I am a journalist, photographer and digital native.

My name is

Frank Piscani.

Professional

experience

  • Draft Champions Fantasy Baseball Entertainment Podcast
    January 2023 - December 2023
    Remote

    ▪ Record long-form podcast episodes and execute audio post-production

    ▪ Drive digital subscriptions with teaser video/audio content

    ▪ Provide feedback on hosts’ ideas during creative meetings

    ▪ Work under podcast creator/owner to help shape the brand's content and tone

    ▪ Oversaw hiring of a freelance designer who created the brand logo under my direction

    ▪ Designed entire website from ground up through Kajabi, the web host platform

  • HD Bros
    October 2022 - March 2023
    Washington, DC

    ▪ Shoot listing photo galleries and create 3D Matterport tours of real estate properties in DC metro area

    ▪ Film and edit highlight video tours of real estate properties in DC metro area using Adobe Premiere

    ▪ Obtained Part 107 commercial drone license and Federal Aviation Administration remote pilot certification

  • Pocono Record (Gannett | USA TODAY Network)
    February 2021 - October 2022
    Stroudsburg, PA

    ▪ Reported on local sports with mix of strong features, breaking news, SEO-focused content and columns

    ▪ Shot and produced photos and videos at varsity sports games and NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway

    ▪ Created Pocono Record Sports Instagram account and accumulated thousands of followers

    ▪ Prepared posts for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter using Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud and Wochit

    ▪ Collaborated with reporters by providing visuals of news events and for projects

    ▪ Created a 246% increase in page views compared to predecessor’s work in same time frame

    ▪ Ranked second among seven reporters in subscription orders in my first year, adding 225

  • NBC Sports Washington
    September 2019 - December 2019
    Bethesda, MD

    ▪ Wrote news stories and blogs with emphasis on strong SEO-focused headlines

    ▪ Promoted articles on Twitter and Facebook with Buffer

    ▪ Photographed the Washington Nationals’ World Series parade and published an online gallery

  • American University
    August 2019 - December 2019; August 2020 - December 2020
    Washington, DC

    ▪ Taught graduate students digital and darkroom photography principles and processes

    ▪ Guided students in using DSLR cameras and best practices for portraits and self-portraits

    ▪ Assisted students with projects outside of class time, including photoshoots, film development, printing, photo selection and mounting

  • Discover the World of Communication
    February 2019 - July 2019
    Washington, DC

    ▪ Designed graphics and built Facebook advertisements to grow the program

    ▪ Documented the program experience on Instagram and Facebook to communicate the program’s brand

  • Discover the World of Communication
    June 2019 - July 2019
    Washington, DC

    ▪ Taught high school students about darkroom photography, Adobe Premiere video editing and sports writing and broadcasting in a precollege program at American University

  • American University
    January 2019 - May 2019
    Washington, DC

    ▪ Helped students print photographs in a darkroom, develop negatives and resolve camera issues

Awards

Professional Keystone Media Awards

Sports Enterprise - Second Place

2022

Kappa Tau Alpha journalism National Honor Society induction

2019

Dean’s List, American University

Dean’s Scholarship, American University

2017-2020

2017-2020

Education

American University

I attended American University in Washington, DC, from August 2017 through December 2020 and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a graphic design minor.

I maintained a 3.93 cumulative GPA and a 4.0 GPA in American’s School of Communication.

My honors and awards during my time at AU include being inducted into journalism national honor society Kappa Tau Alpha, earning a spot on the Dean’s List each of my seven semesters and being awarded the Dean’s Scholarship.