{"id":110280,"date":"2026-05-05T13:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=110280"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:13:16","slug":"reframing-success-umw-senior-charts-career-path-in-content-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/05\/reframing-success-umw-senior-charts-career-path-in-content-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"Reframing Success: UMW Senior Charts Career Path in Content Creation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">Reframing Success: UMW Senior Charts Career Path in Content Creation&nbsp;<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-05T13:56:14-04:00\">May 5, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Hertz Mahoney<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"110253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744908945\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"28\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.008\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;University of Mary Washington senior Matthew Clinton&rsquo;s college journey included four years on the rugby team, a major in communication and digital studies, leadership roles on campus and internships geared to a media-related career. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Clinton stands next to a camera in a production studio\" class=\"wp-image-110253\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1180-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of Mary Washington senior Matthew Clinton&rsquo;s college journey included four years on the rugby team, a major in communication and digital studies, leadership roles on campus and internships geared to a media-related career. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><p>Arriving at the University of Mary Washington from Ireland, rugby player Matthew Clinton planned to study computer science. But sometimes the best discoveries happen when you decide to change course. Now a senior majoring in communication and digital studies, Clinton has found his true calling as a visual storyteller. <\/p><p>His pivot opened doors he never expected, including a two-year video production internship with Mary Washington&rsquo;s University Communications department. From earning a statewide top intern honor to producing a presidential podcast, playing rugby and managing social media for the team &ndash; Clinton has made the most of every opportunity UMW has had to offer.<\/p><p>During his video production internship, he conceived, shot and edited &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qSHGbGZGCtc&amp;list=PLZfjMaRP_C8E1GXro02FXpz93cTVMnHKn&amp;index=12\">Global Perspectives: The International Student Experience at UMW<\/a>,&rdquo; a four-part video series documenting the lives of UMW&rsquo;s international students. The series earned him a &ldquo;Best Content Creator&rdquo; award. Later, he joined the UMW men&rsquo;s basketball team for its NCAA Division III national championship win in Indianapolis, assisting with coverage for UMW social media channels.<\/p><p>&ldquo;I have loved every minute of my internship with University Communications,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;It was a great way for me to get experience, learn more about the industry and the opportunities available.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p><p>Clinton&rsquo;s work has also been recognized beyond UMW. Selected from a competitive pool of 121 nominees who worked at Virginia-based organizations, he was named one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/\">Virginia&rsquo;s Top 50 Interns<\/a> by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) &ndash; an honor recognizing interns who distinguished themselves through initiative, leadership and results. &ldquo;This was a huge achievement,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;I am incredibly honored to be recognized among such a select group.&rdquo;<\/p><section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744908784\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"33\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.008\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Selected from a competitive pool of 121 nominees who worked at Virginia-based organizations, Clinton was named one of Virginia&rsquo;s Top 50 Interns by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for his work as a video production intern for Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s University Communications department. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton behind the camera in the digital production studio\" class=\"wp-image-110252\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5460,5093\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744906805\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"32\",\"iso\":\"1250\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.01\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Digital media consultant Raven Jackson (left) assists Clinton (right) with editing some of his video production work. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161-300x280.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161-1024x955.jpg\" data-id=\"110250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"Raven Jackson and Matthew Clinton sit in a classroom behind a computer screen with headsets on\" class=\"wp-image-110250\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/img_0781-amira-adam-and-matthew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"iPhone 15 Pro Max\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1759246575\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"2.22000002861\",\"iso\":\"160\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clinton (second from right) supported UMW&rsquo;s podcast by editing and producing episodes. He&amp;#8217;s pictured here with podcast host UMW President Paino (right) and podcast guests Amira Said &amp;#8217;26 (left) and Adam McAninley &amp;#8217;27 (second from left). &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"110279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"UMW President Troy Paino seated around the table with students Adam McAninley &rsquo;27, Amira Said &rsquo;26 and Matthew Clinton '26.