Travis Graven

Experience

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  IHSAA and IGHSAU

  May 1998 - now

  Sports Official

  • Officiate high school interscholastic basketball, baseball, and softball games.

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  KCCI-TV

  Sept 2001 - May 2005

  Reporter/Photojournalist

  • Shot, wrote, edited, and reported news stories for daily television newscasts.• Developed and maintained contacts with PR, media relations, communications, and marketing professionals throughout the Des Moines metro area and Iowa.• Managed a two-person news bureau in Ames.

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  The Des Moines Register

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2013

  • Supervised the multimedia photography staff (9 employees) and managed all equipment.• Lead high-profile projects on deadline across all news departments and custom publications.• Utilized social media to engage with audience members and to promote content.• Produced special projects for the marketing and advertising departments and RAGBRAI.• Collaborated with digital/online staff on projects and publishing content to the website.• Innovated new approaches to online storytelling and developing multimedia skills.• Streamlined workflow and motivated staff to successfully increase content production. Show less • Managed all multimedia projects. Co-managed the photography staff.• Shot, edited, and produced video reports for news, sports and feature stories.• Utilized social media to communicate/interact with audience members and to promote content.• Worked closely with the core politics team to cover the Iowa Caucuses and state government.• Video/Multimedia consultant for the marketing and advertising departments and RAGBRAI.• Trained and coached staff on shooting and editing video. Show less

  • Senior Editor – Multimedia

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2013

  • Multimedia Editor

    Sept 2007 - Jun 2011

  • Online Content Manager

    Jun 2005 - Sept 2007
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  Simpson College

  Jan 2013 - May 2015

  Adjunct Instructor

  • Taught COMM 315: Journalism 2.0, a multimedia journalism class in the Department of Communication and Media Studies.

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  Iowa PBS

  Aug 2013 - now

  Producer/Director/On-Air Talent

  • Produce weekly episodes of Iowa Press, the network’s flagship public affairs program, including editorial management and content strategy, writing scripts, and leading hosts/reporters.• Produce, report, shoot, write, and edit news and feature video stories for Historic Buildings of Iowa, Fair, Iowa Outdoors, and other documentary projects and special programs.• Plan, supervise, and produce live broadcasts and field productions of Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state sports championships, the annual Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards, the World Food Prize, gubernatorial inaugurations and special addresses, and more.• On-camera and voiceover talent for local programs, live fundraising broadcasts, and promotions. Show less

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  AIB College of Business

  Oct 2013 - May 2014

  Adjunct Instructor

  • Taught Electronic Journalism in the department of Communication and General Studies.

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  Des Moines Area Community College

  Jan 2018 - May 2020

  Adjunct Instructor

  • Taught MMS 480: Video Production I, an entry-level class on the fundamentals of camera operation, shooting video, lighting, audio, and editing.