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WORK
EXPERIENCE
Executive Producer, OU Nightly
Jan. 2023 - May 2024
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  • Mentor students on news story selection, producing techniques
  • Review and approve students' scripts and reporter packages
  • Assist broadcast journalism instructors/professors as assignment editor
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Graduate Assistant, Gaylord College
Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2024
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  • Served as a teaching assistant for various JMC classes, including broadcast news and public relations​​
  • Served as research/office assistant for Gaylord College graduate office
    • ​Conducted research and competitive analysis into rival graduate programs in the U.S.
    • Created newsletter content showcasing student and faculty achievements plus help the office with the launch of its first alumni newsletter
    • Assisted with the creation of promotional materials highlighting the graduate program, including writing content and photographing graduate students and facilities
 
Producer, KWTV
July 2021 - July 2022
 

  • Produced various daily newscasts (9am, noon, 5pm, weekend mornings)

  • Boothed and produced breaking news, severe/winter weather coverage, cut-ins

  • Reviewed and approved reporter package scripts

  • Listened to police scanners and sent crews to breaking news

  • Arranged, conducted interviews for weekend morning segments

  • Pitched story ideas, news tips at daily editorial meetings

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Intern, KOCO-TV
Jan. 2021 - May 2021

 

  • Attended daily editorial meetings

  • Assisted producers and news directors with gathering content and news tips

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Contributing Writer, The Vista
Aug. 2020 - May 2021

 

  • Wrote weekly stories covering campus, local, state and international news

    • Focused on UCO international student community​

  • Formatted written stories appropriately for print and digital mediums

  • Successfully wrote locally based stories while in Malaysia

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Executive Social Media Producer, UCentral News
​Oct. 2019 - May 2021

 

  • Manage and produce content for all UCentral social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)

  • Research and post timely news updates (local, national and international news)

  • Design social media infographics using Canva

  • Moderate and run Zoom/Facebook live for UCentral's monthly discussion panel, Central Diversity

 

News Producer, UCentral News​
Sept. 2019 - May 2021

 

  • Lead a team of 15+ people to produce 30-minute newscasts twice a week

  • Co-produced UCentral’s four-hour Super Tuesday live election coverage

  • Led monthly "Central Diversity" discussion panels to highlight issues in different groups (POC, LGBTQ+)

  • Successfully produce newscasts remotely for Oklahoma from Malaysia

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Co-Founder, ConversAsian YouTube Project
​January 2020 - April 2020

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  • Created YouTube channel alongside two colleagues with the aim of educating others about Asian culture and create a safe environment for people to ask questions

  • Managed filming and editing of 10-minute episodes using Final Cut Pro

Skills

ADOBE LIGHTROOM

AVID

CANON DSLRs

FINAL CUT PRO

INCEPTION

INEWS

NVIVO

RUNDOWN CREATOR

SPSS

ZOOM LIVESTREAMING

Languages

ENGLISH

CANTONESE

MANDARIN CHINESE

MALAY

EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma
Aug. 2022 - Aug. 2024
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Master of Arts in Journalism

  • Thesis: Examines burnout among Generation Z television journalists

Major GPA: 4.00

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Student Involvement:​

  • Executive Producer - OU Nightly Student Newscast

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Gaylord College

  • Secretary - Gaylord College Graduate Student Association

  • Social Media Officer - AEJMC Broadcast & Mobile Journalism Division

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University of Central Oklahoma​
Aug. 2018 - May 2021

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Bachelor of Arts in Professional Media, minor in Public Relations

Major GPA: 3.67

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Student Involvement:​​

  • Office of Global Affairs - Future Broncho Ambassador

  • International Student Council - Marketing Director

  • Malaysian Student Association - Vice President, Photographer

  • National Society of Leadership and Success - Publicity Chair

 

INTI International College Subang, Malaysia
Jan. 2017 - Aug. 2018

 

American University Transfer Program

Majored in Liberal Arts: Mass Communication

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Student Involvement:

  • Leo Club of INTI International College Subang Metro (O)

  • Reapers Dodgeball Club

AWARDS &
RECOGNITION
2022-2024 Graduate School-Related Awards​
  • Winner -- 2024 AEJMC News Audience Research Paper Award
    • Paper:​ "Out with the Old, In with the New: What Young Adults Think of the 'TikTokification' of News"
  • Finalist -- Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition at OU
  • Third Place: Student Paper Competition -- AEJMC 2023 Annual Conference, Broadcast & Mobile Journalism Division
    • Paper: "Gen Z TV Journalists: How Burnout Plagues the Industry's Youngest"​
2021 Great Plains Journalism Awards
  • Winner -- Great Plains Student Broadcaster of the Year
  • Finalist -- Great Plains Student Broadcast of the Year (Producer)
2020 College Coronavirus Coverage Awards by SPJ
  • Won Top 3 out of 995 entries across the U.S.
  • Judge: "It’s not easy being the subject of your own story, let alone having to produce it as a video story that presents all kinds of challenges. And add to that Siew’s forced confinement, and that presents challenges even a veteran journalist would find daunting."
Oklahoma Broadcast Education Assoc. Awards:
2021-22
2020-21
  • First Place: New Media Category
  • First Place: Newscast (Producer)
  2019-20
  • First Place: Newscast (Producer)
  • Second Place: Hard News Story
Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame
University of Central Oklahoma​
  • UCO Mass Communication Awards
    • Milton R. Reynolds Most Professionally Advanced Student Award -- Spring 2021
    • Winner: Print News - Feature Writing, News - Investigative/Data Analysis, Video News - Producing -- Spring 2021
    • Outstanding Broadcast News Award -- Spring 2020
  • President's Honor Roll - Spring 2019-20, Fall 2019
  • Dean's Honor Roll - Fall 2018​
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