Objective

“I want to work in an environment that puts a premium on helping its audience understand the world by delivering the information it needs on the platforms it wants.”

Multimedia skills

Non-linear video & sound editing
Final Cut Pro, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Audacity
Web coding & design
xHTML 1.0 Strict, Cascading Style Sheets
Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash
Desktop publishing & design
Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator

Education

  • Master of Art, Journalism and Mass Communication
  • The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, May 2008
  • 2007 winner, Dorothy Rubenstein Award and the Paul Conrad Scholarship
  • 2008 winner, Shafer Family Trust and A.W. Lee scholarships

Media experience

  • Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Online Editing Intern
  • The Tampa Tribue and TBO.com, Tampa, Florida
  • June 2008-August 2008
    • Site design and coding for online special reports
    • Production of multimedia elements to accompany the Web versions of A1 and other stories
  • Teaching Assistant
  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • August 2006-May 2008
    • Instruct undergraduates in class and individually in Online Journalism, Convergence Journalism, Visual Storytelling, Television News Workshop, and Publication Design Workshop.
    • Lead students in Joolma- and Wordpress-based Caucus on the Cob, student-produced online coverage of the 2008 Iowa Presidential Caucuses.
    • Teach students to use Apple Final Cut Pro and GarageBand; Adobe InDesign and Dreamweaver; Joomla, Blogger and WordPress content management systems to produce and package nonlinear and multimedia stories.
  • Assistant Producer
  • Iowa Public Radio, Iowa City, Iowa
  • November 2007-May 2008
    • Assist with show preparation by researching, interviewing and editing audio for live, state-wide call-in show
    • Edit shows, billboards and promos for The Exchange and Java Blend.
    • Wrangle in-studio and call-in guests and callers for live public radio talk show.
    • Record, edit, distribute and archive Iowa Public Radio programming.
  • Contributor
  • Brijit, Washington, D.C.
  • October 2007-February 2008
    • Distill a variety of media into 100-word abstracts
  • Web editor/Writier
  • Faith without Frontiers: Islam in Iowa, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • January 2007-May 2007
    • Designed, built and edited the project's online version
    • Taught graduate students Final Cut Pro to produce video for the Web site
  • Owner
  • Scenester Credentials, Iowa City, Iowa
  • May 2000-Present
    • Plan and promote compact disc and record releases for independent record label
    • Write copy and lay out advertisements, record covers and inserts using Adobe InDesign
    • Build and maintain standards-compliant Web site using hand coding and Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Volunteer
  • NLTV, North Liberty, Iowa
  • June 1998-September 2006
    • Provide video coverage of events for public, government and educational access channel
    • Use digital video cameras and Adobe Premiere non-linear editing platform to produce programming
    • Assist with lay out and copy editing of seasonal program brochure using Adobe InDesign
    • Redesigned and built Web site for the city’s public library using Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Contributing Writer
  • North Liberty Leader, Solon, Iowa
  • January 2005-September 2006
    • Responsible for covering several public boards for weekly small town newspaper
    • Generate story ideas and write additional articles of audience interest
  • Freelance Videographer
  • July 2002-August 2006
    • Operate analog and digital video equipment for live and taped telecasts
    • Shoot, edit and package DVDs
  • Broadcaster/Coordinator
  • ICFR 88.7 FM, Iowa City, Iowa
  • August 1997-December 2001
    • Acquired and maintained audio and broadcasting equipment for unlicensed 10-watt radio station
    • Recruited, oriented and scheduled broadcasters
    • Produced live weekly radio music program
  • Publisher/Editor
  • Grub, Iowa City, Iowa
  • March 1999-August 2001
    • Wrote, edited and published recipes and articles in a food-themed zine
    • Coordinated and edited contributed writing
    • Was nominated for inclusion in The Zine Yearbook, a collection of the year's best zine writing
  • Writer/Humor Editor
  • The Little Hawk, Iowa City, Iowa
  • August 1996-May 1998

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