Alex O'Toole Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

+ Pitch, book and manage a wide variety of guests - lawmakers, government officials, journalists, celebrities and other newsmakers - for live, pre-taped and breaking news coverage+ Collaborate cross-functionally with PR firms, book publishers, talent management and others to maintain a planning calendar to manage future programming and appearances+ Conduct pre-interviews for new talent, as well as eyewitnesses in breaking news situations+ Manage guest appearances both virtually and in-person, including checking in to the control room, arranging transportation, etc.+ Manage and run show social media account, clipping and tweeting guest responses while live on air for viewer engagement, while simultaneously managing guests appearing on-air+ Engage with viewers and guests on show's Twitter account, both during the show and all throughout the week to keep engagement up

New York, New York, United States

+ Work directly with anchor in preparation for and during live MSNBC coverage+ Compile research packets on all guests and topics for anchor ahead of each show+ Responsible for disseminating the latest polling, news stories, and delegate counts to my team+ Curate and send out daily editorial notes with the latest breaking news/articles to my team+ Create comprehensive guides or "one-sheets" when additional information is needed on a given topic, including while we are on-air+ Take verbate notes of every team call to send out to the team for reference later on+ Handle breaking news situations while we are in live coverage, helping to double-source information and filter what information the anchor receives, ensuring that it is ready for air and up to NBC standards. Examples of this include the airstrike which killed Qassem Soleimani and the untimely death of Kobe Bryant where we stayed live and in studio for four hours of wall-to-wall breaking coverage+ Sit in studio during show(s) to print scripts for anchor and help to communicate necessary information from the control room+ Travel and produce for anchor and team on location, most recently for 2020 primaries and events, including for the Nevada Caucus+ Create guest lists ahead of each show+ Provide all social media handles to anchor (Instagram and Twitter) ahead of each show to increase social media engagement+ Cut and publish clips from show to web+ Cut separate "viral moments" to be posted/shared directly to anchor's social media to increase engagement and drive viewers+ Pitch unique story ideas, angles and guests daily+ Prepare "backup packages" weekly for our show, including writing intros and tags, as well as creating banners.+ Help to produce full blocks with guest(s) and/or coordinate "as lives"

New York, New York

+ Produced original videos widely distributed across INSIDER's multiple pages and social mediaplatforms, which collectively amassed over 150 million views on Facebook alone+ Acted as on-screen talent in order to review, experience and react to foods, products and services+ Responsible for the ideation, pitching, producing, writing, hosting, and voicing of these stories+ Wrote detailed and time-coded scripts on a weekly basis+ Managed post production process+ Coordinated production schedules+ Had some of the highest performing videos on both Facebook and YouTube over several months, including being in the Top 10 of YouTube's "Trending" videos

Greater Los Angeles Area

+ Freelance Production Assistant and Compliance Coordinator - actively works to fill in any roles necessary+ Works to assist DCP on various projects and shows including the American Music Awards, Streamy Awards, Golden Globes and American Music Awards announcements both at Good Morning America and live from Billboard Headquarters+ Monitor, record and manage compliance with different artists, performers, nominees, sponsors, influencers, etc.+ Monitor and record trends (worldwide, nationwide and locally) leading up to, during and after events/shows+ Assist with production of Instagram and Snapchat stories for official accounts+ Act as a runner during the shows+ Check-in and distribute credentials to talent + Created photo-booth for winners and presenters to be photographed in backstage + Assist in set-up and breakdown of events+ Assist with writing questions for red carpets

Syracuse, New York Area

+ Freelance video journalist responsible for development, execution and delivery of interesting news stories + Covered a wide range of events including human interest, primary and election nights and breaking news stories + Created, edited and delivered packages and VOSOTs for Time Warner Cable News 24-hour News Channel + Developed complimentary web content for on-air stories+ Produced and executed live shots to go along with packages and VOSOTs+ Assisted with the production of an exclusive Congressional Debate+ Assisted with new 4:30 live show

Syracuse

+ Worked as a full-time video journalist+ Created, edited and delivered packages and VOSOTs that aired daily on Time Warner Cable News 24-hour News Channel + Assisted with development, production and execution of daily news stories in video format + Conducted research and interviews to obtain and validate story content + Produced and executed live shots to go along with packages and VOSOTs + Developed web content to go along with on-air stories+ Covered a wide variety of events and stories, including breaking news

Cold-calling alumni to raise funds for scholarships, deans' funds, annual funds, and other funds by collecting gifts.

Long Island, Ny

Syracuse, New York

Long Island, Ny