Avni Nijhawan

visual journalist 2.0 theavni@gmail.com - 408.616.0724 - www.theavni.com

Education
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY MASTER OF JOURNALISM (MAY 2014) ! GPA: 4.0; currently focused on video, photo and interactive projects UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES ENGLISH B.A. (JUNE 2011) ! ! Overall GPA: 3.637 Major GPA: 3.754; Deans Honors List 2008-2011 College Honors recipient, Highest Honors on departmental honors thesis

Recent Honors
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE PROGRAMMES AUDIOVISUELS (2014) ! Interactive documentary Fearless selected for demonstration during 27th annual film festival ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION (2013) ! Selected for competitive, Google-sponsored student newsroom covering the conference

Work Experience
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER, UC BERKELEY (AUG. 2013-MAY 2014) o Assists multimedia graduate students and faculty at journalism school GRADUATE STUDENT READER, UC BERKELEY (JAN. 2013-MAY 2013) o Graded papers and exams for undergraduate media studies course RICHMOND CONFIDENTIAL (AUG. 2012-DEC. 2012) ! Reporter for UC Berkeley student-run news website INDIA-WEST STAFF REPORTER (MAY 2012-AUG. 2012) ! General assignment reporter for weekly national newspaper covering Indian-American community PATCH.COM FREELANCE NEWS REPORTER, ASSISTANT EDITOR (JULY 2011-FEB. 2012) ! General assignment feature and breaking news; produced approximately eight stories per week for four local sites with photos; focus on start-ups and Steve Jobs SIERRA MAGAZINE INTERN (SEPT. 2011-JAN. 2012) ! Blogger and fact-checker for the Sierra Clubs environmental magazine UCLA DAILY BRUIN STAFF COLUMNIST (FEB. 2009-MAY 2011) ! Wrote weekly and bi-weekly opinion columns o Placed second at SPJs 2010 Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards for general column writing UCLA LIBRARY WEB SERVICES ASSISTANT WRITER (2009-2011) ! Created, voiced, and edited video tutorials/ written content on library; analyzed user data EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (JAN-MARCH 2008) ! Navigated high-stress trauma room in order to complete study on patients with head injuries UCLA INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FACILITATOR (2011) ! Co-facilitated intergroup dialogue class on race; developed creative activities for students; graded student journals, papers, projects and participation

Skills
! ! Languages: English, Hindi (advanced), Urdu (advanced), French (beginner) Programs: Fluent in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Avid Media Composer 6, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Photoshop CS6, and Adobe Lightroom 4. Currently improving HTML/CSS/JavaScript and Adobe After Effects knowledge. Cameras: Canon 6D (own), 5DII/III, Rebel T3i (own), Panasonic HPX Variacam, Sony NX70