Taylor C.

Shaw
3019 St. Marys Road Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 (919) 914-4520 | www.taylorcshaw.net | taylorcshaw@yahoo.com Follow me on Twitter @TaylorCShaw
Sept. 2012-present Professional The Triangle Tribune Reporter/Editor | Durham, NC Research and report for North Carolina's only Sunday newspaper that specifically targets Experience African Americans in Raleigh, Cary, Durham and Chapel Hill. Society of Professional Journalists Reporters Institute | St. Petersburg, FL June 10-13, 2012 Learned new skills as well as honing existing ones in the areas of videography, social media, using census data and navigating SEO's to tell stories across different media. Fifteen young professionals were selected nationwide to participate in program held at the Poynter Institute. Media General Media Assistant Intern | Raleigh, NC Jan. 2012-May 2012 Participated in production of WNCN NBC 17s daily lifestyles show, My Carolina Today. U-The Magazine Staff Writer | Raleigh, NC Aug. 2011-May 2012 Wrote entertainment and lifestyle articles for bi-yearly publication. Finding Peace: Notes from Abroad was featured on the cover of fall issue. Time Warner Cable Assignment Desk Intern | Raleigh, NC May 2011-Aug. 2011 Filed mail-in pitches, directed leads and provided research information to reporters. Shadowed line producers, reporters in the field and editors for News 14 Carolina. UNC-TV Production Assistant | Durham, NC May 2008-Aug. 2009 Operated character generator (CG), video switching, lighting equipment, audio consoles and cameras for nightly newscast, North Carolina Now.

Related Collegiate Experience

National Association of Black Journalists Multimedia Short Course March 20-23, 2012 Gained experience as assignment editor and floor manager during intensive multimedia training sessions. Forty students were selected nationwide to participate. The Peace Times Editor-in-Chief | Raleigh, NC Jan. 2009-May 2012 Managed staff of 25 student journalists covering the campus, county, state and nation. Developed story ideas, edited articles and managed social media content (Twitter and Facebook) for web publication. Peace College Social Media Intern | Raleigh, NC May 2010-Aug. 2010 Created and maintained Facebook platform for upcoming first-year and transfer students. UNC Chapel Hill Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media July 7-12, 2008 Selected to engaged in classroom study, real-world reporting and newsroom practice through the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Asian American Journalists Association J-Camp | Chicago, IL July 24-30, 2008 Established skills through interactive workshops and hands-on training at Loyola University. Thirty applicants selected nationwide.

Final Cut Pro Editing, Dalet Digital Media Systems, Avid Editing Systems, Edius Editing Digital ENPS, Adobe Master Collection Media Skills Systems, iMovie, Web design (Wordpress CMS). CSS5, Soundslides, Tweet Deck, Hootsuite, Basic HTML and

Affiliations Education

National Association of Black Journalists Peace College (William Peace University) Raleigh, N.C. August 2008-May 2012 University of Granada Granada, Spain Spring 2011 Bachelors of Arts, Communication Minor: Political Science and Spanish