Experience
Co-founder, SeedSpeak LLC
• co-conceived and co-founded SeedSpeak, a mobile social-networking platform (to be released for the iPhone early 2011) made possible with funding by the Knight News Challenge
Web coordinator, Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) (Spring 2010-present)
• produced multimedia content for the organization website and helped develop and manage SABEW’s social media and member communication strategy; produced print and web graphics; helped plan programming for national conference events and coordinated member training webinars; started a design-minded goal-setting process aimed at setting organizational priorities and developing organizational initiatives and developed a handbook for administering the SABEW annual conference, the organization’s largest moneymaking event
Project manager, Gannett New Media Innovation Lab (Fall 2009)
• developed, designed and oversaw programming of an iPhone reference-tool application for Arizona Guardian, a news site covering Arizona politics; created, developed, designed and oversaw completion of a “widget” that feeds off multiple dynamic data sources to demonstrate the concept of “predictive analysis” for an international client
Technical director/web producer, Cronkite NewsWatch (Fall 2009)
• technical-directed pre-taped segments for a live, 30-minute newscast airing on Arizona’s PBS affiliate; produced web content for the NewsWatch website; helped develop a plan to grow the reach and functionality of the NewsWatch online platform; created a SOP wiki for future web producers; floor-directed, set up live shots and operated studio cameras during live broadcasts
Research assistant/Teaching assistant, Arizona State University’s Cronkite School (Fall 2008-Fall 2009)
• conducted in-depth interviews and gathered data for several research projects on newsroom culture; fact-checked source material for a forthcoming book about the Bush administration (Fall 2008-Spring 2009); managed grades, proctored tests and performed other assistant duties for an introductory journalism course (Fall 2009); helped administer the Cronkite/KAET Poll, a public opinion poll operated by the Cronkite School and Arizona’s PBS affiliate every fall semester
Multimedia production intern, Azcentral.com (Summer 2009)
• produced online video- and slideshow content; copy-edited text stories, wrote headlines and managed news content in a fast-paced, breaking news environment
Contributor, Cronkite Zine (Spring 2009)
• pitched story ideas, reported and produced Flash, video and other new media content for the online magazine at ASU’s Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Excellence
• skilled in Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Soundbooth, Flash, Soundtrack Pro, Final Cut Pro, Blender, Omnigraffle, Fireworks, Adobe Connect
• strong working knowledge of CSS and HTML; basic knowledge of PHP
• knowledge of Drupal, Joomla and WordPress content management systems
• teaching and qualitative analysis experience
• fluent German; translating and proofreading experience
• basic Spanish
Education
Masters of Mass Communication (December 2009)
• Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Bachelor of Arts: German Studies, European Studies (2005)
• University of Washington – Seattle
• Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (exchange student, 2003-2004)