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Kara Scarbrough

EDUCATION

University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida

Master of Business Administration December 2025

Master of Science in Management May 2025

Bachelor of Science in Communication Fall 2023

Focus in multimedia journalism, minor in leadership, Hicks Honors College, Summa Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida Jacksonville, Florida

Consultant Jan. 2025 - Present

Produce podcasts, short form and long form video content covering issues around local nonprofits

Communications Associate Jan. 2024 - Dec. 2025

Collaborated with the Community Foundation’s staff to identify stories in the community
Produced videos that honor award recipients that were viewed at community events
Developed key messages and details, filmed staff speaking about their work, wrote scripts and recorded voiceovers, and added B-roll, graphics, and photos from the field to create short form and long form video for social media
Supported the Finance Team with grant diligence research and processing, data clean up, and other accounting support

Storytelling Intern May 2023 - Dec. 2023

Produced videos from start to finish that covered issues around local nonprofits and produced short form content to promote their philanthropy work

UNF Spinnaker Jacksonville, Florida

TV General Manager May 2022 - Dec. 2023

Produced a live weekly news show with multiple segments and packages
Led 10-20 volunteers and content producers to produce content across 5 different shows
Managed day-to-day operations of the TV studio and the YouTube channel
Collaborated with other Spinnaker departments to provide the university community with news and entertainment while also providing a lab for media innovation for students

Creative Content Producer February 2022 - May 2022

Created and produced live and prerecorded shows for the Spinnaker TV YouTube channel

Hicks Honors College Jacksonville, Florida

Facilitator - Hicks Honors College July 2022 - Dec. 2023

Led a group of first year honors students weekly to complete a service project, supported them through their coursework and facilitated discussions from their lectures

PROJECTS

Prize for Civic Engagement Award Video 2024: Community Foundation for Northeast Florida

Lead producer

Filmed, edited, produced a video to honor the 2024 recipient for the Prize for Civic Engagement shown to several hundred people at the Community Foundation’s 60th anniversary

Forever Forward Podcast:

Audio editor and producer

Assisted the communication team in to begin their podcast, Forever Forward, by finding equipment, training staff on the recording software, helping guests acclimate to the studio and editing audio

Osprey 101: UNF Spinnaker

Director and producer

Created, produced, and edited an informational show about UNF dorms and resources
Collaborated with UNF Housing and Residence Life with a sponsorship to create student-led tours of dorms

Nest News:

Director, producer, anchor

Led 10 to 20 volunteers weekly to produce a 10 minute weekly news show for UNF students
Collaborated with the news department at UNF Spinnaker to rework stories into scripts for the show

SKILLS

Leadership, communication, problem-solving, delegation, organization, storytelling, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, OBS Studio, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Salesforce