Caterina Balzano Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, United States

Stationed in Miami, I cover all things music, television, pop culture, fashion and films.Read my stories here: https://laopinion.com/author/imdcatabalzano/Some parts of my role involve:•Pitching innovative ideas and identifying trending and viral stories within entertainment, music, and pop culture.•Managing WordPress systems to publish and optimize content for digital platforms.•Copy editing own work to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to editorial… Show more Stationed in Miami, I cover all things music, television, pop culture, fashion and films.Read my stories here: https://laopinion.com/author/imdcatabalzano/Some parts of my role involve:•Pitching innovative ideas and identifying trending and viral stories within entertainment, music, and pop culture.•Managing WordPress systems to publish and optimize content for digital platforms.•Copy editing own work to ensure accuracy, clarity, and adherence to editorial standards.•Filming, scripting, and producing compelling videos related to editorial topics for omnichannel distribution.•Communicating with the video editing team to ensure the execution of the message and intention of the video is accomplished•Maintaining proactive communication with global publicists to stay informed about major events worldwide.•Generating 3-5 high-quality stories daily, covering a diverse range of entertainment topics.•Attending press junkets, red carpet events and conducting exclusive interviews with prominent figures in entertainment, music, and pop culture.•Contributing visual content that seamlessly supports the omnichannel strategy. Show less

Miami, Florida, United States

https://variety.com/author/cata-balzano/Contributing writer covering entertainment news, especially focusing on the Latin Market and its diaspora across mainstream markets in U.S., Europe, etc.

https://wearemitu.com/author/catabalzano/

Miami, Florida, United States

- Producing digital content for YouTube channels, Telemundo.com and OneApp. - Created and produced a top-performing franchise centered around one of the network's daily shows.- Interviewing celebrities, artists and in-house talent for the production and packaging of original content destined for digital and social.- Developing distribution strategies to better engage the brand's digital audience.- Copyediting and quality control of the content distributed across digital… Show more - Producing digital content for YouTube channels, Telemundo.com and OneApp. - Created and produced a top-performing franchise centered around one of the network's daily shows.- Interviewing celebrities, artists and in-house talent for the production and packaging of original content destined for digital and social.- Developing distribution strategies to better engage the brand's digital audience.- Copyediting and quality control of the content distributed across digital platforms. - Liaising and leading the team in ideas for exclusive stories, brand-affiliatedfranchises and serving suggestions on how to best execute them as a team. Show less

Miami, Florida, United States

- Wrote the script for the 2022 Latin Billboards Live Broadcast show which aired on Telemundo.- Liaised with the Executive Producer to develop a script that was fresh, innovative and met the interests and expectations of the current demographic, while resonating with younger generations. - Collaborated with sales and the digital content team regarding content distribution and strategy for script development.- Trained the talent, artists, hosts and award presenters of the show to… Show more - Wrote the script for the 2022 Latin Billboards Live Broadcast show which aired on Telemundo.- Liaised with the Executive Producer to develop a script that was fresh, innovative and met the interests and expectations of the current demographic, while resonating with younger generations. - Collaborated with sales and the digital content team regarding content distribution and strategy for script development.- Trained the talent, artists, hosts and award presenters of the show to ensure script understanding and message delivery was well executed during the live broadcast. Show less

London, England Metropolitan Area

Contributing with pieces on fashion, entertainment, culture, food, travel and art across the U.S., U.K. and Europe.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Currently contributing to Miami New Times. Covering entertainment and community topics. Read more of my articles: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/authors/cata-balzano-8820406

Remote

https://homagemagazine.com/author/cata-balzano/

Remote

Covering travel, lifestyle, entertainment and culture. As Narcity launched the Global Desk, I joined as one of the first staff writers on the Global team, producing and breaking stories that are relatable, intriguing and interesting to Narcity readers worldwide.Read my stories here: https://www.narcity.com/author/catabalzano/

London, United Kingdom

Contributing with pieces on the music and entertainment scenes in the United Kingdom and Europe, for both Billboard and Billboard Latin. https://www.billboard.com/author/8516092

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Travel, fashion and entertainment pieces in Miami and abroad. Covering local travel hot-spots and the coolest not-yet mainstream designers you can find in and out of Miami.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Covers entertainment, celebrities, fashion and community news in Spanish for one of Miami's most relevant hispanic news sources, also owned by McClatchy - sister paper of the Miami Herald. Finds newsworthy stories, pitches ideas to editors, coordinates interviews, keenly meets deadlines. Shoots and edits footage for videos to complement certain stories. Delivered assistance with reporting and posting on social media platforms.

