Base

Role

Crew Member

Male or Female?

Female

First and Last Name:

Hannah Vair

City:

Albany/Rochester

About Yourself:

About You:

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communications December 2013
The College of Saint Rose, Albany, New York
Concentration: Journalism
• Magna Cum Laude
• Dean’s List
• Delta Epsilon Iota Honor Society
• Upsilon Iota Communications Honor Society

Related Experience
Teleprompter Operator, WMHT
Troy, New York February 2014-Present
• Operated the teleprompter for the locally produced program Health Link

Production Intern, WMHT
Troy, New York September-December 2013
• Assisted with set up and break down of camera and lighting equipment on video shoots
• Controlled the teleprompter for local programming
• Logged interview and b-roll footage to aid in video editing process
• Transcribed interviews

Production Intern, Fingerpaint Marketing (previously Cotton Hill Studios)
Albany, New York June-August 2013
• Assisted with set up and break down of camera and lighting equipment in the field and studio
• Organized on-camera and voice talent databases
• Coordinated dates and times for on-camera interviews
• Answered the phones and assisted in scheduling studio usage
• Observed audio and video editing sessions for various clients

Technical Director, GoGoldenKnights TV
The College of Saint Rose Athletics 2012-2014
• Managed the score, graphics, commercials, and camera shots for Internet broadcasting of The College’s athletic teams
• Selected and cut out game highlights to be displayed on the athletic webpage

Camera Operator, GoGoldenKnights TV
The College of Saint Rose Athletics 2010-2012
• Operated the game camera for Internet broadcasting of The College’s athletic teams
• Set up and tore down all game broadcasting equipment

Published Written Work
Clips can be found on my Linkedin page: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/hannah-vair/76/208/8a4/
• Wrote hard news and feature stories for The Albany Times Union Pine Hills Blog and The College of Saint Rose newspaper The Chronicle

Job Shadow, 13WHAM News
Rochester, New York July 2012
• Shadowed news reporter Sean Carroll in the field and studio for 5 days
• Learned how a live news story is put together reporting from the field

Other Experience
Bartender& Server, The Recovery Room Sports Grill, Albany, NY September 2012-Present

Service Trip, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala May 2013
• Two-week service trip through The College of Saint Rose spent volunteering and living with local families

Related Skills
Teleprompter, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, social media, basic Photoshop, television studio camera operation, Sony camcorders, Sony Vegas, Wordpress, Wirecast