Shweta Saraswat

9568 Bothwell Road, Northridge, CA, 91324 Cell phone: (818) 885-0555 shwetasaraswat@gmail.com Twitter: @ShwetaSpins

Impact (news magazine show)www.uscimpact.orgAugust 2011 to May 2013 Supervising Producer/Senior Producer Headed 5-person staff of producers as of August 2012. Responsible for post-production editing of student-produced documentaries on Avid and FCP 7, editorial decisions regarding show stacking, maintenance of web presence and relationships with affiliate stations. Under my supervision the show was awarded a 2013 Communicator Award from the International Academy of Visual Arts. Self-produced (researched, reported, shot, wrote, edited) a short documentary on Cambodian classical dance in Long Beach. Recently completed another self-produced documentary for the USC School of Cinematic Arts, which be submitted to festivals in the summer. Films of Record, London (documentary production company)May 2012 to July 2012 Intern (full-time) Provided support on a feature-length documentary for television including research, Freedom of Information request management, pre-interviewing and camera/audio/fieldwork. Received research credit on the final film. KNBC Channel 4 News Burbank, CaliforniaJune 2010 to June 2011 Intern, Special Investigations (part-time) Personally pitched and headed two special projects (Cyberchondria and India Influences in America), which aired on KNBC in September 2010 and June 2011. o Collected and interviewed sources on camera and via satellite, conceived and directed production shots and b-roll, wrote script and subsequent revisions, and determined path and look of the final 3-5 minute packages. Submitted by KNBC to the Golden Mike competition. Consistently pitched and produced stories for NBCLA.com Assisted on various broadcast stories by shooting, interviewing subjects and providing research support. Contributor: The Atlantic, On Being, National Catholic Reporter, Global Post, NBCLA.com

Professional Experience:

Education: Master of Arts in Journalism2013Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California. Annenberg Fellow and Deans Scholar (GPA: 3.9) Received Outstanding Broadcast Journalism Student departmental award by Journalism faculty. Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies (with minor in South Asian Studies) 2011University of California, Los Angeles. (CUM GPA: 3.930/4.00 GRE: 1470/1600 SAT: 2240/2400)

Skills:
Proficient in Avid, Final Cut Pro 7, iNews, Microsoft Office, Photoshop, AP style, basic HTML, SEO and social networking tools. Experienced in collecting audio and video using Sony EX-1 and NX-1 cameras and audio kits, DSLRS and H1/H2 Zoom audio equipment. Bilingual in Hindi, proficient in Urdu.