DARBY M. MOSTAFFA
Equipment:
- Canon T-5i (Proficient)
- Zoom Audio Recorder (Expert)
- Shure SM-58 (Proficient)
- GVM LED 3-Point Light Kit (Proficient)
- Zoom Live Trax L8 (Beginner)
- Indesign (Expert)
- Canva (Expert)
- Photoshop (Proficient)
- Illustrator (Proficient)
- Audacity (Proficient)
- Davinci (Expert)
- BBEdits (Proficient)
- SNO (Proficient)
My skills:
AWARDS
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE
- Social media and photography production
- Created posts for social media and our official website
- Develop local news packages for bi-weekly publication
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg,
MO - Bachelors Degree
MO - Bachelors Degree
Studying Digital Media Productions with an emphasis in Digital Journalism and a minor in Creative Writing.
MAY - AUGUST 2025
(Internship) Warrensburg Star Journal - Reporter
The UCM Muleskinner, Warrensburg, MO - Features Editor
JANUARY 2024 - MAY 2024
- Managing a staff of direct reports
- Delegated my own work and that of my staff
- Influenced those below me while teaching them how to be in my position
- working closely with Indesign and laying out the newspaper
- Responsible for social media pages and ad distribution
- Creating and influencing illustrations for our online and print editions
AUGUST 2024 - CURRENT
The UCM Muleskinner, Warrensburg, MO - Design Manager
- Evelyn Runyon Scholarship for Journalism - May 2024
- Annual College Media Association Conference (NYC) - February 2025
- *Hosted* Missouri College Media Conference (UCM) - April 2025
AUGUST 2024 - DECEMBER 2025
