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New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

• Assist in managing the NBC News National crew desk by locating the most experienced staff and freelance crews for coverage of breaking news and highly stylized interviews.
• Handle large volume of crew requests in a timely manner, sharing field crews across shows with the highest level of efficiency, as well as simplifying the intense logistics during breaking news events.
• Coordinate with all NBC News bureaus to assure that all crews are assigned and scheduled accordingly.
• Maintain accurate budget records for individual remotes in internal accounting system and communicate with producers on all costs to be incurred
• Maintain and adhere to the terms identified in the NABET contract when processing schedules and payroll.
• Assist in the budget process with producers to recommend best use of manpower including logistics and travel.*Crew Desk Manager on the ground managing logistics/production needs for NBC News' coverage of the mass.

New York, New York, United States

• Worked with newsgathering executives to establish assignment desk workflows and standard operating procedures for the launch of FOX Weather.
• Managed newsgathering operations for FOX Weather and brokered multiple broadcast exclusivity deals with various partners on behalf of FOX Weather, FOX News Channel and FOX Business.
• Collaborated with Fox News assignment desks, bureaus, and affiliates for information on breaking weather news stories.
• Managed time pressured logistical and editorial tasks to facilitate deployment of news through digital platforms.
• Monitored both traditional and social media for breaking weather news stories.

New York, New York

• Managed time pressured logistical and editorial tasks to facilitate deployment of news through digital platforms.
• Monitored social media and news wire services to find and identify breaking news and key news developments.
• Worked with correspondents, field producers, booking producers, news bureaus, affiliates and desks to coordinate live shots.
• Worked with senior producers to make editorial coverage decisions for CBSN shows, and managed the execution of coverage with bureau chiefs, field producers and reporters.
• Worked alongside booking team, field producers and CBS News Special Events team, to strategically identify and secure strong witnesses and experts during breaking news situations, as well as clear crucial social media.
• Worked with CBSN Senior Management and Director of Planning to decide what CBSN segments/content would be submitted for awards.* Covered the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate, the 2020.

New York, New York

• Senior/Partner produced news coverage, which included managing the NNS newsroom.
• Worked with partner networks (ABC, CBS & Fox) and their affiliates to plan and coordinate live and breaking news coverage.
• Researched and wrote copy for news stories and cut video for partner/affiliate usage.
• Utilized social media to discover and track breaking news stories.

Greater New York City Area

• Worked closely with producers, assignment desk editors, field production personnel, master control and broadcast engineers in a fast paced, breaking news environment.
• Booked domestic production crews, studio facilities, sat trucks and equipment.
• Coordinated inbound and outbound transmissions, as well as managed transmissions vendors.
• Managed content ingest.
• Ensured show rundowns had accurate and up to date information for all remote shots and guests.
• Established IFB/PL's, checked-in remote guests and ensured audio/video feeds met broadcast standards.

New York, NY

Produced short hourly news updates and longer form video PKGs on a freelance basis for TicToc by Bloomberg.

Poughkeepsie, New York

• Researched local news stories
• Wrote and published articles on the HVNN.com website
• Shot and edited short news packages to accompany text articles
• Pioneered HVNN.com's presence on the Apple News platform and increased the brand's overall social media presence

Bachelor’S Degree, Digital Media Journalism & Production

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science/Communication & Information Design

Activities and Societies: Wildcats Care, SUNY Poly Performing Arts, SUNY Poly Television Production Club, IEEE