Alex Symonds Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

- Line producer for Schwab Network programming- Executed a comprehensive plan to rebrand TD Ameritrade Network as Schwab Network- Coordinate and execute multiple projects and shows simultaneously - Track breaking stories, earnings reports, economic data and other news that moves financial markets

Chicago

- Manage a team of 10 producers, associate producers, and production assistants while shaping a vision/philosophy for a constantly evolving network- Manage tentpole event specials including NBA Drafts and Super Bowls that regularly exceeded 1M impressions on social channels - 2023 NCAA Tournament preview did 13M views...an unprecedented number in our network's history - 2022 NBA Trade Deadline special did 1.5M views...a more than 100% year-over-year increase- Develop, launch, and coordinate 90-minute live show "The Rally" broadcast on 18 Bally Sports regional networks - Develop and launch Emmy Award-winning series “Class Is in Session with Doug Glanville” airing on Marquee Sports Network- Spearhead branded social campaigns for multiple clientsex: 16.4 million digital impressions for a national fast-food brand - exceeding client goal by 70%- Develop and produce branded feature content for broadcast, digital and social channels- Implement new processes for department communication and training for advancement- Worked cross-functionally across multiple Stadium departments to complete various projects and features

Chicago

Produce live and on-demand original sports content for multiple digital platforms, including mobile, OTT and Twitter.

Chicago

- Covered local area high school and college sports as a one-man band, shooting highlights, and packaging stories, posting to the web, and promoting through social media- Managed a staff of 6 multimedia journalists- Lead Producer/shooter/writer/editor for award-winning feature-length documentary covering high school football rivalries in Naperville, IL- Coordinated crew assignments, interviews, storylines, and central characters for two weeks of production- Turned 150+ hours of footage into a feature-length documentary with 10 weeks of post-production time as a writer and main editor, overseeing every aspect of the film

Produce and edit news and sports stories for both "Naperville News 17" and "Naperville Sports Weekly."Worked as both a 1-man band MMJ and as part of a team.

Produce television and radio forecasts, do broadcasts with both of the forecasts, create graphics and let East Central Illinois what they can expect from the weather.

Covered many beats, including football, basketball and hockey among others. Writing, reporting, anchoring, wrapping stories and running a staff of about 15 were all a part of the job description. Sports talk shows were a staple along with the gem of my time with Illini Media: Live Illini Hockey Broadcasts.

Covered the Illini football beat for the KMOV website. Filed in-game updates, game wrap-ups, feature stories (both print and video), notebooks and opinion columns.

Posted Stories, edited and posted video, wrote game summaries, conducted Q and A's with CSN talent. If it involved the station website, it's safe to say I was involved.