KATLIN M. HILLEREDUCATION

Ohio UniversityAthens, OHMajors: Journalism and SpanishGraduation: Dec. 2015

CEDEICuenca, EcuadorJan-April 2014 Cultural Exchange program

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CONFERENCES

2015 SPJ National ConferenceOrlando, FLSeptember 17-21, 2015• Voting delegate

SPJ Region 4 ConferenceAthens, OHMarch 20-21, 2015

National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting Atlanta, GAMarch 5-8, 2015

Ted Scripps Leadership InstituteColumbus, OHNovember 14-16, 2015

2014 SPJ National ConferenceNashville, TNSeptember 4-6, 2014• Voting delegate

New York Times Student Editors’ WorkshopManhattan, NYApril 12, 2014

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AFFILIATIONS

• Online News Association• Investigative Reporters and Editors • Society of Professional Journalists

Digital Editor, Staff Writer | The InterActivist Magazine Sept 2014 - Aug 2015• Researched and wrote feature stories related to topics in and around Southeast Ohio.

From Jan-April, I also managed the website.

Media Intern | National Soccer Coaches Association of America June 2014; Oct 2014• Photographed and produced an iBook about the 2014 World Cup Coaches Tour European

Soccer Experience, a two week trip to The Netherlands, France, Belgium and Germany to visit soccer training centers and attend local live viewings of World Cup matches.

• Photographed the OhioU vs. Miami (OH) soccer game in Oct. 2014 and was part of NSCAATV’s live broadcast of the game.

• Contributing writer for thecollegetourist.com. Most posts are about my experiences study-ing/traveling abroad. Member of The College Tourist’s Global Writers Network.

Travel Blogger | The College Tourist Feb 2014 - Present

• Participated in the production process for Sway the Crowd LLC and Sway Cinema, in-cluding live event coverage, commercial advertisement, and wedding highlight videos.

Video Production Intern | Sway the Crowd LLC May 2014 - Aug 2014

• Provided bylined still photos for WOUB Sports to compliment stories about OU varsity sports, including traveling to the 2013 Mid-American Conference basketball tournament.

Staff Photographer | WOUB Public Media Apr 2013-Dec 2013

• Organized and managed a staff of more than a dozen student journalists who produced multimedia packages about events and people in the JSchool. Produced the JSchool’s first iPad-based magazine using iBooks Author.

Executive Producer, Co-Founder | Scripps Showcase Feb 2013-Dec 2013

• Wrote semiweekly articles for the local section of Ohio University’s newspaper covering news stories from Athens City Council to features throughout Ohio.

Local Staff Stringer | The Post Jan 2013-Aug 2013

• Designed news, feature, sports and classified pages for the student-run newspaper.Page Designer | The Post Aug 2012-Dec 2012

App Producer | Southeast Ohio Magazine Jan 2014 - July 2015• Researched and created a Southeast Ohio-branded mobile application listing restaurants

in 21 counties in the region using Xcode

• Work specifically with the Young African Leaders’ Initiative to coordinate “Connect Camps” in Africa, which are funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of State.

• Traveled to Windhoek, Namibia to facilitate Connect Camps 3 and 4 in May 2015.

Projects Coordinator, Ambassador | Institute for International Journalism Aug 2014-Present

Digital Media Intern | Cincinnati Magazine June 2014 - Aug 2015• Worked with digital editor and other digital media intern to upload print content to web,

create original web content, and contribute to Weekly Top 5 blog.

MEDIA EXPERIENCE

614.365.0130 | KATLINMHILLER@GMAIL.COM | KATLINMHILLER.WEEBLY.COM

• Taught computer assisted reporting in Spanish and English to a group of students, professors and professionals in Quito, Ecuador

Guest Lecturer | La Universidad de los Hemisferios May 2014

• Work with a group of students on the OU SPJ Executive Board to schedule guest speak-ers, coordinate workshops, events, fundraising and service projects.

• Planned, organized and executed the 2015 Region 4 Conference in Athens, OH.

Chapter President | Society of Professional Journalists May 2014-May 2015

TEACHING & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

• Teach a class of elite of freshman journalists at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.Teaching Assistant | JFreshman Newsroom Aug 2015-Present

• Taught various intro courses and mentored high school journalism students each summer.Faculty Member | OU High School Journalism Workshop June 2013, July 2014, July 2015

National Student Representative | Society of Professional Journalists Sept 2015 - Present• Work with the National Board of the Society of Professional Journalists to plan national

conferences; work with student chapters across the country to fcailitate collaboration