Olivia Rutt
Skills
Summary
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Panasonic HMC
150
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Adobe Photoshop
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Interviewing
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DSLR cameras
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Final Cut Pro
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Leadership
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Mac and Windows
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Microsoft
Office
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CP and Copy
style
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Journalism
Experience
Editor in Chief – WLUSP The Sputnik – 2012, presently
Responsible
for overseeing and managing the volunteers and staff who produce and edit
content for The Sputnik, a Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publication
(WLUSP)
Strategic
planning and solving problems, meeting tight deadlines
Maintaining
the company's standards of excellence
Edit
and lay out a newspaper using In Design every two weeks
Participate
and lead multiple bi-weekly meetings to pitch stories
Photography Editor – WLUSP – 2010 to 2011, 2012
Supervised,
hired and selected a small staff of photographers for Wilfrid Laurier University
Student Publications
Edited
photographs for The Sputnik and The Carnegie and checking for accuracy
Responsible
for meeting tight deadlines
Knowledge
with a Mac, Adobe Photoshop, a WACOM tablet and DSLR Canon and Nikon Cameras
Videographer – 519onlinenews – 2011 to 2012
Edit
and produced weekly shows for 519onlinenews
Handle
equipment (cameras, lighting, and audio) to make a high quality newscast
Investigate
and report on stories for 519onlinenews
Participate
in weekly meetings to pitch stories and advance our show
Produce
multiple stories on a variety of topics
Videographer – Inside Angle – 2012
Worked
with a team to produce an investigative show “Inside Angle” that aired in March
2012 on Rogers TV
Participate
in weekly meetings to pitch stories
Produce
6-7 minute mini-documentaries with a wide range of topics
Freelance Photographer – Brantford
Expositor – 2010 to 2012
Handle
and organize photography assignments
Meet
tight deadlines
Contribute
front-page photographs
Writer – The Sputnik
- 2010
Attended
weekly meetings to pitch stories and discuss past issues
Use
CP style to write effectively
Photographer – WLUSP – 2009 to 2010
Was part of a small team of photographers for
Wilfrid Laurier University Student Publications
Responsible for meeting deadlines
Took photographs for The Sputnik and The Carnegie
Education
Videography -
Broadcast Journalism / Documentary (Post-Graduate)
Conestoga College – 2011 to 2012
Graduated with Distinction
Honours BA
Journalism and General BA Contemporary Studies
With Environmental Studies option
Wilfrid Laurier University – 2009 to expected
graduation 2013
Skills
and Accomplishments
Selected to
attend 75th National Conference of Canadian University Press 2013
Nominated for
Broadcast Educators Association of Canada National Award in the Documentary category
2012
School of Media
and Design - Best Reporter Award 2012
Currently
learning French
Feature story
“Windless” was posted to Oppose Belwood Wind Farms, Ontario Wind Resistance,
and Bruce Beach Cottager’s Association
Photo of the Year
Award, WLUSP Brantford 2011
Second and Third place, Brantford Tourism
and Henry’s Photography Contest 2011
Selected to
attend 73rd National Conference of Canadian University Press 2011
Selected to
attend Emerging Leaders Day 2010
Icebreaker for Laurier’s Orientation week
2010
