Rachel Wise | Online Portfolio

Rachel Wise

Rachel [at] RachelWise [dot] com

Education:

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY / NEW YORK, N.Y
M.A., journalism
  • Awarded fellowships and travel grants to report on Navajo Reservation and on the Arizona-Mexico border
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY / FORT MYERS, FLA.
B.A., communication

Summa cum laude (4.0 cumulative GPA), Student Hall of Fame inductee

Experience:

KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL / KNOXVILLE, TENN.
ONLINE PRODUCER: March 2011 - present

  • Shoot and edit video, audio and photos to produce multimedia packages for knoxnews.com,
    govolsxtra.com and knoxville.com
  • Package breaking news and manage online content for knoxnews.com,
    govolsxtra.com and knoxville.com
  • Train staff to shoot and edit video and use site CMS

THE NEW YORK TIMES' THE LOCAL EAST VILLAGE / NEW YORK, N.Y.
Multimedia reporter: September 2010 - December 2010

  • Take photos, video and audio to produce multimedia pieces for The Local East Village blog,
    a partnership between NYU and The New York Times

EDDIE ADAMS WORKSHOP / JEFFERSONVILLE, N.Y.
Multimedia producer: October 2010

  • Work with students to help them gather photos, video and audio, and help produce one multimedia piece


DOW JONES NEWS FUND / NEW YORK, N.Y.
Multiemdia intern: June 2010 - August 2010

  • Wrote, edited, took photographs and create slideshows for Scripps Networks Interactive and HGTV’s
    real-estate website FrontDoor.com via the Dow Jones News Fund internship program


"THE WARRIOR" DOCUMENTARY FILM / NEW YORK, N.Y.
Production assistant: January 2010 - August 2010

  • Log footage; shoot, edit and create trailer for film about environmental hazards in Navajo Nation
PAVEMENT PIECES / NEW YORK, N.Y.
Editor: August 2009 - August 2010
  • Manage and select editorial content for NYU graduate school publication
  • Contribute articles, photos and multimedia content
  • Redesigned and launched new Web site
NAPLES DAILY NEWS / NAPLES, FLA.
Freelance copy editor and page designer / Copy desk intern: May 2008 - July 2009
  • Copy edited and proofread for all sections of a daily newspaper
  • Designed news and feature pages, and special sections
  • Selected wire content
EAGLE NEWS / FORT MYERS, FLA.
Editor-in-chief / Managing editor / Copy chief: August 2006 - August 2009
  • As editor-in-chief, oversaw editorial and business departments of Florida Gulf Coast University's student-run newspaper
  • Redesigned newspaper and Web site, including first-ever multimedia content
  • Estabished mentoring program and partnerships with local media outlets
  • Facilitated growth, resulting in increased readership
  • Contributed photos, articles, multimedia content
VISIONS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION / FORT MYERS, FLA.
Featured photographer: March - May 2009
  • Chosen to display artistic-style nature photographs
DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL / DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
Freelance reporter / photographer: August 2004 - August 2007
  • Wrote news and feature stories, and some book/movie reviews
  • Took photos for local sections

Awards:
Sidney Award (Hillman Foundation, Oct. 2009): Supplied photos, assisted with reporting
Harry Chapin WHY Award (2009): Finalist for reporting/photography contributions to series
Native American Journalists Association (2009): Won second place for best online news site
(college student category)