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Dana Mathura
10929 125th Street
Jamaica, New York United States

Phone: 7186889538
Email: dana.mathura@gmail.com
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Reporter


Resumes ID: 10774
Resumes Views: 8
Location: Queens, New York, United States
Zip Code: 11420
Posted: 07.06.2025
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Job Type:
Job Category: Television,

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With seven years of professional experience spanning print, digital and broadcast journalism, I am looking to bring my expertise to a reporter position.  

Education:

08.25.2017 - 06.03.2019
Baruch College
Communication Studies

08.16.2021 - 05.18.2022
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Journalism


Work Experience:

12.01.2020 -
Writer
Brown Girl Magazine |
Freelance journalist covering digital stories about South Asian and Caribbean culture

08.15.2022 -
Producer
Spectrum News NY1 |
Writing, copyediting, fact-checking, video editing and building graphics to deliver the news Creating, organizing and timing show rundowns for the viewer’s engagement Multi-tasking between live and taped segments and shows Booking and producing guest segments; special focus on climate, health and general news Pitching diverse and unique stories; collaborating on day-to-day editorial decisions Delivering top-notch, accurate and must-know stories that inform and empower the public

08.01.2020 - 08.24.2021
Communications Associate
Chhaya |
Managed press relations and all aspects of internal and external communications for a team of 15 at this nonprofit dedicated to housing and economic justice for low-income South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans Operated six social media channels simultaneously and a WordPress website to boost reach Started an organizational editorial/social media calendar and tracked analytics Wrote press releases and a monthly newsletter about the organization’s impact and available community resources during the COVID-19 pandemic Represented the organization at community events, like rallies and vigils, by photographing, recording and addressing the community through speeches Selected to deliver an end of term presentation to the AmeriCorps’ graduating class and leaders of the New York Immigration Council Assisted the development team with outreach, tabulated donations and drafted requests for proposal and grant applications to raise over $100,000 in funding

08.01.2018 - 03.01.2019
News and Feature Multimedia Journalist
Caribbean American Weekly and The Immigrant’s Journal |
Worked as the lead multimedia journalist on radio broadcast and across three digital and print publications covering New York City’s politics, immigration, labor unions, healthcare industry and the Caribbean diaspora Pitched and contributed at least two 500 word stories on a weekly basis with original photos and on-the-ground reporting


Total Years Experience:

7 years

Skills:

Audio and Video: Editing and production using Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere Pro and Dalet

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T8i and Canon XF400 

Web: WordPress, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Twitter/X Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube

Desired Salary:

$97,000.00

Occupations:

Producer-Assistant/Associate



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