AJA SELDON 965 VIEW DRIVE RICHMOND, CA 94803

(510) 372-4497 aja.seldon@gmail.com www.ajaseldon.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajaseldon @ajamseldon

SKILLS AND
AFFILIATIONS
Education
Digital: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, New York, N.Y.
M.S. in Journalism May 2016
Proficient in video and Master of Science with coursework on multimedia journalism, cultural reporting,
audio recording. Advanced video production and audience engagement. Covered a social justice beat as a one-
knowledge of software for woman band reporter filing stories ranging from the controversial access to NYPD
body camera footage, to New York jails and prisons using video conferencing to
multimedia editing: Adobe
help inmates talk to their families. Master’s project is a 5,000 word piece on
Premiere, Audition and transgender rappers breaking into the male-dominated realm of Hip Hop.
Photoshop. Versed in Coursework includes shooting and producing two-minute videos on a smart phone;
reporting, editing and one video focuses on a transgender actress who plays a cis-gendered female
sharing from a mobile character.
Clark Atlanta University School of Mass Communication, Atlanta, Ga.
device using app Banjo.

Bachelor of Arts May 2014, concentration in Radio, TV and Film

Membership: Coursework in television script writing, television production, news reporting, news
editing, graphic design, and media law. Studied abroad throughout Central and
National Association of South America— Ecuador, Colombia, Nicaragua, Panama, and Peru.
Black Journalists
Completed a semester abroad at Symbiosis University in Pune, India; produced a
five-minute documentary called Black Affinity: Black in India.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Incorporated
Digital Producer, KRON4 News — 2016-Present
Daily responsibilities include, crafting and scheduling social media posts for Twitter,
Bill and Melinda Gates Facebook, and Instagram, as well as monitoring news and social feeds for stories to
Scholar share and circulate in real-time to an audience of nearly 450,000 people. Other
since April of 2010
responsibilities include writing 10-15 breaking news stories per day.
References: Social Media Coordinator, East Oakland Youth Development Center 2016-
Regina Jackson Present
CEO of EOYDC I create & distribute original, high-quality content for all EOYDC-owned social
channels. I’m responsible for developing the voice of EOYDC on social media. My
regina@eoydc.org
duties also include developing a digital content calendar and craft copy across all
(510) 912-1377 social channels to streamline overall marketing, brand, and digital initiatives.

Becky Diamond
Content Curator, Issa Rae Productions — 2014-2015
Producer at Fox News
Developed web content and show ideas slated for production. Pitched and wrote
beckydiamond1@gmail.com
stories featured on the website: TeaandBreakfast.com. Maximized company’s sales,
(917) 224-2873
by facilitating a social media campaign called I Am Awkward.
Professor Elena Cabral
Columbia Journalism School
ecabral@columbia.edu