Skills -- AP Style in stories, captions and headlines -- Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLR cameras for photography and videography -- Adobe Creative Cloud products -- Management experience -- Intermediate communication levels in Russian language
Experience
Jefferson City News Tribune (Freelance Photographer and Editor: March 2022 – Present) -- Photograph daily news and sporting events -- Edit and tone images for web -- Meet strict deadlines -- Upload photos through FTP via Cyberduck
Columbia Missourian (Staff Photographer & Photo Editor: Jan. 2020 – Present) -- Pitch long and short-term projects -- Tone images for web and print -- Go out on scheduled and breaking news assignments -- Research stories and organize photographers -- Communicating with newsroom -- Design both online and print publication -- Shoot with different DSLR equipment -- Work on personal projects and pitched stories -- Write AP styled captions
Pictures of the Year, International (Coordinator: Jan. 2021 – Present) -- Post content on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to promote contest -- Design infographics on InDesign and Canva -- Answer questions and comments from people -- Maintain contest’s transparency on social platforms -- Train volunteers Help run the POY competition -- Go through entries and maintain communication with entrants
College Photographer of the Year (Coordinator: Aug. 2020 – Present) -- Post content on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to promote contest -- Design infographics on InDesign and Canva -- Answer questions and comments from people -- Maintain contest’s transparency on social platforms -- Train volunteers Help run the CPOY competition -- Go through entries and maintain communication with entrants
Columbia Missourian (Community and Social Outreach: Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2019) -- Scheduled and drafted social media posts on Social News Desk for Facebook and Twitter -- Moderated comments on paper’s Facebook page and website -- Went through analytics for the sports beat and work on different promotional techniques on Twitter -- Promoted upcoming community-related events on social media
Education
Masters of Arts in Photojournalism University of Missouri 2021-2023 Bachelor of Journalism in Convergence: Photojournalism; minor in Russian University of Missouri 2016-2020
Elizabeth Underwood is a photographer and editor in Columbia, Mo. Her work focuses on the intersection of sports and community. She is available for assignment.