My Work Experience

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Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Communications, May 2022, Summa Cum Laude

Emphasis: Media Studies

Minor: Journalism

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL

Skills:

Adobe Suite: Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects

Logic Pro X;  DaVinci Resolve

Videography

Photography

Writing in Associated Press Style

In Possession of a Driver’s License

Screenwriting

Office Software: Microsoft Office 365, Google Office

Media Production Experience:

The Promise of Camp Bedford | February 2024 to Present

  • Directed a documentary about a local folk-pop-rock band.

  • Worked closely with a local music venue, LIC Culture Lab, to secure the materials needed for a live shoot.

  • Hired a team of three cinematographers to shoot live performances of the band.

  • Production is currently underway.

Caper | December 2023

  • Worked as an extra for an overnight shoot.

  • Helped wrangle other extras and put them into a position for a dance sequence set in a loud, rambunctious club.

SEED | October 2023 to November 2023

  • Dressed an abandoned office to look like a functioning work space for a film shoot.

  • Tracked down props, costumes and other necessities for the shoot. 

  • Served as an extra for certain shots.

  • Operated a pump sprayer to recreate a shower of rain. 

  • Took behind-the-scenes photos for the film’s writer, director and producer. 

The Next Big One: A Comedy With Three Potential Problems | July 2023

  • Served as a production assistant for the final few days of the film shoot. 

  • Ran errands for the production, moved equipment, slated shots and helped all departments when tasks needed to be finished.

The LIC Writer’s Resort | September 2022 to Present

  • Assisted the head of the resort with day-to-day activities involving website maintenance.

  • Researched potential writing opportunities, fellowships and contests for members of the resort.

Evergreen FS Recruitment Videos | July 2022 to October 2022

  • Captured interviews of employees to be made into testimonial videos for recruitment.

  • Utilized B-Roll Footage either shot by me and provided to me by the company to edit over a dozen videos.

Farmer City Genealogical and Historical Society | May 2022 to July 2022

  • Created social media posts for FaceBook

  • Wrote freelance articles to local newspapers about historical findings and events

  • Handled videography and photography for events

The Same Old Story | March 2022 to January 2023

  • Wrote and directed a short film.

  • Scheduled the shoots, hired actors, managed crew

  • Successfully finished shooting in three days

  • Edited the entire film with Adobe software

 I.I. | February 2022 to March 2022

  • Operated a camera, controlled focus and responded to the film’s Director of Photography.

  • Mixed audio, worked with several kinds of microphones and kept track of all good takes.

PerhAbs I Will | February 2022 to May 2022

  • Acted as floor producer

  • Supervised a three person camera crew

  • Operated a cinema camera

Voices of a Pandemic: A Latino Oral History | August 2021 to May 2022

  • Directed a documentary for the NIU Center for Latino and Latin American Studies

  • Worked with four other people and an academic advisor to shoot interviews

  • Edited the film

Commercials for Dewey’s Drive-In | June 2021 to July 2021

  • Created six commercials (one 1-minute, two 30-seconds and three 15-seconds) for use on FaceBook

  • Shot footage, recorded voiceover, edited and color corrected footage

 

Reality Bytes Film Festival | January 2021 to April 2021

  • Went through submissions and selected which films would be screened

  • Edited the films into three videos which were shown on Vimeo

  • Shot introductions for each night of the film festival

Journalism Experience:

The Northern Star | August 2018 to May 2022

  • Senior Reporter – February 2022 to May 2022

    • Wrote for whatever section needed my services including News, Lifestyle and Opinion

    • Exceeded weekly expectations for article production

  • Opinion Columnist – September 2021 to February 2022

    • Wrote multiple opinion columns per week

  • Lifestyle Editor – December 2018 to December 2019

    • Managed a staff of four writers, assigned stories to them and edited and fact-checked all stories

    • Served on the paper’s Editorial Board.

  • Lifestyle Writer – August 2018 to December 2018, December 2019 to March 2021

    • Wrote multiple stories per week dealing with DeKalb’s entertainment scene, local business features and film reviews.

The Luminary | August 2020 to December 2020

  • Feature Writer – August 2020 to December 2020

    • Wrote a feature article about an honors student’s historical research

Additional Work History:

LIC Corner Café | Barista | August 2022 to Present

Dewey’s Drive-In | Cashier | April 2016 to July 2022

Woodlawn Country Club | Lifeguard | July 2016 to August 2021

Kohl’s | Crew Member | August 2020 to April 2021

Affiliations:

Member, The NIU Honors Program 

Member, The National Society of Leadership and Success

Member and Secretary, Lambda Pi Eta

Awards and Certificates:

NIU Dean’s List: Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020 to Spring 2022

NIU Media Award: 2020, 2021

NIU O’Connell Creative Achievement Award: 2022

NIU Certificate in Digital Media Production: 2022

NIU Certificate in Film and Television Studies: 2022