Judy Sellner

Education

Master of Arts, International Media– Graduated May 2012

American University, Schools of Communication and International Service

Bachelor of Arts, Film and Media Studies, Sociology; Minor in Theater– Graduated May 2009

St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Public Honors College

Experience

Product Development Assistant—Acorn Media Brands (full-time), RLJ Entertainment– June 2012-present

• Manage DVD and Blu-ray projects through the authoring process
• Execute quality control checks on DVD, Blu-ray, and digital streaming projects
• Perform other special projects as needed as such editing trailers, copyediting, maintaining archive, etc.

Election Judge, Montgomery County Board of Elections– Aug. 2014-present

• Assist with voting operations during 2014 Gubernatorial Elections and Early Voting
• Set up and close down pollbooks and voting units and count ballots before and after election days
• Protect integrity of the election process

Intern for Operations, Acorn Media Group– Sep. 2009- May 2012

• Maintained invoice filing and mailed checks for accounts payable
• Assisted Product Development department with media quality control

Front of House Manager, Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center– Aug. 2011-April 2013

• Oversaw building operations during performances
• Performed box office duties, such as selling tickets and creating promotional materials

International Communication Consultant, Pan American Development Foundation– Aug. 2009- Aug. 2011

• Wrote and edited video marketing material for major annual fundraising event
• Traveled to the Dominican Republic and Colombia to film development projects

Graduate Assistant, School of Communication, American University– Aug. 2010- May 2011

• Maintained multimedia for Cross-Cultural Film course website
• Teaching assistant for Directing for Film course

Teaching Assistant, St. Mary’s College of Maryland– Spring Semester, 2009

• Made presentations and led review sessions for Introduction to Film and Media Studies course
• Moderated online discussion boards on Blackboard Learning Software

Student Fellow, ASIANetwork Freeman Foundation Program for Collaborative Research in Asia– 2008

• Traveled to Kyoto, Japan to learn traditional kyôgen theater
• Performed kyôgen theater in the fall theatrical season at St. Mary’s College
• Presented research findings at the 2009 ASIANetwork conference in Lisle, Illinois

Multimedia Skills

• Knowledge of Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, WordPress, YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest
• Active in social media, maintain personal online portfolio

Honors and Awards
• Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Mu Chapter Member
• Recipient of the Arts Alliance Award for Excellence in Film and Media Studies, 2008 and 2009

Please e-mail jlsellner@smcm.edu for references