Arielle Clay ArielleClay.com
205-218-9869 ariec7@gmail.com
Education Bachelor of Science Majors: Broadcast Journalism and English University of Miami – Coral Gables, FL Professional Experience ABC 33/40 News: Breaking News Anchor January 2017 - Present I Birmingham, AL ● Present national and international breaking news stories from station live desk ● Ad-lib up-to-the-minute updates on constantly evolving stories ● Monitor wires, live channels, social media feeds and scanners for breaking content ● Fill-in Anchor ● Maintain active, engaging and viewer friendly social accounts ● Develop and present “The A.M. Pop”, a pop culture segment meant to appeal to station’s target demo ● Generate, manage and produce feature stories for morning newscast to add personality to the show
WRAL News: Reporter, Durham Bureau July 2013 – August 2016 I Raleigh-Durham, NC ● Led strategic planning and development for the Durham News office to ensure accurate and thorough coverage of local news events ● Generated unique, localized story ideas on a daily basis ● Crafted creative, well written, and thoroughly researched stories to be delivered in newscasts throughout the day ● Delivered live, engaging breaking news and general assignment reports in multiple newscasts ● Managed several daily assignments under strict deadlines ● Managed long-term assignments while coordinating deadlines and delivery across several work groups ● Collaborated with a team of managers, producers, photographers, editors and promoters ● Developed and maintain relationships with key community stakeholders ● Managed several social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, create daily video “whips” for Facebook to promote interaction ● Proofread content for WRAL.com, award winning and most popular site in the Raleigh-Durham market WBRC Fox 6 News: Multimedia Journalist, Morning Reporter, Anchor December 2009 – May 2013 I Birmingham, AL ● Developed and pitched creative story ideas ● Wrote thought provoking, accurate and engaging stories to increase station viewership ● Shot video footage and interviews for news stories ● Edited video, sound on tape, and full packages for multiple new programs ● Performed live reports under breaking news pressure
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Delivered live general assignment reports for the morning newscast every half hour Oversaw in-depth special report projects for promotable “sweeps” periods Contributed to myfoxal.com and the Fox 6 Twitter and Facebook accounts Technical operator including studio camera and chyron Anchored and reported for live Saturday night, hour and a half long newscast
WAGT News: Multimedia Journalist, Anchor, Producer June 2008 – December 2009 I Augusta, GA ● Worked as a “one-man band” shooting, writing and editing local content on a daily deadline ● Produced and anchored the live weekend newscasts ● Generated unique story ideas Skills Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) Editing with programs such as Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Edius Camera operation with Panasonic HD, SONY PD-150, 170 Web design and development with Wordpress Formally trained voice-over acting Professional Affiliations/Community Involvement Durham Housing Authority Volunteer National Association of Black Journalists Big Brother/Big Sister Heart Gallery of Alabama Board Member