AMANDA DINGYUAN HOU

amanda.dyhou@gmail.com | 917.601.5352 | www.amandahou.com

EXPERIENCE
The Village Voice, New York, N.Y.
July October 2014
Full-time Video Journalist on Mary Wright Fellowship
Pitched story ideas. Shot and edited web videos, covering breaking news events, arts, food and culture.
Wrote blog articles to accompany the videos.
ABC News, New York, N.Y.
September December 2013
Editorial intern for Specialized Units
Assisted producer Gerry Wagschal with stories that aired on Nightline. Logged tapes. Drafted proposal
letters. Booked interviews. Conducted pre-interviews. Translated interviews from Chinese to English.
NBCUniversal, New York, N.Y.
February August 2013
Multimedia Intern for NBC Local Integrated Media
Wrote U.S. & world news blogs, entertainment and health stories. Developed interactive maps for the
JFK 50 app. Created photo galleries for breaking news stories. Edited videos for nbcnewyork.com.
Assisted on video shoots for Taxi TV played in 7,000 NYC cabs.
New York City News Service, New York, N.Y.
August 2012 June 2014
Reporter
Covered the Chinese diaspora for a local website called Voices of NY. Reported and produced radio
wraps, broadcast packages and live TV newscasts. Covered hyperlocal news in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
International Channel Shanghai, Shanghai, China
June September 2011
Broadcast intern at Shanghai Live award-winning English TV program in Shanghai
Wrote international and local news scripts. Selected and edited videos and sound bites from field tapes.
College Radio Station, Xiamen, China
September 2008 June 2009
Radio Producer and co-host at English Caf
Co-hosted a weekly 45-minute talk show. Wrote about lifestyle, food and movies.
EDUCATION
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
M.A., Journalism, digital journalism and international reporting

June 2014

Xiamen University, Fujian, China.

B.A., Journalism

June 2012

Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

July August 2012
Summer School. Government studies and international development
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
September 2009 June 2010
Exchange Program. Best Individual Speaker of 2009 Fall English Debate Tournament
SKILLS:
Software: Final Cut Pro X, Avid Newscutter, Adobe Photoshop, Reaper, Hype, Google Fusion, CartoDB
Hardware: Canon 5Dii, Canon 60D, Zoom H4N, Marantz audio recorders, Rode Mic
Languages: Chinese (native), English (bilingual), Korean (basic)