Owen Mason-Hill
email: owen_masonhill[at]icloud.com phone: 540-277-7343 linkedin: linkedin.com/in/owenmasonhill
Owen Mason-Hill is a New York-based multimedia journalist with experience reporting stories for print, audio and video. 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 beat reporting, entertainment and essay writing.
He is currently conducting research for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dexter Filkins for his forthcoming feature stories for The New Yorker.
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
Reporting Experience
Research Assistant, The New Yorker | New York, N.Y.
Dexter Filkins, writer for The New Yorker | January 2025–Present
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
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
Software Skills
Adobe Audition
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Audacity
WordPress (CMS)
Meta Business Suite
Multimedia Skills
Video Editing
Audio Editing
Color Correction
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
Activities
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!)