Lauren Cohen
New York, NY 10002
E-mail: ********@****.***
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Madison
May 2010
Bachelor of Arts Journalism and Mass Communication GPA 3.3/4.0
WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
http://laurenbethcohen.com
August 2010
. Created an online portfolio featuring writing samples and video work,
wrote html and javascript
INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATION
Media planner, semester project
Sept - Jan 2010
. Determined primary, secondary and tertiary targets, allocated budget
among television, print and outdoor advertisements, conduct competitive
analysis
. Designed vignettes and made storyboards for commercials
PRODUCTION AND DIGITAL EDITING EXPERIENCE
Badger Report, UW-Madison newscasts, Madison
Jan - May 2010
. Shot footage and stand ups with Cannon X1 weekly, edited footage with
voice over on Final Cut Pro
. Anchored, produced and assistant produced 30-minute newscasts
DATELINE NBC, New York, Intern Summers
2008 & 2009
. Distributed rundowns and scripts to talent, stage manager, broadcast
operations and assistant director, organized tape library, logged
tapes, watched studio tapings
. Learned show building, calculated "black time" and recorded
timecodes, snipes
. Logged tapes, dubbed tapes from Beta to DVD, assisted producers with
fact checking, assisted with live to tape production
WKOW-TV, 27 NEWS, Madison, WI, Intern
Sept-Dec 2008
. Shadowed reporters and photographers, conducted person on the street
interviews, ran teleprompter during live newscasts, wrote leads
WRITING EXPERIENCE
Badger Herald, University of Wisconsin-Madison, news reporter
2006 - 2007
TECHNICAL SKILLS
. iNews, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, conversational in French