My Résumé
Clayton Ashley
97 Stockton St Apt 3
Brooklyn, NY
(785) 969-6605
ogvor@yahoo.com
Education
Bachelor of Science in Journalism, news and information emphasis
William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications
University of Kansas
Graduation date: December 2011
Cumulative GPA: 3.83
Journalism GPA: 3.91
Relevant Coursework
Enterprise, write and report news stories as an individual and as part of a group
Created public service announcements for KUJH
Produced, shot, directed and edited two short documentaries alone
Led a team in producing, shooting, and writing a short form documentary
Sharpened writing skills through multimedia editing
Work Experience
Talking Points Memo New York, New York
Charts and graphics fellow January 2012 – Current
• Research, propose, calculate and create charts and graphics
• Work with reporters to create visual content for their stories
• Use basic data trawling methods to ascertain information for charts
• Assist reporters in capturing video clips for their stories
• Script and edit video clip reels
The University Daily Kansan Lawrence, Kansas
Managing Editor of Kansan.com August 2011 – December 2011
• Created multimedia content for Kansan.com
• Used Javascript and HTML5 charts to enhance stories for web
• Assisted in redesign of website
• Used social media websites to enhance web traffic
• Worked with reporters and editors to create web focused content
KU Online and Distance Learning Lawrence, Kansas
Student Instructional Designer March 2011 – December 2011
• Use XML and inDesign to create online courses
• Edit and alter courses in HTML
Talking Points Memo New York, New York
Video Intern August 2010 – December 2010
• Scan and clip video from political news shows
• Edit videos to TPM style, create video reels and upload to the website
• Work with a team of reporters and editors to research stories and create assets
• Read/watch political news and flag interesting political news stories
• Helped coordinate a live television interview with cable news show Hardball
• Pitch, research, wrote and co-wrote a news story
KCFreePress Kansas City, Missouri
Speak!KC Intern May 2010 – July 2010
• Interviewed a wide variety of Kansas City locals on topical questions
• Filmed and edited interviews for publication on website
University Daily Kansan Lawrence, Kansas
Correspondent January 2009 – May 2009
• Wrote monthly features and weekly articles for school newspaper
• Interviewed sources and did research for articles and features
• Filmed and edited web videos
University Daily Kansan Lawrence, Kansas
Editorial Writer August 2009 – December 2009
• Wrote a weekly editorial on an assigned topic
• Developed topics and new ideas as a team
• Researched topics and interviewed sources for editorials
• Basic software skills: InDesign, Flash Catalyst
• Advanced software skills: Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, LiveType, Office, Excel
• Website administration: FTP, WordPress and Moveable type
• Coding skills: HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP
• Operating system experience: Windows, Mac OSX, Ubuntu Linux
Experience building a computer out of individual components
Experience with a range of digital video cameras and formats
300+ hours filming and editing movies for school, work, and as a hobby
