Resume
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Nicholas C. Martinez
nicholascmartinez@gmail.com
Technical Skills:
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Gimp, Final Cut Pro, Avid, ProTools and Soundslides
Avid Twitter, Facebook and YouTube guru, using the tools to promote and broaden social media agendas
Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite and Open Office Suite
Mac and Windows OS User and Troubleshooter
Created websites with Wordpress and Adobe Dreamweaver
Skilled with Sony PD-170 video cameras, Canon Rebel XTi still cameras and the Marantz PMD 660 and PMD 620 audio recorders
Scriptwriting for television news packages and feature films
Freelance Screenwriter Adept with Final Draft Scriptwriting Software
Public Relations Experience:
Social Media and Grassroots Marketing Coodinator
2011 adidas Grand Prix/Global Athletics and Marketing Inc.
April 2011 — June 2011
Created and Implemented a multi-faceted social media strategy entitled “The Road to Randall’s Island” that infused Twitter and Facebook, along with other journalistic enterprises to promote the adidas Grand Prix
Edited and logged video clips and audio interviews for distribution to the media
Proactively pitched local and national media to place stories about participating high school athletes
Successfully brokered a deal with Sports Illustrated to produce a “High School Athlete of the Week” profile on twin Dream Mile participants Joe and Jim Rosa leading up to race day
Wrote and researched high school athlete profiles for publication online and for distribution in the weekly media newsletter
Provided on-site assistance at the 2011 adidas Grand Prix, including live race-day results Tweeting and statistical track and field research for online publication
Videographer
American Red Cross Public Relations Department
April 2011 — present
Edited stock and disaster relief footage obtained by ARC officials into 1-2 minute clips for the ARC’s web blog
Pitched video and story ideas for publication on their website
Currently in line to cover and document disaster relief for production and archival materials
Journalism Experience:
Staff Writer, Twin Galaxies International
September 2010 — April 2011
Writer, “Your Weekly Downloads” column, detailing new releases for the X-Box Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and Wii Game Channel
Reviewed video games for publication on website
Wrote score reports and assigned articles for publication on website
Contributing Editor, Twin Galaxies International
July 2010 — August 2010
Writer, “Your Weekly Downloads” column, detailing new releases for the X-Box Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and Wii Game Channel
Reviewed video games for website
News Production Intern, NBC News, Northeast Bureau
June 2009 — August 2009
Logged and transcribed interviews and news feeds
Pitched story ideas and segments for Today Show, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC
Researched and fact-checked information for use on air and on the internet
Assisted in the production of news packages for NBC Nightly News, Today Show and MSNBC
Won NBC Universal’s 1st Annual Reel Intern Contest
Served as NBC Campus Ambassador: Fall 2009/Spring 2010
Freelance Multimedia Producer
September 2008 — Present
Articles published in various mainstream news services like the New York Daily News, AM NY and The New York Times, Edited final products to publication standards
Elements acquired: Sound, interviews, video and photos
Freelance Journalist
January 2006 — Present
Wrote news stories and Op-Ed pieces for various community publications
Researched background information and interviewed subjects for quotations
Edited personal copy before submission
Education:
City University of New York — Graduate School of Journalism
September 2008 — December 2009
Degree: Masters of Arts
Media Track: Interactive
Concentration: Arts/Culture
Brooklyn College — City University of New York
September 1998 — May 2003
Degree: Bachelors of Arts
Major: English
Minor: Education