JULIA BOTERO

504-377-9167 julia.botero@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE NEWS INTERN, Amherst, MA: September 2011 September 2012 New England Public Radio Produced more than fifty 1 to 2-minute newscast spots on Massachusetts politics, economy, environment, and poverty. Produced a feature on increased demand for food at Food Banks in Massachusetts. Posted stories to web; performed general administrative tasks. RADIO BROADCASTING INSTRUCTOR, Exeter, NH; Summer 2011 & 2012 Phillips Exeter Academy Created curriculum for course from scratch based on students abilities & interests. Guided six students through the process of reporting, writing and mixing radio stories. Assisted students with live on-air broadcasts at campus radio station. NEWS & WEB INTERN, New York, NY; March 2011 June 2011 WNYC Culture Department Produced daily spots on art museum exhibits, music news, unique art events and readings. Wrote cut/copy for broadcast; print story for web. PRODUCTION INTERN, New York, NY; September 2010 - March 2011 WNYC Studio 360 Edited two-way interview of Pee-Wee Herman, Matt Damon. Prepped guest interview for Matt Damon, Jonathan Franzen, Sophia Coppola and others. Produced weekly podcast on ProTools and prepared episode for broadcast. FREELANCE RADIO PRODUCER, New Orleans, LA; July 2008 September 2010 New York Times, BBC, Newsweek, CBC, Living on Earth, AARP, WWOZ, Free Speech Radio News Interviewed David Simon on Treme, oyster-shuckers in French Quarter, school children about the oil spill, Architects about water retention, New Orleans jazz musicians on their work. Wrote scripts, voiced, edited and mixed 5 to 30-minute radio segments for Street Talk, Living on Earth, AARP, Free Speech Radio News. PRODUCTION INTERN, New Orleans, LA; February 2010 May 2010 State Of The Re:Union Researched and pitched story ideas for New Orleans episode. Scheduled interviews with Sissy Bounce rappers, Vietnamese-PoBoy sandwich-makers. Produced a feature story on New Orleans charter school experiment. PRODUCER & OUTREACH COORDINATOR, New Orleans, LA; Jan 2009 Jan 2010 Association for Community Organizers for Reform Now! (ACORN) Reached out to community groups and individuals for campaign coordination Generated themes for podcast illuminating issues faced by low-income communities. Wrote scripts, voiced edited and mixed audio for weekly 7-minute podcast.

ASSISTANT PRODUCER, New Orleans, LA; January 2008 December 2008 WRBH Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped Delegated reading assignments of books and magazines to a team of local volunteers. Programmed recordings for daily and weekly broadcast Directed live broadcast of daily newspaper Maintained studio equipment and troubleshooted problems. EDUCATION AND AWARDS Bachelor of Arts, 2012, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA Major Concentration: American Studies/Media The Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, ME Undergraduate Certificate, Fall 2007 Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Durham, NC Summer Audio Institute Workshop: Hearing is Believing- Making your audio documentary sing, 2008 Louisiana Cultural Economy Grant Winner, New Orleans, LA; Fall 2008 OTHER SKILLS Computers: Pro-tools 8, Adobe Audition, Microsoft Office, Wordpress, PhotoShop, FTP clients Languages: Bi-lingual (English and Spanish) Personal: Ability to listen and think creatively under pressure. I am comfortable with multi-tasking and meeting strict deadlines; excellent at taking direction and applying constructive criticism; exceptional oral and written communication skills; attention to detail; fast learner; and an enthusiastic self-starter. I work well with diverse cultures, Im friendly and compassionate, and an excellent listener.