jeff stern's resume - may 2011

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

I hope to obtain experience in video production and web development while being creative.

Experience

The Pendulum Student Newspaper – Elon, NC Online Editor-in-Chief, January 2011 – Present Multimedia Editor, September 2010 – December 2010

• Management and frequent updating of two-time Pacemaker-finalist http://elonpendulum.com for a weekly newspaper

• Managing, training and assigning stories to the multimedia staff • Social media integration with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, along

with analysis of Google Analytics • Working on deadline in a leadership position.

Best Buy – South Setauket, NY Digital Imaging Sales Associate, November 2008 – Present

• Creating informative, visual displays for customers • Proficiency in digital cameras, video cameras and d-SLRs • Learned the importance of a great customer experience, keeping an

organized work area, and how to work as a team member

Times Beacon Record Newspapers – East Setauket, NY Multimedia Intern, Summer 2010

• Produced video content for the newspaper’s website • Took photos used on the front page of their newspaper and website • Used Linear Publishing, their content management system.

Freelance Career

• Work with and create web & video products for high-profile clients • Clients include Seiskaya Ballet Studio, New York Arabic Orchestra, I-

Do Video and Three Village Central School District • A complete portfolio is on my website at http://JeffStern.co

Recognition • The Pendulum, April 2011

Pacemaker-Finalist for an Online News Site • Invictus Yearbook, April 2011

National Pacemaker for a Digital Yearbook • The Pendulum, April 2011

Organization Newcomer of the Year from Elon’s SGA Awards • Invictus Yearbook, November 2009

Superior Award for video package at JEA write-off competition • Video Production, October 2009

Newsday, Scholar Artist • Video Production, May 2009

2nd place in O.A.R.’s This Town music video contest

Education

Elon University Elon, NC

• Class of 2014, GPA: 3.83 • Expected B.A./B.S. in

Broadcast & New Media and Information Science

• Communication Fellows Honors Program

Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY

• Robert W. Greene High School Journalism Institute

Skills

Video Production: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, professional-level video and audio equipment

Web Development: Adobe Flash, Wordpress.org, HTML/CSS, Java, SQL Server and Social Media

Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Productivity: Microsoft Office, iWork, Mac OS X and Windows

Interests

Documentary filmmaking, web development, media literacy, clean design, The Office, mystery novels, forensic science, geocaching and retail sales