Amy E. Bennett Email & Phone Number

Rome Area, Italy

• Responsible for producing all video material for IFAD’s communication division, for internal and external audiences• Field-produced on video missions to IFAD-supported projects in Africa, Asia and throughout Europe• Conducted interviews with rural farmers and government officials in the field, in addition to interviewing IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba in Sierra Leone• Developed and scripted original material and sought out stories and characters for video… Show more • Responsible for producing all video material for IFAD’s communication division, for internal and external audiences• Field-produced on video missions to IFAD-supported projects in Africa, Asia and throughout Europe• Conducted interviews with rural farmers and government officials in the field, in addition to interviewing IFAD Goodwill Ambassadors Idris and Sabrina Elba in Sierra Leone• Developed and scripted original material and sought out stories and characters for video packages and social media• Enlisted videographers and editors for projects in the field and at IFAD Headquarters• Managed workflow, consultants, editors, and maintained relationships with country offices• Created video strategy for distribution, to the press, pitched storylines and content to relevant television and broadcast media, developed social media strategies around video material• Developed and executed IFAD’s first 360-degree Virtual Reality video Show less

Greater New York City Area

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

Primary liaison with Cigna Creative Communications team and production company Element (Boston), to produce and complete a series of B2C, B2B and pre-roll videos for Cigna’s Go You campaign: www.goyou.cigna.com.

New York, Ny

- Developed communications strategies and social media outreach for the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, launching in 2012.- Supported the Strategic Partnership Unit with communications materials, case studies and webstories

New York, Ny

- Assigned and managed local/international production of at least 20 Web stories and video packages per week for online distribution. Managed production staff of 8.- Organized and streamlined story production for UNICEF.org (90 million page views per month).- Improved quality control for incoming video; supervised video editing and distribution to internal UNIFEED distribution system, The Newsmarket (direct to broadcasters), social media platforms.- Produced video packages, wrote… Show more - Assigned and managed local/international production of at least 20 Web stories and video packages per week for online distribution. Managed production staff of 8.- Organized and streamlined story production for UNICEF.org (90 million page views per month).- Improved quality control for incoming video; supervised video editing and distribution to internal UNIFEED distribution system, The Newsmarket (direct to broadcasters), social media platforms.- Produced video packages, wrote scripts and Web text, and copy edited Web stories as needed.- Reported on events and issues related to UNICEF's mission- Acted as liaison for Internet, Broadcast and Image Division and HIV/AIDS Division. Show less

New York, Ny

- Managed roughly 120 writers and editors during live nightly production of IAG’s primetime television surveys and metrics.- Conducted final edit on survey product.- Trained writers and editors and oversaw all aspects of their workflow.

New York, Ny

Associate Producer, Foreign DeskAssistant to Dan RatherCBS Morning News Closed Caption CoordinatorPage

Masters, International Media And Communications

Activities and Societies: Editor in Chief for Communique, the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs newspaper.

Ba, International Affairs / English