My Resume

Tahira A. Lindsay

Website: Tahira.Lindsay.com         Email: Tahira.Lindsay@gmail.com

Objective: To use the experience I have gained working on the network level for NBC, ABC and as an International Reporter for the European Vibe Entertainment Magazine, based in Madrid, to work as a general assignment multimedia reporter.

Relevant Experience:
Multimedia Reporter, Producer, Videographer, Editor, Assignment Editor, Studio Director, Studio Crew
Maryland Newsline. College Park, Maryland            12/2010-present

• Cover a range of news areas including politics, business, criminal justice, sports and education in and around Maryland and the District of Columbia as a general assignment  one-man-band reporter.
• Pitch, produce , film and edit news packages under daily and breaking news deadlines
• Create multimedia platforms and increase audience ratings through social media tools and networking
• Write news packages, readers, VO’s and VoSots for broadcast
• Structure daily show rundown

NBC Washington News Desk Assistant
NBC News Washington Bureau. Washington D.C.    09/2008-05/2009

• Produce and edit NBC affiliate and online accessible “NBC Insider Reports”
• Field produce for “NBC Nightly News” &  “NBC Weekend Nightly News” reports
• Coordinate field crew & travel pool assignments for 2008 Presidential Election.

International Online Reporter
European Vibe Entertainment SL., Madrid, Spain     08/2007-12/2007

• Write bilingual national and international news content for magazine online edition
• Research Madrid government policies and local politicians
• Coordinate weekly Public Affairs/Community action events in Madrid Community

ABC News Researcher
ABC News Washington Bureau, Washington D.C.    05/2007-08/2007

• Research NASA STS-115 Space Shuttle flight and develop interview questions for astronauts
• Research Minnesota Bridge Collapse and assist in interviews
• Assist in in-studio production including building news graphics and completing satellite feeds

Reporter/ Writer
CONNECT,   Syracuse, New York                                 08/2006-05/2008

• Conduct enterprise, beat and assignment news packages for student run “Syracuse University Orange Television”
• Schedule political, social, and student informants for interviews
• Create news show graphics and assist in in-studio production

Columnist
The Daily Orange,   Syracuse, New York                  04/2008-05/2008

• Write public affairs opinion columns based around Syracuse University campus
• Works Published: Syracuse Students Lack Appreciation for City History” 02/06/08, “Is Black History Month Enough?” 2/13/08, “Art Exhibit Creates Conflict” 03/04/08, “Gossip about this: New Web site brings down already nosy society” 04/10/2008

Works Published:
The Baltimore Sun, “Rebuilding a Community Starts with School” 1/10/2010 “Social Activism in Principals Marrow” 12/22/09; The Star Democrat, “School serves as barometer of neighborhood success” 12/24/09 The Washington Informer, “Project Educates Children on Oral Healthcare” 7/09/09, Some District Residents Still Unprepared for DTV Transition” 6/11/09

Education:
University of Maryland College Park, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, College Park, MD.
M.J. Broadcast Journalism, May 2010
Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts & College of Arts and Sciences
B.S. Dual Degree: Communications & Rhetorical Studies/ Spanish Language and Culture

Skills: Fluent Spanish, Avid Digital Editing Adobe, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Audition, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Soundslides, Iphoto, Imovie, Garage Band, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)