Experience
Jackson Citizen Patriot
Jackson, Michigan, www.mlive.com/citpat
- Multimedia specialist, Jan. – Dec. 2008
- Conceived, designed and created local entertainment portal website at JacksonPop.com.
- Develop and execute projects related to the Web and multimedia. Advise management staff on new media issues.
- Shoot video and still photographs for print and online features, edit video and audio, assemble audio slideshows.
Michigan Press Photographers Association
- Webmaster, Jan. 2008 – present
- Oversee all aspects of the organization’s Web presence, mppa.org
Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine
Traverse City, Michigan, www.mynorth.com
- Photography intern, May – Aug. 2007; May – Aug. 2005
- Photographed assignments for summer travel insert.
- Independently planned and completed photographic coverage.
- Assisted staff photographer on portrait, architecture, product and food shoots.
The State News
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, www.statenews.com
- Print/Web production, Jan. – April 2007; Aug. – Dec. 2007
- Prepared print edition pages for press; maintained Web site with current news content.
- Last to review copy before sending pages to press.
- Photo editor, Aug. – Dec. 2006
- Planned and directed photographic coverage while working closely with news desk editors.
- Coordinated a staff of seven photographers; ran daily photo desk meetings.
- Selected, toned and prepared images for press. Edited photo captions.
- Staff photographer, Aug. 2005 – May 2006
- Covered Big Ten sports, campus and city events, features and special projects.
Environmental Journalism Magazine
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, www.ejmagazine.com
- Contributing writer and photographer, Aug. 2003 – May 2005
- Generated, wrote and photographed stories on issues related to the environment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism, Dec. 2007
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, Dec. 2007
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Specialization in Asian Studies (including two years of Chinese language study)
Skills
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- Experience editing audio, video, and photos for deadline multimedia projects. Excellent working knowledge of industry-standard multimedia tools and software, including digital photography equipment, HD video cameras, solid-state field audio recorders, Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite applications.
- Excellent knowledge of XHTML/CSS Web design, Web standards and accessibility, templating for many popular content management systems (including Wordpress, Textpattern, Movable Type). Expanding knowledge of DOM scripting techniques and PHP.
- Intermediate French and basic Chinese language skills.
Awards
- William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards, 2006
- 10th place: feature writing
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
International Communication Division, Newswriting Contest, 2006
- Third place: international news story
References
*References available on request.