Morgan-Rae Ciani 

[Talent/Writer/Producer/Editor] 

[732-889-6279]  |  [mciani44@gmail.com]   |  [1237 Eatontown Blvd Oceanport, NJ 07757]  

 

 

 

Summary 

 

I earned my degree in Journalism and Media Studies, as well as my minor in Digital Communication Information and Media (DCIM) at Rutger's University. I am very confident in my abilities in supervising, writing news articles, interviewing, editing print, film editing, public speaking, script writing, on camera speaking, and working with various social media platforms. I'm a very hard and diligent worker, and an overall outgoing and friendly person. Currently I am a reporter and Editorial Assistant for The Ocean Star Newspaper where I take on numerous roles such as formatting obits, letters to the editor, and other things of that nature; report weekly for the borough of Mantoloking; and manage our Production Day every week. During my last 2 years in college I balanced three part time jobs as well as being a full time student taking 18 credits a semester, and can guarantee I am impeccable with time management. I worked hard to help start a news program at my high school, that is still up and thriving today. I was a contributor for free for an online student newspaper called Uloop, where I was promoted to the editor for the Rutger's Uloop contributors. I was the host of a Rutger's Television (RU-Tv) news program called "Paint the Town Scarlet" where I was able to put many of my abilities to work. I have a strong passion for writing, reading, music and entertainment and wish to work in a field that allows me to put those passions to work. I have many goals and objectives for my career, and I believe that my bubbly and outgoing personality combined with my hard work ethics would make me the perfect fit for any publishing, news or media corporation that will help me achieve those goals.

 

 

Experience

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The Ocean Star – Editorial Assistant/Reporter                                                                                                   April 2016 - Current

• Reporting Local News

• Reporting on Local Artists

• Formatting/Proofing Letters to the Editor, Obits, Worship Section, Events Section

• Management of Production Day (I.e. preparing the paper for print)

• Formatting Weekly Paper for Website

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Fox News - Intern                                                                                                                                          February 2016 - April 2016

• Archiving Footage

• Routing REMs 

• Finding/Editing/Cutting VO/SOTS 

• Script Writing 

• Ingesting Working Graphics

 

RU-TV - Segment Producer                                                                                                                           November 2015 - May 2016  

• Research assigned segment ideas  

• Assign Script  

• Assign Crew  

• Oversee Editing Process  

• Link between Upper Management and basic crew  

• Liaise with contacts  

 

RU-TV - Production Crew                                                                                                                                   August 2015 - May 2016  

• Script writing  

• Researching Possible Events/Show Concepts  

• Audio Technician for "Wake Up Rutgers" News Program  

• Producer's Assistant for "Wake Up Rutgers"  

• Character Generator for "Wake Up Rutgers"  

• Floor Manager for "Wake Up Rutgers"  

 

RU-TV "Paint the Town Scarlet" segment- Host                                                                                        June 2015 – December 2015  

• Going on scene to Rutgers’s events with Producer and Camera Crew  

• Interview Students/Participants/Event Organizers  

• Interview Instructors/Special Guests/Key Speakers/Celebrity/etc.  

 

Uloop News-    Editor & Contributor, Uloop                                                                                                       October 2014 - May 2016  

• Write articles and attach picture of relevance.   

• Recruiting  

• Reviewing and Revising Contributor's articles  

• Research Possible Topics  

 

BCM Irrigation- Secretary                                                                                                                                 February 2002 - April 2016 

• Scheduling 

• Banking/QuickBooks 

• Billing 

• Mailing 

• Liaise between customers and management 

 

RU TV- Master Control, Rutgers Television Network                                                                                        April 2015 – August 2015  

• TV Scheduling for Rutgers Channels using HyperCaster  

• Routing  

• Routing Troubleshooting  

 

Blue Devil News- Anchor/Co-Producer/Creator/Reporter, Shore Regional High School                           January 2012 - May 2012  

• Co-Founder of Blue Devil News 

• Found and researched news within the school 

• Interviewed peers  

• Reported news  

• Script Writing 

 

 

Education 

 

Shore Regional High School                            High School Diploma                                                               September 2008 - June 2012  

W.Long Branch, NJ  

  

East Carolina University                                         N/A                                                                                            August 2012 - May 2014  

Greenville, NC  

  

Rutgers University                               BA in Journalism and Media Studies                                                     September 2014 - May 2016 

New Brunswick, NJ                              Minor in Digital Communication, Information, and Media 

 

 

Awards 

 

Dean's List                                          Rutgers University                                                                                                                Fall 2015 

 

 

Skills and Abilities 

 

• Microsoft Office   

• Video Editing Software- Final Cut Pro & Adobe Premiere  

• HyperCaster  

• TriCaster  

• QuickBooks 

• Quark