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Nonfiction photographer and videographer focused on creating compelling photos and videos for marketing, outreach, and engagement goals. Works with professional camera and studio equipment and edits using industry-standard tools to support major campaigns and daily newsroom storytelling.
Background includes visual production for university-wide initiatives, daily news assignments under tight deadlines, and social-media video production for entertainment brands. Experienced with end-to-end workflows from field capture and image/video editing through delivery and publication.
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Intermediate
Language
English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Work Experience
Videographer/Editor at ASU Enterprise Partners
November 24, 2024 - PresentMakes photos and videos for projects that support marketing, outreach and engagement goals in the ASU Outreach Hub as junior videographer/editor using professional camera and studio equipment and editing with Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe After Effects. Contributes to major university-wide campaigns
Junior Videographer/Editor at Arizona State University Enterprise Partners / ASU Outreach Hub
November 1, 2024 - PresentCreates photos and videos for projects supporting marketing, outreach, and engagement goals in the ASU Outreach Hub. Uses professional camera and studio equipment and edits in Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Adobe After Effects. Contributes to university-wide major campaigns with production and post-production workflows aligned to outreach goals.
Photojournalism intern, Pulliam Fellow at The Arizona Republic
June 3, 2024 - August 16, 2024Photographed and made video for daily news assignments including politics, environment and investigative stories as a visuals intern using professional Canon equipment, Adobe Creative Cloud services, Photo Mechanic and Presto content management system to tone and file images in the field
Visuals Intern (Photos and Video) at The Arizona Republic
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024Photographed and produced video for daily news assignments covering topics such as politics, environment, and investigative stories. Shot with professional Canon equipment, edited using Adobe Creative Cloud tools, and used Photo Mechanic and Presto for field image toning, filing, and content management under deadline pressure.
Visuals Intern (Photos and Video) at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024Photographed and produced video for daily news coverage ranging from sports to feature stories while meeting tight deadlines. Used professional Canon equipment and Adobe Creative Cloud services. Used Photo Mechanic and Blox for field image toning and filing with fast-paced newsroom production workflows.
Photojournalism intern at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 1, 2023 - May 3, 2024Photographed and made video for daily news assignments ranging from sports to features with tight deadlines as a visuals intern using professional Canon equipment, Adobe Creative Cloud services, Photo Mechanic and Blox content management system to tone and file images in the field
Digital Team Intern (Video Production and Editing) at Miss Universe Organization
February 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023Produced and edited videos for social media publication on tight deadlines. Worked with Sony equipment and edited using Premiere Pro and Media Encoder. Supported review and delivery workflows using Frame.io and After Effects.
Video editor, production assistant at Miss Universe Organization
February 1, 2023 - September 20, 2023Produced and edited various videos for publication via social media and YouTube on tight deadlines as an intern on the digital team using Sony equipment, Premiere Pro, Media Encoder, Frame.io and After Effects
Education
Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication at Ohio University
August 26, 2019 - December 11, 2022Photojournalism major
Spanish minor
Social media studies certificate
Ohio Honors Progam, Scripps Innovation Scholar
B.S. Visual Communication - Photojournalism (Minor in Spanish; Certificate in Social Media Studies) at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - August 10, 2026School of Visual Communication / Scripps College of Communication (attendance) at Scripps College of Communication, Ohio University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022Certificate in Social Media Studies at Ohio University
December 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Documentary Storytelling and Screenwriting (program) at Ohio University
December 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022Qualifications
Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Education, Government
I edited the linked video for YouTube and social media using footage gathered by another freelancer.
vanessaabbitt.notion.site
View my portfolio website linked above to see a collection of my photojournalism, videography and video editing work.
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