Olivia Yarvis Email & Phone Number

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Directed, filmed and edited a documentary short, “La Casa del Migrante,” focusing on gentrification • David L. Wolper Student Documentary Award Nominee – 2022 IDA Awards • American Documentary Film Festival (Academy Award-Qualifying) – Official Selection • Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival & Symposium — Student Pitch Selection • Creative Arts Festival – Second Place Jury Award• Consult with clients to produce animated music videos for Chicagoland musicians using Adobe motion graphics software

New York, New York, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

• Pitched, produced, filmed and edited two 10-12 minute politics and policy-centric short documentaries• Covered breaking news events for the Tribune's multimedia department, seeing numerous videos through from pitch to final edits• Designed and coded motion graphic files for breaking social media video series based on multiplatform social research

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Oversee and edit all written and design content for a quarterly music magazine; copy edit ~15 pieces and corresponding spreads in Adobe InDesign per issue; lead a 17-person team at weekly meetings• Coordinate ad sales and distribution efforts to Chicagoland businesses; manage all social media accounts

• Crafted over 50 greenlit pitches for the “60 Second Docs” series; pitched long-form docuseries to company executives at Indigenous Media, currently slated for production• Coordinated source outreach and pre-production efforts for documentary content and branded campaigns

• Edited short documentaries and social media videos in the Adobe Suite, averaging 9.6M views per video

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Developed, scripted, produced and edited native video and motion graphics content for public media programs including “GBH News,” “American Experience,” “High School Quiz Show” and “Arthur”• Developed the company-wide TikTok strategy resulting in a ~800% increase in views (~250K to ~2.25M) and a ~1100% increase in likes (~35K to ~400K); produced multiplatform video and interactive livestream content per extensive social platform research

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Throughout my time at The Daily, I have reported on anything from student loans to student dance groups and created the newspaper's first fully animated video and The Daily Northwestern Explains series. I currently work the design and video beats.

• Edit and manage all video, audio, social media, interactives and web content• Facilitate cross-desk collaborations between print and digital teams• Overhaul multimedia training initiatives for 70+ new reporters and lead animation efforts

Evanston, Illinois, United States

• Led a team of 10 reporters; 100% increase in cross-desk collaborations• Designed and implemented remote-reporting structure• Created multiple video series and beats, kickstarted animation and motion graphics initiatives, provided animation training for reporters on the Adobe Suite

•Write, format, and post two articles per week to twostorymelody.com•Write, format and send articles for submission to partner sites.•Input editorial direction to shape article topics•Contribute to newsletter content

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Journalism And Sociology

Activities and Societies: The Daily Northwestern (Digital Managing Editor), WNUR FM 89.3, Wavelength Magazine (Editor in Chief), The Deep.

Study Abroad, Sociology

4.0 GPA

Education record

Activities and Societies: President- Round Rock Gives Back, Varsity Member - Dragonettes Drill Team, Secretary- Girl Up, National Honor.