Jessica Desvarieux Reports

Resume

Mobile: +20 010 542-9200

E-mail: Jessica.Desvarieux@gmail.com

 

 

Broadcast Experience

Associated Press – Travel Bureau, Freelance Reporter/Producer, Cairo, Egypt, August 2008 – Present.

• Report and produce packages about tourist sites in Egypt with voice over.
• Write, shoot, and edit all the content, working as a "one-man band."
• Pitch creative, enterprise story ideas.

Voice of America, Freelance Reporter/Producer, Cairo, Egypt, January 2009 – Present.

• Report and produce television and radio breaking news packages and features.
• Write, shoot, and edit all the content, working as a "one-man band."
• Pitch creative, enterprise story ideas

International Herald Tribune - Daily News Egypt , Freelance Reporter, Cairo, January 2009 – Present

• Report and produce video and audio features.
• Host and edit podcasts about the latest stories.
• Create audio/visual slideshows about current events.
• Pitch creative, enterprise story ideas.

Associated Press Television News (APTN), Assistant Producer/Intern, Cairo, Egypt, April –June 2008

• Reported, shot, edited short and long-form stories for Online Video Network (OVN) and Horizons.
• Produced creative multimedia content for the Web.

Medill News Service, Washington Correspondent, Washington, D.C., September –December 2007.

• Wrote, shot, edited stories for Current TV, KVRR- FOX Fargo, ND and News 2 FOX, U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Interviewed U.S. Congressmen about relevant topics for their constituents. Covered White House events.

WYCC-PBS, Channel 20 Public Broadcasting Service, Reporter, Chicago, IL, June –August 2007.

• Produced local stories on deadline as a Northwestern News on-air reporter.
• Anchored news show Medill Reports and produced a long form package about military recruitment.

ABC News Inc., Desk Assistant, New York, NY, September-December 2006.

• Tracked wires and newspapers’ overnight stories and created a note of newsworthy events for the Assignment Desk.
• Assisted in the production of news show World News Now

WCVB-TV, Channel 5 Hearst-Argyle Inc., Assistant Producer/Intern, Needham, MA, Fall 2005.

• Produced an aired show on the varying reward systems in Boston public schools. Edited footage on Avid Xpress.
• Wrote scripts and introductions. Researched stories and compiled questions. Pre-interviewed guests.

Cable News Network (CNN), Inc., News Intern, Boston, MA, Summer 2005.

• Researched stories and booked guests for news shows.
• Assisted reporter by pre-interviewing guests and logging tape to develop scripts.

Print Experience

Associated Press, Middle East Bureau Intern, Cairo, Egypt, April –June 2008.

• Wrote published feature stories in Cairo. Researched and fact checked information on deadline.
• Contributed to editing articles. Covered the Middle East World Economic Forum, 2008.

Medill News Service, Business Reporter, Chicago, IL, Spring 2006.

• Reported on deadline news stories for the Daily Herald, Northwest Indiana Times, and Chicago Journal.
• Wrote earnings stories. Gained proficiency with the Bloomberg terminal. Interviewed analysts.

Education

Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, IL, 2007-2008.
Master of Science in Journalism. Concentration: Broadcast Journalism.
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 2002-2006.                                                                    
Bachelor of Arts with Honors in English, 2006. Majors: English and History.

Leadership Activities

Refuge Egypt, Teacher/Volunteer, Cairo, Egypt, September 2008 - Present.

• Teach Sudanese refugees English writing, reading and conversational skills.

CentroNía, Tutor/Volunteer, Washington, D.C., September –December 2007.

• Taught Spanish-speaking elementary school students English language and mathematical skills.

AHOPE Ethiopia, Teacher/Volunteer, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Summer 2006.

• Presented lessons about cultural awareness and global citizenship at an AIDS orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Global Learning, Teacher/Mentor, Nicaragua and Mexico, Summer 2004.

• Created lessons in Spanish on topics like geography, culture and languages to more than 2500 students.

Skills

Languages: Proficient in Spanish and French. Conversant in Haitian Creole. Working knowledge of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic.

Technical:  Savvy in both Macintosh and PC protocols. Web producing. Proficient digital videography skills. Linear editing, Final Cut Pro, Avid NewsCutter XP, Soundtrack Pro, Marantz PMD-660, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premier, ENPS,iNews, QuarkXpress, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, AdobeIndesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Microsoft Excel.