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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

•Develop and implement storytelling strategies across various mediums including television, web, and social media•Leverage video and graphics to craft impactful, fact-based stories•Copyedit content for accuracy, creativity, and brand focus •Adapt various subjects quickly into easy-to-understand video and scripts•Balance creative storytelling with business strategy to achieve organizational goals•Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs… Show more •Develop and implement storytelling strategies across various mediums including television, web, and social media•Leverage video and graphics to craft impactful, fact-based stories•Copyedit content for accuracy, creativity, and brand focus •Adapt various subjects quickly into easy-to-understand video and scripts•Balance creative storytelling with business strategy to achieve organizational goals•Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure successful communication outcomes Show less

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Manage 15+ member team of reporters, producers, photographers, and editors along with newsroom operations in early evening• Develop diverse newscast plan spanning roughly 4 continuous hours of live, local television news coverage daily• Hunt down details of developing stories using sources, eyewitnesses, and through traditional public channels • Collaborate with reporters to showcase special investigations and exclusive local stories• Post breaking news and content to engage… Show more • Manage 15+ member team of reporters, producers, photographers, and editors along with newsroom operations in early evening• Develop diverse newscast plan spanning roughly 4 continuous hours of live, local television news coverage daily• Hunt down details of developing stories using sources, eyewitnesses, and through traditional public channels • Collaborate with reporters to showcase special investigations and exclusive local stories• Post breaking news and content to engage viewers on WBTV Facebook and Twitter pages• Tailor on-air and digital marketing to attract specifically targeted viewers Show less

• Investigate news leads including tips from viewers, posts on social media,and enterprise story ideas• Find, select, and write news stories that are relevant and important to viewers• Dig through boring details of dry stories to find the most interesting pieces of information• Create engaging newscast filled with useful local and regional stories• Research relevant breakout information for a bigger picture view of stories• Utilize knowledge of community and… Show more • Investigate news leads including tips from viewers, posts on social media,and enterprise story ideas• Find, select, and write news stories that are relevant and important to viewers• Dig through boring details of dry stories to find the most interesting pieces of information• Create engaging newscast filled with useful local and regional stories• Research relevant breakout information for a bigger picture view of stories• Utilize knowledge of community and neighborhoods to craft newscast with impactful stories that appeal to key demographic groups. Show less

Columbia, South Carolina

News Producer• Worked closely with executive producer and reporters to write compelling content for thebroadcast in a fast-paced environment• Structured hour-long newscast to highlight a wide variety of stories paying close attention todetailed graphics, video, and interviewsSpecials Producer• Research and produce newscast specials including: - WIS Investigates: The Affordable Care Act - Columbia Mayoral Debate - 2013 Year in Review - First… Show more News Producer• Worked closely with executive producer and reporters to write compelling content for thebroadcast in a fast-paced environment• Structured hour-long newscast to highlight a wide variety of stories paying close attention todetailed graphics, video, and interviewsSpecials Producer• Research and produce newscast specials including: - WIS Investigates: The Affordable Care Act - Columbia Mayoral Debate - 2013 Year in Review - First Alert: Severe Weather• Coordinate viewer engagement on multiple platforms including live web chat,social media, phone bank, and studio audience• Edit pre-produced elements with video, audio, and graphicsWeather Producer• Produced educational and compelling weekly weather segments with meteorologists• Researched weather trends and data to develop story ideas• Assisted meteorologists during severe weather coverage primarily with damage reports• Coordinated and produced a week-long segment during peak hurricane season called“Hurricane Week”Intern Coordinator• Interview, select, and supervise 7-10 college interns each school semester• Train interns to write scripts for producers, help reporters shoot interviews, and edit videofor newscasts• Recruit new interns at local universities and by attending career fairs Show less