Jeff Stern 631-942-6368 � 9 Club House Court, Setauket, NY, 11733 http://JeffStern.co � JeffStern.ny@gmail.com � @jeff_stern

Journalism Experience The Pendulum Student News Organization � Elon, NC Online Managing Editor, Jan 2011 – Dec 2012 Multimedia Editor, Sept 2010 – Dec 2010 • Oversaw http://elonpendulum.com and served as a liaison between

the weekly print edition, website and web show • Trained and managed an online team of 10 students and

communicate with a total newspaper staff of more than 40 • Created unique and award-winning video and interactive content

Online News Association � San Francisco, CA Student Newsroom Participant, Sept 2012 • One of 20 students chosen from more than 400 applicants to

provide daily coverage of the largest annual conference on online journalism in San Francisco, CA

• Created an interactive program, wrote articles and produced video that were featured on the conference website

Technology and Web Experience Code and Theory � New York, NY User Experience Intern, May 2012 – August 2012 • Planned and designed the user experience of websites and

applications through ideation, documentation and prototyping • Clients include high-profile names in the news, publishing,

entertainment and retail industries and promising young startups

University Relations � Elon, NC Web Development/Design Assistant, Sept 2011 – Present • Help maintain content on university's official website with HTML,

CSS, JavaScript and graphics and by corresponding with faculty

Freelance Client Projects Web Development and Design � 2008 – Present

• Work with and create web products for professional companies, non-profit organizations and individuals

• Clients include N.C. Open Government Coalition, Elon Student Television, WSOE 89.3, and Three Village Central School District

• A portfolio is available online at http://JeffStern.co

Recognition Elon University, April 2012 James F. Hurley Legacy Scholarship The Pendulum, October 2011 ACP 1st Place, Best of Show: Online News Site, Small School Pacemaker Finalist for an Online News Site Invictus Yearbook, April 2011 National Pacemaker for a Digital Yearbook

Education Elon University � Elon, NC • Class of 2014, GPA: 3.87 • B.S. in Information Science • B.A. in Communications -

Broadcast & New Media • Communication Fellows

Honors Program • Lumen Scholar, one of 15

recipients of university’s premier research award

Research � May 2012 - May 2014 “Exploring user engagement with interactive media through design and analysis of digital magazines”

Study Abroad � Jan 2013 “From Gutenberg to the Web” London, Prague, Germany

Online Classes � Coursera.org • Human-Computer Interaction

(Stanford University) • Internet History, Technology

and Security (U. Michigan) • Introduction to Sociology

(Princeton University)

Skills Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, OmniGraffle, video editing

Development: Java EE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP/MySQL, R, WordPress.org

Communication: UX research, data analytics/analysis, project management, presentation skills

Interests Media and technology literacy, innovative journalism, democratization of education and information, content-inspired design, documentary filmmaking, Pixar movies and geocaching