Matt Young
307-631-4210
600 Prospect St.
TSJC / O’Connor Hall
Trinidad, CO. 81082
www.photomoose.net
Employment History
Photography & News Media
Photographer/Graphics Assistant
Casper College, Casper, Wyo. - 2006 – 2013
Primarily responsible for visually documenting all aspects of a Community College. Photographs used by all schools, departments and entities affiliated with the college for promotion and documentation purposes. Responsible for instituting and maintaining an archive of digital photographs exceeding 100,000 photographs and continuing to expand. In charge of scheduling appointments for photo shoots to meet current deadlines and in anticipation of future need/use. Under the direction of the Publications Coordinator, responsible for numerous graphics projects including athletics posters, program books; various newsletters and other publications.
Photographer/Reporter
Douglas Budget, Douglas Wyo. - 2005 – 2006
Duties included taking photographs (news, sports and advertisement), getting accurate caption information and color correction for print, performing weekly layout and proofing reading pages, responsible for all archiving, generating and reporting on news and feature stories on a deadline for a weekly newspaper.
Intern
Hays Daily News, Hays, Kan. - 2004
Responsible for taking photographs for a daily newspaper on a deadline and writing accurate and complete captions. Assignments included breaking news, sports, feature, essays and all other assignments by editors. Also responsible for making photographs taken by self and other photographers ready for press on deadlines, layout for weekly photo page.
Photo Editor - 2003
Recruited and assigned photographers to cover the University of Wyoming for the Student run newspaper.
Darkroom Tech - 2002 - 2003
Developed B/W film that photographers shot on a daily basis.
Photographer - Academic Years 1997 - 1999
Branding Iron, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.
Composed and executed more then 300 published photos. Assignments include sports, news, human interest, feature and essays.
Photo Tech & Photographer
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, Wyo. - 2001 - 2002, 2005
Responsible for working with photographs taken by self and other photographers and making them ready to print in a daily newspaper including writing accurate and complete captions, also responsible for taking assigned photographs for all types of assignments on a deadline.
Photographer
Laramie Daily Boomerang, Laramie, Wyo. - 1999 – 2001
In charge of taking sports photographs of both high school and college athletics for a daily newspaper, also assisting the head photographer with daily photo assignments. Duties include developing and scanning negatives to meet daily deadlines.
Other Employment
Residence Hall Director
Trinidad State Junior College. Trinidad , Colo. - 2013 - Current
Responsible for administering a comprehensive residence life program, and part of a team managing a residence hall environment including: oversight of residence halls, development and implementation of training and development materials, data management and input of records for student in residence halls, communication regarding billing, fining and board information in a timely manner, promote and enforce a secure environment, departmental policies and regulations within the residence hall, advise, counsel, and hold accountable individual students, making referrals when needed, develop relationships with residents, create and promote a caring atmosphere conducive to academic pursuits and to the personal development of students, supervise and evaluate 4-8 Student Life Assistants, create collaborative relationships with other departments and college personnel
Assistant Equipment Manager
University of Wyoming, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Laramie, Wyo. - 2004 – 2005
Responsible for assisting the head equipment manager for laundering practice and game uniforms, keeping inventory, inspecting protective equipment, also managing football practices, assisting with setup, take-down, and traveling for home and away football games.
Forester - 2002
Boy Scouts of America, Ben Delatour Scout Ranch Longs Peak Council, BSA
Worked within a plan set up by the Colorado State Forest Service and US Forest Service to thin heavy fuel to form fire breaks. Oversaw conservation projects utilizing volunteer youth in an educational format.
Shooting Sports Director - Summers – 1993-2000,2003,2004
Boy Scouts of America, Ben Delatour Scout Ranch Longs Peak Council, BSA
Supervised all aspects of shooting program at summer camp for 2,000 Boy Scouts duties included rifle shooting, shotgun shooting, muzzle-loading rifle shooting, archery and logistics. Also oversaw a staff of up to seven employees.
Education
Casper College
Casper, Wyo. - 2007 - 2013
Associate of Arts in General Studies
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming - 1997 – 2003
Area of study: Journalism with emphasis in Photojournalism
Laramie County Community College
Cheyenne, Wyoming - Fall 1995 - Spring 1997
Area of study: Primary Education and Special Education
Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, Kansas - Fall 1993 - Spring 1995
Area of study: Business
Activities, Organizations, Awards & Other Expertise
Delta Chi Fraternity - 1997-2003
Alumni Board of Trustees President
Alumni Relation Officer
New Member Counselor
Social Chairman
Rush Chairman
Student Publications Board - 2003
Voting member of a board that acted as publisher for the University of Wyoming Student run newspaper and was involved in re-writing the regulation controlling Student Publications
Casper College Leadership Institute - 2008-2009
Casper College Staff Alliance Chair - 2010-2011
Casper College Policy Committee - 2010-2013
Awards
2006 Wyoming Press Association - Large Weekly Division
1st place - News Story
2nd place - Sports Photograph
2nd place - Portrait/Personality Photograph
Honorable Mention - Feature Photograph
Honorable Mention - Open Page Design
NCMPR 2009, 2010 & 2012
Gold medallion award for photography
NCMPR 2010
Bronze medallion award for photography
Freelance
USA Today
AP
Casper Star-Tribune
Wyoming Tribune- Eagle
Howard College
University of Wyoming Department of Athletics
Wichita State University Department of Athletics
Professional Organizations and Conferences
University Photographers Association of America - Active Member since 2007
Attended annual technical symposium in 2008, 2010, 2011.
Attended various sessions on multiple topics such as DAM, arena lighting, portable lighting and portraits that were presented by industry leaders and innovators in their field.
Expertise
Proficient in Mac and PC computers
Skilled at PhotoShop and InDesign software
Experienced with Extensis Portfolio (Digital Asset Management Software)