CASEY CAPACHI

www.caseycapachi.com Twitter: @caseycapachi

JOURNALISM & MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Video Producer, The Washington Post (PostTV), Washington, DC August 2013 - present
Shoot and edit PostTV pieces, lead social video (Instagram, Vine, YouTube) production, write scripts and guides, license content
Blog about videos for National and Politics, tweet from @PostTV, place and promote videos on washingtonpost.com and homepage
Test new video projects and products with development team (video player redesign and embed, iPad app, DCBlooms, TruthTeller)
Videographer Intern, The Washington Post (PostTV), Washington, DC June 2013 August 2013
Produced videos for politics show segments and to pair with print stories online, worked through the launch of PostTV.com
Multimedia Graduate Student Researcher, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA August 2012 May 2013
Assisted Multimedia professors with special projects and training students on camera equipment and editing software
Reporter, California News Service (CNS), UCTV, Berkeley, CA January 2012 May 2013
Produced, shot, and edited in-depth, longform news pieces for UC Berkeleys news channel
Health Writer / Kaiser Media Intern (Kaiser Family Foundation), The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH June 2012 August 2012
Intensive health reporting program with a particular commitment to reporting on health issues affecting diverse communities
Wrote features for the Health section and daily stories for the Metro section, covered the International AIDS Conference
Reporter, Oakland North, Oakland, CA August 2011 December 2011
Site-edited, wrote and produced text/video/multimedia pieces for the hyperlocal news site (e.g. stories on Occupy Oakland)
News Department Intern, KTVU Channel 2 News, Oakland, CA June 2011 August 2011
Assisted reporters and photographers in the field for the 5 and 6 o'clock newscasts
ABC7s 7 On Your Side Intern, KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA June 2011 August 2011
Investigated consumer cases and pitched stories to go on air, accompanied producers on shoots
Publicity Coordinator, Associated Students Program Board, Santa Barbara, CA September 2010 June 2011
Wrote content for all ASPB advertisements, managed social media accounts, and organized press coverage backstage with
artists (e.g. Cee Lo Green, Ellie Goulding), including at the annual Extravaganza music festival with over 12,000 attendees
News Desk Intern, NBC News, Los Angeles bureau, Burbank, CA June 2009 August 2009
Researched content for NBC Nightly News and the TODAY Show, coordinated with NBC affiliate stations, assisted producers
Reporter and Announcer, KCSB News 91.9 FM, Santa Barbara, CA January 2008 June 2009
Produced PSAs and stories for the Community News Report (e.g. stories on Jesusita Fire)
Staff Writer, Daily Nexus; UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA January 2008 May 2009
Reported for the County section of UC Santa Barbara's daily newspaper (e.g. stories on water contamination, festivals)
Internal Vice Chair, Associated Students Media Relations, Santa Barbara, CA September 2008 June 2009
Contributing Feature (L.I.P.) writer, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA September 2005 June 2007
Wrote front-page features that were re-published in over 50 publications (e.g. interviews with Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum)

EDUCATION

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, M.J. August 2011 May 2013
Double emphasis in Television and Multimedia, liaison to UC Berkeley Graduate Assembly
Editor and contributor to the Mobile Reporting Field Guide, an iBook designed for journalists reporting on mobile devices (in iTunes)
University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. September 2007 June 2011
Double major in Communication and Global Studies
Graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Deans Honors
On-Campus Representative to Associated Students Legislative Council, liaison to The Bottom Line and residence halls (2009-2010)
Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, China August 2010 September 2010
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College June 2010 August 2010

SKILLS
Final Cut 7 and X, HD/DSLR (Canon, Nikon) video shooting, Photoshop, Premiere, Avid, After Effects, HTML/CSS, proficient in Spanish

HONORS & AWARDS

Facebook Content Strategy Fellowship 2013
Kaiser Permanente Health Policy Journalism Fellowship 2012 2013
Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Pete Wilson Graduate Scholarship 2012
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Miss Nancy Besst Graduate Scholarship finalist 2012
Online News Association (ONA) Student Newsroom reporter San Francisco conference 2012
German Embassy Young Journalists Workshop campus representative Washington, D.C. 2012
Sacramento Press Club Stan Gilliam Scholarship 2012
Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) SF Bay Area Chapter Scholarship 2007 & 2012