put together campus-related sports packages for the
news show operated by Mass Communication majors.

Sports Intern, WVUE-TV, Fox8, New Orleans, LA: I worked on the assignment desk and as a
script writer for anchor and reporter lead-ins after editing packages.

Volunteer for NBA All-Star Weekend, New Orleans, LA: I worked the floor and various booths

for public Jam Session games, during which the public could meet the players.

Honors/
Affiliation
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Skills

President, DU Chapter of National Association of Black Journalists, 2014-15; DU Student

Government Association (historian, 2015-16); DU Volleyball Team, 2012 to the present.
Association for Women in Sports Media, 2015- to the Present.
Camera operation; editing (Edius, Final Cut Pro); photography; Adobe Photoshop; newswriting;
Excel; social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook)