Nicole Vargas Email & Phone Number

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

• Collaborating with RTVF faculty to merge programs, streamline curriculum and add high-impact degrees and professional certificates to the new Film, Journalism and Media Production, set to debut in fall 2024• Teaching classes in the Digital Journalism and Radio, Television & Film programs, including Newswriting for Multimedia, Social Media in the Digital Age and Mass Media in the Digital Age• Overseeing and co-instructing sequence of DJRN courses in online news production, including the award-winning City Times online news site and newspaper, as well as CityScene magazine• Co-instructing sequence of RTVF courses in TV news production, including student Emmy award-winning Newscene and related programming (City Cooking Challenge, Inside City & Inside City Sports interview shows)Co-instructing radio and podcast production courses in RTVF, with student winning awards for outstanding radio newscast and podcasts• Mentoring paid reporting fellows as part of the Democracy and the Informed Citizen Project, funded through a partnership with California Humanities and focusing on the effort to create 4-year degrees in California's community colleges

Greater San Diego Area

• Taught classes in Digital Journalism and Radio, Television & Film programs, including Newswriting for Multimedia and Mass Media in the Digital Age• Oversaw sequence of DJRN courses in online news production, including the award-winning City Times online news site and newspaper, as well as CityScene magazine (formerly known as Legend magazine)• Mentored paid reporting fellows as part of the Democracy and the Informed Citizen Project, funded through a partnership with California Humanities and focusing on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Latino community in San Diego's South County (micro-businesses along National City's Highland Avenue)

San Diego, California, United States

• Advising student journalists of City Times Media, the award-winning digital news platform featuring award-winning student-produced work in online news, TV news, magazine, radio/podcast and independent film• Coaching and supporting a team of 30-45 students developing skills to successfully produce news content remotely for a range of platforms• Overseeing City Times digital-first news operation, which includes award-winning website, newspaper and magazine• Guiding students through the development of a new arts and culture magazine, CityScene, which debuted in spring 2021• Co-instructing students in the CTTV news production program, which produces Newscene, a weekly news program, as well as City Cooking Challenge and Inside City and Inside City Sports interview shows• Assisting with the development of award-winning student-produced news radio and podcast programming as part of City Times Sound

Greater San Diego Area

• Coordinated and supervised the JMS internship program as a full-time lecturer starting in fall 2011 in the fields of journalism, public relations, advertising and media studies• Directly responsible for the placement of students in a wide range of pre-professional experiences (paid, for-credit and volunteer opportunities)• Implemented career development-driven seminars for over 90 students pursuing academic credit each academic year• Provided support and guidance to employers both locally and nationally interested in working with JMS students• Developed and managed JMS e-portfolio program and rolled out senior portfolio presentations that allow graduating seniors an opportunity to share their work with local media professionals• Taught journalism courses including Principles of Journalism and Mobile News Lab• Supervised the school's digital and social media efforts

Greater San Diego Area

• First instructor added to the roster for the SDSU College of Extended Studies Digital and Social Media Professional Certificate Program (SDSU DigiMedia) in 2010• DigiMedia courses taught (2010-2014) included Publishing on the Web and Beginning and Advanced Social Media; topics covered included using WordPress to developing a web presence and establishing and enhancing a personal and professional brand using social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube• Part-time lecturer in SDSU's School of Journalism & Media Studies since January 2008• JMS courses taught include Writing for Mass Media and Media Writing and Reporting, as well as JMS Internship Seminar in the summer 2011 term before joining the faculty as a full-time lecturer in fall 2011

Greater San Diego Area

• Print reporter-turned-multimedia producer covering wide range of sports at all levels• Responsible for wide range of large-scale Flash-based projects, including the first video tour of the Torrey Pines South golf course, off-season analysis of the San Diego Padres and Chargers, and the first fully interactive online high school football preview• Video projects included work both behind and in front of the camera, including a series of post-game videos shot from a temporary set on the floor of Qualcomm Stadium following the 2008 CIF-SDS football championships• Oversaw early social media effort in sports, starting with its first Myspace (yes, Myspace) profile and Twitter feeds• Actively grew local high school sports coverage online, utilizing everything from video and other online storytelling elements to social media and database management• Major awards and acknowledgment for stories on cyberbullying, coverage of the 2008 U.S. Open and multimedia accompanying project on performance-enhancing drug use in the NFL

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