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Greg Scott Magnus gscott_magnus@hotmail.com mobile 619.708.5284

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Practical, adaptable and deadline-oriented team player. Fourteen years of writing and editing experience. Eight years of work in digital video, non-linear editing and podcasting; 11 years of experience in photography, Web design and desktop publishing.
SKILLS
Audio/video production HTML/CSS Macromedia Flash	Multiple NLE platforms Photoshop/ImageReady AP style	Illustrator/FreeHand Sound Forge Quark XPress/PageMaker
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE > Senior producer, GMBC Media; San Diego, Calif. | September 2005-present Videography and reporting. Web site training, design and development. Clients include KDOC-TV 56, the University of California at Los Angeles, Chapman University, ESPN, AfricaAid.org, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, SignOnSanDiego.com and City News Service. > Web editor, Orange County Register; Santa Ana, Calif. | January 2006-January 2008 Videographer and reporter for news and sports, web and print. Collaborated with associates to create videos and multimedia products using original and team content. Updated and maintained Web site. Designed and coded Web pages for special sections. > Staff writer, San Diego Union-Tribune; San Diego, Calif. | March 2005-September 2005 > Principal content producer, SignOnSanDiego.com; San Diego, Calif. | November 2000-February 2005 Reporter, photographer and videographer for news and sporting events. Designed and coded Web pages for special sections. Conceived, arranged, reported and produced multimedia projects. Supervised story and photo layout on site. Pulled, edited and processed wire stories and photos for Web use. Worked as liaison to coordinate coverage with Union-Tribune news staff. > Content producer, innovatv.com; Del Mar, Calif. | July 2000-October 2000 Worked in groups to convert analog video into interactive, multimedia magazines called "iMags." Compiled Web research, created graphics and edited images. > Editorial assistant, Gilles Nicolet Photography; Maroua, Cameroon | January-June 2000 Collaborated on text and captions for stories accepted by Smithsonian magazine, Geo Europe, Paris Match, Focus and New Look magazine. > Staff writer, Times-Standard; Eureka, Calif. | July 1998-December 1999 General assignment reporter for daily newspaper. Beats included police and public safety, courts, environment, city and county government, sports, education, arts and entertainment, features and seniors. Assisted in page layout and photography. > Copy editor, San Diego Daily Transcript; San Diego, Calif. | July 1996-December 1997 Updated and maintained local and breaking news sections of Web site. Wrote headlines, edited copy using AP style. Converted print material into online content. Daily pagination and paste-up duties. Contributed with spot reporting and photography.
EDUCATION Bachelor of arts in journalism, news-editorial emphasis at Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif., May 1999.
REFERENCES
Mark Uyemura The Orange County Register Team leader, training and exploration 949.378.5336 marku@ocregister.com	Tenny Tatusian latimes.com News producer 949.412.6697 tenny.tatusian@latimes.com	Jeff Rose SignOnSanDiego News manager 619.718.5227 jeff.rose@uniontrib.com