London, United Kingdom

Handling copywriting for press releases, newsletters, online content, website analytics; Producing monthly content across desired digital platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest); Curating video, photos, graphs, templates, engagement tools and surveys around trending topics, styles, people; Posting strategies based on schedules, times, niche markets, audience type, show or content type; Tapping into audience growth strategies such as SEO, proper hashtag use, e-mail… Show more Handling copywriting for press releases, newsletters, online content, website analytics; Producing monthly content across desired digital platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest); Curating video, photos, graphs, templates, engagement tools and surveys around trending topics, styles, people; Posting strategies based on schedules, times, niche markets, audience type, show or content type; Tapping into audience growth strategies such as SEO, proper hashtag use, e-mail marketing; Delivering daily or weekly reviews and data sheets indicating timely engagement and reach through social media, SEO, digital strategy. Show less

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Hired by public relations agencies, firms, media companies and private businesses to manage digital and social media accounts for audience growth, niche market targeting and brand development. Hired by agencies and universities for social media development conferences for business and self-branding strategies. Has assisted in development of social media platforms for Miami Herald, Indigo Events and Little Fish Media Public Relations.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Covers entertainment, celebrities, fashion and community news both in English and Spanish.Finds newsworthy stories, pitches ideas to editors, coordinates interviews, keenly meets deadlines. CCI program learned for editing and submission of articles. Shoots and edits footage for videos to complement certain stories. Delivered assistance with reporting and posting on social media platforms.

Miami

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Travel, arts, fashion and features contributor for Nexos Magazine. Works with editor by taking instruction on form of content and topics to curate. Also finds stories that could serve as interest for the magazine’s up and coming issues, pitches topics, coordinates interviews, keenly meets deadlines and is constantly available for communication via phone or e-mail.

London, United Kingdom

Spearheading the visual curation of a brand and establishing it within the fitness niche with clear and concise branding and marketing strategies. Main roles involve: Bringing creative ideas to life through photography, video, graphic design and editing while also distributing the content along all digital and print outlets. Running all social media channels, ensuring content is posted strategically, delivering the appropriate messages and staying in touch with brand… Show more Spearheading the visual curation of a brand and establishing it within the fitness niche with clear and concise branding and marketing strategies. Main roles involve: Bringing creative ideas to life through photography, video, graphic design and editing while also distributing the content along all digital and print outlets. Running all social media channels, ensuring content is posted strategically, delivering the appropriate messages and staying in touch with brand guidelines. Copywriting for press releases and newsletters along with scheduling for their delivery. Head of content production, driving all concepts from curation of the idea to development - involving photography, editing and placement of the assets across all digital channels. Show less

London, England, United Kingdom

Internship; Showroom manager and company relations assistant. Main role involved reporting to designers and assisting in the showroom, collecting press clippings, management of product inventory, direction of social media accounts, establishing and tracking relationships between media and agency clients.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Curating content and scouting stories for daily variety show, presenting topics, booking talent for weekly scheduling, budgeting, filling in for producer when and if necessary, providing investigative commentary on topics such as politics, human interest issues, social media-related viral videos and other discussed subjects, daily on AmericaTevé’s A 90 Millas.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Reported on behalf of MundoHispánico.com, a Latin and Spanish-driven digital platform located in Atlanta, GA. Pitched daily news stories on community-related topics to editors via digital platforms & rubrics. Wrote two daily articles on local news and turned in one two-minute news report daily with self-shot footage, stand-ups, script and editing.

Florida International University

Florida International University's SFNS class offers students the opportunity to investigate and report on current events happening in South Florida, and have their work professionally edited and published on mainstream media: Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel.

Florida International University

Finding and writing fun and entertaining stories pertaining to the fashion industry and to designers, artists and fashionistas. http://fiusm.com/

Master'S Degree, Digital Marketing And Business Transformation

Fashion Journalism

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Mass Communication

Undergraduate, Communications/Theatre

Activities and Societies: Television and Radio broadcasting.