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Location:

College Park, MD

Posted:

February 18, 2013

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Produced & Edited by Tim Ebner

Timothy M. Ebner

tebner86[at]gmail.com

EDUCATION:

University of Maryland, College Park, Md.

Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Masters in Journalism Candidate

Expected Graduation: Fall 2012

Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y.

Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Spanish Studies

May 2008, Cum Laude

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Capital News Service

College Park, Md.

Education beat reporter, January 2012 – May 2012

Reported on education and Maryland state news for Capital News Service, Maryland’s state news serviceEdited and styled the Capital News Service website, CNSmaryland.orgProduced multimedia video and audio for reporting assignmentsIntegrated computer assisted reporting methods and data analysis in reporting workDeveloped stand-alone, interactive reporting projects using HTML/CSS/Javascript and JQueryCoordinated the development and use of social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Storify

Editorial Projects in Education (Education Week)

Bethesda, Md.

Program Associate, May 2011 – presentAssist with the production of Education Week’s publishing divisionEdit and produce online content for Manage e-commerce and online sales databaseDevelop strategy and planning for digital integration of news contentFreelance contributor to Digital Directions, a quarterly magazine covering education technology news

Washington, D.C.

Education Policy Associate, September 2010 – May 2011 Managed client accounts at the K-12 and higher education levelsDrafted media materials and policy reports for education-related clientsEdited and pitched press releases to national news organizationsOversaw the management of website and content developmentUpdated and built membership growth around social media and social networking platformsFacilitated conferences and webinars for national education policy organizations

Washington, D.C.

Associate, October 2008 – September 2010

Intern, Summer 2005 2007Worked as part of an account team for the firm s clients of recordCreated, edited and pitched press releases to national news organizationsProduced content on public policy issues for published reportsResearched and compiled daily media monitoring reports for client deliveryAssisted Xenophon s crisis communications practice, providing strategic planning for several crisis management projects including:

Earthquake in Haiti (client: The Salvation Army)Crash of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River (client: Airbus North America)2006 Thwarted British-U.S. Terror Attack (client: Air Transport Association)Hurricane Dennis (client: The Salvation Army)Crash of Air France Flight 358 in Toronto, Canada (client: Airbus North America)

Annapolis, Md.

General Assignment/Multimedia Intern, June 2008 August 2008Reported on regional, state and political news for the newspaper s A1 and regional sectionsFormatted HTML coding and posted news stories daily to the newspaper s websiteProduced and edited multimedia content, including video, audio and photo slideshow contentResearched background information and fact checked news stories for clarity

(NPR affiliate station)

Bronx, N.Y.

General Assignment/On-Air Broadcaster, Academic Semesters 2005 2008Weekly field producer, covering New York City news, politics, and current eventsProduced and delivered broadcast transcripts for on-air newscastsReported as the City Hall correspondent, covering New York City’s mayor and city councilIn-depth news coverage includes:

Resignation of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer: NPR Syndicated Cast2008 Super Tuesday Presidential PrimaryNew York Yankee, Cory Lidle, 72nd Street Plane Crash

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:Contributing freelance writer to, a quarterly K-12 education magazine, published in print and online, by Education Week, 2008 – 2010Board member for the, 2009-2011Board member for the, 2008 – PresentYoung Leadership Council member for, 2010-PresentYoung Professionals Committee member for, 2010-Present

UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS:The Gene Roberts Award, University of Maryland travel stipend to attend the Online News Association’s Conference in Boston, 2011Staff writer for, Fordham s student newspaper of record, 2006-2008Study abroad scholar,, Bilbao, Spain, Spring 2007 member, the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities, 2008 – Present

SKILLS: HTML/CSS, Javascript and JQuery; CAR reporting methods; Drupal, WordPress and Bricolage CMS; Use of media search engines and wire services; Use of Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Audacity, SoundSlides, and ProTools media/audio/photo editing programs; Conversational in Spanish.

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