Brian Walker Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Media relations officer focused on broadcast and video strategy at the IMF.
• Briefing and counseling C-Suite level Executives on media strategy, public engagement, politics and thought-leadership initiatives.
• Co-Leading the strategic transformation of video outreach for the IMF: doubling YouTube subscribers, launching streaming innovations and increasing earned global media by 1,000%.
• Identifying key outreach targets, engaging with influencers and planning events to boost IMF initiatives and goals.
• Landing execs on high impact shows including 60 Minutes, Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Axios on HBO and major news / business programs worldwide
• Organizing high-visibility news and public affairs events from concept-to-execution

Greater Atlanta Area

• Team leader coordinating “big picture” coverage across multiple platforms while guiding international editorial teams during breaking news situations in hostile environments.
• Strong focus on creating Emmy award-winning and buzzing content for network and CNN Digital.
• Managed a desk team of six editors and highlighting International Desk coverage throughout the network with a client-centered focus.
• Analyzed, crafted and approved critical, accurate and urgent guidance to all networks to shape coverage of complex and fast-moving situations.
• Wrote, vetted and approved mobile platform and Twitter alerts sent to 36 million people on @CNNBrk utilizing SEO principles.
• Led frontline coverage coordination of some of CNN’s most memorable stories such as the War in Syria, the Nepal Quake and the Paris Attacks.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

• Dynamic role combining producing and managing output for international news correspondents with maintaining highest level of editorial judgment guiding cross-platform network coverage.
• Managed multiple live shots with state-of-art DNG gear and coordinated international field producing with correspondents and editorial teams.
• Facilitated social media newsgathering strategies including on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube as well as securing rights to online user-generated content.
• Field produced with top reporters in Asia and Middle East including during the aftermath of the great Japanese tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster with focus on maintaining highest level of editorial standards.
• Wrote political, science and technology stories for CNN Digital that led daily social share analytics.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Created content and scripts for the launch of CNN International’s flagship program while focusing on business news and segment producing for top correspondents.
• Crafted scripts and research breaking news and features utilizing cross-platform resources under strict deadlines.
• Created compelling and accurate news segments, including production of in-house news packages for the leading international news outlet.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• White House Independent Pool Producer, managing crews, logistics, resources and editorial output during the lead up to the War in Iraq and the 2004 Presidential campaign.
• On-camera reporting of national security and defense issues for AP’s Online Video Network.
• Shooting, producing and scripting national political, financial, and feature stories for global distribution, including directing coverage of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort from New Orleans.

Hong Kong

• Planned, launched and developed Reuters streaming business news service from Hong Kong including managing staff, budgets, building a studio and arranging daily satellite feed schedules.
• Turned daily on-camera business packages and live market reports following China’s emergence as a global economic power and interviews with top international political and business leaders.
• Coordinated coverage of business news across Taiwan, Hong Kong and China and organized live remotes such as the APEC summit in Shanghai.
• Wrote business news, health and entertainment features for Reuters wire service.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• On-air business and financial news reporter including live reporting from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ market site, and in-depth long format features.
• Produced Reuters Market Reports for distribution on ABC nationwide service on daily basis.
• Coordinated news coverage as White House Independent Pool Producer on regular rotation.
• Field producer for nationwide news, business, sports and human- interest features, including reporting from the frontlines of WTO Battle in Seattle and the primaries in Campaign 2000.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Field producer for both national and international newsgathering, including the Presidential campaign trail and Clinton’s trip to the historic Israel-Jordan peace pact signing and Syria.
• Wrote, produced and reported on-camera long-form features in Japanese for air on Japan's top-rated network news

Kagawa, Japan

• JET is an exchange program sponsored by the Government of Japan
• Created a communicative English program at two public High Schools in Japan
• Elected School Board Liason to coordinate activities of 30 JET participants