video, web & words
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Senior producer at GMbC Media
- Past
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- Web editor at The Orange County Register
- Staff writer/principal content producer at San Diego Union-Tribune/SignOnSanDiego
- Content producer at Innovatv
- Editorial assistant at Gilles Nicolet Photography
- Staff writer at Times-Standard
- Copy editor at The San Diego Daily Transcript
- Education
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- Humboldt State University
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Greg Magnus’s Summary
Practical, adaptable and deadline-oriented team player. Eight years of breaking news experience in web and television; non-linear editing and podcasting; 14 years of reporting and copy editing. Eleven years of Web design, photography and desktop publishing.
EQUIPMENT
* Sony V1U HDV camera
* Manfrotto 510 fluid head tripod
* Sennheiser microphone and lavalier
* Bogen shotgun and boom mic
* 1950 watt light kit with soft boxes
* 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro with 4GB RAM
* Firestore FS-4 and CitiDISK HDV direct-capture drives
Greg Magnus’s Specialties:
AP style, multiple NLE platforms including Avid NewsCutter and Final Cut Pro, iNews, HTML/CSS, audio/video podcasting, Macromedia Flash, Photoshop/ImageReady, InDesign/Quark XPress, Illustrator/Freehand, SoundForge/RealProducer.
Greg Magnus’s Experience
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Senior producer
GMbC Media
(Online Media industry)
September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Videography and reporting. Web site training, design and development. Clients include LPA Architecture, Greer's OC, The Juice, KDOC-TV 56, Saywitz Properties, the University of California at Los Angeles, Chapman University, ESPN, AfricaAid.org, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, SignOnSanDiego.com and City News Service.
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Web editor
The Orange County Register
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)
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.
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Staff writer/principal content producer
San Diego Union-Tribune/SignOnSanDiego
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Online Media industry)
November 2000 — September 2005 (4 years 11 months)
Videographer and reporter for news and sports, web and print. Designed and coded Web pages for special sections. Conceived, arranged, reported and produced multimedia projects. Updated and maintained Web site. Worked as liaison to coordinate coverage with news staff for Web.
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Content producer
Innovatv
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
July 2000 — October 2000 (4 months)
Worked in teams to convert television programs into interactive Web pages called "iMags." Compiled research, created graphics and edited images.
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Editorial assistant
Gilles Nicolet Photography
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)
January 2000 — June 2000 (6 months)
Collaborated on text and captions for stories published in Smithsonian magazine, Geo Europe, Paris Match, Focus and New Look magazine.
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Staff writer
Times-Standard
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)
July 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 6 months)
General assignment reporter for daily newspaper. Wrote for a variety of beats, including environment, city and county government, sports, police and public safety, courts, education, arts and entertainment, features and seniors. Assisted in page layout and photography.
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Copy editor
The San Diego Daily Transcript
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Online Media industry)
July 1996 — December 1997 (1 year 6 months)
Updated and maintained local and news sections of Web site. Wrote headlines and edited copy using AP style. Daily pagination and paste-up duties. Contributed spot reporting and photography.
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Greg Magnus’s Honors:
2005 Online News Association - Outstanding Use of Multiple Media, large sites: finalist; 2005 San Diego Society of Professional Journalists - Best in Show, Online; 1st Place, Online feature story; 1st Place, multimedia package; 1st Place, design; 2005 San Diego Press Club - Best in Show, Online; 1st Place, integration of media; 1st Place, Online feature story
2004 San Diego Union-Tribune Quality MVP; 2004 San Diego Press Club - 1st Place, Web Sites, Public Service; 2004 Online News Association - Breaking News (large sites): Winner; 2004 Scripps Howard Foundation - Finalist, National Journalism Award, Web Reporting, News Staff; 2004 Editor & Publisher Magazine - Finalist, Best Special Feature in an Internet Service, News or Event (1 million monthly visitors), News Staff; 2004 San Diego Society of Professional Journalists - Best in Show, Online; 1st Place, Online feature story; 2003 San Diego Press Club - 1st Place, Multicultural Coverage; 1st Place, Online feature story
