Alejandro Ortiz Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Write, post and edit web stories for chicago.cbslocal.com-Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and strategies to enhance search engine optimization-Occasionally assist reporters cover daily news events such as court cases-Occasionally assist digital producers with operating the CBS 2 Chicago stream

Joliet, Ill.

-Covered breaking news, crime, government, politics, education and business in Will County-Assisted in editing and posting prep football stories online during 2017 season-Took video and photos as necessary

Chicago, Ill.

-Assisted in editing video and audio content for the web and social media-Assisted in editing graphics on Photoshop for video and social media content

Joliet, Ill.

-Covered news and sports in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and Will County-Took photographs for newspaper and website-Shot and edited videos for website and YouTube channel-Managed Twitter (@Times_Weekly) and Instagram (TheTimesWeekly) accounts-Posted web stories on content management system

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

-Contributed articles and columns on sports and multicultural life at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignimpulse-magazine.com/author/ajortiz2/

Urbana, Ill.

-Generated content for press releases, social media and video-Collected and distributed information on programs and events throughout the university to students-Launched and manage Twitter account for department with more than 500 followers-Worked with other organizations and groups on campus like La Casa Cultural Latina and the Latina/o Resilience Network.

Urbana, Ill.

-Graded all weekly blog posts for a class of about 60 students in Journalism 205: History of American Journalism taught by Professor Stephanie Craft-Assisted with research projects on transparency and unpublishing in the media by conducting content analysis of publications on media

Crystal Lake, Ill.

-Covered prep sports in the northwest suburbs of Chicago-Edited and posted stories on content management system and social media platforms-Took photos and videos as necessary

Champaign, Ill.

-Led video sports staff to producing multimedia and video pieces for the entire staff-Shot and edited video for multimedia stories-Managed various social media platforms for sports department-Trained reporters on how to edit footage on Final Cut Pro-Co-founded and co-hosted the podcast "Deep Thoughts"​-Wrote previews, recaps and features of Illinois.

Champaign, Ill.

-Assisted in producing sports segments by stacking and writing scripts -Covered local sporting events, shot game footage and conducted interviews-Shadowed and assisted reporters in studio and on-site with stories -Edited footage on Avid Media Composer for VOs, SOTs, and packages-Assisted with web posting stories and social media

Champaign, Ill.

-Edited footage on Avid Media Composer-Played graphics and videos for Illinois men's basketball games-Shot and imported footage of Illinois women's tennis matches-Griped and operated cameras for Illinois football and women's basketball games

Joliet, Ill.

-Reported on local youth sports and community events in southwest suburbs of Chicago-Produced articles, photos and video content-Assisted in management of Facebook and Twitter accounts-Contacted local businesses and organizations to establish contacts for stories, press releases, etc.

Romeoville, Ill.

-Assisted in production of community event broadcasts-Operated cameras-Edited video footage using Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro 7-Imported footage-Assisted in directing of Romeofest concerts

Master Of Science (M.S.), Journalism

Specializations in Magazine Reporting/Writing and Social Justice and Investigative Reporting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Illini Media, Latina/o Resilience Network, College of Media Dean's CouncilHigh Honors Phi Kappa Phi Latina/o.