CYNDI MURRAY
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CAPABILITIES
• Concise, conversational writing style.
• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Consistently manage multiple assignments while meeting daily deadlines. Final Cut Pro
iNews
MS Office
Edius
ENPS
Social Media
Wordpress
Adobe Photoshop
Blogging
Scoop
InDesign
Hootsuite
EXPERIENCE Perfect Earth Project, East Hampton, NY Communications Coordinator April 2015 – Present
• Helped craft consistent, compelling messages about Earth Project for distribution through the non-profit's website, social media, press releases, brochures, fliers, etc.
• Responsible for maintaining mailing lists, writing the organization's quarterly newsletter, and growing our PRFCT Places and Professionals Program.
• Assisted with organizing materials for events, and board support. Times/Review Media Group, Mattituck, NY
Reporter March 2013 – April 2015
• Reported and wrote in depth articles on local politics, business, agricultural and environmental issues
• Helped launch the company’s new lifestyle website Northforker.com
• Created multimedia elements for online reports
• Contributed to special publications such as the Wine Press and Vacation Guide
• Used social media, blogging, and web exclusives to engage readers online Fox News Channel, New York, NY
Freelance Production Assistant July 2012 – March 2013
• Assist producers writing scripts
• Encode and edit video
WTAP News (NBC Affiliate), Parkersburg, WV
Night News Producer/Reporter/Segment Anchor September 2011 – June 2012
• Book guests for topical interview segments
• Researched, drafted, and reported local stories
• Shoot and edit video
• Anchor the daily “To Your Health” report live from the newsroom
• Redesigned “Daybreak” page on WTAP’s web channel, making it user-friendly Wareham Week & Wareham Village Soup, Wareham, MA
Multimedia Journalist January 2011- September 2011
• Launched the company’s first weekly public access newscast
• Designed multimedia to complement online news articles EDUCATION Suffolk University, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science, Communication/Broadcast Journalism: cum laude 2010
AWARDS • First Place Coverage of Agriculture, 2014 New York Press Association awards
• First Place Coverage of Crime/Courts/Police, 2014 New York Press Assoc.
• First Place In Depth Reporting, 2013 New York Press Association awards
• Second Place Coverage of the Environment, 2013 New York Press Assoc.