JEFFREY COHN
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EDUCATION
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (Cumulative GPA 3.78) • Bachelor of Science in Communication, cum laude, December 2014 • Major - Electronic Media; Triple Minor - Business Administration, Music Business and Entertainment Industries, and Sports Administration
• Roslyn High School, Roslyn, NY, Class of 2011
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Copywriter – Pereira & O’Dell – New York, NY, 1/15-Present • Collaborating with the executive creative director to determine the conceptual and copy direction of branding and
advertising initiatives for various clients
Associate Producer – Catch-22: Autism in Adulthood – Coral Gables, FL, 8/14-12/14 • Co-wrote the script for a 30-minute student documentary about individuals with autism after they turn 22 • http://vimeo.com/114590007
CBS Sunday Morning Intern – CBS News – New York, NY, 6/14-8/14 • Assisted producers and editors in fact-checking and gathering information, footage, and photos for stories • Pitched ideas for and co-produced the weekly Almanac; managed and filed the DVD, VHS, and CD collections
Tennis Featured Columnist - Bleacher Report (.com) - Roslyn, NY and Coral Gables, FL, 6/11-5/14 • Covered flagship assignments with deadlines, presented sports stories in an optimal fashion to draw traffic to the
website through the usage of search engines, and addressed concerns within the community • Took part in coverage teams for all four Major golf (Masters, U.S. Open, British Open, PGA) and tennis
tournaments (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) as well as the 2012 London Olympics • Amassed over one million reads and unique users through nearly two hundred publications • http://bleacherreport.com/users/563928-jeff-cohn
Technical Operations Intern – Viacom Media Networks – Miami Beach, FL, 9/13-12/13 • Dubbed, copied, and converted content onto DVDs, data DVDs, CDs, and tapes • Converted music video files into standard FCC format for broadcasting • Performed quality control on files in Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro
• Checked ENG (Electronic News Gathering) equipment in and out for different departments on Microsoft Access
Television Production Intern – iNDEMAND, Howard TV, The Howard Stern Show at Sirius XM, Howard Stern on Demand (HSOD) – New York, NY, 5/13-8/13 • Logged field shoot tapes; watched episodes for quality control; handled tape duplication and dubbing • Helped producers on field shoots; assisted technical staff at Sirius XM studio and control room
• Made production supply and prop runs between Sirius XM and iNDEMAND headquarters
HONORS & AWARDS
• Received Dickinson Scholarship Award from the University of Miami • Provost’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List: Fall 2014, Fall 2013, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012
SKILLS
• Proficient in Microsoft applications; working knowledge of Keynote, Avid Media Composer, and Logic Pro • Web researching skills, such as search engine optimization and utilization of trends and popular keywords