I am currently working at MTV News in LA but would like to relocate to Phnom Penh. I have been producing and shooting news for the past 5 years. I am also a professional still photographer. Below is my CV.
Todd Andrew Brown
1033 6th Street #305, Santa Monica CA 90403
(310) 980-9929, Toddabrown [at] hotmail [dot] com
Website: http://toddbrownphoto.com/ [1]
WORK EXPERIENCE
Segment Producer Los Angeles, CA MTV News Jun. 2006 – Present
Write, produce, and shoot three minute news segments airing on MTV, MTV2, MTVU and MTV.com
Research, pitch, develop and field produce segments covering music, politics, culture, and film
Acquire video and photographs to utilize in post-production of segments
Cover breaking news under deadline pressure
Co-edit and score segments using Pump Audio and available music videos
Interview and direct popular actors and musicians in the field
Associate Producer Los Angeles, CA
Channel One News Dec. 2004 – Jun. 2006
Pitched, wrote, and produced news stories for a national educational network reaching seven million teens daily
Produced and wrote more than 25 feature news segments ranging 3 to 5 minutes, and nearly 100 shorter stories
Set-up, field-produce and shoot expert interviews and location remotes
Traveled extensively across the U.S. producing breaking and feature news stories, including Living with War, How the War Effects Teens with Parents in Iraq, Ft. Hood, TX, A Kosovarian Refugee Gives Back to Destroyed Town, Lexington, KY and Recovering through Football, Hurricane Katrina’s Displaced Athletes, Los Angeles, CA
Worked closely with graphics, research, legal, and community relations departments on production of segments
Researcher Los Angeles, CA
Channel One News Jan. 2003- Dec. 2004
Researched and booked characters, experts, and locations for feature producers
Wrote and produced feature news segments, including Shadow Wolves, A Native American Customs Unit on the Trail of Drug Smugglers and California Wildfires: Behind the Front Lines
Licensed and acquired footage from ABC NewsOne, Corbis, and various other still and video stock houses
Sixth and Eighth Grade Teacher Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Unified School District 1999-2000, 2002
Maintained order and discipline in a classroom of 35 students
Lectured and Communicated academic curriculum to CA standards
Devised and administered 6th grade curriculum in Current Affairs/Reading elective class
Freelance Photographer US, Europe, Asia, Latin America 1998 – Present
Published photographs in various magazines and exhibited at several galleries
Designed and built photography website at Toddbrownphoto.com
Traveled to over 40 countries photographing people, landscapes, and architecture
EDUCATION
London School of Economics and Political Science London, UK
MA in the History of International Relations (emphasis in terrorism)
Sept. 2001
Researched primary sources and authored dissertation on terrorism and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
University of Wisconsin at Madison Madison, WI
BA with Honors (Radio, Television, Film major, History minor) May 1998
Wrote, directed, and edited several video productions, operated studio camera and control board