KEVIN TSUKII

614 Hellman Way PTD 319 Los Angeles, CA 90007 1 (408) 420-0064 tsukii@usc.edu kevintsukii.com

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA | 2012-Present B.A. Print & Digital Journalism, Annenberg School of Journalism & Communication Cinematic Arts Minor, School of Cinematic Arts Cumulative GPA 4.0

SKILLS
Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere CS6, Audition, SoundSlides. Experience with data collection, entry, analysis and presentation via graphical design. Familiar with RapidWeaver, DreamWeaver CS6, HTML and CSS with regards to website design. Experienced user of the WordPress CMS. Adept Microsoft Office Suite and Prezi user. Comfortable reader and speaker of Spanish (5 years). Savvy Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook Groups administrator.

EXPERIENCE
Photographer Neon Tommy USC Annenberg Digital News | September 2012-Present Published online articles using the WordPress content management system, photographed USC news and evets sports, NCAA games and tournaments. Reporter for Detours Podcast USC Annenberg Digital News | September 2012-Present Crafted personal narratives using professional audio recording equipment and editing software. Collaborated with a team of other journalists in an audio recording studio to produce podcasts pieces. Multimedia & Photography Editor El Estoque Newsmagazine | Dec 2010-June 2012 Organized reporters in online enterprise projects that combined reporters videos, photos and flash modules that transformed articles into interactive web pieces. Trained reporters in shooting videos and photos out in the field and interviews in our studio using DSLRs. Edited, designed and assigned photo spreads, art elements and video pieces. Oversaw the development of the art and photos of the magazine and website as they both became Columbia Scholastic Press Gold Crown recipients. The Stanford Daily Intern Photographer | June 2011-August 2012 Was in charge of covering a Major League Soccer game and the week-long 2012 USA National Swimming Championships hosted by Stanford University. Resource Area for Teaching Development Intern | August 2011-June 2012 Produced marketing material for the Bay Area-based non-profit organization. Photographed children using products, documented company galas and fundraisers. The San Jose Mercury News Mosaic Program Photographer | June 2011 Part of a selective high school journalism program run by award-winning Bay-Area sports and news photojournalists. Trained to use professional photography gear in a journalistic manner while in the field. Particular emphasis on training in breaking news and Spot news coverage.

AWARDS & HONORS

Deans List USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism Fall 2012 Member of Alpha Lamda Delta Honor Society USC Chapter National Student Press Assocation 2012 Multimedia Story of the Year Journalism Educators Association of Northern California 2012 Second Place Photo Illustration Journalism Educators Association of Northern California 2011 First Place Photo Slideshow National AP Scholar 2012

REVELANT COURSEWORK
The Web, Digital Media & Creative Culture, USC Institute of Multimedia Literacy | Fall 2012 -Published and created an issue of an interactive iPad magazine using InDesign CS6 Designing the Photo Documentary: Image, Sound & Story, USC Institute of Multimedia Literacy | Spring 2013

References available upon request.