Jenna L Belhumeur | Journalist
Jenna Belhumeur
Tel: (+49) 175 6693836
Languages
English - fluent
German - fluent
Spanish - Basic
(USA - EU Dual Citizen)
Skills
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Audition
Adobe Lightroom
Radian6
Canon C100 Shooting
iNews
MediaSource
DSLR Shooting
Social Flow
Microsoft Office Suite
Broadcast Content Editor
Journalism Experience
DEUTSCHE WELLE – Berlin, Germany | Lead Editor/Video Journalist
August 2017 – current
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As a senior editor at Germany's international public broadcaster, I am tasked with overseeing a team of producers and their ongoing projects, ensuring the timely delivery of video content ranging from breaking-news to long-form explainers. I also pitch and produce my own videos on a regular basis.
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Collaborating with DW correspondents based around the globe, I furthermore strategize the coverage of world events, copy-edit scripts and offer guidance on the use of compelling visuals and graphics
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Other clients I have worked for on a freelance basis since moving to Germany include: TRT, the Associated Press, National Geographic, Resident Advisor, Tablet Magazine, etc.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH – Doha, Qatar | Video Producer/News Desk Reporter
Sept. 2016 – July 2017
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Part of the launching team of Al Jazeera’s social video product
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Produced original news and feature videos for Al Jazeera on social/digital platforms
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Wrote breaking news stories and features using both wire agencies and independent reporting during news desk shifts
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – New York, NY | Video Producer/Audience Development Manager
June 2015 – Sept. 2016
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Produced/shot packages, edited footage and assisted with publishing and distribution of WSJ’s video content on all platforms
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Coordinated with WSJ’s social media team to strategize video promotion on Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat
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Brainstormed opportunities for higher-traffic with audience development team; assisted with analytics reports for video managers
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Pitched and reported original print stories for various sections
DOC NYC & Stranger Than Fiction – New York, NY | Documentary Film Reviewer
Seasonal: 2014, 2015, 2016
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Wrote reviews for screenings and panels featuring filmmakers at America’s largest documentary film festival
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Contributed to reviewing classics and sneak previews for the Stranger Than Fiction documentary series
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles, CA | Research Assistant
April 2013 – July 2014
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Tagged and digitally catalogued news programs for the NewsScape Library of International Television News, a digital archive of more than 200,000 American and international television news program
CNN HEADLINE NEWS – Los Angeles, CA | Production Intern
March 2013 – June 2013
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Conducted research for producers using CNN’s newsroom computer system and video databases (iNews and MediaSource)
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Attended daily production meetings for Dr. Drew On Call and assembled scripts for anchors
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Screened and prepped nationwide callers for live broadcast while communicating with control room producers
THE DAILY BRUIN – Los Angeles, CA | Contributor to UCLA Student-Run Newspaper
Jan. 2010 – June 2013
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Writer for the Arts & Entertainment and News sections
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Daily Bruin Bridget O’Brien Foundation Grant Recipient: Grant awarded based on international story proposal; Traveled to Santiago in August 2012 to report and produce a print and online series documenting the student movement and protest culture in Chile (chileanwinter.dailybruin.com)
2010 - present
2010 - present
Related Experience
THE PRINCE ROYAL’S COLLEGE – Chiang Mai, Thailand | Conversational English Teacher
Oct. 2013 – April 2014
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Created lesson plans and taught English to high school students at one of Thailand’s top private schools
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Backpacked throughout Vietname and Malaysia for a two-month span
THE SEARCH AGENCY – Los Angeles, CA | Digital Marketing Intern
Nov. 2012 – May 2013
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Implemented the components of integrated online marketing strategies, data-driven campaigns, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) at a global digital marketing agency in order to increase online traffic and sales for business clients
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Wrote for company blog, optimized Google+ pages, engaged in marketing brainstorm sessions, utilized Google AdWords Keyword Tool to generate leads for a wide range of clients such as Bare Essentials, Avalon Apartments, RE/MAX, etc.
NYLON MAGAZINE – New York, NY | Public Relations Intern
June 2012 – Aug. 2012
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Coordinated with Public Relations companies and designers in organizing fashion merchandise for shoots and feature stories
MTV NETWORKS – Los Angeles, CA | Press Intern
May 2011 – Aug. 2011
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Monitored coverage of the network and talent through print and online media and television, drafted and
edited press releases, dubbed press clips and worked with other media outlets
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION – Los Angeles/New York | Conference Moderator
Sept. 2011 – June 2013
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Moderated Global Classrooms conferences/debates for students in economically disadvantaged public schools who have little knowledge of global affairs or experience with Model United Nations
Education
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
May 2015
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Master of Science - Focus on digital/multimedia journalism. Coursework includes Deadline Writing (turned out stories within one day), Investigative Skills, Reporting on New York’s Ethnic Beats (West African community), and Documentary Storytelling
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Produced short documentary on a former prison inmate rehabilitating back into society after serving 44 years
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Official selection at DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary film festival
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Story distributed by Al Jazeera English where it became outlet’s most popular video to date with over 14 million views
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5,000-word master’s thesis on a group of LGBT political asylees in New York who fled Nigeria following the passage of harsh anti-gay laws; Investigated the challenges facing the public health nonprofit they were formerly employed by and the larger implications of African anti-gay laws on the fight against HIV
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Selected to report in northern India as part of school’s Scripps Howard Program in Religion, Journalism and the Spiritual Life; Stories on the social implications of India’s beef ban on minorities and the intersection of mental health and religion
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2013
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Bachelor of Arts - Double Major- Communication Studies & Political Science (Concentration in International Relations)
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Summa Cum Laude Graduate; 3.92 GPA, College Honors Program
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Fall Semester 2011 - American University of Rome - focus on Italian Politics and Political Theory