Experience

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  Hope Films LLC

  • Colchester, Vermont, United States

  • Director Of Photography

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Colchester, Vermont, United States

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  Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Adjunct Professor | Visual Journalism

    • Aug 2017 - Present

  • Video Coach

    • Sep 2013 - Dec 2018

    Teaching assistant in videojournalism courses. Design and build web sites for CUNY Campus Wire publications. Write posts for the CUNY Journalism Tech blog on useful digital tools for multimedia journalism. Coach students on video projects and assist with technical questions.

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  Quartz

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Video Journalist

    • Jan 2019 - Sep 2019
    • Greater New York City Area

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  The New Yorker

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Freelance Video Producer

    • Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
    • Greater New York City Area

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  NationSwell

  • New York, New York

  • Video Journalist

    • May 2017 - Aug 2018
    • New York, New York

    As a video producer at NationSwell, I shoot and edit mini-documentaries and social videos. We tell stories about people finding creative solutions to America's biggest social and economic challenges. Specifically, bridging the opportunity divide, advancing national service, protecting the environment and making government work.

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  Kayle Hope - Video Production

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Freelance Video Production

    • Jan 2015 - May 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    Shoot and edit videos for news publication, documentary and marketingpurposes. Clients include The New York Times, NBC, Fast Company, Fiver Children’s Foundation, The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Barnard College.

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  The New York Times

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Contract Video Producer & Editor

    • Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    As a contract video producer/editor, I worked with senior producers and executed a number of video stories for the web. I edited a piece about contestants from "The Biggest Loser" and a study that explains why it's so hard to lose weight and keep it off. This video went viral and received 4 million views on Facebook. I co-produced a mini-doc about a transgender teenager who went through gender re-assignment surgery during high school and made a visual poem covering Eid Al Fitr prayers in a Brooklyn Park.

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  City University of New York City College

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    Adjunct professor teaching Fundamentals of Multimedia Production in the Media, Communication, Arts department.

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  Baruch College

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Adjunct Professor

    • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    Adjunct professor teaching Advanced Multimedia in the Journalism Department. Additionally, video coaching and support outside the classroom.

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  Apple, Inc.

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Family Room Specialist

    • Dec 2015 - Aug 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    Provide technical support in the Family Room at Apple's Upper West Side Store. Work with customers and educate them about new products and features. Perform IOS Diagnostics and provide solutions.

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  New York Daily News

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Freelance Reporter

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    Cover breaking news. Report and write copy on deadline.

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  The New York Times

  • Beijing City, China

  • Video Intern

    • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Beijing City, China

    Shoot, edit and produce video stories alongside Jonah Kessel.

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  The Cambodia Daily

  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  • Reporter/Photographer

    • May 2014 - Jun 2014
    • Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Shoot photos for publication. Report and write for daily newspaper.

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  Outer Voices

  • Advisory Board Member, Web Designer

    • Jan 2011 - Jun 2014

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  Synergetic Press

  • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

  • Multimedia Consultant

    • Feb 2012 - Dec 2013
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

    Develop web site content, blog regularly, provide technical assistance. Edit video of talks/events. Manage all mutimedia production and promotion.

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  New Earth Records

  • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

  • Web Designer

    • Jan 2013 - Oct 2013
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

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  Youth Media Project

  • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

  • Project Leader

    • Oct 2011 - Aug 2013
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

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  Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy

  • Thimphu, Bhutan

  • Lecturer

    • Dec 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Thimphu, Bhutan

    Led workshops with 25 high school and college students in Bhutan on photography, design and radio journalism. Assisted an anthropologist doing research on media impacts and the developing democracy in Bhutan.

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  Senator Leahy D-Vt

  • Intern

    • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010

    General office management for the Senator including organizing press clippings, taking phone calls, logging constituent comments, responding to constituent phone calls and comments, attending outreach events, opening and organizing daily mail. Special projects with caseworkers included research into immigration and refugee centers throughout the United States, and creating a chart illustrating the services offered, staff and management within those centers. Final research paper looking at energy policy in Vermont and its relationship to federal energy policy.

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  St. Michael's College Defender

  • Managing Editor

    • Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

    Designed, created and updating the web version of the Defender, the student publication at St. Michael's College. Managed a team of 18 print/web editors with the Executive Editor. Managed the story assignment, written editing process, print/web design and printing process of 10 issues of the Defender throughout the semester. Wrote weekly political columns and one larger news piece on faculty salaries at the college.

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  William Morris Endeavor

  • Literary Intern

    • Jun 2010 - Oct 2010

    Shadowed a literary agent, wrote coverage. Attended staff meetings and corporate lectures from some of the top entertainment agents in the country. Covered an assistant’s desk, answering calls and supporting the agent. 24 hours/week.

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  St. Michael's College Defender

  • Multimedia/Technical Editor

    • Dec 2009 - May 2010

    Pitch, write and edit stories, work with reporters, create multi-media projects, film video and shoot photos for publication. Use Adobe InDesign and Dreamweaver to create and manage the college’s online and print magazine.

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  Britain Labour Party

  • Intern

    • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

    Worked with Campaigns & Organization, Labour Students and London Regional office to collect voter data, compile it into data reports, speak with constituents and members of parliament for the 2010 general election.

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  Saint Michael's College Defender & Echo

  • Staff Writer

    • Sep 2008 - May 2009

    Reported and wrote stories for newsprint and online publication.

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  The News-Times

  • Reporter

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

    Researched, wrote and published stories including sister publication, The Spectrum. Five byline stories published including features, local events and history of the newspaper for centennial year. Shot/edited 4 videos published on website. 30 hours per week.