Colin Campbell

213 Leonard Hall | 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW | Washington, D.C. 20016 507.217.1262 | colincjcampbell@gmail.com | colincjcampbell.com

EDUCATION American University; School of Communication B.A. Broadcast Journalism; B.A. Political Science GPA: 3.70 Washington, D.C. (May 2013)

Honors Cum Laude, American University Honors Program, Campaigns & Elections scholar selectee to CampaignTech 2012 EXPERIENCE C-SPAN Washington, D.C. (January May 2013) Programming Intern Screened programming and wrote second-by-second reports to provide direction to graphics producers and directors Identified journalists, scholars, and newsmakers to appear on C-SPAN programs Researched and produced coverage for C-SPANs annual spring Commencement Addresses special Minnesota Public Radio News St. Paul, Minnesota (May August 2012) Digital News Intern Authored stories on Minnesota's Congressional District races and wrote a weekly roundup of Minnesota political news Assisted reporters and editors in building out multimedia components to enrich print and audio stories Utilized social media tools such as Storify to merge user-generated content and original reporting to cover news events, with one report becoming a featured story on the Storify homepage United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. (June August 2011) Intern in the office of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Led Capitol tours for constituents from the Leaders home district Wrote memos for senior policy staff after attending education, defense, and technology committee hearings Conducted research on historic legislation that was included in the Leaders daily briefing Drafted response letters to constituents on policy issues concerning education, technology, and defense NPR Washington, D.C. (January May 2011) Intern at Talk of the Nation Wrote stories, scripts and promo pieces for the programs live broadcast, which had a weekly audience of more than three million listeners Booked and scheduled guests for the programcorresponded daily with government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, political offices, and leading journalism outlets Researched data and statistics relevant to story topics and packaged the information into deliverables for host or the programs website Maintained the shows social networking sites, interacting in real-time with the programs digital audience, marketed stories across several web platforms, and fostered a digital brand for the program LEADERSHIP Kennedy Political Union (Speakers Bureau) Washington, D.C. (August May 2012) Communications Director Oversaw a staff of three that was responsible for all of the bureaus communications effortspublicity, media relations, social media, and web production Planned and executed the communication teams daily operations and long-term strategic communication campaigns SKILLS Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite Software programs: Audacity, Garage Band, iMoive, iPhoto, Prezi, Final Cut Pro 7