MESSIAH RHODES
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  ​RESUME 


EXPERIENCE
AL JAZEERA, AJ+, AJ CONTRAST, WASHINGTON, DC — PRODUCER/HOST
JULY 2019 - FEBRUARY 2020

  • Research, report and pre-produce in preparation for shoo
  • ​Pitched and developed short documentary series "Against All Odds
  • Contribute to conversations around editorial and creative ideas for direction of newsroom

VICE MEDIA, BROOKLYN, NY — ASSOCIATE PRODUCER/HOST: VICELAND
AUGUST 2016 - FEBRUARY 2019

  • Development of the voice of the VICELAND brand while working in experimental short form department Vicelabs​
  • Pitching, development, and production of award winning short documentary projects including “Direct Effect”, “Unsung Heroes”, “Dear President Trump” for broadcast, web, and social media
  • On-camera host for “Black Trademarked Photo Editing Software History”, “Food Shock” and “Gentleman’s Guide”, which collectively obtained over 5 million views online
  • Support for other producers both in the office and the field (research, casting, fact checking, pre-interviews with subjects)
  • Maintenance of award winning VICELAND’s voicemail communication with viewers (writing and recording original prompts, maintaining calendar, listening and selected segments)

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES — PRODUCER
AUGUST 2015 - MARCH 2016
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  • Producer, Shooter, Editor for social media campaign promoting services

DEMOCRACY NOW, NEW YORK CITY — MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION FELLOWSHIP
JULY 2013 - SEPTEMBER 2014

  • Produced segments, guests and headlines for daily broadcast
  • Camera Operator and Editor on several aired segments

WOUNDS OF WAZIRISTAN, NEW YORK CITY — EDITOR, CO-PRODUCER
 OCTOBER 2013

  • Post Producer and Editor of content for short documentary aired on Democracy Now!, and streamed on VICE platforms​

​THE THROWAWAYS — CO-PRODUCER 
OCTOBER 2011 - SEPTEMBER 2012
  • Filmed field interviews for full length documentary, won several film festival awards

AWARDS
  • 2019 Webby Awards, Nominee for VICELAND’s "Food Shock"
  • 2018 Promax Awards, Silver, VICELAND’s “Reefer Educational Theatre”
  • ​2018 Webby Awards, Nominee for VICELAND’s "Food Shock"
  • 2017 Clio Awards, Bronze for VICELAND’s “Direct Effect PSAs”
  • 2017 Television Emmy Awards Candidate for Nomination for VICELAND’s “Black Photoshop History”
  • 2014 Long Beach Indie Best Documentary for “The Throwaways”
  • 2013 Harlem International Film Festival NY HI-LIGHT for “The Throwaways”

FREELANCE JOURNALISM 2015 - 2018
  • After 47 Years Behind Bars, Will Jalil Muntaqim Go Free?, The Indypendent, JUNE 2018
  • The Incredible, 180-Year History of Brooklyn's First Black Enclave, VICE, FEBRUARY 2018
  • Black Revolutionary War Reenactors Want to Set the Record Straight ,VICE, FEBRUARY 2017
  • These PSAs from the 80s Are More Relevant and Powerful Than Ever, VICE, JUNE 2016
  • My Own Private Detroit, The New Inquiry, OCTOBER 2015

EDUCATION
  • Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York City Associates Degree in Video Arts and Technology, January 2009
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