Jill H.

Ornitz
Apartment 1523, 2400 E. Nifong Blvd., Columbia, MO, 65201 jillornitz@gmail.com jillornitz.wordpress.com
R EPORTING E XPERIENCE
Editorial Assistant
Newsy.com

Researches stories and writes scripts for Newsy.com, an online video news outlet owned by The E.W. Scripps Company
Produces videos for the site using Final Cut Pro X
Edits scripts and videos of other writers for content and accuracy
Operates teleprompter and camera on an as-needed basis.

Reporter
Missouri Digital News

August 2013-October 2013

Columbia, MO

Filmed and produced man on the street videos for the site (Viewpoints)
Managed social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
Covered a Pagan Pride Day celebration through video package
Created a radio story with text and photos on religious education in public schools

Radio Intern
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

October 2013-December 2013

Columbia, MO

Curated stories from multiple Missouri business news outlets for MBAs site
Anchored, filmed and produced Weekly Wrap videos, recapping the top business stories in Missouri for the previous week
Filmed and edited One-on-One interviews with entrepreneurs and video features, including a sit-down with LaunchCode CEO, Jim McKelvey
Wrote a story focusing on the rebranding of a local pharmaceutical and agrochemical company, ABC Laboratories

Multimedia Assistant
ColumbiaFAVS.com

January 2014-April 2014

London, United Kingdom

Produced content for the website of the London daily newspaper, The Independent
Built infographics, charts and graphs to accompany and supplement stories on The Independents website
Curated articles for The i, The Independents concise newspaper, as part of The News Matrix, which provides summaries of international stories
Wrote articles for multiple sections, including business and opinion

Multimedia Reporter
Missouri Business Alert

May 2014-August 2014

New York, NY

Covered breaking news stories for Heavy.com, a national news and entertainment website based in New York City
Developed content that helped the site reach an average of 5 million page views each week
Tracked the summers biggest stories and events including the 2014 World Cup, the West African Ebola outbreak and the Justin Ross Harris Trial
Secured and conducted exclusive interviews for Heavy.com articles

Digital Media Intern

The Independent

August 2014-Present
Jefferson City, MO

Cover legislative affairs and government events in Missouris state capital

Followed the passage of gun legislation through the Missouri Senate during the states veto session in September
Produced stories for CBS St. Louiss website

News Intern
Heavy.com

September 2014-Present
Columbia, MO

June 2013-August 2013

New York, NY

Wrote scripts for Martha Live! Programming on Sirius XM radio, Stars Channel 106
Scheduled show appearances with celebrity guests and entrepreneurs, including Chef Michael White and Lauren Bush Lauren
Organized a one-hour radio show with MSLO interns with Martha Stewart as host
Developed biographical information for guests and businesses to prepare show hosts
Edited previous shows in Adobe Audition to create Best Of shows and promos

T ECHNICAL S KILLS

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Audition, Bridge and InDesign; Final Cut Pro X, Audacity, Soundslides, HTML, XHTML, CSS and Social Media

E DUCATION
M issouri School of Journalism - University of Missouri
Bachelor of Journalism
Emphasis in Convergence Journalism and Emerging Media
Minor in Political Science
GPA: 3.71/4.0
Sigma Alpha Pi Member
Missouri School of Journalism Deans List
Relevant Coursework:
Convergence Reporting (thecoastiechronicles.wordpress.com)
Advanced Global Converged News (Newsy.com)

Trumbull High School - Trumbull, CT

May 2015

January 2013-Present
December 2011-Present
Convergence Editing and Production
Multimedia Journalism
June 2011