Jules Ameel

Experience:

• 08/08 - present

  Self-employed – www.julesameel.com

  • Professional photography services for clients including: Red Bull North America, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Rolling Stone and Pollstar.
  • Worked with 6 regional publications.
  • Currently on roster and distributed through Southcreek Global Media.
  10/08 - 7/11

  Multimedia Editor – The Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota

  • Managed a staff of 9 multimedia reporters.
  • Completed photography assignments for both print and online content.
  • Reported using a variety of multimedia tools.
  • Edited and manage visual content for print and online.
  • Maintained 16-year digital photography archive.
  • Awarded Best College Newspaper 2009 and 2010 by the Society of Professional Journalists.
• 06/11 - present

  Social Media Intern – Public Radio International

  • Connect people to content produced and distributed by Public Radio International.
  • Explore new social media outlets.
  • Help manage and plan the social media arm of State Corruption Risk Index.
  • Write briefs daily for www.pri.org.
01/11 - 05/11

Photography Desk – Star Tribune Practicum Course

• Worked with the Star Tribune photography staff through a practicum course offered by the University of Minnesota Journalism School.
• 12/08 - 05/10

  Student Brand Manager – Red Bull North America

  • Managed the brand across the University of Minnesota campus.
  • Hosted 3 local events.
  • Aided 2 national brand events, Red Bull Open Ice and Red Bull Flugtag Twin Cities that had 80,000 attendees. My efforts for Flugtag helped obtain 425 team applications, the most in the country.
• 08/09 - 12/09

  Audio Visual Editor – The Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota

  • Reported using a variety of multimedia tools.
  • Completed photography assignments for both print and online addition.
  • Used Final Cut Pro to edit video from multimedia reporters and publish content online.
• 09/09 - 12/10

  Recruiter – Gopher Football, University of Minnesota

  • Photographed game day experience and action for online and print content for recruiting purposes.
  • Edited a highlight tape from each week's game using footage from local and national sources.

Education:

• B.A. Journalism - Advertising, University of Minnesota, Graduated 2011

References:

• Devin Henry

  The Minnesota Daily
  Editor in Chief
  952-913-7254
  dhenry@mndaily.com

• Ann Phi-Wendt

  Public Radio International
  Director of Web Properties
  612-330-9206
  aphi@pri.org

• Deborah Pastner

  Star Tribune
  Senior Photo Editor
  612-673-7324
  Deborah.Pastner@startribune.com

• Josh Mohr

  Red Bull North America
  Former Field Marketing Manager
  612-875-0488
  josh.mohr@cytosport.com

Other things I like:

• Food (Cooking and Eating)
• Adventures
• Learning
• Rugby
• Nature
• Conference Attending
• Digital Things
• Photography
• Film
• People
• Reading
• News

Awards

Professional Organizations