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JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
BBC World News America, Washington D.C., Digital Producer/Reporter, 09/2009-present
• Report and produce original content for BBC World News America and develop online strategy for the program.
Thomson Reuters, New York, NY, Reuters.com, Multimedia Intern, 06/2009-08/2009
• Produce business and economic news content for Reuters.com at Times Square headquarters
WAZ Mediengruppe, Berlin, Germany, Major media consortium, Freelance Journalist, 08/2006 – 11/2008
• 01/2008 – 11/2008: Wrote and produced a multimedia-blog, incorporating video, audio and text, about the U.S. presidential elections for WAZ New Media (consortium of five regional papers, including the second largest daily in Germany)
• 08/2006 – 08/2007: Pitched and created a two-times weekly, 20-minute podcast on the German soccer league, which appeared on all outlets of the media group and was most downloaded sports podcast in Germany.
• Solely responsible for selecting topics, booking guests, editing the podcast, and co-hosting the show.
Knallgrau New Media Solutions/Coca-Cola, Berlin, Germany, Contributor to weallspeakfootball.com, 06/2006 – 07/2006
• Produced a podcast in both German and English for the World Cup 2006
EDUCATION
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y., Student
• Master of Science with honors in Journalism (Valedictorian); broadcast concentration
• Covered Corona, Queens for gothamexpress.com; Worked as Senior Producer on hour-long radio program and 4-hour live election night broadcast.
• Rotate as producer, reporter, host for weekly news broadcast and write for business journalism seminar. Created and maintained columbianewstonight.org website.
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany
• Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and minor in Economics (08/2007)
New York University, Spring Semester 2006
• Awarded semester scholarship to study at Journalism Department
Lafayette High School, Mayo, FL, USA, Exchange Student, 09/2001 – 06/2002
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Berlin Thunder, Germany, NFL Europe franchise, Freelance Researcher, 03/2005 – 08/2005
• Contributed statistics to FOX commentators during live broadcasts
• Translator and liaison between visiting teams and management
SKILLS
Multi-media Skills:
• Proficient in digital recording and editing (Avid, Final Cut Pro, ProTools, Audacity)
Camera Skills:
• Extensive work experience with Sony DSR-PD170, HVR-Z1U and -Z7U; training in sound and lighting.
Web Skills:
• Work with basic HTML and CSS, using Wordpress, Blogger and Dreamweaver to develop websites. Create content using Adobe Flash, Photoshop and Fireworks.
LANGUAGES
• German (native speaker), fluent in English, French (elementary).
AWARDS
• Pulitzer Travel Fellowship, May 2009 (awarded to the top 5 students of the class)
• Joan Konner Broadcast Journalism Award, May 2009 (awarded to the top broadcast student of the class)