Mirjam S. Lablans
e-mail: [email protected]


Education:

Montclair State University: Master of Arts, Communication Studies, May 2004

Montclair State University: Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, May 2000
Graduate Summa Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale


Work Experience:

Associate Producer, April 2003 to July 2005
Caucus Educational Corporation, Montclair, New Jersey

   • Associate producer for Caucus NJ with Steve Adubato
   • Associate producer for One-on-One with Steve Adubato

Production Assistant, March 2000 to April 2003
Fox News Channel, New York

   • Assist in production of Fox News Live, a live news show featuring updates every hour and half hour
   • Assemble VOs, SOTs and packages for air
   • Log tapes into library system for live news
   • Assist in production of Web MD Television Weekend, a taped show featuring health news and feature stories
   • Compile sports and entertainment feeds

Adjunct Professor, Post Production, January 2001 to present,
Montclair State University, New Jersey

   • Train students on the Sony 2000 Beta and Hi-8 series
   • Teach both technical and creative aspects of post production
   • Teach students non-linear editing system, Sony ES-7 and Avid

Instructor, January 2000 to 2002,
New Jersey School of the Arts, Trenton, New Jersey

   • Instruct high school students in live television production
   • Guide students from idea to finished production of thirty-second commercials, PSAs and narrative scenes

Executive Assistant, VP of Engineering/News Gathering, June to Sept. 2000
Fox News Channel, New York

Managing Coordinator, Fox Digital Television Program, June to Sept. 2000
Fox News Channel, New York

   • Recruited and hired students to measure Fox News digital signal
   • Coordinated and scheduled testing of sites

Editing Consultant, September 1999 to Present
Broadcasting Department, Montclair State University

   • Edited footage, including b-roll and interviews, for Carpe Diem, the Award-winning
      half hour magazine format show aired weekly on Comcast and Cablevision, reaching 485,000 homes
   • Used both non-linear Sony Edit-Station and off-line Beta editing
   • Trained students on Sony Edit-Station

Production Assistant and Associate Producer, May to August 1999,
In the Mix, New York

   • Associate Producer of In the Mix special, "Cliques: Behind the Labels" Feb. 2000
   • Recorded and conducted interviews using a digital camcorder
   • Logged and uploaded footage onto Avid Express non-linear editing system
   • Redesigned and updated the outreach and contact program and initiated new contacts

Director, Assistant Director, Sept. 1999 to May 2000
DuMont Television Center, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

   • Served as crew member for thirty Carpe Diem shows
   • Produced an award-winning hour documentary about my grandmother and her experiences in World War II, edited on the Sony ES-7

Education:

Masters Degree in Communication Arts, May 2004
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts in Broadcasting, May 2000
Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Graduate Summa Cum Laude

Honors and Affiliations:

   • Gracie Allen Award, Best Student Documentary, 2001, national competition, American Women in Radio and Television
   • Faculty and Staff Outstanding Student of the Year, 2000
   • First Broadcasting student at MSU to receive the School of the Arts Scholarship Award, 1999
   • Governor School of the Arts Award, 1st Place, Non-fiction, 1996
   • Member of the Golden Key National Honor Society and the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Related Skills:

   • Fluent in Dutch, some German and French
   • Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, some knowledge of HTML

References: Furnished Upon Request
Demo reel available upon request


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