Mila Mimica

Multimedia Journalist
Email: mila.mimica1@gmail.com Phone: (785) 979-6713
Website: mm79b.wordpress.com

Experience
Columbia Business Times
July 2010-present

• Intern: freelance writing, maintaining social network sites for the company,
including the Jefferson City Magazine and Columbia Home and Lifestyle
Magazine
KOMU-TV 8
May 2010-present

• Production Assistant: Cut national and local video for VOs and SOTs, run
teleprompter

• Web editor: edit broadcast stories to AP Style, post daily content and breaking
news online, update Twitter
Columbia Missourian
August 2008-May 2010

• Newsroom coordinator assistant

The Maneater
August 2008-February 2009

• Reporter
6-News/Lawrence Journal-World
May 2008-August 2008

• Intern: Worked in convergent newsroom, reported stories via print and

broadcast (VOs/SOTs) and edited video

Education
University of Missouri
2008-2012 (expected grad. date)
• Major: Convergence Journalism, emphasis in International Reporting and Info
Graphics with a minor in Political Science
• Curriculum for fall 2010: Convergence Reporting, The European Union in the
Global System, Cross-Cultural Psychology and History of American
 Journalism
• Activities: Society of Professional Journalists, Kappa Alpha Theta sorority,
Mizzou for Malawi, Invisible Children, The Maneater

Lawrence High School

2005-2008
Activities: Newspaper section editor and designer (2007-2008), Yearbook reporter and
photographer (2007-2008), Latin Club president (2007-2008), varsity tennis,
varsity swimming, Citizen Journalism Institute (hosted by the Lawrence Journal-
World) in fall 2007
Achievements: partook in Citizen Journalism Institute organized by the Lawrence
Journal-World in (fall 2008), state finals in newspaper design (spring 2007),
attended Kansas Journalism Institute (2007), Honor Roll (2005-2008)
Skills
Equipment

• Canon EOS Rebel

• Nikon D70 and D80 cameras

• Marantz PMD660 recorder

• Sony HVR-AU1 camera

Software

• Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash and Audition

• iNews, Avid Content Manager, Avid Media Composer

• Video and still photo capturing and editing, Marantz

• Social networking including Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare

References
Available upon request