Tiara A.

Chiaramonte
6281 Hillside Drive | Yorba Linda, CA 92886 | t.chiaram@gmail.com | (714) 404-8548 EDUCATION
University of Southern California Expected May 2013 Masters in Broadcast Journalism GPA: 3.5 Taught to shoot, edit, and write broadcast packages Trained in media writing for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and press releases University of Irvine, California June 2010 Bachelors of Arts in Political Science GPA: 3.4 Taught to analyze political philosophy, legal thought, and critical analysis of media Specialized in international studies including European relations and certification in Middle Eastern Studies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Yahoo! Santa Monica, CA Intern July 2012 - Present Wrote editorial stories and created image galleries about the Olympics that appeared on the front page and generated about 20 million unique views each Researched trending Olympic stories to come up with story pitches and innovative ideas to generate Yahoo's Olympic goal of 2 billion views worldwide Maintained Yahoo's social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Helped in editing and promoting Yahoo's original Olympic web video series Impact: Newsmagazine Los Angeles, CA Senior Producer August 2011 - Present Works on writing, shooting, and editing the College Television Award winning television newsmagazine series aired on over 50 local television stations across the country Updates the website with new episodes, pictures, and newsletters utilizing Wordpress, and basic HTML and CSS Creates graphics, flyers, and promotional materials on Adobe Photoshop and InDesign Manages social media campaign utilizing Twitter, Facebook, and Constant Contact CU@USC: Trojan Vision Talk Show Los Angeles, CA Host January 2012 - Present Hosts a 30-minute interview talk show with guests varying from actors to scientists aired live in 2-million homes on LA 36 Works with publicists to book guests for weekly shows Conducts a half hour interview every week with guests varying from actors to scientists Plans pre-production for each show including: research, writing interview questions, guest relations, creating graphics and planning social media outreach Niche Magazine (www.fittheniche.com) Los Angeles, CA Writer at Large / Co-founder April 2009 - Present Responsible for editing and writing blogs and magazine articles published Covered major events in the music and fashion industry including, Outside Lands and LA Fashion Week, and interviewed high-profile musicians like Anberlin, Metric, Jamie Cullum and Mumford & Sons Created a successful viral campaign utilizing SEO that led to Niche being ranked in the top 100,000 on Alexa website rankings within in one year. Managed and maintained press relationships with major press companies such as Universal Music and Atlantic Records

CO-CURRICULAR EXPERIENCE
Delish: Trojan Vision Cooking Show Los Angeles, CA Host January 2012 - Present Hosts a weekly cooking show which adapting traditional family recipes to the college student lifestyle Plans every episode including testing and researching recipes, booking guests and writing show rundowns Model United Nations Club Irvine, CA Marketing Director / Travel Team Delegate April 2009 - June 2010 Responsible for managing the advertising, social media, and website of the club Won two outstanding delegate awards at various debate conferences abroad for public speaking and diplomacy

SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Internet research, Final Cut Pro, Avid, HTML, CSS and Adobe Creative Suite