Olivia M.

Smith
www.OliviaSmithOnline.com JOURNALISM & MEDIA EXPERIENCE NY1, New York, N.Y., Reporter Feb. 2012-Present Shoot, write, edit and report deadline-driven stories on-air for a number one market. Geographical beats: Queens, Staten Island, Bergen County. Cover topics including education, culture, breaking news. Gain knowledge of history/politics, develop contacts. Freelance Journalist, New York, N.Y., Writer/Presenter Feb. 2012-Present Contribute articles to the health website MedHelp. Host financial discussions and present business news for the website Asset.tv. CNN, New York, N.Y., News Assistant Dec. 2012-Feb. 2012 Chased and covered breaking news for CNN and affiliates. Worked with producers on assignment desk: gathered elements for packages and assisted with production- prompted, pulled tape, archived footage. Wrote wires for online, field reported. Masters Fellow May 2012-Dec. 2012 Awarded fellowship to rotate through New York bureau. Pitched and published health, science and tech stories, including an article on a meat allergy featured on CNN.coms homepage. Produced videos, including one on students and Hurricane Sandy. Covered events: UN General Assembly, fashion week, reported on court hearings. Wrote multiple business stories for CNNMoney. Worked on AC360 and other live shows: researched, cut bytes, coded material, wrote for online blogs. Columbia Journalism Review, New York, N.Y., Editorial Intern Jan. 2012-May 2012 Wrote about journalism events for CJRs website. Contributed reporting and fact-checked articles. Pitched and published A New App for Citizen Journalists about digital tools for media companies on The News Frontier. CBS News, New York, N.Y., 60 Minutes Intern Jan. 2011-May 2011 Researched and created fact files for producers. Conducted phone interviews and transcribed tapes. Worked on a story involving rape on a college campus: assisted with selecting sound bytes and organizing legal documents. Style Section LA, Los Angeles, Calif., Reporter May 2010-Aug. 2010 Wrote many feature stories for style website affiliated with The Huffington Post. Conducted interviews and took photos. MTV Networks, New York, N.Y., Digital Marketing Intern Sept. 2009-Dec. 2009 Created media blog for the marketing team on digital news and social media. Composed PowerPoints on statistics. New York University Television Station, New York, N.Y., Broadcast Technician Oct. 2007-Dec. 2009 Selected and scheduled programming for NYUs internal channel including student work, lectures and films. The Valley Sun Newspaper, La Canada, Calif., Reporter July 2004-Aug. 2009 Received more than 30 bylines for news, features, science, sports and culture stories. Pitched and reported front-page expos about rats on the high school campus. Created and launched Q&A column for the weekly newspaper. EDUCATION Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y. May 2012 Master of Science Broadcast Journalism- Classes included investigative seminar and digital media workshops: focused on education, politics, science and health reporting. Covered the Italian community beat: produced print articles, radio pieces, videos and audio slideshows as a one-woman band. Managed student news website. New York University, New York, N.Y. May 2011 Bachelor of Science Media, Culture & Communication with a focus on marketing and liberal arts. Panelist for career discussions. Studied abroad Spring 2009 in Paris, France. Contributed to publications. Deans List scholar. SKILLS
Multimedia: Proficient with video and audio recording (DSLR and JVC HD cameras) and editing (Dalet, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere). Social media: Competent in using many social media platforms, including Vimeo, Flickr, Tumblr, WordPress. Computer Software: MS Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), news software (ENPS, iNews, CMS).

HONORS & ACTIVITIES

Awarded German-American Fulbright Grant, 2012, Explored German media in Berlin on a 10 day seminar. Masters Project, 2012, Received honors for reporting 5,000 word thesis on adult onset food allergies. Columbia News Tonight, 2012, Received honors for writing, reporting and producing for the weekly news show. Innovation Showcase, 2012, Expos on environmental issues featured at Columbias first innovation exhibition. Investigative Work, 2012, In-depth political piece on voter fraud published by The Daily Beast. Volunteer Teacher, 2012, Taught reporting and interviewing skills and techniques at high schools in the Bronx. Photography Honored, 2010-2011, Analog photography featured at NYU exhibitions. CBS Interview on Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, Feb. 7, 2010, Discussion on social media and Gen. Y.

*References available upon request.