ABOUT ME
Haley Nelson is a multimedia photojournalist with experience in still photography, video, and writing, and is a licensed drone pilot. Her passion for learning, storytelling and capturing moments on many platforms has drawn her to visual journalism.
Before becoming the Digital Content Producer for St. Mary's College of California, Haley began her career in visual storytelling as a photojournalist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Haley is currently based in Oceanside, California, and is available for freelance work in the San Diego Area and beyond.
EXPERIENCE
Saint Mary's College of California
Digital Content Producer
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Responsible for working alongside university staff, faculty, and students to showcase their accomplishments, research, and passions through photo, video, and text
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Creates marketing-minded visual content for use across all Saint Mary’s print and digital platforms and ads
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Documented meaningful initiatives including a faculty immersion along the U.S./Mexico border in July of 2018 for Saint Mary’s fall magazine
July 2018-Present
Moraga, CA
Haley Nelson Photography
Freelance Photographer
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Shoots and edits photos for news outlets, events, weddings, and businesses
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Has worked with the Bay Area News Group, Erie Times-News, Chevron, Modern Farmer Magazine, Catholic News Service, University of Pittsburgh Center for African American Poetry and Poetics, Penn State University Air Force ROTC, and more
2015-Present
Various Locations
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Staff Photojournalist
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Shot and edited photos and video for daily newspaper, online, and social media
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Covered features, sports, breaking news, and stories on a wide range of subjects
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Only licensed UAV pilot on staff at the time creating aerial media for print and digital content
May 2016-Feb 2018
Pittsburgh, PA
Additional Experience
The Daily Collegian, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
Staff Photographer
Centre County Gazette, Fall 2015
Photography and Reporting Intern
Diablo Publications, Summer 2015
Editorial Intern
Discover Excursions, Spring 2015
Photography Intern
SKILLS
Federally Licensed
UAV Pilot
Nikon, GoPro, iPhone
Conversational Spanish
Adobe Photoshop and Premiere, Photo Mechanic
Blogging
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Social Media
Education
Pennsylvania State University
B.A. in Visual Journalism, College of Communications
B.A. in Spanish, College of Liberal Arts
Minor in International Studies
Minor in Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Class of 2016
University Park, PA