I almost forgot what earning a paycheck was like!

Well Bloggers,
Once again..the last few weeks were hectic. I worked my first freelance gig in Los Angeles, California. I was the "spokesperson" for Yebol, the internet search engine I told you about before. I learned more than I could ever imagine. Taping a commercial could not be any more different than what I thought it would be. I'm so used to live television (you only get one chance to get it right). We took all day to do the shoot. The producer and the rest of the crew were amazing, and SO fun to work with! I of course am my own worst critic and have already picked out a million things I can improve on. I've also enlisted some help from a producer working with major corporations. So far, so good. I'd love to book more freelance gigs, it was great getting paid just for having fun. It was nerve wrecking and unusual for me to have to memorize lines, and I'm sure that came across to the director. I really give people credit now who do this for a living. Of course I miss reporting and live television, so the job search must continue! Until then..
Stay tuned!
-J

California here I come!

Hello bloggers! Good news, I got the free lance commercial in Los Angeles! So I'm heading to California tomorrow, checking into a hotel and getting to work. It's not exactly news, but I'm happy to put more on air experience on my resume tape to send out. Since I'm a total multi-tasker I've also set up some interviews in San Diego for next week as well. I'll be meeting with Bruce Patch of CBS 8 San Diego and Irv Kass , old VP/News Director of NBC San Diego. Meeting those two people are really what I am most excited about. Growing up in southern California I always dreamed of working at stations like those. I'd love to be a little fish in that giant pond. First and foremost, I'm focusing on this shoot on Saturday. As I sit in bed, with my pineapple cocconut icecream reading scripts over and over again, I can't help but think of all the ways to take full advantage of my experiences in the next week. I'll blog and post pictures about beautiful Hollywood once I'm there, feel free to contact me with advice, or if you'll be in the area!
Stay tuned--
Jess

Ready...set...Graduate!

Well..time flies when you graduate and don't have a job! Looks like I have a lot of catching up to do. I graduated from college! I have now joined the millions of people trying to find jobs in today's economy. Am I a little nervous? Yes. Am I discouraged? No way! It's a really exciting time for me. After graduating from the University of Missouri School of Journalism (broadcast), I was at a crossroads. I had a job offer in the Midwest, and things could have easily been planned out for me. But then there was another direction....uncertainty. For the past ten years I had been playing the "what if" game with myself. What if I graduated and moved somewhere strange and started over? What if I move somewhere strange, and started a new adventure?..Well, the "what if's" won. I did it. My goal was to move to California, however that was not as easy as I thought. So I posted up in the desert, also known as Scottsdale, Arizona. I've been here for about seven weeks now. I love it.
I've started sending out resumes everywhere west of Colorado. I am ready to work and dedicate myself to something. In fact, I've made some progress. I find out Monday if I landed a freelancing job in Los Angeles! It's a small gig, but a step in the right direction. Now that I've semi-settled in, I'm ready to market myself as a journalist. So from now on this blog will be my journey to finding a job. I'll keep you posted on where I'm applying, who I'm keeping in contact with, my hopes and dreams..blablabla. Haha but this will be experimental. I hope to start "vlogging" (video blogging for you amatures out there) this week as well. Who knows, maybe one of you out there in cyber space has a connection, or vise versa! In the mean time check out my website and let me know what your think! Anyways, sorry it's been too long since I've updated, but I'm back on track now..so stay tuned!