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