Peter McCartney
Reporter and Videographer
Peter McCartney
Objective
Education
Work Experience
Multimedia Journalist at the Airdrie Echo (April 2013-Present)
Please do not contact (current employer). Reporting, photography, layout and web skills gained at a weekly community newspaper.
Intern at Saskatchewan Environmental Society (February 2012)
Chelsea Woolhouse 306.665.1915. Wrote press releases and promotional material, worked on website and social media, and produced a short video on this environmental NGO.
Videographer at Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs (Jan 2013-Present)
Pierre Hamel 613.520.2600 ext 2995. Video production skills filming and editing academic events to put on YouTube.
Intern at 1310 News (Sept 2012 - Dec 2012)
Karen Parsons 613.736.2001 ext 111. Preparing stories for broadcast practiced interviewing, writing and editing skills.
Reporter for the Cochrane Times (May 2011 - Aug 2011)
Daniel Austin 403.679.8292. Small-town weekly experience taught me a paper's role within its community and the stories people care about.
Reporter for Metro News (May 2010 - Aug 2010)
Darren Krause 403.539.4944. Many stories each day honed my reporting skills in a competitive metropolitan media environment.
News Editor (Online Edition) at the Charlatan (Dec 2-9, 2009)
Julia Johnson 613.520.6680. Assigning stories and doing layout helped me understand the production process.
Additional Training
PowerShit 2012 Investigative Journalism Workshop (Oct. 27, 2012).
Languages: English and French
Proficient using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, Burli, Audition, Visual.ly, Final Cut Pro, Avid iNews and Newscutter, Twitter, Facebook and Reddit.
Non-media experience at Shopper's Drug Mart, Montana's Cookhouse and Starbucks.