Camille Furst

Reporter at NJ Advance Media
  • Claim this Profile
Contact Information
us****@****om
(386) 825-5501
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area

Topline Score

Topline score feature will be out soon.

Bio

Generated by
Topline AI

You need to have a working account to view this content.
You need to have a working account to view this content.

Experience

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Reporter
      • May 2022 - Present

      - Reports breaking news on tight deadlines throughout the state of New Jersey - Serves the community by informing public on public safety matters via NJ.com and affiliate papers - Multitasks pitching, reporting and writing enterprise pieces with daily hits - Reports breaking news on tight deadlines throughout the state of New Jersey - Serves the community by informing public on public safety matters via NJ.com and affiliate papers - Multitasks pitching, reporting and writing enterprise pieces with daily hits

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Intern, Speed & Trending
      • Jan 2022 - Apr 2022

      - Pitched, reported and wrote general breaking news for The Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com - Worked with reporters and editors from the Speed & Trending team to deliver news across various platforms - Balanced workload between quick, daily hits and in-depth enterprise pieces - Wrote stories appearing on B1 and A2 of The Wall Street Journal - Pitched, reported and wrote general breaking news for The Wall Street Journal and WSJ.com - Worked with reporters and editors from the Speed & Trending team to deliver news across various platforms - Balanced workload between quick, daily hits and in-depth enterprise pieces - Wrote stories appearing on B1 and A2 of The Wall Street Journal

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • National Content Center Intern
      • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

      - Regularly pitched stories to be used on all CNN platforms, including CNN.com, cable and affiliate stations - Collaborated with senior news editors to gather information from press conferences and social media - Reported on breaking news with team members by conducting editorial calls and writing clean copy for CNN platforms - Wrote stories that reached a nationwide audience and appeared on Apple News’ “Trending Stories” list - Regularly pitched stories to be used on all CNN platforms, including CNN.com, cable and affiliate stations - Collaborated with senior news editors to gather information from press conferences and social media - Reported on breaking news with team members by conducting editorial calls and writing clean copy for CNN platforms - Wrote stories that reached a nationwide audience and appeared on Apple News’ “Trending Stories” list

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Digital Media Intern
      • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

      - Pitched, reported and wrote multimedia stories under tight deadlines for NBCWashington.com - Collaborated with and shadowed digital editors, TV producers and assignment desk editors on a daily production schedule - Converted TV packages and scripts to digital stories for online viewers - Contributed to social media platforms to widen audience breadth among local D.C. residents - Assisted staff members with reporting on aftermath of Capitol riots and inauguration of President Joseph Biden Show less

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editor In Chief
      • May 2020 - Nov 2020

      - Managed 37-member staff to report and edit news across multiple platforms for the College’s campus community- Formatted web and print pages under tight deadlines using Adobe InDesign, WordPress and SEO strategies- Managed social media accounts, including Instagram page, which has gained over 1,400 authentic followers since April- Trained staff members and section editors in audience engagement, journalism ethics, pitch development, reporting and editing- Reported on breaking news, enterprises, features and investigative stories while editing every other article in each section Show less

    • Managing Editor
      • May 2019 - May 2020

      I oversee 15+ editors with my co-managing editor and contribute to the creation of the weekly, award-winning newspaper. Each week, I edit approximately 20 stories and 12 pages of the paper.

    • News Editor
      • Dec 2018 - May 2019

      I search for writers and assign them articles, which I edit and place onto the pages for the newspaper. Working with the Managing Editors and the Editor-In-Chief, I format and edit the pages until they're precise, accurate, and organized. This cycle repeats every week, with production every Monday night.While involved with this, almost every week I am reporting on an event, breaking news, or a longer investigative story as well.

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • News Intern
      • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

      - Worked with assignment editors to report on stories throughout the northern New Jersey area - Implemented audience engagement strategies in reporting and writing - Contributed to “Loved and Lost” project by interviewing the loved ones of those who died from Covid-19 - Received extensive training in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques - Participated in USA TODAY Network virtual training sessions for interns - Worked with assignment editors to report on stories throughout the northern New Jersey area - Implemented audience engagement strategies in reporting and writing - Contributed to “Loved and Lost” project by interviewing the loved ones of those who died from Covid-19 - Received extensive training in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques - Participated in USA TODAY Network virtual training sessions for interns

    • Dining Room Server
      • Jun 2014 - Dec 2019

      - Met customers’ needs in a high-pressure environment by attending to various requests - Trained five staff members by teaching customer service skills - Met customers’ needs in a high-pressure environment by attending to various requests - Trained five staff members by teaching customer service skills

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editorial Intern
      • Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

      - Wrote a variety of editorial content for print and web while collaborating with co-workers on story ideas - Worked under tight deadlines for nine different print publications under the company - Analyzed metrics and published directly to company’s social media accounts to engage audience - Wrote a variety of editorial content for print and web while collaborating with co-workers on story ideas - Worked under tight deadlines for nine different print publications under the company - Analyzed metrics and published directly to company’s social media accounts to engage audience

    • United States
    • Public Relations and Communications Services
    • News Intern
      • May 2019 - Aug 2019

      - Interned for and collaborated with news editors on a variety of articles to interest local audience - Worked with staff writers to report on local events and interview community members in real time - Reported on breaking news and community events in AP Style - Interned for and collaborated with news editors on a variety of articles to interest local audience - Worked with staff writers to report on local events and interview community members in real time - Reported on breaking news and community events in AP Style

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Content Marketing Manager
      • Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

      Developed unique story ideas and managed writers under tight deadlines. Developed unique story ideas and managed writers under tight deadlines.

Education

  • The College of New Jersey
    Bachelor's degree in School of Communication, Journalism & Professional Writing, minor in broadcast/multimedia studies
    2018 - 2022
  • Ridge High School
    2014 - 2018

Community

You need to have a working account to view this content. Click here to join now