Resume

Matthew Berry, visual journalist
contact information
Cell: (812) 677-1547
Email: mrberry83@gmail.com
Twitter: @Matt_EGphoto
Instagram: matt_egphoto

home address
1559C Monmouth Dr. Lancaster, Ohio 43130

Summary

A visual journalist and editor for deadline driven daily newspapers with strong web, mobile and social presences. Award winning photographer and graphics artist. Quickly embraces new technology and applications to better server readers. Able to coach and mentor other employees in visual storytelling and communicate ideas to others to deliver the best, most accurate and visually appealing story to readers.

Experience

» Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Ohio

   multimedia editor (August 2011 - present)
      Supervise, recruit, manage and retain staff and freelance photographers for daily newspaper  and website.

      Lead production of all locally created photography, video and graphic content for print, online and mobile platforms.

      Schedule and edit assignments for staff multimedia employees and freelancers.
      Coordinate with editors and reporters to develop visually compelling stories and decide the most appropriate way to visually tell the stories.
      Take both still photographs and video for daily assignments.
      Create compelling illustrations and information graphics for stories.
      Direct live video broadcasts when necessary.
      Teach reporters basic skills for taking still photographs and video as well as video editing.
      Coordinate with editors of other Ohio-based Gannett owned properties to illustrate group wide stories that reach more than 100,000 daily readers.

      Cultivate more than 560 (and consistently growing) social media followers through consistent reporting of breaking news, sports, general news and updates on day-to-day life.

»  The Advocate, Newark, Ohio

   staff multimedia photographer (August 2008 - August 2011)

      Took both still photographs and video for daily assignments.
      Created illustrations and information graphics for stories.

»  The Herald-Press, Huntington, Ind.
   chief photographer (May 2007 - July 2008)
      Supervised, recruited and managed staff and freelance photographers for daily newspaper.
      Scheduled assignments for staff and freelance photographers
      Coordinate with editors and reporters to develop visually interesting stories and decide the most appropriate way to tell the story visually.
      Took still photographs for daily assignments.

»  South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Ind.
   photojournalism intern (January 2007 - May 2007)

»  The Kalish Workshop, Muncie, Ind.

   workshop intern (June 2006)

»  The Star-Press, Muncie, Ind.
   freelance photographer (August 2006 - December 2006)

   photojournalism intern (May 2006 - August 2006)

»  United States Supreme Court pool photographer, Washington D.C.
   Assistant to the pool photographer for the investiture ceremonies of Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito. (October 2005 and February 2006)

»  Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.

   assistant photography editor/chief photographer (January 2006 - May 2006)

   chief photographer (August 2005 - December 2005)

»  Princeton Publishing, Princeton, Ind.

    photojournalism intern (May 2005 - August 2005)

Education

»  Ball State University, Muncie, Ind. (August 2004 - December 2006)

   Degree attained: Bachelor of Science

   Major: photojournalism

»  Vincennes University, Vincennes, Ind. (August 2002 - May 2004)

   Degree attained: Associate of Science
   Major: liberal arts, photojournalism concentration
   Journalist of the Year, Vincennes University, 2003 - 2004

Awards 

» 2012 Joseph Costa Award for Courtroom Photography
A national juried award presented for excellence in courtroom photography.

» 2013 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors
Second Place, Best Illustration, Second Place, Best Graphic Artist, Third Place, Best Informational Graphics, Third Place, Best General News Photo, part of the teams that won the General Excellence Award and Third Place, Best Special Sports Section.

» 2012 Associated Press Society of Ohio
First Place, Best Graphics Artist, First place, Best Information Graphic.

» 2011 Associated Press Society of Ohio
First and Third Place, Best General News Photo. 

» Gannett Award of Excellence
Finalist, Visual Journalism, third quarter 2011.

» 2010 Associated Press Society of Ohio
Third Place, Best Full Page Layout (shared award)

Skills/Abilities

» Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge and Acrobat, Photo Mechanic, QuarkXPress and CCI NewsGate.

» Proficient with remote transmission of assignments from the field, studio and location lighting techniques and AP style.

» Knowledgeable of Avid video editing software and LiveStream broadcasting software.

» Capable of managing people of various skills and abilities in a visual department and coaching them to be better journalists.

» Capable of communicating with coworkers and superiors about visual ideas using a language that can be easily understood no matter their level of visual acuity.

» Demonstrated ability to organize and manage coverage of events for multiple publications for one or more photographers.

» Created user manuals to help new employees navigate proprietary archive systems, proper application of metadata to image files, creation of interactive web graphics on both proprietary and open source systems and step-by-step processes for video publication procedures.

References

Mr. Michael Lehmkuhle
multimedia editor
The Advocate
22 N. First St.
Newark, Ohio 43055
419-494-8974
mlehmkuh@newarkadvocate.com

Mrs. Andrea Howe
editor
Princeton Publishing
P.O. Box 30
Princeton, IN 47670
812-385-2525
andrea@pdclarion.com

Mr. Ryan Sparrow
instructor of journalism
Department of Journalism
Art and Journalism Building, Rm. 350
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
rjsparrow@bsu.edu
740-285-3560

Mr. Mike Perkins
former editor
The Herald-Press
office: 260-355-3316
cell: 260-224-1417