Ashley Porter
561.714.3286
ashley@porterarchitects.com
SUMMARY
A creative and compassionate educator and award-winning multimedia journalist who believes in helping students develop media literacy skills and succeed as impactful, innovative video storytellers.
EXPERIENCE
Digital Media Production Teacher, Pine Crest School
Fort Lauderdale, FL • 2015-present
• Teach middle and high school students about introductory and advanced broadcast journalism and film production concepts
• Design and implement Middle and Upper School video production curriculum that encompasses pre-production, production, editing, multi-platform distribution, and media literacy
• Facilitate live news and sports broadcasts for students in grades five-12
• Develop creative, project-based assessments, differentiated learning strategies, and situated learning opportunities
• Lead program partnership with PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, which has resulted in regional and national exposure for student journalists
• Oversee award-winning competition teams at Student Television Network and All-American High School Film Festival
• Produce video stories and anchor broadcasts that are shared by the school and used as marketing tools
• Doubled enrollment in Middle School broadcasting program in one school year
Multimedia Journalist/Reporter, The List
West Palm Beach, FL/Denver, CO • 2013-2015
• Pitched and coordinated story ideas and reported on-camera and on social media daily for a nationally syndicated entertainment show
• Built local production bureaus in multiple cities from the ground up, taking on leadership roles for two show launches
• Researched local communities and developed professional relationships to develop custom storytelling strategies for each designated market area
Multimedia Journalist/Reporter, WTSP-TV
Tampa, FL • 2011-2013
• Enterprised, wrote, shot, edited, and fronted stories live daily on deadline
• Reported nationally for CBS Evening News, CBS Radio, and Gannett affiliates on breaking news stories
• Built trust and relationships in a short period of time that led to several exclusive interviews
Video Journalist/Reporter, News 8 Austin (now known as Spectrum News Austin)
Austin/Round Rock, TX • 2009-2011
• Managed a news bureau, coordinating daily news coverage across a large portion of the station’s coverage area
• Promoted after six months to Austin city reporter
Writer, WHDH-TV/WLVI-TV
Boston, MA • 2008
• Developed newsgathering and fact checking skills while writing and editing breaking stories under deadline for NBC and CW stations
EDUCATION
Master of Education, Curriculum and Instruction
Concentration: Instructional Technology
University of South Florida • Tampa, FL
• Graduated with a 4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Science, Broadcast Journalism
Emerson College • Boston, MA
• Graduated Cum Laude
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Teachers Teaching Teachers Conference
Fort Lauderdale, FL • August 15, 2017
• Session Topic: Strategies and tools to integrate video production into academic instruction and project-based assessments
Student Television Network National Convention
Anaheim, CA • March 30, 2017
• Session Topics: How to create innovative, timely stories for student broadcasts
Student Television Network National Convention
Anaheim, CA • March 30, 2017
• Session Topics: Leveraging social media to motivate audiences to engage with student broadcasts
Innovation Institute
Fort Lauderdale, FL • June 10, 2016
• Session Topic: Interdisciplinary approaches and mobile tools for video production
AWARDS
Florida Associated Press Broadcasters • 2014
• Winner, Best Mobile Journalist
Emmy Award Suncoast Region • 2012
• Winner, Video Journalist
Emmy Award Suncoast Region • 2012
• Nominee, Sports Reporting