COMM 422: Radio/Television Broadcasting Portfolio Assignment

Guidelines: The Adrian College Communication Arts & Sciences Capstone Portfolio is a digital
portfolio illustrating your professional development as a radio/and or television professional in
the COMM Arts program. You are expected to create a portfolio using WordPress, Weebly or
Wix that is multiple pages, graphically appealing and contains examples of your radio and video
production projects. A capstone project related to radio or video production will also be
completed to illustrate the specialization you are going into within the field and show your
academic and professional development. The following documents must be included in the
portfolio:

 Resume
o Illustrate leadership, public speaking and writing experience
o Professional Affiliations and career development (your courses)
 Reel
o 2-5 minutes max
o Illustrate various skill sets in broadcasting or radio
 Radio (vocal work -advertisements, hosting a show- and copy, sound
design (music))
 Broadcasting ( on air-commentary, news-, editing, production/directing)
 Have a transition using Motion for broadcast reels to show when
moving to a new section of the reel
o Capstone Project
 Reference Letters
o Ask if these can be posted if not- note they are available upon request
 Think Through Design
o Color, font and copy all communicate a message to the potential employer
o What is your brand?

Category Description Points Possible

Resume A revised resume with 10
changes made from rough
draft version
Reel  2-5 minutes 20
 Capstone project
 Illustrates at least 3
areas of profession

Reference Letters At least noted that they are 5

available on a contact page
Portfolio Design  Consistent layout on 10
each page
  Font is the same for
all headings and
sections
 Color is consistent
throughout
 Hyperlinks work
 All pages have a
purpose (no repeat
pages)
Portfolio Proofreading  No typos, spelling or 10
capitalization errors
 Captions for photos
 Documents are PDF
or JPEG so they can
be downloaded

Total: 55 points