Nadja O.

Thomas
80 Sturbridge Drive, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Website: www.nadjaodithomas.com,
www.lifebeyonddemtrains.com
732-979-9402,
Nadjao.thomas@gmail.com, @Nadjathomas
Experience
Promised Land Films, NY
April 2016 Present
Associate Producer - Collaborates with Producers and Director to organize crew for shoots, Second shooter on
location shoots, Assists with storyboards, Assists with editing. Organizes media to send out for transcription. Assists
with research and booking guests. Handles the day-to-day operations of the office.
BBC - Talking Movies, NY
January 2016 Present
Freelance Reporter In charge of producing one story package per show. Pitches story ideas. Crafts story.
Interviews subjects that appear in the piece. Writes scripts, collaborates with staff producers, editors, and host to
finalize package for air.
Freelance
Director of Photography and Assistant Camerawoman
July 2016 - Present
Works as the Director of Photography or Second Camerawoman on shoots for a documentary short to be released on
Frontline digital. Also works as the Second Camerawoman for an unnamed project to be released on BET in 2017.
Life Beyond Dem Trains, NY
January 2014 - Present
Director, Lead Producer and Editor (www.lifebeyonddemtrains.com) Shoots footage, edits video teasers,
creates gifs and videos to be used for social media content, and continues to be the lead producer for the independent
docu-series Life Beyond Dem Trains currently in production.
Global Reporters for the Caribbean, NY
Freelance Video Journalist Covers assigned newsworthy stories in or near NYC .

August 2013 - Present

Trilogy Films, Montclair NJ

June 2014 May 2015
Assistant Editor/Production Assistant- (http://trilogy-films.com) Ingested footage, organized media, logged
footage, made video selects and created video sequences for editor. Edited scripts and helped to prepare script
treatments. Assisted with tasks like research, organized call sheets, arranged travel for crew, assisted DPs with
media and gear management while on location. Organized directors schedule and assisted in various tasks related
to production. Worked on Trapped and The Free World, two of Trilogys documentaries in progress.
Voices of New York
Sep 2014 - Present
Freelance Video Journalist (www.voicesofny.org) (www.nadjaodithomas.com) Covers newsworthy events in
NYC with a focus on ethnic stories. Works as a one man band. Most videos were shot, edited and published within
24hrs.
Trilogy Films, Montclair, NJ
Feb. 2014- June 2014
Production Intern- Conducted research for potential stories. Logged footage and assisted producers and editors in
various tasks.

Nadja O. Thomas
80 Sturbridge Drive, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Website: www.nadjaodithomas.com,
www.lifebeyonddemtrains.com
732-979-9402,
Nadjao.thomas@gmail.com, @Nadjathomas
CNN Heroes, New York, NY.
Sept. 2013 Dec 2013
Production Intern -Transcribed videotapes. Fulfilled footage at the request of producers. Selected B-roll. Prepared
DVDs. Prepared and maintained airlogs for Heroes video pieces in order to monitor coverage of segments. Prepared
pitches for new Hero nominees based on preliminary research. Prepared social media strategy for CNN Heroes show
to engage more Internet users. Assisted show producers and organizers in production of CNN Heroes annual tribute
show. Selected music to accompany video pieces.
New York City News Service , New York, NY
Aug. 2012 - May 2014
Reporter - (http/::www.nycitynewsservice.com). Covered news in the Sunset Park community district in Brooklyn,
New York.
ARC Magazine, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
July 2011 July 2013
Columnist - De Art Junket, for ARC Magazine (www.arcthemagazine.com). This column reviewed the work of
established and contemporary Caribbean artists.
Global Reporters for the Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago
June 2013 - Aug 2013
Research Intern and Reporter - (http://www.18degreesnorth.tv). Global Reporters for the Caribbean covers the
Caribbean region and its diaspora, producing in-depth investigative TV news magazine packages for its TV news
magazine show 18 Degrees North.
MACO Magazine, Barbados and Trinidad
June 2011 - Aug 2011
Contributing travel writer for www.macocaribbean.com. Wrote about Caribbean entertainment and lifestyle.

Research Assistant
July 2009 - June 2010
Temple University, Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pa.
Collected and analyzed survey data, assisted other researchers, coordinator of Biochemical and MRI findings
associated with text messaging college students study. Pitched and carried out the action plan. Developed the tool
used for gathering data. Also, co-authored a published paper called, Postures, typing strategies, and gender
differences in mobile device usage: An observational study, based on research findings.

Education
Masters of Arts in Journalism
City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY.

May. 2014

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.

May 2009

Skills
Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Sony A7s, Sony FS7, Canon 60D,
Canon Rebel Xsi, Cannon C100, Cannon C300, Proficient in MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Reaper, JVC HM100U,
Adobe After Effects, Marantz PMD660, Word Press, Research, Editing, Production, Production Management.

Nadja O. Thomas
80 Sturbridge Drive, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Website: www.nadjaodithomas.com,
www.lifebeyonddemtrains.com
732-979-9402,
Nadjao.thomas@gmail.com, @Nadjathomas
Recognition

April 2015
Selected as a participant for ITVS and NBPCs Black X-Change workshop for the web series Life Beyond Dem
Trains. Industry professionals reviewed materials from the production of the show to help gain more funding and
support for the series.

Organizations
National Association of Black Journalist (NABJ), Black Documentary Collective