Josiah Destin
Videographer/Video Editor
RESUME
Work
experience
Fighting Illini Productions
Oct 2019 - Present
• Creates hype videos, features, GIFs and social media content for three olympic sports at University of Illinois.
• Runs video board and Big Ten live stream cameras at various sports events.
Arizona Diamondbacks (dbTV)
Jan 2019 - September 2019
• Intern who handles various aspects of video board operation, including camera, replay and stats.
• Shoots and edits features, hype videos and assists on major projects for social media and video board.
Breaking Par
March 2019 - September 2019
• Production assistant and video editor who freelances with the nationally televised show on FOX Sports.
• Edits Cool Clubs segment, show teasers, Instagram stories and Twitter content.
Arizona Prep Spotlight
September 2018 - February 2019
• Shot, edited and scripted features on high school athletes for FOX Sports Arizona show each week.
• Compiled high school football highlights each Friday night on deadline.
Cronkite News and Arizona PBS
January 2018 - May 2018
• Sports broadcast reporter who edited and shot own stories for the Phoenix Sports Bureau.
• Covered Royals Spring Training, Waste Management Open, Pac-12 Basketball Tournament and more.
The Arizona Republic
May 2017 - August 2017
• Breaking news intern for the largest publication in Arizona with a daily circulation of 321,600 readers.
• Wrote two to four news articles each day, contacting police, fire officials and others 40 hours per week.
House of Sparky (SB Nation)
August 2016 - Present
• Co-Managing Editor who provided over 250 pieces of content and covered five Arizona State sports teams.
• Edited articles and site layout; three to four posts per day for 10 writers all covering ASU sports.
Skills
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Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, Illustrator, After Effects, Photoshop.
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Final Cut Pro
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Avid Media Composer
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Sony FS5, A6500, A7S, Canon C100, C200, 5D, and T5i cameras.
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AP Style, ENPS
Languages
Speaks English fluently and can understand most Spanish and some Hebrew.
Education
Arizona State University (Walter Cronkite School of Journalism)
2015 - 2019
• Graduated in May 2019.
• Founding father and former executive board member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity.
Venice High School
2011 - 2015
• Finished with a 3.8 GPA, receiving a "Jacket of Excellence" with top 44 of his class in the 1,700-person high school.
• Wrote for the school newspaper, The Oarsman.
• Played baseball all four years.
References
Brett Kurland
Cronkite News Director
(602) 496-5134
Kelsey Perry
Producer, AZ Prep Spotlight
(602) 320-3749
Joanne Stoner
Producer, Arizona Diamondbacks
(706) 296-9257
Felix Stone
Editor, Breaking Par
(480) 772-1699