Digital journalist: Video, online, web writing, social media, multilingual experience

Experience

YMCA, Social Media Multimedia Producer
Butte, MT
2011 - Current
•    Quadrupled Facebook membership in 4 months using engaging content
•    Improved YMCA’s online branding through visual story-telling

Media Consultant
Butte, MT
2009 - Current
•    Steered media outreach to promote Maternal Life International fundraiser
      to reduce maternal deaths in Sierra Leone
•    Conducted interviews and assisted in producing substance abuse rehab
      video for district court
•    Trained film producers to succeed in on-camera media interviews

KXLF-TV (CBS), Video Journalist
Butte, MT
2006 – 2008
•    Succeeded in producing 3 deadline driven news stories daily by shooting,
     scripting, editing and presenting reports
•    Delivered live reports from field and studio
•    Conducted TV interviews including President Obama, Bill Gates, Senator
      Max Baucus
•    Produced compelling stories that educated, informed, prompted community
     action
•    Proven on-air success led to more duties as news producer and anchor of
     evening, primetime newscasts

India West, News Reporter
San Leandro, CA
2005 – 2006
•    Documented compelling print news stories about issues impacting South
     Asians
•    Chronicled Bay Area non-profits helping impoverished S. Asian rural
     communities.

SF Cable TV, News Reporter
San Francisco, CA
2002 – 2003
•    Developed story ideas, produced and presented weekly on-air news
     reports.
•    Moderated on-air discussion with news media on impact of their coverage
     on Muslims after 9-11.

Nation TV, Current Affairs Host
Nairobi, Kenya
2000 - 2000         
•    Moderated 65, one-hour daily current affairs program on issues impacting
     Kenyans.

Education

•    San Francisco State University, MA Radio & TV Studies. First Class Honors
     May 2004    
                                                    
•    U.S. International University-Africa, BSc International Business Adm.
     First Class Honors
     Nairobi, Kenya Aug. 98    
               
Technical & Training   
 
•    Adept at operating video and photo cameras
•    Working knowledge: Final Cut Pro, Adobe Photoshop
•    NPR audio story-telling, Knight Digital Media Center Web 2.0 (2011)

Multilingual

•    Fluent Punjabi, conversational Hindi, Urdu and Swahili

Awards

•    Ford AAJA Fellow 2011
•    Knight Digital Media Center Web 2.0 Fellow 2011
•    TV News Report on media impact on Bay Area Muslims
     after 9-11. SAJA 2005
•    Top undergraduate international business student 1998

furhana afrid

 Butte, MT 59701

Represented by:

David Brunner
DB & Associates
 (610) 767 - 6183
DBandAssociates@msn.com