Tara Jabbari

EDUCATION

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYWashington, DC

Master of Arts in Communications, Culture & TechnologyMay 2017

Relevant Coursework: International Relations in the Information Age, Semiotics and Cognitive Technology

BRADLEY UNIVERSITYPeoria, IL

Bachelor of Arts inElectronic MediaMay2011

Certificate of Excellence for Producing and News Directing Midstate Magazine

Certificate of Excellence for Student Counseling in Multicultural Broadcasting Workshop Summer 2010

EXPERIENCE

GNOVIS A JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONS, CULTURE, & TECHNOLOGY Washington, DC

Assistant WebmasterSep. 2015 – Present

• Manage the website for Georgetown University’s student online journal, solving technical problems, work with the editors and bloggers to customize the website for any browser being used.

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY,School of Foreign Service Graduate Career CenterWashington, DC

Social Media CoordinatorSep. 2015 – Present

• Create marketing and data infographics and videos for the official websitesserving thousands of students, alumni, and prospective students

FREELANCE WORKJun. 2014 – Present

• Edit, write, produce, and shoot videos for companies looking to promote and archive projects

• Advise and manage social media profiles, growing audience weekly and gaining data for future their projects

• Clients include Brickfish, Globalphile, Perry Productions, Hollywood International Academy of Film, Music & Entertainment Business,

BAHA’I ON AIR AND NEW ZEALAND BAHA’I NATIONAL CENTERAuckland, NZ

Editor and Social Media ManagerJun. 2013 – Jun. 2014

• Edit, wrote, produced and shot several weekly half hour episodes for television and internet; languages incorporated in the episodes included Samoan, Bislama, and French

• Managed and created content for social media profiles, growing audience consistently by several thousand

• Liaison with several countries and the Bahá’í World Center in Israel

UNITED STATES BAHA’I NATIONAL CENTER: MEDIA SERVICESWashington, DC

Associate Producer of Web-based Media and Multimedia Product May 2011 – Dec. 2012

• Producer, director, writer, and editor for video and audio projects

• Authorized web master for several online profiles and lead editor of their social networking sites

• Updated and monitored daily social media profiles, helping them grow by several thousands of followers

PAAYEM-A-DOOST AND NOVEEN TVWashington, D.C.

Intern as a Producer and Production AssistantJun. – Sep. 2010

• Produced, shot, wrote, and edited both in and out of studio news segments for all Persian speaking broadcast

DISTINCTIONS

Languages: Persian (fluent), Spanish (intermediate); French (intermediate)

Computer Skills: Premiere, Avid, Vegas, Photoshop, HTML/Coding

Journalism: Producer, writer and editor for Bradley University’s Midstate Magazine, Noveen TV, Bahá’í on Air

Activities: Georgetown University’s Creative Writers Club

Videos:

Interests: Travel, Media, Technology, Cross Fit, Georgetown Running Club