The document summarizes the job experience and qualifications of Deron Dalton, a journalist. It shows that he has over 5 years of experience writing for publications focused on black communities and social issues. He has held roles as an editor, writer, and social media manager for various online magazines and news sites. The document also lists his education in journalism and multimedia skills.

1. Contributing Writer, MadameNoire
New York, New York (August 2013-June 2015)
• Created multimedia, slideshows, essays and articles for the black women’s news site.
• Wrote traffic-driven pieces on social issues, movies, TV, music and celebrities.
Politics Intern, The Daily Dot
New York, New York (September 2015-January 2016)
• Wrote features on Black Lives Matter, race and racial injustices for politics section.
• Reported on police violence data, trolling, online activism, 2016 elections and more.
Social Media Editor, Media Therapy TV | Vance River Productions
New York, New York (August 2013-April 2014)
• Developed social strategies for the discontinued video magazine Media Therapy TV.
• Edited posts for social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Tumblr and Instagram.
Contributing Writer, The Huffington Post
New York, New York (December 2012-May 2013)
• Wrote about LGBT and black communities for Gay Voices and Black Voices.
• Blogged about diversity, pop culture and social issues within these communities.
• Contributed to live video segments for HuffPost Live, based on my HuffPost work.
Editor-in-Chief, The BLACKout
Columbia, Missouri (April 2010-May 2012)
• Managed staff, editorial, social media, analytics and the black collegian news site.
• Edited and produced news about black student life, race, diversity and pop culture.
Multimedia Producer, Vox Magazine
Columbia, Missouri (March 2011-December 2011)
• Managed cultural content and multimedia packages for the magazine’s website.
• Blogged for VoxTalk, dedicated to daily mid-Missouri news and entertainment.
• Developed and wrote for Vox’s weekend culture iPad application, Vox 5.
Editorial Intern, NBC News’ theGrio
New York, New York (May 2011-August 2011)
• Wrote articles, aggregated news content and edited video for the black news site.
• Researched, pitched and created original pop culture and entertainment slideshows.
Journalism Experience
Deron Dalton816-405-1332
DeronD.Dalton@gmail.com
LinkedIn.com/in/DeronDalton
Special Community Engagement Projects
BLK Social Journalist, The #BLKSocialJ Curation Project
New York, New York (March 2015-December 2015)
• Created #BLKSocialJ for content on racial justice issues and Black Lives Matter.
• Developed social strategies for social platforms: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
• Curated original, voicey and visual content to engage the BLM community.
Contributing Writer, The Daily Dot
New York, New York (January 2016-Present)
• Research and pitch feature story ideas for politics, geek and lifestyle sections.
• Cover racial politics, criminal justice, diversity in geek culture and LGBT issues.
Social Media Skills
Twitter: Tweeted content about social issues,
news and pop culture for @DeronDalton, and
live tweeted events for @NYABJ.
Instagram: Shot and edited visual content,
https://instagram.com/derondalton/.
Facebook: Curated original content on personal
page, http://www.facebook.com/derondalton.
Medium: Authored publication with original
essays and reporting on Black Lives Matter,
https://medium.com/blksocialjournalist.
Periscope: Live streamed tech, journalism and
field reporting events for @DeronDalton.
Tumblr: microblogged about social issues,
http://blksocialjournalist.tumblr.com.
WordPress: Blogged and shared my journalism
experiences, http://derondalton.com.
Vine: Created short entertainment and funny
videos, https://vine.co/derondalton.
YouTube: Produced and edited video content,
https://www.youtube.com/derondalton.
Education
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Arts in Social Journalism, Dec. 2015
University of Missouri, Columbia
Bachelor of Journalism, May 2012
Major in Convergence Journalism
Minor in Black Studies
Certificate in Multicultural Studies
Multimedia | Software Skills
Content Management: Produced multimedia
and structured content for digital platforms.
CMS: WordPress, Django, Squarespace
Style: Wrote and edited content using proper
grammar, news values and various styleguides.
Resource: AP Stylebook
Video: Created visual clips and news packages.
Software: Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Avid
Audio: Edited short clips and audio slideshows.
Software: Adobe Audition
Photo: Shot photos, created memes and GIFs.
Software: Photoshop, Lightroom, PicMonkey
Design: designed and illustrated visual content.
Software: InDesign, Illustrator
Founder | Community Manager, Black Narratives Matter
New York, New York (July 2015-Present)
• Create resources for media on how to cover Black Lives Matter and race literacy.
• Collaborate with Black Lives Matter on events, chats and essays about news media.
• Engage with Black Lives Matter via @BlkNarratives and #BlackNarrativesMatter.