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EXPERIENCE
Multimedia Photojournalist – The Casper Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyoming
May 2011 – Present
Produce and edit video, audio slideshows and still photography, both as individual enterprise and in cooperation with reporters; Photograph daily news, feature and sports assignments; Cover breaking news with a focus on mobile and social media distribution of images and video; Research and produce longer-term visual projects through a combination of still photography, audio and video.
Staff Photographer – Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Missouri
June 2010 – May 2011
Photograph breaking and general news, features, sports and other photographs for 25,000-circulation daily newspaper; Contribute monthly to the Tribune’s photo column, “Our Town”; Self-edit and tone photographs for photo editor; Work on long-term enterprise projects; Shoot, edit and produce video and multimedia as needed.
Director of Photography – Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
Aug. 2009 – May 2010
Managed a daily newspaper photography department of approximately 15 student staff photographers and 10 student photo editors per semester; Collaborated with newsroom editors in coordinating daily and long-term projects; Maintained and upheld standard of visual excellence in department.
Adjunct Instructor – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Aug. 2009 – Dec. 2010
Instructor for Picture Editing & Photo Desk Management and Electronic Photojournalism classes; Created syllabus and prepared lectures as well as facilitated discussions with guest instructors & speakers. Conducted field labs and mediated class editing and critique sessions.
Editor & Designer – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Sept. 2008 – Aug. 2009
Acted as lead picture editor and page designer for St. James: The people of Missouri’s ‘Forest City of the Ozarks’, a 176-page book of documentary photo stories published by the Missouri School of Journalism; Coordinated the work of 40 photojournalists as well as six copy editors during production; Prepared images for pre-press production and worked closely with press managers during the printing and binding processes; Conducted historical research on St. James, Mo., for inclusion in the book’s introduction; Wrote book’s introduction.
Photo Editor – Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
Aug. 2008 – Jan. 2009
Assigned and edited images with staff photographers; Toned and prepared images for print and online publication; Assumed all editing responsibilities for coverage of University of Missouri football.
Assistant Director of Photography – Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
May 2008 – Aug. 2008
Oversaw day-to-day operations of the Missourian Photo Dept.; Assigned and edited images with staff photographers; Represented department at daily budget meetings; Worked congruently with designers, copy editors and news editors during nightly production cycle; Assisted with Staff Photojournalism class.
Staff Photographer – Columbia Missourian, Columbia, Missouri
Jan. 2008 – May 2008
Covered a variety of assignments, including general & breaking news, features, portraits and sports.
Web Producer – Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia, Missouri
Aug. 2007 – Jan. 2008
Responsible for daily update of columbiatribune.com, as well as breaking news updates; Photo imaging for web; Fluency with HTML, PHP, CSS, Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver.
Graduate Research Assistant – University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
May 2007 – May 2009
Oversight of the Missouri Photo Workshop Archive Project, an electronic archive & database containing the Workshop’s images from the past 60 years.
AWARDS
• 1st Place, Feature Photo, Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, 9/2011
• 4th Place, NPPA Region 7 Photographer of the Year, 2010
• 2nd Place, Feature (Single Picture), NPPA National Monthly Clip Contest, 7/2010
• 1st Place, Sports Feature, 67th Pictures of the Year International, 2/2010
• 1st Place, Sports Portfolio, 64th College Photographer of the Year, 11/2009
• 2nd Place, Sports Feature, 64th College Photographer of the Year, 11/2009
• 2nd Place, Sports, NPPA National Monthly News Clip Contest, 3/2009
PUBLICATIONS
• Contributing Photographer, The J-School: Celebrating 100 Years in Journalism, University of Missouri, 4/2010
• Editor, St. James: The people of Missouri’s ‘Forest City of the Ozarks’, Missouri School of Journalism, 8/2009
• Contributing Photographer, St. James: The people of Missouri’s ‘Forest City of the Ozarks’, Missouri School of Journalism, 8/2009
EXHIBITIONS
• “The Year: Winning Images from the 67th Pictures of the Year International,” Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, 6/2010-10/2010
EDUCATION
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
Jan. 2007 – Aug. 2009
• Graduate Degree: M.A., Photojournalism
• GPA: 3.9 (Cumulative)
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.
August 2001 – May 2006
• Undergraduate Degrees: B.S.J., Journalism; B.A., Spanish
• GPA: 3.29 (Cumulative), 3.31 (Journalism), 3.0 (Spanish)