MATTHEW MULLINS

EDUCATION :

LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE
Graduation in December 2013 AA Degree – 4.0 GPA Deans Honor Roll & President's Honor Roll

EXPERIENCE:
L.A. Weekly | 3861 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA 90230
News Intern Jan 8, 2013 – May 8, 2013
Reporting, Research, Blogging on The Informer, Pitching story ideas, Photography, social media

KTLA5 News | 5800 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028
News Specials Intern Aug 9, 2012 – Nov 17, 2012
Research, Social Media Matinence. Video Logging, Creating story ideas, assisting anchors, producers, s

LOS ANGELES COLLEGIAN
855 N. Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Editor-in-chief/Managing Editor/Reporter
Aug 9, 2012 – Present
Newsroom management, story creator, news budgeting, reporting, photography, copywriting, Collegian Wired, all social media for newsroom.

WEHOVILLE | Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, California 90069
Freelance Writer Feb 2013– Present

AWARDS: 2011-2012
California College Media Awards:
1st Place Best News Story– Disabled Placard Abuse

L.A. Press Club/ SoCal Journalism Awards:
2nd Place Newspaper - Editor-in-Chief
3rd Place Online Broadcast "Jose Barrientos Pranks his Speech Class" Broadcast Reporter
2nd Place Magazine - Collegian Times-Editor-in-Chief

Associate Collegiate Press Awards:
Pacemaker Award – Associate Collegiate Press – 2012
Best of Show – Associate Collegiate Press – 2012

Journalism Association of Community Colleges:
2nd Place Magazine Opinion Story – "Photographers, Still Do it in the Dark"
Social Media Award (Best Commentary) - 2012
Twitter Award (Best Photo)- 2012
General Newspaper Excellence Award - 2012

SKILLS SUMMARY:
Apple-Certified Mac Genius, Digitial SLR Proficient, Movable Type, InDesign experience, MSWord, Social Media Strategy and Upkeep.