JORY HECKMAN
Cell: 610-914-7627 Email: jory.heckman@gmail.com
JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE Digital News Writer/Editor, Federal News Radio, Washington, D.C. Sept. 2014---Present • Wrote, edited and posted multimedia stories daily to website using CMS • Independently managed website during high-traffic morning hours • Revised the station’s social media handbook, increasing followers on Twitter and likes on Facebook. News Reporter, The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. April--Sept. 2014 • Reported on breaking news and crime in Northeastern Pennsylvania for this daily newspaper. • Pitches enterprise stories to the assistant city editor and writes feature stories on regional leaders. Desk Assistant, CBS Radio News, New York, N.Y. Sept.--Dec. 2013 • Directed communications between newsroom, 500 CBS affiliated stations and reporters; gathered contact information and research for assignment editor on developing stories • Produced a weekly podcast feed for affiliated stations and mobile apps. Production Intern, CBS Radio News, Washington, D.C. June--Aug. 2013 • Edited interviews for national correspondent Dan Raviv and prepared actualities for air. • Booked guests for newscast interviews and for news magazine program, “Weekend Roundup.” News Intern, “The Five,” Fox News Channel, New York, N.Y. Feb.--May 2013 • Edited and cut video for this network news program. Assisted producers with research for stories, and pitched news stories. News Intern, Scripps Howard News Service, Washington, D.C. Sept.--Dec. 2012 • Covered the nation’s capital for a national news wire. Wrote stories about Congress, Supreme Court cases, White House news conferences and the 2012 Virginia Senate election. • Shot and edited video; took photos; submitted everything online from the field. Contributor, Fox Nation, Washington, D.C. June--July 2011 • Wrote two political commentary columns for this Fox News op-ed website News Intern, Federal News Radio, Washington, D.C. June--July 2011 • Reported on federal agencies, government contracting and congressional hearings. • Recorded audio from the field, edited with Adobe Audition. Wrote news broadcast scripts for the air and articles for the radio station’s news website. News Reporter, WRHU 88.7 FM, Hempstead, N.Y. Sept. 2010--May 2011 • Pitched and wrote local news stories for the college radio station, ranked fifth nationally by the Princeton Review. EDUCATION Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y. Sept. 2009--Dec. 2013 • Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Political Science. Minor in European Studies. Graduated with summa cum laude distinction. • Awarded high honors by the Political Science faculty for senior undergraduate thesis, “Intervention and the United Nations: International Considerations in a Post-Cold War World.” Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Aug. 2011--July 2012 • Study abroad year. Received full Hofstra University scholarship to fulfill political science major coursework. Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. June--July 2011 • Studied microeconomics and journalism ethics with the Institute on Political Journalism, part of the Fund for American Studies. SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS • •
Experienced in using Jutel Radioman, AP ENPS, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, InCopy, Audition, Final Cut, Ardome in a newsroom setting. Photojournalism experience with Canon’s EOS Rebel DSLR cameras; video journalism experience with Panasonic’s DV and AVCHD camcorders.