Resume

Education:

University of Hawaii at Manoa / Spring 2006 – Fall 2012

BA in Journalism and BA in English received Fall 2009
MA in English received Spring 2012
Courses taken: Media Law, Media Ethics, Journalism Tools and Platforms, Intellectual Foundations, Photography, Journalism Projects and Production, Creative Writing, Fundamentals in Composition and Rhetoric.

Experience:

Arts & Culture multimedia producer and reporter, OPB / April 2018 – Present

Report on all arts and culture related news for the state of Oregon
Produce feature segments on Oregon’s most interesting artists on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s flagship arts television program Oregon Art Beat
Produced a segment on artist Alex Chiu, BIPOC muralist who created striking public art depicting Portland’s POC community.
Produced a segment on Gallery Without Walls, Lake Oswego’s public arts program.
Produced a feature segment about Oregon State University’s robotics program.
Research and write stories for the arts section of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s website, opb.org/artbeat.

Online Content Producer, Honolulu Star-Advertiser / October 2013 – February 2018

Responsible for maintaining the website of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaii’s top news publication, with a circulation of 100,000.
Maintained rapport with subscribers about local stories through social media including Facebook and Twitter
Shot and edited original content on a variety of topics including News, Business and Sports.
Helped establish a stronger online and social media presence including video and audio production.
Trained and proficient in NewsEdit, Photoshop, BBedit, HTML, Premiere Pro CC, and the Canon XA10 camera

Associate Producer, KITV / January 2013 – October 2013

Coordinated with editors and reporters to produce high quality news that reflects local and national interests
Wrote stories for the web, KITV.com, as well as cut packages and videos for the web.
Assisted production team and reporters in research and relaying constant updates on breaking news
Proficient in ENPS, ANVATO and ibPublish2.

Video Editor, Ka Leo O Hawai`i / Spring 2009 – Fall 2009

Responsible for video reporting on all campus activities and news for student media operations.
Oversaw three reporters to produce a weekly Internet show that recaps the week’s top stories found in Ka Leo.
Proficient with Final Cut Pro and Sony PD-170 camera.

Web Intern, KITV.COM / Summer 2009

Responsible for maintaining KITV4’s website, kitv.com, as the no. 1 news website in Hawaii, with up-to-date stories and breaking news by writing for the web, edit and publish media content that supports the web articles.
Worked on special, local related projects, including the canonization of Father Damien and the 50^th Anniversary of Statehood.

Associate Features Editor, Ka Leo O Hawaii / Fall 2008

Worked with Features editor to oversee the Features section of the student newspaper, which publishes three times a week with a circulation of 10,000.
Assigned reporters to specific stories, ranging from movie reviews to event teasers and profiles on artists.
Edited articles for grammar and style and wrote nine stories.

Reporting Intern, The Maui News, Kahului / Summer 2008

Wrote news, features and obituaries as an intern for the island’s daily newspaper, with a circulation of 20,000 and a website, http://www.mauinews.com.
Verified facts and data for all news releases with potential for story material.
Covered a range of deadline stories including court cases and a wildfire.

Senior Staff Writer, Ka Leo O Hawaii / Fall 2006 – Spring 2008

Wrote stories including student government budget increase, a profile on an award-winning journalist from Hawaii, and spring training for UH Warrior Football.
Covered men and women’s volleyball, tennis and water polo.
Profiled athletes, including golfer Dale Gammie and tennis player Andreas Weber.

References:

Adam Sparks, Online Editor, Honolulu-Star Advertiser, asparks@staradvertiser.com
Jessica Martin, Executive Producer, Oregon Art Beat, jmartin@opb.org
Marcos Najera, Executive Editor Arts & Culture, Oregon Public Broadcasting, mnajera@opb.org