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.

Tess Talks | February 2024

  • Shot and edited an interview between Tess Howsam, the creative director of Culture Lab in Long Island City, and Ken Butler, an artist whose work was on display at Culture Lab.

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