Owen Mason-Hill

email: owen_masonhill[at]icloud.com                                 phone: 540-277-7343                                                         linkedin: linkedin.com/in/owenmasonhill                                    

Owen Mason-Hill is a multimedia journalist with experience producing stories for audio, video and print media outlets. His reporting has taken him to Community Board meetings in the Bronx, the archives of Harvard University, a fountain pen show in Philadelphia and innumerable movie theaters across the East Coast. His work covers culture, local news, entertainment and essay writing.

Education

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism 2025
M.S. Journalism, Honors

Middlebury College 2022
B.A. Film and Media Culture, Summa Cum Laude, Departmental Honors

Audio Experience

Senior Producer, “Piece By Piece: Picking Up What’s Left Behind" | New York, N.Y.
Published Narrative Nonfiction Audiobook January 2025–Present

Senior Producer, Uptown Radio | New York, N.Y.
Columbia University Student Radio October 2024–December 2024

Editor, The Artifact |  Middlebury, Vt.
Middlebury College Museum of Art Podcast November 2021–May 2022

Reporting Experience

Author, "Piece By Piece: Picking Up What's Left Behind" | New York, N.Y.
Published 132-page Narrative Nonfiction Anthology January 2025–Present

Beat Reporter, The Bronx Bulletin | New York, N.Y.
Columbia University Student Publication August 2024–October 2024

Assistant Lifestyle Editor, Mood of Living Magazine | Remote
Eco-Conscious Lifestyle Online Magazine August 2021–May 2022

Senior Arts & Culture Editor, The Campus Newspaper | Middlebury, Vt.
Middlebury College Student Newspaper December 2020–May 2022
Prev. Senior Columnist (2018–2022), Arts & Academics Editor (2019–2020)

Lead Section Editor, A Year In Magazine | Remote
Print Magazine Released on Anniversary of Covid-19 November 2020–March 2021

Software Skills

Adobe Audition
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Audacity
WordPress (CMS)
Meta Business Suite

Multimedia Skills

Mix Pre-3 and Tascam Audio Recorders
Sony FS5 Camera
Axia Broadcast Console
Arri and Ikan Lighting Kits
Ikan Gravity Gimbal
Redrock Micro Shoulder Mount

Interests

Film essay YouTube Channel with 50k views
Front of House Lead at Daily Provisions (2022–2024)
Collegiate Club Tennis Player
Hand Built Family House (Please ask me for photos!)