Isabella Calissi
Resume

Resume

Experience

CBC Summer Scholarship (Previously ‘The Donaldson’) Summer Scholar                  

May – August 2025 // Toronto, Ontario // Whitehorse, Yukon

  • Received training courses for working at CBC, including in how to use Dalet, iNews, Polopoly, and Media Central
  • Worked as an associate-producer for The Current, for two months
  • Pitched, researched, chased, collected streeters, conducted pre-interviews, wrote scripts and BG for The Current. 
  • Currently working as an associate producer for CBC Whitehorse for two months. 
  •  Pitching, writing, chasing, conducting interviews, filing for radio, web, and TV. 

City News Radio & Digital – Intern 

October – November 2024 // Vancouver, B.C.

  • Researched and pitched original stories for radio and digital as well as general copy. 
  • Conducted phone interviews and recorded + edited through Burli.  
  • Wrote 3-version scripts for Deskers to read on-air with clips. 
  • Wrote my pitched radio stories for digital. 
  • Conducted streeters using Hindenburg

LINK Magazine – Freelance Contributor                       

2023 – 2025 / Burnaby B.C. 

  • Regularly contributed a mix of articles and photos to BCIT’s student magazine. 
  • Independently research, and contacts subjects for articles and photoshoots. 
  • Uses Microsoft Word during a three-step editing process before publication. 

Film – Various Positions 

2021 – 2025 / Vancouver, B.C.

  • Experience in over 13 productions, including student films, documentaries, music videos, proof of concepts, and YouTube series.
  • On set I’ve been an Assistant Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Audio Mixer, and Grip/Gaffer. 
  • In post-production I’ve been a Picture, Colour, and Sound Editor. 

Filmography

  • “Swing Wars”  –  Concept Film – Art Department PA/1st AC
  • “Let’s Play a Game” – Concept Film – 1st AC
  • “Grizzly Bears” – Student Film – Director of Photography 
  • “Sacred Darling” – Student Film – Production Designer 
  • “Happy Christmas” – Student Film – Production Designer 
  • “V-Real” – Student Film – Sound Recorder/Post Sound Designer https://youtu.be/V9COYDoPBm0
  • “Mattress House” – Student Film – Grip/Gaffer
  • “The Death of Otis” – Student Film – Grip/Gaffer https://vimeo.com/825656978 (Password: SaveOtis)
  • “Arlo” – Student Film – Assistant Director 
  • “Doubt” – Music Video – Assistant Director/Producer https://youtu.be/Kb3zCeEU9-4 
  • “The Woods” – Music Video – Assistant Director 
  • “Don’t Do Crack” – Run and Gun Short – Writer/Editor/BTS Photographer https://youtu.be/FB3Y9msYVLU 
  • “Yolanda The Goddess” – Web Series – Assistant Director 

Education

Infocus Film School – Diploma in Film Production 2021 – 2022 / Vancouver, BC

BCIT – Diploma in Broadcast and Online Journalism 2023 – 2025 / Burnaby, BC

Skills

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (5+ Years)
  • Adobe Audition (4+ Years)
  • Adobe Photoshop (5+ Years)
  • Adobe Lightroom (4+ Years)
  • Microsoft Office (10+ Years)
  • Google Suite (10+ Years)
  • Photography (5+ Years)
  • Videography (5+ Years)
  • Audio Capture + Design (5+ Years)
  • Burli (2+ Years)
  • Inception
  • WordPress (2+ Years)
  • Dalet 
  • iNews 
  • Polopoly 
  • Media Central
  • Hindenburg
  • Copy Writing and News Writing (2+ Years)
  • Multimedia Research + Design
  • Troubleshooting skills

Awards

  • The 2024 Alexis Mazurin Award for my short radio documentary on the owner of Big Bro’s Barbershop.
  • The New Country 93.7 JRFM and 100.5 PEAK Award for being the top student in my first-year BCIT class. 
  • The BCIT Foundation Scholarship for achievement
  • BCIT Broadcast & Online Journalism Academic Award – Certificate for achieving the highest average in my graduating class.
  • British Columbia Association of Broadcasters graduation award 

*References available upon request