SUSANNE BERNARD - AUF DER MAUR
- Date of Birth: January 31, 1976 in Zurich (Switzerland)
- Married to Pierre Bernard
EDUCATION
| 1996 | high school graduation: Matura, B type (English & Latin), Literargymnasium Ramibuhl, Zurich (CH) |
| 1996–1999 | university: media sciences & history, University of Zurich (CH) |
| 2004–2007 | university: biology, University of Zurich (CH) |
| 2007 | Bachelor of Science in Biology, University of Zurich (CH) |
| 2007-2009 | Master of Arts in Journalism Programm,
MAZ – the Swiss School of Journalism / Hamburg Media School HMS |
| 2009 | Master of Arts in Journalism,
MAZ / HMS
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EDUCATION ABROAD
| 2000 | 3 months | USA | University of California Los Angeles UCLA | 2 Summer Sessions |
| 2002 | 6 weeks | USA | University of California Los Angeles UCLA | 1 Summer Session |
| 2006 | 6 weeks | USA | University of California Los Angeles UCLA | 1 Summer Session |
| 2008 | 9 months | Hamburg | Hamburg Media School | MA in Journalism program |
WORK EXPERIENCE
- video production, camerawork, editing - freelance (1993-present)
- administration and technical work for video- and movie productions - freelance
- editor for closed caption subtitling - SWISS TXT (1999-2007)
- internship with Deutsche Presseagentur dpa (2008, 4 weeks)
- internship with Swiss Television: webeditor "Fernweh" site (2008, 12 weeks)
- webeditor for Swiss Television: "Fernweh" site (2009, 4 months)
- journalist at Swiss Television (2009-present)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
- German - fluently (mother tongue: swiss german)
- English - fluently
- French - very good knowledge
- Spanish - basic knowledge
- Italian - basic knowledge
- I understand Luxembourgish
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Mac OS X & Windows: all common applications (office package, browsers …)
- basic skills in HTML and CSS
- Adobe Photoshop
- Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro)
- DVD Studio Pro
OTHER
- driving licence since 1997
- SSI Open Water Diver 2005, Nitrox Certification 2007, wreck diving specialty 2009
PERSONAL INTERESTS
- traveling
- photography
- video
- scuba diving
- skiing
- cinema
- reading