Jake Schoneker
Executive Director, YouthBeat
- Role
- Executive Director at YouthBeat
- Location
- Oakland, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jake Schoneker
A dedicated non-profit leader, educator, and creative professional on a mission to connect Oakland youth to career pathways in the media industry. As the Executive Director of YouthBeat, I lead a team of talented media professionals to provide 450+ Oakland students each year with free digital media training and access to quality career opportunities. Through our social enterprise, YouthBeat PRO, we help clients use video to amplify their brand. Each project provides quality jobs for low-income young creatives, helping to break the cycle of poverty in Oakland.For more information on YouthBeat visit youthbeat.org.
Experience
Executive Director
Sep 2016 — Present · Oakland, CA, US
As the Executive Director of YouthBeat, I work to give Oakland youth a platform for self-expression while connecting them with career pathways in the media industry. I oversee all of YB\'s professional youth productions- and lead our team as we strive to provide every kid in Oakland with an opportunity for a fruitful career in the media industry.
Education
Villanova University
Bachelor's degree, Political Science
2004 — 2008
University of California, Berkeley
Master of Science (MS), Journalism
2009 — 2011
Skills
- Public Relations
- Video Editing
- News Writing
- Final Cut Pro
- Broadcast Journalism
- Journalism
- Online Journalism
- Blogging
- Research
- Video
- Storytelling
- Multimedia
- Social Media
- Copy Editing
- Editing
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