Resume | lilyoppenheimer

Lily Oppenheimer | Multimedia Journalist

Instagram: @tigerlily_reporter | Twitter: @LilyOppenheimer

EDUCATION | University of Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia | Graduation Date: May 2018

Bachelor of Journalism - Convergence Radio | Dual-major in International Studies

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

WLRN Radio | Reporting, Anchoring & Production Freelancer | Miami | Current

Morning Edition & All Things Considered Fill-in Producer.
Report audio and digital features, daily stories and breaking news with live tweets across South Florida.
Pitch and produce daily show segments for WLRN daily show, Sundial.
Extensive political coverage during Miami 2020 Democratic presidential debates and 2018 Florida midterm elections & recount.
Several stories, including Marjory Stoneman Douglas civil rights lawsuit, made NPR national newscast.
Contribute to WLRN Instagram stories. Create Facebook and Twitter posts. Cover WLRN social engagement, live & scheduled.

Reynolds Journalism Institute Innovation Fellowship | Mic Media | New York City | Spring, 2018

Video editor at Mic headquarters in One World Trade Center. Produced and filmed videos.
Presented a final capstone project in the Missouri School of Journalism focusing on emerging video journalism techniques.

Kansas City Star Newspaper | Kansas City, Missouri | Summer, 2017

News and features intern. Produced videos, photos, info graphics and in-depth stories for 10 weeks.
Engaged in morning news meetings, pitched stories and provided input alongside KC Star editors.
Covered crime and breaking news, wrote investigative pieces and human-interest features.

KBIA-FM, NPR-Member Station | Columbia, Missouri | Fall 2016 - Fall 2017

Anchored and produced for the Morning Edition shift.
Helped produce the 2017 True/False Film Festival podcast by interviewing filmmakers and writing scripts.

SKILLS

Newscast production, live anchoring for NPR member-stations WLRN and KBIA.
Experience reporting features, in-depth pieces while shooting videos, recording audio and taking photos.
Uncovered stories for major news sources in Miami, Kansas City, New York City and Pittsburgh.
Produced for WLRN’s daily show, Sundial, by pitching, researching guests and writing scripts.
Skilled in audio mixing and video production – skilled with Adobe software like Audition and Premiere.
Shoot video and photos with Canon cameras, including the Rebel, C1000 and C300.

Will use digital tools to engage audiences like Facebook and Instagram Live, Google Analytics, Parsely, Timeline JS, Tweet Deck.
Intermediate Spanish – experienced in reporting immigration policy and interviewing in Spanish in Miami.

REFERENCES

Kendall Ciesemier | New York Times Producer/Reporter Opinion Video | Kciese@gmail.com