Resume
Cortez J. Grayson
cortjgray1412@gmail.com
Work experience-
WAVY/WVBT TV, December 2019 to Present
Portsmouth, Virginia
News Photographer
Shoot all video, edit packages, VO's, VOSOT's, live shots for reporter for 10 pm and 11 pm newscasts. On weekends perform same functions for the 6 pm newscasts
Amazon Fulfillment Center, July 2019 to December 2019
North Randall & Euclid, Ohio
Stower
Stowed an assortment of items at a constant rate into different sizes of robotics that swiveled around the warehouse floor
•Waterspidered a few times (providing work for other employees) constantly loading a cart full of totes and refilling each employees station with work
•When work was low, I was sometimes assigned to push carts full of items to other sides of the warehouse for work for other employees
Panera Bread/WCHS Radio/Hertz, February 2019 to July 2019
Charleston, West Virginia
Associate/Board Operator/Flex Sales Rep
WCHS/WVAH TV, June 2018 to February 2019
Charleston, West Virginia
News Photographer
Edit all video for 5 am and 7 am newscasts
Shoot video, live shots for reporter, and interviews independently for 5 am, 7 am, and noon newscasts
Entercom Radio, November 2017 to June 2018
Cleveland, Ohio
Event Team Member
Set tables up, provide merchandise to patrons at events
Sponsor/promote the radio stations (WDOK, WQAL, WNCX, 92.3 THE FAN)
Canton Charge, October 2017 to June 2018
Canton, Ohio
C -Squad Member
Provide entertainment to fans during timeouts at Charge Games
Represent the Charge with In-Game promotions, and help with Kids Zone when needed
Classic Teleproductions Inc., January 2017- November 2017
Tallmadge, Ohio
Freelance Camera Operator
Set up camera, film Akron women’s basketball games for 2016-2017 season
Work parabolic mic for Akron Zips football game against Ball State
Akron-Summit County Public Library, December 2013 to August 2017
Akron, Ohio
Student Assistant
Responsible for organizing, shelving and shelf reading books and other material
Pick up books from 4 different locations in the library and sort them in the sorting range, (where all the books are kept before they are shelved)
Fill holds for patrons via the computer and answer questions and provide information to the public
Education-
The University Of Akron, Graduation Date May 2017
Akron, Ohio
Bachelor Of Arts in Radio and TV
Major-Communication
University of Akron- ZTV August 2015 to May 2017
Akron, Ohio
News Reporter
Shoot and edit packages and interview college students
Create interview guides for college students and creative content for my segment on the Lights Camera Akron TV Show
University of Akron-WZIP August 2013 to May 2017
Akron, Ohio
Radio Talent
Can control the board as a producer, co-host, and host the Sports Power Talk Show
Able to edit sound recording after a broadcast
Create outlines that will be discussed on the show
Skills-
Basic Avid
Intermediate Adobe Audition, Premiere, controlling the board in a radio station, teleprompter, audio levels, JVC HZ-FM15 cameras behind the scenes in a news station
Proficient JVC cameras, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint