jeff stern resume - dec. 2012

Jeff Stern 631-942-6368 � 9 Club House Court, Setauket, NY, 11733 http://JeffStern.co � JeffStern.ny@gmail.com � @jeff_stern

Professional Experience Code and Theory � New York, NY User Experience Intern, May 2012 – August 2012 • Planned and designed the user experience of websites and

applications through ideation, documentation and prototyping • Clients include high-profile names in the publishing, entertainment

and retail industries and promising young startups

The Pendulum Student News Organization � Elon, NC Online Managing Editor, Jan 2011 – Dec 2012 Multimedia Editor, Sept 2010 – Dec 2010 • Oversee http://elonpendulum.com and serve as a liaison between

the weekly print edition, website and web show • Train and manage an online team of 10 students and communicate

with a total newspaper staff of more than 40 • Create unique and award-winning video and interactive content

University Relations � Elon, NC Web Development/Design Assistant, Sept 2011 – Present • Help maintain content on university's official website with HTML,

CSS, JavaScript and graphics and by corresponding with faculty

Teaching & Learning Technologies � Elon, NC Video Production Instructor, August 2011 – May 2012 • Trained students and School of Communications faculty members

on video editing software, such as Final Cut Pro X and Motion, through weekly workshops and individual sessions

Freelance Project Experience

Web Development and Design � 2008 – Present • Work with and create web products for professional companies,

non-profit organizations and individuals • Clients include Karian Garlic Farms, N.C. Open Government

Coalition, Rocketeer (film), Elon Student Television, WSOE 89.3, and Three Village Central School District

• A portfolio is available online at http://JeffStern.co

Recognition Online News Association and Google, September 2012

Selected member for the ONA 2012 Student Newsroom Elon University School of Communications, April 2012 James F. Hurley Legacy Scholarship The Pendulum, October 2011 ACP 1st Place, Best of Show: Online News Site, Small School Pacemaker Finalist for an Online News Site Invictus Yearbook, April 2011 National Pacemaker for a Digital Yearbook

Education Elon University � Elon, NC • Class of 2014, GPA: 3.87 • B.S. in Information Science • B.A. in Communications -

Broadcast & New Media • Communication Fellows

Honors Program • Lumen Scholar, one of 15

recipients of university’s premier research award

Research � May 2012 - May 2014 “Exploring user engagement with interactive media through design and analysis of digital magazines”

Study Abroad � Jan 2013 “From Gutenberg to the Web” London, Prague, Germany

Online Classes � Coursera.org • Human-Computer Interaction

(Stanford University) • Internet History, Technology

and Security (U. Michigan) • Introduction to Sociology

(Princeton University)

Skills Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, OmniGraffle, video editing

Development: Java EE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP/MySQL, R, WordPress.org

Communication: UX research, data analytics/analysis, project management, presentation skills

Interests Media and technology literacy, democratization of education and information, content-inspired design, documentary filmmaking, Pixar movies, forensic science and geocaching