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Gregory A. Castillo Multimedia Journalist | [email protected] gregorycastillo.500px.com | 3058047238 | @gcastillophoto EXPERIENCE Photo / Video Intern, The Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas — February May 2015 12week spring photography internship. Photographing sports, spot news and features. Create spot and feature videos. Promote and publish images through various social media platforms, including: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Contribute stories to the DMN photo blog. Digital Intern, WLRN Public Media Miami, Florida — September December 2014 12week fall reporting and multimedia internship for WLRN.org. Concentrating on creating enterprise stories focusing on local food and restaurants. Wrote and shot daily news and features based on coverage needs. Breaking News Intern, The Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas — May August 2014 12week summer reporting and multimedia internship. Wrote and photographed spot news, features and enterprise for both DallasNews.com and the newspaper. Presented selfinitiated longform projects while participating in the paper’s aroundtheclock news cycle. Freelance photographer for the photo department. Photographer / Videographer / Producer, Miami Herald Miami, Florida — October 2012 May 2014 Split responsibilities within three departments as a staff photographer, videographer, multimedia online producer and a reporter. Maintained the homepage, social media accounts and wrote local community news and features. Created, directed and shot the newspaper’s first online food video series (What You Eat) and Sneakerhead feature (Sole Business) AWARDS Associated Collegiate Press 2013 Sports Photo Excellence 1st Place Longreads Our Pick The Higher Ed Experience (Brayan Takes the Train) Florida College System Activities Association Awards: 2011 2013 1st place Sports Photo 1st place Feature Story 1st Place News Photo 1st place News Story 1st Place Feature 1st place Sports Photo 1st Place Picture Story 1st place News Photo EDUCATION Miami Dade College A.A Journalism and Communications Class of 2015 SKILLS Fluent Spanish speaker Programs: Final Cut Pro X, Photo Mechanic, CCI Newsgate, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audacity, Microsoft Office REFERENCES Irwin Thompson Photo Editor The Dallas Morning News 2149778793 [email protected] Roman Lyskowski Photo Director The Miami Herald 3057964767 [email protected] Matt Peterson Breaking News Editor The Dallas Morning News 2149778793 [email protected] Manny Garcia Executive Editor The Naples Daily News 3059341241 [email protected]

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  Gregory A. Castillo Multimedia Journalist | [email protected] gregorycastillo.500px.com |  305­804­7238 | @gcastillophoto 

 

 

  EXPERIENCE  Photo / Video Intern, The Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas — February ­ May 2015 

12­week spring photography internship. Photographing sports, spot news and features. Create spot and feature videos. Promote and publish images through various social media platforms, including: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Contribute stories to the DMN photo blog.   Digital Intern, WLRN Public Media Miami, Florida — September  ­ December 2014 

12­week fall reporting and multimedia internship for WLRN.org. Concentrating on creating enterprise stories focusing on local food and restaurants. Wrote and shot daily news and features based on coverage needs.  

 Breaking News Intern, The Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas — May ­ August 2014 

12­week summer reporting and multimedia internship. Wrote and photographed spot news, features and enterprise for both DallasNews.com and the newspaper. Presented self­initiated long­form projects while participating in the paper’s around­the­clock news cycle. Freelance photographer for the photo department.   Photographer / Videographer / Producer, Miami Herald Miami, Florida — October 2012 ­ May 2014  Split responsibilities within three departments as a staff photographer, videographer, multimedia online producer and a reporter. Maintained the homepage, social media accounts and wrote local community news and features. Created, directed and shot the newspaper’s first online food video series (What You Eat) and Sneakerhead feature (Sole Business)  

AWARDS Associated Collegiate Press ­ 2013 Sports Photo Excellence ­ 1st Place Longreads ­ Our Pick ­ The Higher Ed Experience (Brayan Takes the Train)  Florida College System Activities Association Awards: 

● 2011               2013   ● 1st place Sports Photo 1st place Feature Story   ● 1st Place News Photo 1st place News Story ● 1st Place Feature              1st place Sports Photo ● 1st Place Picture Story 1st place News Photo 

  EDUCATION  Miami Dade College ­ A.A Journalism and Communications ­ Class of 2015     

 

SKILLS Fluent Spanish speaker Programs: Final Cut Pro X, Photo Mechanic, CCI Newsgate, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Audacity, Microsoft Office  

 

REFERENCES Irwin Thompson Photo Editor ­ The Dallas Morning News 214­977­8793 [email protected]  Roman Lyskowski Photo Director ­ The Miami Herald 305­796­4767 [email protected]  Matt Peterson Breaking News Editor ­ The Dallas Morning News 214­977­8793 [email protected]  Manny Garcia Executive Editor ­ The Naples Daily News 305­934­1241 [email protected] 

  

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