Project Assistant

Experience

NEWS RESEARCHER & PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : WNET/PBS : Washington, D.C.

[August 2009 to present]

Shot, edited, encoded, and uploaded online segments. Used social media to

attract unique visitors to website. Shot and edited footage for broadcast.

Acted as field producer with camera crews. Handled incoming press releases

and researched news items for weekly broadcast. Compiled background

research, contacted press offices, scheduled and conducted interviews.

PRODUCTION INTERN : Blue Bear Films : Annapolis, MD

[May 2009 to August 2009]

Awarded the competitive Hodson Trust mentoring stipend through St. John's

College to intern with award-winning filmmaker Maggie Burnet Stogner.

Independently produced research reports and presented recommendations and

ideas for cross-platform multimedia project. Designed website and

accompanying artwork. Assisted in budgeting, arranging travel, compiling

production binders, and relaying material to third parties.

MEDIA AND CONTENT PRODUCER : iliveonclaystreet.com : Annapolis, MD

[May 2008 to November 2008]

Expanded blog into community website to serve as a hub for the private,

public, and non-profit sectors. Redeveloped website by diagramming better

functionality, designing graphical art work and commissioning graphic

artist. Produced 5-10 min. web episodes and accompanying blog posts.

Researched urban development theories, city/state/country statistics, and

relevant news. Developed comprehensive communication strategies to improve

image of criminalized neighborhood. Pitched partnership projects to

possible corporate sponsors.

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR / TRANSLATOR / DP : Docutribe : Sao Paulo, Brazil

[September 2007 to November 2007]

Worked side-by-side with Director on Capoeira's Children(WT), a documentary

about Capoeira and its effect on children from disenfranchised communities

in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Re-established local contacts that had been dormant

for 4 years, translated verbal and written correspondence, organized travel

itineraries, acted as guide driving and accompanying Director through Sao

Paulo's poorest neighborhoods, carried equipment, shot footage, and

recorded audio for interviews.

PRODUCTION INTERN : Wide Angle, Thirteen/WNET : New York, NY.

[May 15, 2007 to September 15, 2007]

Assisted in the production of international current affairs documentaries

focusing on post-production; Gained experience in: advising on editorial

content and creative standards; reversioning acquisitions; writing scripts

and treatments; screening and critiquing cuts; developing briefing for

anchor; screening experts and compiling interview candidate shortlists;

assisting at interview shoot; fact-checking; narration record. Wrote

original material for website, shot and edited video for website (Sample:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/brazil2/handbook.html)

. The People's Court- Inside the courtrooms and law schools of China

providing an unprecedented and unexpected portrait of its rapidly

growing legal system.

. Gaza E.R.- Doctors, nurses, and staff at Shifa Hospital, the largest

hospital in the Gaza Strip, as they struggle in the face of turf wars

among Hamas, rival faction Fatah, and powerful families with competing

agendas.

. Brazil in Black and White- New affirmative action quotas in Brazil,

one of the world's most racially diverse nations, launch a

controversial dialogue about race and identity.

Education

BA in Liberal Arts : St. John's College : Annapolis,MD

[Graduated May 2009]

Interdisciplinary curriculum based on the great books of Western

civilization (Four years of philosophy, mathematics, and language, three

years of laboratory science, and two years of music).

-Awarded Best Sophomore Essay Prize in 2006

-Awarded Best Junior Essay Prize in 2007

Associa o Escola Graduada de S o Paulo : Sao Paulo, Brazil

[Graduated May 2004]

Executive Producer, Graded Television (www.graded.br/gtv)

Helped start digital video project alongside teacher and two other

students. Conceptualized 10-15 min. satiric episodes once a month. Wrote,

cast, shot, and edited individual segments of each episode. Awarded Digital

Excellence Award at graduation.

Qualifications

. Excellent computer skills on both Mac and PC platforms . Internet savvy .

Experience with digital video production . Fast and efficient research

skills using internet search engines and Lexis/Nexis research software .

Excellent written and verbal communication . Self-motivated, energetic .

Works well under pressure, meets deadlines . Fluent in English and

Portuguese, conversational Spanish with high reading ability, and two years

of French translation experience .International experience

Personal Interests

. Writing essays and poetry . Science and technology . Independent study of

psychology, philosophy, biotechnology and religion . Sports and sports

management

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