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Jaspreet Kaur Resume
Jaspreet Kaur Resume
1729 Harvard Yard Mail Center 1 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA • jaspreet_kaur@college.harvard.edu • (747) 202-8471• LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Harvard College Cambridge, Massachusetts
GPA 3.8
Grover Cleveland High School Reseda, California
Humanities Magnet GPA 4.2 Graduation 2016
▪ Get Lit Slam Championship (2014)
Competed on Cleveland team against 40 schools for poetry championship title
▪ Video in the Classroom Award (2014)
Award from school district for piece, Writer’s Block, a video that raised $4,000 to fund the school’s literary magazine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Head of Public Relations, Producer, International Youth Media Summit (IYMS) USA, Serbia, Nepal Aug 2013 – Dec 2016
▪ Bring together 50 filmmakers and delegates from 22 countries to create public service announcements on several social issues
▪ Established, trained, and led team of interns to form partnerships and obtain sponsors, contact international delegates and interact with the media
▪ Acted as spokesperson and participated in interviews by local radio stations and newspapers at Summit, while simultaneously filming backstage
Executive Producer, LA Teens: Shaping the Future Los Angeles, California Jan 2014 – Dec 2016
▪ Created branch of IYMS in LA to increase conversations about diversity and solutions to seven social issues.
▪ Hired industry professionals to lead filmmaking workshops and formed partnerships with 8 non-profits to discuss social issues
Executive Producer / Director, KCAV-TV Reseda, California Aug 2012 – June 2016
▪ Live, weekly, broadcasted news channel for Cleveland High School produced by students
▪ Supervised p roduction of content, directed 20 person crews, responded to administration issues, and directed live shows
▪ Awarded Youngest Executive Director (sophomore) and created the first all women’s tech crew to run control room
Mentee, Warner Bros. Mentorship Reseda, California Aug 2012 – June 2016
▪ Contacted Studio Engineer, Chuck Garsha to learn broadcast technology for KCAV-TV
▪ Upgraded editing hard drives, installed new broadcasting gear, troubleshooted cameras, and configured online streaming system
Executive Director of Intern Crew, Relativity Media Los Angeles, California June 2014 – June 2015
▪ Taught filmmaking process to crew of 20 people alongside professionals from Relativity Media School and produced films for film festivals
SKILLS
Technology: Canon 60D (excellent), JVC Camera (proficient), Final Cut Pro (excellent), Tricaster (excellent), general light/sound boards (proficient),
Green Screen (proficient), Microsoft Office (excellent)
Languages: English (fluent/native), Punjabi (fluent/native), Hindi (proficient)
Interests: Volleyball (2012 – 2016), Volleyball Coaching (2015 – 2016), Cooking Indian Food