CAROLINE BAUM

Paris, France | carolinebaum12@gmail.com | +33 6 95 25 04 96

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

France 24 — Paris, France Feb 2025-present

Desk Journalist (freelance)

• Write, edit, and voice news packages on a tight deadline for the France 24 English channel

CNN Paris — Paris, France Sep 2024-present

Producer / Journalist (freelance)

• Organize shoots for TV and digital video pieces and provide support on set, working between French and English

• Conduct research, interviews, and writing including on long-form investigative pieces

• Write breaking news alerts with a short turnaround time

• Book guests for live TV, including for the reopening of Notre Dame and the 2024 vote of no confidence in French parliament

German Bundestag — Berlin, Germany Mar 2023-July 2023

International Parliamentary Scholar

• Grant to work in the office of a German member of parliament and study at Humboldt University

Hassan II University / Fulbright Program — Casablanca, Morocco Feb 2022-Aug 2022

Professor of English/ Fulbright ETA

• One of four Americans chosen to teach English at a public Moroccan university through the Fulbright Program, a selective grant from the U.S. Department of State

• Independently created and taught two university English courses: 2nd Semester English for French Majors and 4th Semester English for Careers in Audiovisual Production

• Advised eight American Studies undergraduates on their bachelor’s theses from inception to defense

The Othrs — New York, NY Oct 2020-Feb 2022

Production Assistant / Associate Producer

• Associate Producer on “The Lincoln Project,” a Critics Choice Award nominated documentary series aired on Showtime / Paramount + in October 2022

• Coordinated production logistics including assembling film crews, gear rentals, booking transportation and lodging, writing call sheets, and filing expense reports

• Conducted background research, drafted interview questions, created and maintained media tracking spreadsheets

• Oversaw logging and transcription for over 800 hours of footage

• Sourced, logged, and obtained rights to archival material

U.S. House of Representatives — Washington, D.C. Jan 2020-May 2020

Legislative Intern

• Managed constituent relations in the office of Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-02) by processing constituent correspondence, writing letters regarding issues pertinent to Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, and giving tours of the U.S. Capitol to visiting constituents

• Attended House and Senate committee hearings and briefings and composed memoranda for in-process legislation

Teaching Assistantship Program in France (TAPIF) — Colmar, France Oct 2018-Apr 2019

English Teaching Assistant

• Taught English courses both independently and in conjunction with mentor instructors at a French high school

EDUCATION

INA sup / Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay — Paris, France June 2024

Master 2 Documentary Writing and Directing

• Joint master between the French National Audiovisual Institute (INA) and ENS Paris-Saclay

• Coursework in documentary writing, documentaries in the digital environment, directing, production, editing, pitching, image and sound technical workshops

• Production of an end-of-year film, an interview with a historical figure, a documentary essay, and an audio documentary (presented at a collective listening session at the Cinéma du Réel festival)

The University of Iowa — Iowa City, IA May 2020

B.A. International Relations; Minors in French and Arabic

• Extracurriculars: News reporter for the Daily Iowan

GPA: 3.5/ 4.0

SKILLS

● Languages: English: native; German: native; French: fluent; Arabic: basic (Darija and Modern Standard)

● Programs: Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve, Reaper, ProTools