Ruxandra Giura's resume

Experience | Achievements | Education | Computer Skills | Language Skills

Experience

Web/Graphic Design

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Web Content Developer The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD	Jan. 2007 - present
Led and executed complete redesign of the headquarters Web site, including customizing a new CMS. Redesigned affiliated Web sites. Conducted membership and audience studies. Routine tasks: optimize Web architecture for navigability, develop and enforce the house style; produce designs for print and Web, write and edit content for the HQ Web site, create and install tools to improve online services, provide first-level user support, participate in shaping the IT/Web communication strategy.
Web Developer Triratna Design Group, Washington DC	Sept. – Dec. 2006
Web development (using different technologies) for botique design firm.
News Design Intern Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive Arlington, VA	June - August 2006

Created designs to support news coverage, including icons, illustrations and graphics. Adapted newspaper graphics and maps for the Web.

Web developer/Graduate Assistant American University Washington, DC

Aug. 2005 -Dec. 2006

Responsible for development of the School of Communication Web site. Provided technical expertise for the Interactive Journalism master's program.

Graphic Design Intern International Center for Journalists Washington, DC

May - July 2005

Redesigned the organization Web site. Updated four Web sites managed by ICFJ. Produced promotion material.

Teaching Assistant Visual Communication Louisiana State University Baton Rouge

Aug. 2004 - April 2005

Expertise in Web and graphic design using HTML, DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress.

Journalism Experience

Coder Pew Center/Project for Excellence in Journalism Washington, DC

July 2006 – March 2007

Code news content across media spectrum for research projects.

Founding Editor The Bucharest Post Bucharest, Romania

Jan. - April 2004

Launched English weekly aimed at the ex-pat community in Bucharest. Covered national politics.

Reporting internship Scripps Howard Foundation Wire Washington, DC

Sept. - December 2003

Delivered stories for the online wire service covering Congress, national and international business events, local issues.

Reporting internship Reuters Bucharest, Romania

May - July 2003

Reported and researched national stories to find international angle. Fixer for local Reuters correspondent.

Staff Writer The Bullet Bucharest, Romania

Oct. 2002 - May 2003

Broke stories on student health, culture and politics for the Romanian-English monthly newspaper, produced as a project by the Center for Independent Journalism and the University of Bucharest. Also rotated positions of editor-in-chief, graphics editor, copy editor for the English section and designer for the Romanian section. Promoted newspaper and its Web site.

Intern TVR Bucharest, Romania

July 2002

Interned with the professional development section of the Romanian public television station. Shot and edited news.

Reporter B1TV Bucharest, Romania

April - May 2002

Reported on social issues for the 6 o’clock news.

Reporting internship Radio DeltaRFI Bucharest, Romania

July 2001

Researched, reported and edited feature radio stories for the Romania section of Radio France Internationale

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Achievements

Front page story in Capital on Romania’s lobbying in Washington, D.C., based on investigating the FARA records. Story was picked by 10 other Romanian print and online outlets.
Web master of the student newsroom at the Online News Association national conference Washington, DC – 2006 and Reporter for the student newsroom at the Online News Association national conference - New York, 2005
Hall of Nations Award from the School of Communication - AU, Graduate Assistantship from the School of Communication - AU, Graduate Assistantship from the Manship School - LSU
Broke the story of U.S. families caught in the process of adopting Romanian orphans, featured on front page of The Bucharest Post.
Front page story on new nickel redesign in Anderson Independent Mail.
Story of two immigrants on the Immigration Freedom Ride featured by The Ventura County Star on A3.
Front page story on the rise of tuberculosis cases in Romania, front page story on the Iraqi asylum seekers life in Romania, two-page story on the life of anti-communist students in political prisons, The Bullet.
Reporting internship in Washington, DC, sponsored by the International Center for Journalists.

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Education

M.A. Journalism and Public Affairs - American University, Washington, DC. Awarded Hall of Nations scholarship

Aug. 2006

Master’s student in Mass Communication - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA before transfering to American University. Received Graduate tuition Award

Aug. 2004 - May 2005

B. A. Journalism School of Journalism and Mass Communication Studies - University of Bucharest

June 2004

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Computer Skills

MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Illustrator, ACDSee, Freehand, CoolEdit, Sound Forge, Adobe Audio, Adobe Premiere, Avid News Cutter, Avid Xpress Pro, Final Cut Pro, QuarkXpress, Adobe InDesign, Adobe PageMaker, MS Publisher, FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Macromedia Director, Flash, SPSS, familiar with PhP, MySQL, XML, W3C standards, SEO
Proficient on Windows and MAC platforms

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Language Skills

Romanian: Native speaker
English: Proficient: Certified Romanian-English Translator. Cambridge proficiency Certificate
French: Beginner
Spanish: Intermediate (conversation), Beginner (writing)

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