Video producer
Resumes ID: 8869
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Location: New York, New York, United States
Zip Code:
Posted: 06.29.2023
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Job Type:
Job Category: Television, Photo, Fellowships | Scholarship | Prizes,
Objective
River Zhang is pursuing a master's degree in New & Documentary at New York University (graduate in Dec 2025). She holds a BA from New York University in Broadcast Journalism and Cinema Studies, and a minor in Anthropology.
River has lived in China, Hong Kong, Morocco, Peru, the UK, and now is based in New York. Her multilingual / multicultural / traveling experience has guided her to become a curious, thoughtful, and sensitive storyteller.
Education:
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08.11.2021 - 07.31.2025
University of Texas at Austin
Sociology
Work Experience:
06.01.2023 -
Investigative Intern
KPRC |
KPRC is an NBC affiliated and Graham Media Broadcast station.
Contributed to fact checking, FOIA requests, and research for various in-depth investigative projects
Shadowed other journalists and learned general broadcast journalism skills such as fieldwork procedure, journalistic ethics, and sourcing.
Helped adapt KPRC content marketing strategy to a younger audience
Software engineered interactive content to explain data heavy stories
12.01.2022 - 05.23.2023
FOIA Intern
The Daily Dot |
Completed FOIA requests for government agencies, corresponded with public officials for information, and wrote professional level news articles for The Daily Dot, a professional news organization specializing in internet culture.
Learned vital journalism skills throughout the internship such as SEO analytics, sourcing, and interviewing.
08.10.2022 - 11.30.2022
Associate opinion editor
The Daily Texan |
Worked as an opinion associate editor, focusing on managing, editing and producing columnist content on a daily basis, as well as completing original content such as editorial board stories.
08.10.2022 - 11.30.2022
Videographer
The Daily Texan |
Pitched, edited, produced and created video content for the Daily Texan Video department.
Practiced skills such as shooting video footage, organizing and contacting sources, and delivering professional level content on a bi-weekly basis.
Skills:
Photography and photo editing skills: 7 years of DSLR camera experience (Canon, Sony, Nikon); proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
TV Production: Broadcast video production, experience in live studio as media video operator and teleprompter.
Audio/podcasting: Proficient in Descript and Adobe Audition, familiar with iZotope and Pro Tools.
Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel).
Research and writing Skills: Hard news and feature writings; research articles.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (Fluent), Spanish (Beginner)
Occupations:
Video Journalist/Videographer