ric Visintainer

Website: about.me/ericvisintainer | Email: ericvisintainer@gmail.com | Phone: 814-753-2847

SUMMARY Multifaceted journalist with two years of experience in various platforms seeking to apply these skills: Print: Experience with Associated Press style, tight deadlines and knowledge of InDesign. Broadcast: Practice with JVC cameras, AP ENPS, Familiarity with Final Cut Pro 7 and Hindenburg. Online: Soundslides Plus, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo. Languages: Portuguese (fluent) and Spanish (advanced). JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE The Centre County Report University Park, Pa. Reporter & producer August 2012-December 2012 Award winning student newscast that airs online and on WPSU-TV, reaching 29 Counties in Pennsylvania and New York. Set up interviews, shot b-roll, wrote scripts for vo/vosot and weekly packages. Produced a 3:00 Spanish newscast. Executed the following technical positions: Facebook updates for the Sandusky sentencing, audio and floor director. The Daily Collegian State College, Pa. Columnist June 2012-August 2012 Wrote weekly columns for the award winning student-run daily newspaper with a circulation of 20,000. Topics varied from the Penn State football team, Summer Paralympics and the requirement of state photo IDs. McClatchy News Services Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Freelance reporter January 2012-May 2012 Corresponded a sports feature picked up by the Miami Herald, Fla., The State, S.C. and the Centre Daily Times, Pa. Wrote two blog stories on deadline, one with audio and another with a 1:00 video. Shot and edited a 2:00 package out of an American football sports feature. ComRadio News (Penn State Internet Radio) University Park, Pa. Reporter & Host January 2012-May 2012 Gained live experience by hosting the student-run campus radio newscast once a month. Conducted interviews and edited wraps through Hindenburg on university topics and students organizations. Penn State Network University Park, Pa. Reporter & studio crew August 2011-May 2012 Covered residents and students interests including a story with Arianna Huffington for the live newscast. Set up interviews, shot b-roll, wrote scripts. Gained live experience while operating in-studio camera during the news program. EDUCATION The Pennsylvania State University Bachelors degree in Journalism; Political Science minor Deans List, Spring 2012/ cumulative G.P.A: 3.34 HONORS/ AWARDS Rheta B. Glueck Prize University Park, Pa. June 2012 Recipient of the award for academic success and outstanding promise in the field of Print Journalism from Penn State University College of Communications. University Park, Pa. December 2012