Want to learn how to shoot and edit video? Tell an audio story? Use Instagram and Snapchat in a story?Then SkillsFest 2017 has what you need and more. This half-day set of workshops on Saturday, April 22 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark will teach the skills that are needed in today’s job market.
Hosted by the New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, SkillsFest brings together some of the best professional in New York metropolitan area.
Among the speakers are:
- Tom Franklin, multimedia journalism instructor at Montclair State University.
- Karen Rouse, New Jersey reporter for WNYC-FM
- Sam Shefler, staff writer for Media Shift
- Frank Runyeon, freelance multimedia journalist
- John Ensslin, multimedia journalist for The Record.
Among the other skills to be taught: how to stage a Facebook Live broadcast and how to produce a podcast.
Attendees can choose up to three classes, which will be taught at NJIT’s Newark campus from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WiFi will be provided. Attendees must bring their own laptop and smart phone.
Cost of the program is $45 for students and $85 for professionals. Admission includes a box lunch and a one-year membership (or a one-year renewal) in SPJ, the nation’s oldest and largest journalism advocacy groups. Click here for more info and to register.
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