Resume
Education
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (May 2009)
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Telecommunications
Minors: Music Studies, Folklore & Ethnomusicology
Major GPA: 4.0, Overall GPA: 3.8 (graduated with High Distinction)
Awards/Certificates
Certificate of Accomplishment for Udacity Computer Science 101
Recipient of 2009 IUSF Working Student Scholarship
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society in 2008
Recipient of 2008 IU Rolland Johnson Award in Media Management and Programming
2008 IU On-Campus Student Employee of the Year
Recipient of 2007 IU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award
Inducted into National Society of Collegiate Scholars in 2006
Inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society in 2006
Professional Experience
WTTS-FM/WGCL-FM – Indianapolis, IN/Bloomington, IN
Website and Streaming Coordinator – September 2011 – Present
Programming Assistant – October 2009 – October 2010, August 2011 – Present
On-air Personality - September 2008 – October 2010, August 2011 – Present
Producer “WTTS Indy Underground” – March 2009 – October 2010, August 2011 – Present
Assistant Program Director (WGCL) – March 2010 – October 2010
Producer “Eye on Indiana” – July 2009 – October 2010
Producer “Your Money with David Hays” – July 2009 – July 2010
Producer “Sports Talk with Joe Smith” – July 2009 – July 2010
Producer “Dr. Matt Andry Show” – July 2009 – July 2010
Head Board Operator - July 2009 – January 2010
Producer “In the Zone” – July 2009-October 2009
Board Operator – June 2008-July 2009
Music and Programming Intern - May 2007-August 2007 , January 2009-May 2009
- Research, develop, and execute programming that served our audience and generates sales
- Produce weekly airings of programs and live broadcasts in news/talk and music formats
- Create training materials to assist with on and off-air procedures, complete affidavits and assemble FCC quarterly reports
- Record music, voicetracks, and promotional material into Audiovault and Adobe Audition software
- Conduct interviews for on-air and website use
- Assist in management of wgclradio.com and wttsfm.com and live streams for both stations
- Host and present daily music programming
Jefferson Public Radio – Ashland, OR
Rhythm & News Music Director – November 2010 – August 2011
Host of “Open Air” – November 2010 – August 2011
- Auditioned and selected music for locally produced music programming
- Midday host for “Open Air” program
- Assisted in station membership campaigns
- Hosted live in-studio performances and interviews
WTIU-DT – Bloomington, IN
Head Schedule Director – August 2008-September 2009
Schedule Director – July 2007-August 2008
- Supervised staff responsible for on-air presentation of WTIU to South-Central Indiana
- Directed live and pre-recorded news and interstitial breaks
- Ensured quality and consistency of broadcast for WTIU’s four broadcast signals
- Developed training procedures and assisted with re-assigning responsibilities following 2009 DTV transition
Indiana Daily Student - Bloomington, IN
Writer/Columnist – May 2007-May 2008
- Wrote weekly columns and album reviews
- Compiled weekly themed lists of content to accompany columns
Volunteer Experience
WIUX-LP – Bloomington, IN
Station Manager – May 2007-May 2009
Music Director – May 2006-May 2007
DJ – August 2005-May 2009
- Transformed struggling station into an efficient student broadcast facility
- Led and mobilized over 150 students to execute on and off-air operations
- Developed WIUX’s first pledge drives which brought in over $7000 in 22 total hours
- Performed tasks within each of the station’s twelve departments before elected Station Manager
Amercian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life – New Palestine, IN
Team Captain- June 2004
- Recruited team members and led donation collection efforts
- Scheduled team members to walk in one-hour shifts in the 24-hour event
- Attended weekly meetings with event organizers to plan and schedule event proceedings and entertainment
Memberships/Panels
Judge – Bluebird Summertime Battle of the Bands 2010
Member – WIUX Alumni Advisory Board 2008-Present
Student Representative – WTIU Community Advisory Board 2008-2009
Panelist – IU Student Media Panel 2008
Member – Live from Bloomington Selection Committee 2007-2008
Panelist – CMJ Music Marathon, “Who’s the Boss” Panel 2007
Independent Projects
College Radio 101 – Industry Blog
Webmaster – March 2011 – Present
Sunny von Bunny by Ann Davis
Audio Book Voice-Over Producer – May 2010
craigshank.com – Personal Website
Webmaster – May 2009-Present
studio-louis.com – Personal Website
Webmaster – May 2009-Present
ckyshows.com – Concert Archive
Administrator – January 2003 – February 2004
Videographer – January 2003 – February 2004
Technical Skills
Radio/Television/Film Production
Adobe Audition, Adobe Soundbooth, AVID Media Composer, Audacity, Cool Edit Pro, Final Cut Pro, Pinnacle Studio 8, ProTools, Soundtrack Pro, 360 Systems Instant Replay, 360 Systems Short/Cut, AudioVault Systems, BSI Stinger, Musicmaster, ENCO systems, AVID Deko 1000, AVID Post Deko, Chyron Channelbox, Sundance Digital Fastbreak NXT Automation
Web Design/Development
HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Python, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, FTP Management Software, Macromedia Contribute, Movable Type Publishing, WordPress, Live 365, and Ando Media