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Justin Seecharan

Multimedia Editor | Multimedia Journalist

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A creative, engaging, and hardworking multimedia journalist telling a variety of cultural stories.

Skills

  • Digital reporting
  • Video Content Creation
  • Photography
  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom)
  • Wordpress
  • Web Content Writing
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Social Media Management

Experience

Engagement Producer

Tampa Bay Times · Internship · Tampa, Florida, United States

June. 2024 – August 2024

  • Ability to analyze audience data and trends to refine content strategies and improve engagement metrics.
  • Skilled in creating and curating engaging multimedia content that resonates with diverse audiences, from local news to feature stories.
  • Strong understanding of SEO and SEM best practices to optimize content for search engines and increase online visibility.

  • Proficient in using content management platforms to publish and manage digital content, ensuring timely updates and consistent user experience.
  • Capable of managing audience communication during breaking news and crisis situations, ensuring accurate information dissemination and public trust.
  • Developed and implemented audience engagement strategies tailored to drive readership and subscriber growth for digital and print platforms.
Multimedia Editor

USF Oracle · Contract · Tampa, Florida, United States

Jan. 2023 – May 2024

  • Develop and implement multimedia content strategies in collaboration with the editorial team.
  • Edit and produce multimedia content such as videos, podcasts, and infographics for the website and social media platforms.
  • Collaborate with writers, photographers, and designers to create compelling multimedia stories that engage the audience.
  • Use multimedia tools and software to edit and enhance audio, video, and graphic content.
  • Manage the multimedia production process, from pre-production planning to post-production editing and publishing.
  • Curate and compile content for the creation of the weekly newsletter, The Round Up. Lead the development of a distinctive sports-focused newsletter titled ‘The Huddle’.
Multimedia Manager

USF Oracle · Contract · Tampa, Florida, United States

Sept. 2022 – Jan. 2023
  • Develop and implement multimedia content strategies in collaboration with the editorial team.
  • Collaborate with writers, photographers, and designers to create compelling multimedia stories that engage the audience.
  • Use multimedia tools and software to edit and enhance audio, video, and graphics content.
  • Oversaw Oracle’s social media management with the objective of maximizing news coverage.
Web Content Editor

Florida Focus News · Seasonal · Tampa, Florida, United States

Aug 2022 – Nov 2022
  • Content Management Systems (Wordpress)
  • Web Content Writing
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Social Media
  • Digital reporting
  • Copywriting and Editing

Education

University of South Florida

Mass Communications, Broadcast Journalism
Aug 2022 – Apr 2024
Activities and societies: The Oracle, RTDNA

Hillsborough Community College

Associate of Arts – AA
Aug 2022 – Apr 2024
Activities and societies: The Hawkeye

J.W. Mitchell High School
High School Diploma
Sept 2014 – May 2018
Activities and societies: Director, anchor, and producer for the Mustang News in the Morning