Deron Dalton

3210 SW Iron Creek Dr. Blue Springs, Missouri 64015 816-405-1332 Derond.dalton@gmail.com derondalton.com Twitter: @DeronDalton

Education:
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Bachelor of Journalism in Convergence Journalism Minor: Black Studies Certificate: Multicultural Studies Anticipated Graduation Date: May 2012

Journalism Experience:
News Intern, theGrio.com (May 2011-Aug. 2011) New York, New York Wrote articles, created slideshows and edited video for NBCs African-American news website Authored slideshows about pop culture including Beyoncs Biggest Pop Moments Editor-in-Chief, The BLACKout (April 2010-Present) Columbia, Missouri Wrote, reported and managed content for the online black newsmagazine Edited content including Eyes on the Prize: Implementing Diversity Across MUs Campus Multimedia Producer, Vox Magazine (March 2011-Dec. 2011) Columbia, Missouri Reported, edited and produced multimedia content for the arts and culture city magazine Produced movie vidcasts including Talking Pictures: Summer Movie Preview Writer & Editor, Newsy.com (Sept. 2010-March 2011) Columbia, Missouri Researched, scripted and edited different media perspectives for video news analysis Wrote and video edited content including Teacher Defends Blog Posts Insulting Her Students Multimedia Producer, Columbia Missourian (Nov. 2010-Dec. 2010) Columbia, Missouri Reported, edited and produced multimedia content for the daily newspaper Produced 2010 Columbia, Missouri election coverage: Poll Workers on Election Day

Organizations:
Student Council, National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) (Sept. 2011-Present) Represented Region V consisting of student chapters across eight states nationwide Organized media-related programming and career advancement tips for student members Managed NABJ Students Facebook, Twitter and blog for internship, job and scholarship tips Created multimedia and social media for the 2011 convention student projects NABJ Monitor Executive Board Committee Chair, NABJ University of Missouri Chapter (April 2011-Present) Planned committees for the chapters events including the 2012 Chicago media tour Oversaw media outlets, housing and transportation logistics for 40 students

Work Experience:
Missouri School of Journalisms Advising Office (Jan. 2011-May 2011) Columbia, Missouri Assisted advisors by keeping up with journalism students files and curriculum Missouri School of Journalisms Broadcast Lab (Aug. 2011-Present) Columbia, Missouri Checked out equipment to broadcast students preparing for KOMU and KBIA newsrooms

Skills:
Video Editing Proficiency in Final Cut Pro and Avid Photo Editing Proficiency in Photoshop Text Editing Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Google Applications and AP Style Audio Editing Proficiency in Adobe Audition Design Editing Proficiency in InDesign Content Management Proficiency in Movable Type, Django and WordPress