ZACHARY DANIEL BARNETT

1711 Scott Ave. Cambridge, Ohio 43725 | zdbarnett@gmail.com | 740.260.6962

PROFILE: Tenacious multimedia journalist with more than four years of print and broadcast experience,
focusing on economic, education, government and shale energy coverage.
One-man band reporter adept at recording, producing, editing, and writing copy for web, social
media, and audio/video outlets.
Proven ability to produce timely, accurate stories by cultivating, maintaining and utilizing
relationships with sources.
Passionate about public service through frank, unbiased news coverage.

SKILLS: Well-versed with Adobe Audition, Associated Press Exchange, Joomla and K-2 Web Editors,
NewsBoss, NewsEditPro, STORQ Automation, and all manner of HTML and WYSIWYG web
applications.
As comfortable with smart technology and social media used in the service of journalism as with
traditional multimedia recording/broadcasting equipment.
Familiar with Associated Press Stylebook and Chicago Manual of Style.

EXPERIENCE: REPORTER/NEWS ANCHORAVC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. [May 2011-Present]
Cambridge, Ohio
Duties:
Gather, prepare, and broadcast local and state news, weather, and sports to more than 50,000
daily listeners on AVC Communications six stations every weekday morning.
Edit and maintain hard news and community news sections of YourRadioPlace.com, which
receives at least 250,000 views each month. Maintain AVC News social media outlets, including
Facebook and Twitter.
Produce/host local television programs for Cambridge Community TV 2, including the monthly
Ohio Oil & Gas Today and annual Meet the Candidates debate.
Accomplishments:
Re-formatted morning news schedule & products for each station within first six months.
Contributed to the re-formatting of YourRadioPlace.com in Spring 2013.
Featured reporter on BBC Radio 4s PM with Eddie Mair in October 2011.

GRANT WRITER/MEDIA CONSULTANTROLLING HILLS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT [Nov. 2014-Present]
Cambridge, Ohio
Research and write grants for a southeastern Ohio public school district that serves
approximately 2,000 students, kindergarten-through-12
th
grade.
Build and leverage community partnerships to obtain new grant funding for the district.
Provide guidance on use of traditional and new media and prepare press releases for the
schools.

REPORTER/COPY-EDITOR (INTERN)DIX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. [May 2010-Aug. 2010]
Cambridge, Ohio
Reported for The Daily Jeffersonian, specializing in socio-economic and political reports and local
features/news.
Copy-edited for and placed articles in daily and Sunday editions of The Daily Jeffersonian.
Wrote features for Spectrum Publications, including stories in Now & Then Magazine and the
Guernsey County Community Guide.

EDUCATION: BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN ENGLISHKENYON COLLEGE [Aug. 2007-May 2011]
Gambier, Ohio
Minor in 19
th
/20
th
-Century Western History

ACTIVITIES: MEMBER SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS [July 2014 - Present]
Indianapolis, Indiana

MEDIA CONSULTANT GUERNSEY CO. DANGEROUS ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM [May 2013 - Present]
Cambridge, Ohio

OFFICER/MEMBER GUERNSEY LODGE NO. 66, FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS [July 2008 - Present]
Cambridge, Ohio

SAMPLES: AUDIO/WRITING SAMPLES AVAILABLE AT: WWW.ZDBARNETT.COM