JACKSON DILL
Aspiring Broadcast Meteorologist
Jackson Dill is an undergraduate student pursing a Bachelor's degree in Meteorology and Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Mathematics at the University of Miami. He has a wide range of experience from currently holding executive board positions at the school's award-winning cable channel to formerly managing all social media platforms for the Hurricane Tracker app. He was also the Head of Content and Social Media at WeatherOptics. Jackson aims to become a broadcast meteorologist following college.
MY EXPERIENCE
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ASSISTANT STATION MANAGER, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
May 2020 - Present
Supports the Station Manager in all roles and production-related tasks
Serves as the Treasurer with regard to the Student Activity Fee Allocation Committee and the Committee on Student Organizations
Attends meetings and events in place of the Station Manager, if needed
PRESIDENT’S 100 TOUR GUIDE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
January 2020 - Present
Provides weekly campus tours to prospective students and their families to aid in making college decisions
Assists the office with special events for potential students
FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, CANESCAST, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
August 2019 - Present
Manages all members and elements of the show to produce professional and useful content for the school
Teaches on-air talent and production team how to make weather graphics and to edit video
WEATHER ANCHOR, NEWSVISION, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
January 2019 - Present
Presents weather forecasts both locally and nationally live during the weekly, evening newscast
Prepares all weather graphics and is responsible for crafting various packages
SUPERVISOR, NEW CANAAN FIELD CLUB
May 2017 - Present
Oversees all lifeguards to ensure the staff is on task and is performing their necessary duties
Ensures safety of all staff and lifeguards by following COVID-19 safety guidelines
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI TELEVISION
May 2019 - May 2020
Generated all social media content on Instagram and Facebook to promote channel and its shows
Advertised upcoming events to increase growth in members and to gain interests
Coordinated with all shows to create a uniform and active presence across the station
HEAD OF CONTENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WEATHEROPTICS
September 2017 - December 2019
Plans all articles and content on company’s website and social media accounts to update the thousands of users with the latest weather information
Writes weather forecast articles a few times per week remotely while at college to ensure that there is at least one articles published each day
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL MEDIA, HURRICANE TRACKER APP
August 2017 - November 2019
Maintained all social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to keep the public updated on tropical activity
Composed tropical weather discussions occasionally to users to provide more detailed information on storms
ARTICLES
JACKSON'S WEATHER
Jackson's Weather was Jackson's forecasting website he developed in high school to showcase his own forecasts for free to the southwestern Connecticut area, which is where he is from.
VIDEOS
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