Maria Burns Ortiz

Fluent in Spanish.

Journalism: Strong editing and copy editing abilities with a solid knowledge of AP Style. Social media savvy. Computer-assisted reporting experience. Capable of shooting/recording and editing audio, video and photos for multimedia storytelling purposes.

Computers and software: Mac and PC Literate. Significant multimedia production experience. Working knowledge of popular editing software, including: Mac editing programs, Final Cut Pro, PhotoShop, Soundslides, Audacity and Windows Moviemaker. Well-versed in blogging, HTML coding and publishing to the Web. Content management and design training includes CCI, WordPress, Dreamweaver, InDesign and QuarkXpress. Skilled in shooting and editing digital video using Flip and hand-held cameras.