Resume

JOURNALISM AND VIDEO EXPERIENCE

Producer/Shooter/Reporter,
ABC News, NY, NY.
(March. 2013 – Present )

  • Responsible for producing and shooting two weekly ABC News series: “Popcorn with Peter Travers” and the Yahoo!/ABC News series  ”This Could Be Big,” which is hosted by Nightline’s Bill Weir.
  • Report and write 2-3 articles per week for ABC News.com.
  • Responsible for implementing and managing online development strategy for “Popcorn” and “This Could Be Big.”

Video Producer,
Thomson Reuters, NY, NY.
(Sept. 2011 – Feb. 2013)

  • Responsible for reporting, shooting and editing investigative videos
    for the “Reuters Investigates” YouTube channel and Reuters Digital.
  • Responsible for directing, shooting and editing DSLR-shot “Impact Players,”
    a 30-minute interview YouTube show with American thought leaders.
  • Covered the 2012 Egyptian presidential election in Cairo; the 2012 G.O.P/Democratic
    conventions in Tampa and Charlotte; the 2012 U.S. presidential election in D.C;
    the 2013 World Economic Forum in Davos.
  • My videos comprise 6 of the 10 most popular videos on “Reuters Investigates” channel,
    including its most watched video (+57,000 views).

Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, NY, NY. 
(Aug. 2011 – Present)

  • Instructor for Video Skills masters course.
  • Students learn video storytelling principles, production/post-production
    workflow and gain proficiency with digital cameras and Final Cut Pro.

Digital Media Associate,
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, NY, NY.  
(June 2010 – July 2011)

  • I worked closely with the school’s faculty to teach and expand
    the digital media curriculum.
  • Educated and trained 200+ faculty and students in digital reporting
    and technologies including HDSLR video and photo production,
    audio recording and reporting, non-linear video editing and graphics,
    HTML/CSS, social media platforms, photo editing and design software.

Freelance Producer, Shooter and Editor
(March 2009 – Present)

  • BBC
  • CBS
  • Columbia Journalism Review
  • RAI International
  • Columbia University
  • The Cabot Prize and The John B. Oakes Award
  • The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.

DOCUMENTARY WORK

“deepsouth”
Camera operator (independent, 2012; dir: Lisa Biagiotti).

  • DSLR camera operator for Washington, D.C. unit.
  • Official entrant in Sidewalk Film Festival 2012; Outflix Film Festival 2012;
    International Conference on AIDS; U.S. Conference on AIDS.

“Two Summers in Kosovo”
(2010) Director / Camera operator / Editor (independent, 2009).

  • Directed, filmed, wrote, and edited a feature-length documentary
    about Kosovo’s frozen conflict and succession from Serbia.
  • Recipient of Canada Council for the Arts Emerging Artists Grant: $20,000
  • Selected to Vienna Ethnographic Film Festival 2010, Vivisect Human Rights Festival 2010,
    Dokufest Documentary Festival 2010 (Kosovo), and the 2010 Globians Doc Fest (Stuttgart).

EDUCATION

Columbia University 
Graduate School of Journalism, NY, NY
Master’s of Science in Journalism and Digital Media (May 2010)

  • Coursework in investigative reporting, video storytelling and production,
    beat reporting, business reporting and narrative writing.

Queen’s University
Kingston, ON
Bachelor’s of Arts (June 2006)

  • Bachelor’s of Arts (Honors) in Film and Media Studies. History Minor.

SKILLS

Video, Multimedia and Social Media

  • Professional DSLR and HD video camera operator
  • Professional editor with non-linear systems
  • Professional audio recordist
  • Proficient with graphic generators
  • Proficient with social media and SEO strategies

Software and Social Media

  • Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Motion
  • HTML/CSS
  • WordPress
  • Adobe Creative Suite

Languages and Nationality

  • Intermediate French (oral and text)
  • Studied Modern Standard Arabic at New York University
  • Dual US/Canadian Citizenship