RÉSUMÉ
WORK EXPERIENCE
Martin Totland Freelance (Sole Proprietorship)
Photographer, Journalist, Writer, Translator
08/2014 - 12/2021
As the sole proprietor of my own freelance business, I worked with clients from a diverse array of industries to conceptualize, produce and deliver high-quality photography, video, and written content in multiple languages.
Clients include PayPal, Schibsted AS, ONA Bags, SF Iron, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Roads & Kingdoms Magazine, etc.
Bergen International Festival
Communications Advisor
03/2018 - 07/2018
Prioritized and directed press requests from national and international media outlets to the appropriate departments and artist representatives.
Produced high-quality content for the website, a festival magazine reaching 65k newspaper subscribers, and social media presence, reaching approx. 30k cumulative followers.
Wrote, edited, and published a bi-weekly newsletter reaching 14k subscribers.
Hired, organized, and scheduled five photographers/videographers to cover live performances and maintained and updated the internal media libraries.
Ampol.no
Newsletter Contributor
08/2017 - 02/2018
Wrote a bi-weekly newsletter distributed to thousands of subscribers, summarizing and explaining the most important news for a Norwegian audience.
Bergen City Events
Webmaster and Translator
11/2016 - 04/2017
Interfaced with event organizers to ensure correct information on the company website for the biggest events in Bergen
Maintained and updated event calendar in multiple languages
Richmond Confidential
Crime Reporter
08/2014 - 08/2015
Covered crime and public safety for the online newspaper Richmond Confidential, a project of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
EDUCATION
Master of Journalism - UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
08/2014 - 05/2016
Graduated with a 4.0 GPA
Studied non-fiction long-form narrative writing and photojournalism
Won the 2016 Wayne F. Miller Award for Excellence in Photojournalism for my Master's thesis project "Mechanics of Extinction"
B.A. - Media and Communications - Pace University at Pleasantville
Graduated with a 3.9 GPA
Studied abroad on Semester at Sea, Spring 2010
Focused on film directing, script writing, video editing, photography, and journalism
Chosen as Editorial Staff Member of the Year as the Opinion Editor for The Pace Chronicle, the university's weekly newspaper
Member of the Pforzheimers Honors College three years in a row