Amie Dworecki

Qualifications

• Multimedia production: creating video segments, photo slideshows, and multimedia projects; audio and video/HD video/non-linear editing and integration; scripting and delivery of voice-overs (VO/SOT), stand-ins, and packages for broadcast and online video.

• Photography and video shooting/editing: experienced with Canon and Nikon DSLR systems, Canon and Sony video cameras, audio equipment and gathering techniques, remote transmission, location and studio lighting, caption writing, photojournalistic techniques, printing and scanning technologies.

• Multimedia software expertise: including Photoshop, Avid, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere Pro, Flash/QuickTime/Windows Media compression algorithms, Visual Hub, Sorenson Squeeze, Flash Media Encoder, Flash 8, QuickTime Pro, Soundslides Plus, Audacity, Photo Mechanic, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Acrobat, Illustrator, Bridge, Fireworks, Contribute, iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band, Quark XPress, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, Project, Entourage, VPN/Citrix, Macintosh, Windows and Unix platforms.

• Graphic design: print, online, as well as video graphics experience as a professional photographer, videographer, and graphic designer as well as graduate-level work in design theory and application.

• Web usability and web design skills: extensive study of creating "user-friendly" website designs, technical knowledge of programming languages such as HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Perl, XML, C++.

• Worldwide cultural and foreign language experience: photographed all seven continents; fluent in Italian, knowledge of Spanish and French.

Professional Experience

Staff Photographer/Multimedia Producer
The Cincinnati Enquirer

• Produce multimedia photojournalism, shoot and edit video, audio, and still photo images/galleries, coordinate coverage for both online and print.
• Manage breaking and general news visual coverage, reporting, mobile editing and transmission.
• Work with editors and management to direct the future direction of video/multimedia.
• Assist other staff members with producing and learning audio, video, and multimedia.

2007-Pres.

Photographer
Various Freelance

• Clients have included the Bloomington Herald Times, Indianapolis Herald Weekly, South Bend Tribune,Indiana University Athletics, Purdue University Alumni Magazine, Habitat for Humanity,,El Nacional (Venezuela).
• Photo/Video editing, design/layout using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Premiere Pro.

2001-Pres.

Photojournalism and Visual Communications Instructor
Indiana University School of Journalism

• Instructed students on the principles of visual communications, photography, videography, print and web design.
• Taught Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Contribute on a Macintosh platform.

2005-2007

Computerized Publications and Graphic Design Instructor
Indiana University School of Journalism

• Instructed design principles and application; photo editing and usage ethics; color theory; typography, page layout, logo design, designing with layers, color models and spaces, process color.
• Taught graduate-level editorial and graphic design skills utilizing Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, and web design/CSS including Dreamweaver.

2005-2007

Sports Photographer
Indiana University Athletics

• Internship photographing all Indiana University varsity sports, as well as related press conferences, social/alumni events and portraits.
• Prints currently displayed in the Indiana University Memorial Hall, Assembly Hall, The College Sports Network and Indiana University media relations and promotional materials.

2005-2006

Staff Photographer
Indiana Daily Student

• Shot daily assignments including news, features, sports, events, portraits and photo essays covering Indiana University and the south/central Indiana region.

2004-2006

Senior Product Marketing Manager
Intel Corporation

• Marketing for Intel Software Products with total downloads of approximately six million.

2000-2001

Computer Design Engineer
Intel Corporation

• Designed Intel® 810 and Intel® 830 chipset families with over 100 million units shipped.

1998-2000

Education

M.A. Journalism, 3.97 GPA
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Photojournalism and Multimedia Communications; winner of multiple fellowships

2006

1997

Affiliations

• National Press Photographers Association
• Society of Professional Journalists
• Asian American Journalists Association

References

Available upon request