Jacob Hassebrock
Media Production Specialist
Port Orchard, Washington USAAbout
I am a media production specialist with experience in multiple facets of sports media. I have worked on broadcast crews for multiple sports, announced for live broadcasts, and written magazine, newspaper, and digital articles about sports. If it's sports media, I'm here for it.
Experience
Reporter
Apr 2024 - Present
The Daily Record is a daily newspaper publication that serves Ellensburg, Washington and the greater Kittitas county area. Duties as a reporter include news gathering and reporting, research, interviewing, AP style writing, photography, photo editing, and collaborating with editorial team.
Parking Host
Jun 2023 - Jan 2024
As a Parking host at Disney World's most popular park, the Magic Kingdom, I provided Disney's world-class customer service to the high volume of guests I interacted with on a daily basis. Responsibilities included directing traffic, crowd management, public speaking, driving trams, and knowledge of park operations.
Podcast Producer/Host
May 2023 - Present
Every Word Is Gross is a small podcast created by a small group of friends. As a producer and host, I pitch ideas, prep segments, write scripts/outlines, operate recording equipment, edit sound files, manage digital assets, engage with audiences via social media, write internet copy, and perform on-mic.
Associate Editor
Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
PULSE Magazine is a fully student-operated lifestyle magazine production at Central Washington University. In the Associate Editor role, I performed leadership duties for the staff in addition to writing and editing articles. Duties included pitching story ideas, writing content for print and digital formats, AP style copy editing, content editing,
Education
Media and Journalism
- Bachelor of Arts
Sep 2017 - Jun 2023