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Jeff Stern
jeffsternvideo@gmail.com / jeffsternvideo.com

Professional interests: video, web, graphic design, communications, journalism

Current Objectives

To become well-rounded within the communications field and to acquire a variety of experiences across various forms of media.

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Work Experience

MULTIMEDIA INTERN, TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS – SETAUKET, NY
05/2010 – 08/2010 (Summer Internship)

Responsibilities included producing video for their website, taking photos that were used on the front page, and managing their online content management system.

EVENT EDITOR, I-DO VIDEO CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
08/2009 – CURRENT

Responsibilities include editing wedding and sweet 16 videos using Final Cut, creating graphics for the video using Adobe Photoshop, honoring client requests for songs and video content

DIGITAL IMAGING SALES ASSOCIATE, BEST BUY SOUTH SETAUKET, NY
11/2008 – CURRENT

Responsibilities include creating a dialogue and relationship between myself and the customer, keeping a neat work area and clean department, tracking sales, creating visual displays to inform the customer, and working as a team member. Learned the importance of a great customer experience, product education on the latest consumer cameras and digital SLRs, and how to work within the retail industry

DOCUMENTARY VIDEOGRAPHER, SEISKAYA BALLET STUDIO ST. JAMES, NY
10/2009 – 07/2010

Responsibilities included filming the pedagogy of an elder ballet teacher for eventual, possible, use in a documentary during classes and stage performances, and archiving the tapes physically and digitally. This was a volunteer position.

INTERNSHIP/CONTRIBUTING WRITER, BOATING TIMES LI MAGAZINE COMMACK, NY
06/2008 – 04/2009

Responsibilities included fact-finding, writing feature articles, proof-reading, interviewing, and deadlines. Issues are online at boatingtimesli.com, my articles appear in September ’08, February ’09, and April ’09

CLERK, VILLAGE CHEMISTS EAST SETAUKET, NY
09/2007 – 06/2008

Responsibilities included keeping store neat, customer interaction, register Learned importance of customer service, importance of being on time, and workplace ethics

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Higher Education

ELON UNIVERSITY – ELON, NC

Communications Major, Class of 2014
- Presidential Scholarship – top 25% of freshman class

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY – STONY BROOK, NY

Spring 2010: “News Literacy” course, enrolled as a part-time student.
Summer 2009: Robert W. Greene High School Journalism Intensive Program
- Learned from professionals in a college environment how to write for print an online journalism, produced news packages, and conducted interviews.
- Selected as one of just twenty Long Island students to participate

NEW YORK FILM ACADEMY – NEW YORK, NY

Summer 2008: 3 week digital video program
- Learned the basics about video production, how to work for a director and how to lead crew and actors

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High School Education

WARD MELVILLE HIGH SCHOOL – EAST SETAUKET, NY

Class of 2010, GPA: 93.6

DVD Yearbook, 10th-11th – contributing editor/director, 12th – president
- In 12th grade I founded a sub-branch of DVDYearbook:Ward Melville Television.
- Learned valuable leadership skills, time and task management, and group instruction.

Student Government 10th-12th, 12th- Vice President
- Started a quarterly newsletter, routinely created posters advertising events, chaired committees

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Skills

- Film community events and edit them using Final Cut Studio as a volunteer for my school district
- Designed my own website (jeffsternvideo.com) using WordPress and others using HTML, CSS, and PHP
- Designed my own business card, posters, and logos using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Performed freelance work for real clients: I’ve designed the logo for a local soccer club and filmed on stage with the New York Arabic Orchestra. I’ve created promo videos for not-for-profit organizations and designed a brochure for a pre-school. (Hire Me)
- Member of NSPA’s Journalism Honor Roll
- Won a “Superior” award in JEA’s Fall Write-off Competitions
- Understand effective communication and the importance of networking
- Have worked under tight deadlines, created video packages within hours of the event
- Understand the importance of creativity, innovation, and dedication
- Always willing to take on a challenge

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References

My references are available upon request.

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