Elaine Tamboia

I am a Media Studies major with a minor in Journalism. I enjoy directing, producing, editing, graphic design and I have a keen eye for trends. 5 years of experience in social media and live broadcast production, specializing in Sports Broadcasting and Media.

My Skills

  • I have 4 years of professional communication skills. I have done everything from making calls to companies to gets quotes to emailing other schools to compare contracts.

  • I have always been someone who takes to leadership positions quickly. dating back to being a kid in Student Council, I was always president. My senior year of high school I ran the daily show, The Dover Daily. And since I have arrived at college, I have been in charge of the Athletics Instagram.

  • I have successfully juggled a job, internship and 6 or more classes nearly every semester at Purchase. I rarely have a few hours free yet, I consitently manage to maintain all A’s am on track to graduate a year early with a Bachelors Degree in Media Studies with a Minor in Journalism.

  • Working for an D3 athletics department at an arts college means, working with a lot of people who aren’t interested in sports. Along with that theres lack of funds and other issues that come up constantly, even game times change on the fly.

    However, it also means you meet and work with a lot of people. Those who enjoy the sports on campus want to be involved and I am more than happy to work with them.

  • I have been making videos and editing since I was a child. Professionally, I have nearly 6 years of video and media production experience.

    In high school, I produced and sometimes edited livestreams. In college, I help run the livestreams along with creating video content for the Purchase College Athletics social media pages. (Videos I have worked on can be found under the Purchase Athletics tab in work.)

    I have used programs such as; Adobe, Final cut, Capcut, Blackmagic and Hudl.

  • I have 5 years of semi-professional graphic design experience. And 5 years of social media experience.

    From high school to college, I have worked on a multitude of social media accounts. I have held two internships revolving around managing social media accounts and 2 jobs, one paid, one unpaid involving the same.

    I have used programs such as; Adobe, Canva and Boxoutsports.

    I have used apps such as:

    • Instagram

    • Tiktok

    • Snapchat

    • Twitter (X)

    • Pintrest

    • Facebook

    • Youtube

  • I have taken two classes exploring my love of podcasting and voice over.

    I recently created a 4 episode podcast for a class called The Gaming Globe which featured numerous gamers around the globe. (The series is linked in my personal creations tab, under work.)

  • Writing is a strong passion of mine, in high school I was fortunate enough to participate in the advanced writing classes such as College writing and APLANG.

    In college, my writing has continued through my Journalism minor and my weekly stories featured on the Purchase College website.

  • I have 5 years professional experience with both video and still image cameras. I have grown up with a camera in my hand and have used everything from Sony or Canon to an old Brownie.

    I have worked with cameras in professional studios and on minor film sets.