Work Experience
Professional Experience:
THE STAR (PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK)-Camarillo
Breaking News Reporter-Contractor 2019-2020
•Wrote, edited and produced 260+ stories online and in print for a large daily newspaper
•Covered crime stories at the scene of fatal shootings and accidents
•Shot, edited and published pictures, videos and audio stories
•Actively monitored scanners and websites like PulsePoint and California Highway Patrol
CobBird-Los Angeles Multimedia Reporter-Contractor 2018
•Shot, edited, and produced reports and podcasts on education, human rights, immigration and millennial issues
Eastern Arizona Courier-Safford
General Assignment Reporter-Contractor 2016-17
•Wrote, edited, and produced 100+ print and video reports
KVSC 88.1 FM-St.Cloud
News Director and Reporter-Contractor 2014-2016
•Wrote, edited, and produced 100+ audio packages and 50+ podcasts for live & online newscasts
•Conducted in-person interviews with officials on and off campus
•Directed and trained two assistants to cover stories for air and online
•My stories reached to as many as two million listeners per month
St. Cloud State University Television Station-St. Cloud
Reporter & Producer-Contractor 2015-2016
•Shot, edited and prepared video stories for on air newscasts & website
WORT 89.9 FM-Madison
Writer and Anchor-Contractor 2013-2014 •Wrote & edited reports and headlines
WSUM 91.7 FM-Madison
Writer and Anchor-Contractor 2013
•Wrote, edited, and hosted One Thousand and One Nights, a cultural-diversity based talk show
Education:
•MA Journalism from St. Cloud State University, MN 2017
•BA English Translation from Azad University Khorasgan Branch, Iran 2011
Awards
•Fulbright Scholarship awarded by Institute of International Education 2012-13
•National triathlon silver medal 2007
Skills
•Software and Equipment: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Suite, Audacity, Final Cut Pro, iTune, Slack, Wochit, Presto, Okta, Dropbox, G Suite, Zoom, CMS, DSLR Camera, Marantz, Tascam, ENCO, Apple products
•Language: English, Farsi, French, Dari, Arabic
•Affiliations: IRE, AIR, AAJA