resume - april 2011
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Education
Elon University – Elon, NC
• Class of 2014, GPA: 3.81 • Studying Broadcast & New Media and Information Science • Communication Fellows Honors Program
Stony Brook University – Stony Brook, NY • Robert W. Greene Intensive Journalism Program
Experience
Elon Pendulum Student Newspaper – Elon, NC Online Editor-in-Chief, January 2011 – Present Multimedia Editor, September 2010 – December 2010
• Management and frequent updating of 2011 Pacemaker-finalist http://elon.edu/pendulum 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
• Informing the customer using self-created visual displays • Educating myself on the latest consumer cameras, video cameras
and digital 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.
Jeff Stern 9 Club House Court Setauket, NY, 11733
631-942-6368 JeffSternVideo.com [email protected]
Jeff Stern Hello! I hope to obtain an internship position that will allow me to use my video production skills, gain valuable experience and develop my creativity.
Technical Skills
Video Production: Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, professional-level video and audio equipment
Web Development: Wordpress.org, Adobe Flash, HTML/CSS, Java, SQL Server and Social Media
Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Productivity: Microsoft Office, iWork, Mac OS X and Windows 7
Awards
• National Pacemaker-finalist for an Online News Site – 2011
• National Pacemaker for a Digital Yearbook – 2011
• Organization Newcomer of the Year – 2011 Elon SGA Awards
• Superior Award for “90-second video package” at JEA write-off competition – November 2009
• Newsday Scholar Artist – October 2009
• 2nd place in This Town music Video contest – May 2009
Interests
Documentary filmmaking, web design, media literacy, minimalism, The Office, mystery novels, geocaching and retail sales