Photographer & Multimedia Producer

Sydney Herdle is a Digital Media Producer for the University Communications team at the University of Connecticut, as well as a freelance photojournalist who runs a photography and multimedia business based in eastern Connecticut.

Originally from western Pennsylvania, she previously served as the Social Media Strategist for the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford and has bylines and credits in The Derrick and The News-Herald, The Titusville Herald and The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, among other publications and magazines. 

She participated in the 2018 Keystone Multimedia Workshop in Gettysburg, Pa. and has contributed to the Writing Wrongs program in Bethlehem, Pa. as a staff photographer in 2019 and as the videography/social media advisor in 2021.

Herdle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University ('20), majoring in journalism with a minor in English and a certificate in sports journalism. Though her work and degree, she has expanded her skills in photography, videography, news and creative writing, social media and graphic design while maintaining efficiency on tight deadlines.