Jourdan Aquino

(510) 367-6441, jaquino1030@gmail.com

Summary:
● I’m a Graphics Producer / Production Assistant at Turner Sports / NBA TV, who can font graphics,
lower thirds and fullscreens, edit and produce video and audio, as well as write on-camera reads
and voice overs. I can also do occasional on-camera work like anchoring and stand-ups.

Experience:
● Turner Sports / NBA TV (March 2018 - Present), Graphics Producer / Production Assistant -
responsible for fonting & producing graphics for shows like NBA GameTime, The Starters, NCAA
March Madness and MLB on TBS Postseason Shows; also responsible for producing VOs and
SOTs, as well as NBA TV’s daily top-of-the-hour news updates; can also be the Lead PA or Score
Bug PA for live TNT NBA games; Lead Graphics Producer for TNT’s 2021 NBA Playoff games,
including Games 1, 2, 5 & 7 of the 2021 East Semifinals between the Bucks/Nets and the entire
2021 Eastern Conference Finals between the Hawks/Bucks
● NBC Sports Bay Area & California (March 2014 - Feb. 2018), News Production Assistant -
responsible for fonting graphics/fullscreens for shows like SportsTalk Live, SportsNet Central, and
Pre & Postgame shows for San Francisco Giants, 49ers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento
Kings, Oakland A’s, and San Jose Sharks; help write and produce scripts and highlights for our
various shows and segments; stage manager experience with our on-remote pre and postgame
shows; responsible for managing and operating the daily news ticker on NBC Sports Bay Area &
California programming; and was a “runner” during our coverage of the Giants 2014
championship parade
● CSN Bay Area & California (Sept. 2013 - Jan. 2014), Intern, News Duties - responsible for
logging and locating games, B-Roll, packages, and soundbytes for the editors and producers;
responsible for printing and organizing scripts for the talent; shadowed the editors on how they
cut and write their highlights; observed the control room during their half hour broadcast of
SportsNet Central; and anchored one block of a mock show of SportsNet Central
● Urban Knights Radio (Jan. - Aug. 2013), Co-Production Director & Radio Jockey - produced
and edited audio promos, liners, VOs, & bumpers for Academy of Art University’s online radio
station http://www.urbanknightsradio.com/; shot and edited original video content for the station;
and hosted & jockeyed numerous full-hour and 2-hour music blocks, ranging from Hip-Hop, R&B,
& Top-40 Hits.

Education:
● B.A. in Multimedia Communications, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA. Began major
in September 2010, graduated in December 2013

Training:

● Long Form Radio/Podcast Production - Produced, edited, and voiced an entire half-hour
sports podcast called The Lakers Circle using Adobe Audition, and created promos and bumpers
for podcast.
 ● Sports Play-by-Play & Sports Reporting - Commentated and called a live San Francisco
Giants and 49ers game from the stands, recorded basketball, football, baseball, & soccer
play-by-play, provided a pre-game scene-setter of the two competing teams from NBA & NHL,
and anchored a highlight package.
● Media Station Management - produced bumpers and promos for Academy of Art’s Urban
Knights Radio, edited original video content for the station, and radio jockeyed numerous full-hour
to 2-hour music blocks
● Multimedia Journalism - Produced and edited local news packages for Academy of Art’s
half-hour broadcast K-Art News, compiled plenty of B-roll using a professional video journalist
camera and mic kit, and wrote scripts and rundowns
● The Newscast - Formulated packages for Academy of Art’s half-hour newscast called K-Art
News, wrote content and anchored for the different segments of the newscast.

Skills:
● Mac & Windows Platform
● Avid iNews & Interplay Assist
● Final Cut Pro 7
● Basic skills in Adobe Audition, Photoshop, & Media Encoder
● MPEG Streamclip
● Microsoft Word, Powerpoint & Outlook
● Basic skills in shooting and editing

Reel & Past Work:

References:
● John Giacomo - Coordinating Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area & California, (415) 615-4637
● Pavlos Rozis - Producer at NBC Sports Bay Area & California, (510) 566-3758
● Matty Staudt - Instructor at Academy of Art University, Radio Manager of Urban Knights Radio &
the Host/Co-Founder of the podcast Your Straight Male Friend, (415) 618-3573,
matty@straightmalefriend.com
● Michelle Kennedy - Instructor at Academy of Art University & a former reporter/anchor at
KRON-TV & KTXL-TV, (415) 871-4875, mkennedy2376@hotmail.com