Resume

Imani Jean-Gilles
Bridge­port, CT 06606 | Phone: (203)290‑9001| imanijeangilles@gmail.com

Expe­ri­enced Reporter

Dai­ly Cam­pus (Cam­pus Correspondent)

  • Cre­ative and tena­cious reporter with a nose for news, a pas­sion for inter­na­tion­al jour­nal­ism and a rep­u­ta­tion for impec­ca­ble ethics.
  • Sto­ry­teller who treats news, fea­tures and oth­er events with equal pas­sion and thrives with­in the dead­line-inten­sive, 24–7 news­room environment.

Key Skills

Inter­na­tion­al jour­nal­ism, — visu­al jour­nal­ism, — mul­ti­me­dia report­ing, — news writ­ing. Cre­ative sto­ry ideas—, AP Style, pho­to­jour­nal­ism, — columns, op ed pieces 

Intern­ships

The Hait­ian Voice-Bridge­port, CT, 2015-

  • Wrote for the youth sec­tion of the Hait­ian Voice, a month­ly news­pa­per aimed at the Hait­ian Dias­po­ra that lives all around the U.S.

lime­Beat-Pro­duc­tion Assis­tant- New York, NY, 2017

  • Ful­filled duties that includ­ed order­ing scripts, par­tic­i­pat­ing in read-alongs, tend­ing to the tal­ent at a music and sound agency

Inter­na­tion­al Insti­tute of Con­necti­cut (IICONN) - Bridge­port, CT, 2017

  • Worked with refugees. A very hands-on internship
  • Required research and inten­sive training 
  • Took refugees to appoint­ments and helped with dai­ly tasks

  • Lead­er­ship

Com­mu­ni­ty Out­reach (Trip Direc­tor)- Storrs, CT, 2017–2018

  • Trip direc­tor for an alter­na­tive spring break trip to Cos­by, TN. 
  • The focus of the trip was assist­ed those affect­ed by rur­al poverty.
  • Made pre­sen­ta­tions
  • About 54 par­tic­i­pants joined the trip 

Edu­ca­tion

Uni­ver­si­ty of Con­necti­cut —Storrs, CT

BA: Jour­nal­ism   Minor: Inter­na­tion­al Studies.

Spring 2018

Cam­pus cor­re­spon­dent for the Dai­ly Cam­pus through­out college