\" class=\"wp-image-110279\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1131\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744908335\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"29\",\"iso\":\"800\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.008\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Raven Jackson (right), a consultant who works with UMW digital media students each semester, praised Clinton&rsquo;s dedication, saying, &ldquo;He takes feedback seriously, and it shows in his work. He&rsquo;s very passionate about his craft.&rdquo; Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020-1131x772.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton and Raven Jackson behind the camera with headsets on\" class=\"wp-image-110251\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" js-slide=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1026\" height=\"772\" data-attachment-id=\"110273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10-38-26-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1026,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In addition to competing on the field, Clinton (left) served as social media manager for the men&amp;#8217;s rugby team as well as capturing and editing game footage and providing livestream commentary for games when needed. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM-300x270.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM-1024x922.png\" data-id=\"110273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM-1026x772.png\" alt=\"Rugby players on the field\" class=\"wp-image-110273\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__nav image-gallery__nav--previous\" aria-label=\"Previous\" js-prev>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M18.5 12H6M6 12L12 6M6 12L12 18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__nav image-gallery__nav--next\" aria-label=\"Next\" js-next>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M6 12H18.5M18.5 12L12.5 6M18.5 12L12.5 18\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\r\n<\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnails\" js-thumbnails-container=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnails__track\" js-thumbnail-track>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 0 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744908784\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"33\",\"iso\":\"640\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.008\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Selected from a competitive pool of 121 nominees who worked at Virginia-based organizations, Clinton was named one of Virginia&rsquo;s Top 50 Interns by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for his work as a video production intern for Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s University Communications department. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1128-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton behind the camera in the digital production studio\" class=\"wp-image-110252\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 1 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5460,5093\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"3.5\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744906805\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"32\",\"iso\":\"1250\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.01\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Digital media consultant Raven Jackson (left) assists Clinton (right) with editing some of his video production work. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161-300x280.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161-1024x955.jpg\" data-id=\"110250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-0862-Edit-e1777995231161-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Raven Jackson and Matthew Clinton sit in a classroom behind a computer screen with headsets on\" class=\"wp-image-110250\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 2 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110279\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/img_0781-amira-adam-and-matthew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"iPhone 15 Pro Max\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1759246575\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"2.22000002861\",\"iso\":\"160\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.0166666666667\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clinton (second from right) supported UMW&rsquo;s podcast by editing and producing episodes. He&amp;#8217;s pictured here with podcast host UMW President Paino (right) and podcast guests Amira Said &amp;#8217;26 (left) and Adam McAninley &amp;#8217;27 (second from left). &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-768x1024.jpg\" data-id=\"110279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/IMG_0781-Amira-Adam-and-Matthew-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"UMW President Troy Paino seated around the table with students Adam McAninley &rsquo;27, Amira Said &rsquo;26 and Matthew Clinton '26.\" class=\"wp-image-110279\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 3 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/university-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-vaapril-2025-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"8192,5464\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"2.2\",\"credit\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS R5\",\"caption\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1744908335\",\"copyright\":\"Parker Michels-Boyce Photography\",\"focal_length\":\"29\",\"iso\":\"800\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.008\",\"title\":\"University of Mary Washington \\nFredericksburg, VA\\nApril, 2025\",\"orientation\":\"1\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Raven Jackson (right), a consultant who works with UMW digital media students each semester, praised Clinton&rsquo;s dedication, saying, &ldquo;He takes feedback seriously, and it shows in his work. He&rsquo;s very passionate about his craft.