My professional resume

1. Matthew Ristaino
mristaino@ithaca.edu
(508) 259-4891
mattristaino.wordpress.com
Twitter: @mristaino11
EDUCATION
Ithaca College, Roy H. Park School of Communications Anticipated Graduation: May 2019
• Major: Journalism
• Minor: History
• Related coursework: Intro to Journalism, Journalism Research, Visual Journalism, TV News
Reporting and Producing, Independent Media
• Awards: Ithaca College President’s Scholarship, Oracle Honors Society, National Communication
Association Honor Society
MEDIA EXPERIENCE
Reporter, ICTV Newswatch February 2018 – Present
• Shoot, write, and edit weekly news packages
• Write stories to be read by anchors during the weekly newscasts
Newscaster, 92.9 WICB and VIC Radio January 2016 - Present
• Write and broadcast weekly newscasts
• Write and record packages that appear on weekly shows
Intern, MSNBC March 2018
• Assisted with live coverage for the March for Our Lives in Washington DC
• Helped coordinate interviews for live shots and assisted correspondent in preparing interview
questions and editorials
Assistant Investigative Producer, ICTV Reports with Tom Garris September 2017 – December 2017
• Set up and assist with interviews
• Assisted with writing, recording, and editing long form investigative video packages
Intern, Chronicle, WCVB-TV Boston May 2017 – August 2017
• Updated shows for re-air via interviews and research
• Assisted producers with various tasks, including field shoots and show tapings
• Logged and pulled footage for producers
Staff Writer, The Ithacan September 2016 – May 2017
• Reported on events that happen on Ithaca College campus
• Wrote feature stories about issues at Ithaca College
RELEVENT SKILLS: Non-linear editing in Adobe Premier Pro and iMovie, Writing newscasts in AP
ENPS, Conversational in Spanish, Microsoft Office, Basic HTML and CSS