Stories by Inana Zomaya

SKILLS:

• Fluent in English, Arabic and Assyrian

• Final Cut Pro and Premier Pro

• WordPress

• Shoot/edit videos and photos, create photo galleries, write articles

• Quick to adapt to new environments; multitasker

EDUCATION                                     

Columbia College Chicago, Chicago           

Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast Journalism; Expected Graduation: 2021    

EXPERIENCE                         

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ChicagoTalks

Contributor

* Reported on Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago as part of Reporting and Writing II 

* Interview with Chicago Ald. Maria Hadden published on this award-winning community news site

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Multimedia Director, Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois, 2016-2017

* Researched and pitched story ideas 

* Assigned different multimedia pieces to reporters
* Embedded video links into WordPress
* Stepped in as needed to finish stories on deadline

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Video Editor, Niles West News, Niles West High School, Skokie, Illinois, 2015-2016

* Pitched story ideas; shot interviews using rule of thirds, B- Roll, sights and sounds

* Edited videos using Final Cut Pro and Premier Pro; created news packages 

* Edited and uploaded morning announcements

California Pizza Kitchen, 2015 – present

Server

* Promoted to server after filling roles as hostess and food-runner for this busy suburban restaurant in Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center

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 ACTIVITIES & HONORS                    

• Accolades - Communication Department award winner                

• NISPA (Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association) Excellence in Journalism for multimedia journalism package: “On Stars Not Falling.”                    

• JEA (Journalism Education Association) Best in video

• KEMPA (Kettle Moraine Press Association) Superior and excellent awards for “Nail Essence” and “Fashion Show” videos