&rdquo; Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"110251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/250417_umw_spring_branded-1020-224x116.jpg\" alt=\"Clinton and Raven Jackson behind the camera with headsets on\" class=\"wp-image-110251\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail\" aria-label=\"Slide 4 thumbnail\" js-thumbnail>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__thumbnail__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-umw-gallery-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"116\" data-attachment-id=\"110273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10-38-26-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"1026,924\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In addition to competing on the field, Clinton (left) served as social media manager for the men&amp;#8217;s rugby team as well as capturing and editing game footage and providing livestream commentary for games when needed. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM-300x270.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM-1024x922.png\" data-id=\"110273\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-10.38.26-AM-224x116.png\" alt=\"Rugby players on the field\" class=\"wp-image-110273\"><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__pager__section\" js-page><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description-container\" js-description-container>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Selected from a competitive pool of 121 nominees who worked at Virginia-based organizations, Clinton was named one of Virginia&rsquo;s Top 50 Interns by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) for his work as a video production intern for Mary Washington&rsquo;s University Communications department. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Digital media consultant Raven Jackson (left) assists Clinton (right) with editing some of his video production work. Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clinton (second from right) supported UMW&rsquo;s podcast by editing and producing episodes. He&rsquo;s pictured here with podcast host UMW President Paino (right) and podcast guests Amira Said &rsquo;26 (left) and Adam McAninley &rsquo;27 (second from left). <\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Raven Jackson (right), a consultant who works with UMW digital media students each semester, praised Clinton&rsquo;s dedication, saying, &ldquo;He takes feedback seriously, and it shows in his work. He&rsquo;s very passionate about his craft.&rdquo; Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__description\" js-description>\n                                                                        <div class=\"image-gallery__description__summary\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In addition to competing on the field, Clinton (left) served as social media manager for the men&rsquo;s rugby team as well as capturing and editing game footage and providing livestream commentary for games when needed. <\/figcaption><\/div>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p>Clinton also supported UMW&rsquo;s recently launched podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/president\/podcast\/\"><em>What Matters Most With President Paino<\/em><\/a>, by editing and producing episodes. The role drew on skills he developed during his internship and in the classroom, further expanding his portfolio in digital media. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t have any prior experience in podcast production,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;But when the opportunity arose, I knew I&rsquo;d enjoy it and that it would diversify my skillset and help me in the job market.&rdquo;<\/p><p>He has taken his skillset to the rugby pitch as well, serving as social media manager for the men&rsquo;s rugby team. When injuries sidelined him from playing, he moved to capturing and editing game footage and providing livestream commentary and technical support &ndash; turning a setback into a new opportunity.<\/p><p>Beyond media, Clinton has served as a Resident Assistant (RA) on campus, supporting UMW&rsquo;s residential community as a member of the Residence Life and Housing staff. The role sharpened skills he carries into every corner of his life at Mary Washington, such as time management, interpersonal communication and conflict resolution.<\/p><p>Raven Jackson, a consultant who works with UMW digital media students each semester, praised Clinton&rsquo;s dedication. &ldquo;He takes feedback seriously, and it shows in his work,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s very passionate about his craft.&rdquo;<\/p><p>That passion will carry into his life beyond UMW. Clinton is aiming for a job in video or podcast production and possibly running his own production company one day. With skills that extend beyond technical knowledge, he feels prepared to take on whatever comes next.&nbsp;<\/p><p>&ldquo;UMW has been the best experience for me in and out of the classroom,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m ready for life after Mary Washington thanks to my liberal arts education. I&rsquo;m walking away a better person and the friends, connections and memories I have made along the way will always stay with me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>byArriving at the University of Mary Washington from Ireland, rugby player Matthew Clinton planned to study computer science. But sometimes the best discoveries happen when you decide to change course. Now a senior majoring in communication and digital studies, Clinton has found his true calling as a visual storyteller. His pivot opened doors he never [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5200,"featured_media":110271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[704],"tags":[708,15651,15660,15380,15661],"topics":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-110280","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"tag-commencement","9":"tag-commencement-2026","10":"tag-senior-spotlight-2026","11":"tag-senior-stories","12":"tag-senior-story-2026","13":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reframing Success: UMW Senior Charts Career Path in Content Creation\u00a0 - News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/05\/reframing-success-umw-senior-charts-career-path-in-content-creation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reframing Success: UMW Senior Charts Career Path in Content Creation\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"byArriving at the University of Mary Washington from Ireland, rugby player Matthew Clinton planned to study computer science. 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