Social Media Assistant

Patrick Harney

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Portfolio: patrickharneywriter.pressfolios.com Website: Patrick Harney Productions Relevant Experience

Freelance Photojournalist and Reporter, Greater Rochester Area, NY 2015 – Present

• Provide content to daily and monthly news and lifestyle outlets, including the Rochester Business Journal, 585 Magazine, The Daily Messenger and The National Chamber Review.

• Provide photos and video in addition to written copy.

• Authored content on social media forums, including photos of live events.

• Proofread and copyedited written content, fact-checking analysis and interpretation of data. Segment Producer/Videographer, WXXI-TV, Rochester, NY 2014 – 2016

• Developed and curated content for Second Opinion, a nationally broadcast medical program.

• Executed pre-production elements which included: set construction and lighting. Additional elements included camera operation and program promotion via social media and e-mail.

• Developed stories for series centered on scientific innovation within Upstate New York to include pitching stories, research, interviews, recording and editing video and audio content. Freelance Marketing Work, Rochester, NY 2013 – Present

• Production specialist for ad campaigns in and out of the greater Rochester area.

• Clients include: pharmaceutical companies, Netflix, PayChex, Accenture, educational organizations including The Edge Factor, the University of Rochester and nonprofits such as RACF.

• Gathered, interpreted and analyzed data for software companies and start-up firms through social media awareness campaigns.

Volunteer Experience

• Member of Rochester PRSA chapter since 2016. Volunteered efforts to increase membership in 2017 at affiliated events.

• Partnered with Rochester/Finger Lakes Film/Video Commission in 2017 to engage new talent from area colleges. Skills

Print: News and feature writing; copyediting, proofing, AP Style; multiple research platforms and sources, pitching story ideas to outlets.

Digital: Layout and design; teleprompting; content production for web, video and broadcast; social-media, WordPress, SEO, Hootsuite, Twitter, Facebook, HTML, Survey Monkey, Facebook Live events and audio production. Visuals: Shoots video and photos; edits footage with Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and After Effects.

Education

St. John Fisher College: Bachelor of Arts in Communications Journalism. Graduated Summa Cum Laude—GPA of 3.95.

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