Reporter
Resumes ID: 5506
Resumes Views: 11
Location: Millburn, New Jersey, United States
Zip Code: 07041
Posted: 08.21.2021
Updated:
Job Type:
Job Category: Online | New Media, Magazines, Fellowships | Scholarship | Prizes, Publishing,
Objective
Tenacious student journalist who enjoys challenges and finding creative solutions. Implemented a digital multimedia transformation as Features Editor for
The Varsity by producing our first ever award-winning digital magazines and handbook. Seeking to apply for digital and multimedia positions.
Education:
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09.07.2018 - 05.22.2021
University of Toronto
International Relations and Book & Media Studies
Work Experience:
05.01.2021 -
Managing Online Editor
The Varsity |
•Leading team of web developers in producing innovative multimedia content
•Content editor and producer for all social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
•Project manager for long-term projects including digital handbook and magazines
05.10.2021 - 08.04.2021
Digital Intern
Broadview Magazine |
•Writing and pitching top-performing articles that helped achieve highest monthly page views in the website’s history
•Monitoring wires and filing breaking news articles in a day
•Developing new social media and multimedia strategies to increase audience engagement
•Boosting Instagram presence by reaching 96.6% more accounts than months prior to my internship
09.01.2019 - 04.30.2021
Features Editor
The Varsity |
•Managed a top award-winning section by assembling pitch lists, coordinating visual layouts, and editing articles
•Part of a team of editors that broke The Varsity’s record to hit 1 million annual unique page views
•Edited multiple award-winning and nominated investigations into systemic issues at U of T
•Developed the first digital handbook guide for first-year U of T students
09.01.2019 - 04.30.2021
Magazine Editor
The Varsity |
•Spearheaded The Varsity’s first nationally award-winning multimedia digital magazine without funding
•Managed a team of designers, visual editors, copy editors, web developers, and contributors through weekly and daily check-ins
•Edited and designed multiple nationally award-nominated multimedia articles
05.01.2020 -
U of T Chapter President
Canadian Journalists of Colour |
•Arranged freelance opportunities and advice for journalists of colour at U of T
•Mentored students interested in beginning journalism career or navigating the industry
06.04.2021 -
News Innovation Fellow
The Green Line |
•Designing multimedia news-delivery formats for social media platforms to attract younger audiences
•Reporting written articles with video, photo, and audio components and filing follow-up stories to breaking news in under a day
Total Years Experience:
3 years
Skills:
Intensive research and quick transcription turnover; proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro, InCopy, InDesign, and WordPress
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (Native Basic Proficiency), Spanish (Conversational Proficiency)
Desired Salary:
$30,000.00
Occupations:
Digital Content Producer/Editor, Editor-Features, Freelance Writer, Intern, Multimedia Specialist/Multimedia Digital Journalist, Project Manager, Reporter-Digital, Reporter-Feature Writer, Reporter-General, Social Media Content Editor, Social Media Manager