lesliebass<multimedia journalist . web developer . designer . creator>

experienceWeb Associate, Union for Reform Judaism, Camp & Israel Programs & NFTYwww.urj.org, www.urjcamps.org, www.nfty.org – Aug. 2010-Present Manage over 16 websites for various youth programs across North America. Provide support and training for a large team of youth workers and camp professionals, design grahics and digital marketing materials, troubleshoot code, develop online marketing strategies and supervise staff in development of social media presence. Coordinate web and aesthetic redesigns as needed.

Web and Graphics Intern, Open Media Foundationwww.openmediafoundation.org – Sept. 2009-May 2010 Create, design and present Web site mock ups and graphics to non-profit clients, assist in CSS template design for Drupal integration, update and edit Drupal sites and train clients on Drupal front-end. Revitalize the Digital Media Outreach Center as a University of Denver and Open Media partnership for student interns dedicated to developing digital solutions for non-profits.

Online and Multimedia Editor, University of Denver Clarionwww.duclarion.com – March 2009-March 2010 Managed online workflow, including uploading and editing online and new media content. Created mock ups and oversaw Web site redesign for multimedia integration and design functionality, which increased pageviews by 10,000 a week. Won ninth place Best of Show for a small school Web site at National College Journalism Convention Feb. 2010. Former assistant news editor and former features editor.

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• Head Resident Advisor, Kutz: the North American Federation of Temple Youth’s Campus for Reform Jewish Teens, Warwick, New York, June-Aug. 2010. Other positions held at Kutz: Senior Resident Advisor 2009, Resident Advisor 2007, Ambassador Supervisor 2006-2007, General Staff 2006.

• Participant, Associated Collegiate Press National College Journalism Convention in March 2008 and National College Media Convention in Oct. 2009

• Core Team event planner and group leader, University of Denver Diversity and Unity Retreat, Oct. 2009• Executive Team, University of Denver Hillel• Publicity Chair and Webmaster, University of Denver Queer Straight Alliance• Orientation Leader, University of Denver incoming class of 2013• Writer, University of Denver literary magazine Foothills• Member, Society for Professional Journalists, University of Denver chapter• Member, Wellness Living and Learning Community at the University of Denver

educationB.A. Digital Media Studies, B.A. Journalism StudiesUniversity of Denver – June 2010 Magna cum laude. Cumulative GPA 3.9. Selected eight times for the Dean’s List. Received over $54,000 in merit scholarships. Studied as a Cherrington Global Scholar at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia in fall 2009.

honors• Hillel’s Excellence in Leadership Award• Academy of American Poets Prize• Intern Spotlight, Open Media Foundation• Palmer Hoyt Scholarship for journalism• National Society of Collegiate Scholars• Alpha Lambda Delta honors society

skillsProficient:• Adobe Dreamweaver• Adobe Flash Intermediate ActionScript 3.0• Adobe Illustrator• Adobe InDesign• Adobe Photoshop• Apple Final Cut Pro• Apple iMovie• CSS• Panic Coda• Social media• Soundslides• Wordpress install• XHTML, HTML

Intermediate:• Apple GarageBand• Coldfusion• Drupal• MySQL

Basic:• PHP commands

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