Jennifer Elston

(816) 217-8410 http://www.jenniferelston.com/ elstonjen@gmail.com

EDUCATION University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Bachelor of Journalism, May 2011 - Psychology Minor, Multicultural Studies Certificate - Emphases: Media Convergence, Audience Development, Mobile Journalism & Project Management 3.91/4.0 GPA MEDIA EXPERIENCE Multimedia Reporter KBIA, Columbia Missourian (Columbia, Missouri) January 2009 May 2011 KBIA is a NPR affiliate. The Missourian is a daily print newspaper with a circulation under 10,000. Worked in and with teams to create text, audio and video components for each story Created multimedia content about Hellbenders, a local pool & year-round fireworks stand owners Wrote scripts and created feature audio pieces about deer-car collisions and family chiropractors Producer Intersection, KBIA (Columbia, Missouri) January May 2011 Intersection is a talk show aimed at exploring issues and events affecting mid-Missourians. Before episodes: pitched story ideas, researched/booked guests, conducted pre-interviews, organized show and made recommendations for host, contact possible interested parties to listen During show: answered phones, led online discussions and interacted with audience Project Manager/Reporter Reynolds Journalism Institute (Col., Missouri) August 2010 May 2011 Reynolds Journalism analyzes and improves current journalism practices through the use of technology. Researched current methods of using mobile journalism and interviewed industry experts Experimented and reviewed various mobile tools Published results on a blog (Mobile Journalism Tools) & RJI Mobile Tools Reviewed Web Production Intern KPLR/KTVI (Saint Louis, Missouri) May July 2010 KPLR is the local CW channel. KTVI is a Fox affiliate and is Saint Louiss largest local TV station. Managed website via Tribune Interactive publishing software (TONS, TIVID, Assembler) Helped to create and maintain 15 hyper-local communities titled My Neighborhood Conducted research on puppy mills in Saint Charles and teachers double-dipping salaries New Media Producer KBIA FM (Columbia, Missouri) November 2009 May 2010 Maintained website via Dreamweaver, Real Producer and Adobe Creative Suite products Built up social media presence for the station, primarily through twitter and Facebook Multimedia Editor Columbia Missourian (Columbia, Missouri) August 2009- October 2009 Project managed multimedia reporters and edited video, photos and audio slideshows Researched and helped to assign story ideas for the multimedia reporters SKILLS Web: Tribune Interactive software, Dreamweaver, HTML Computer: Microsoft Office, iLife software, Photoshop Editing: Avid, Final Cut, Soundslides, CoolEdit, Audacity, 1stVideo, ReelDirector, VC Audio Miscellaneous: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, Google+ ORGANIZATIONS AND HONORS Graduated Summa Cum Laude Member of Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society Deans List (8 out of 8 semesters) Relay for Life Steering Committee (2007-10) Little Sisters of the Gold Rose (2007-09)