Jim Weilert Email & Phone Number

New York City

Leader of a robust, quality-focused news operation amidst a rapidly changing media landscape, including editorial management of stories for ABC News, leveraging key relationships between ABC network and 200+ ABC affiliated stations and domestic/international news clients. • Led breaking news and editorial, tailoring content on-the-fly to meet goals based on region and news interests.• Strong editorial judgment with final say over scripts, making necessary adjustments to ensure accuracy and focus on delivering the best news coverage. • Leveraged a national network of broadcast media relationships built over 15+ years to ensure that all broadcast and digital platform were getting high-quality, timely, and customized content from affiliates across the country. • Manage and nurture a team of 15 including on-air Correspondents and behind the scenes editorial and operations staff to drive results, while supporting continuous improvement, engagement, and career advancement. • Created a daily editorial email and used social media, including Twitter and Slack, to better communicate with ABC stations bringing increased clarity to topics the network was covering, and types of content the network was looking for. • Identified impactful local news stories of high interest for ABC News platforms (Good Morning America, America This Morning, ABC digital, ABC News Radio) and spearheaded quick delivery within a fast and economical fashion despite a 25% reduction in workforce.

Rochester, New York

Rose through positions of leadership, cultivated an intuitive understanding of quality news gathering, coverage and planning, while utilizing a highly analytical approach towards operational improvement. • Trained, mentored, and managed performance of 32-person staff, including 15 Anchors/Reporters and 17 Photographers. Served as a knowledge resource to producers and interns, effectively balancing on-air and behind-the-scenes work in a cohesive manner. • Grew ratings year-over-year in each day-part by taking outside research firm data with viewer surveys to better inform our daily story selection decisions.• Led partnership with Rochester Area Crime Stoppers, overseeing crime reenactments that aired on the station and handling public affairs in conjunction with the organization. • Built strong, collaborative relationships with Northeastern Region Clear Channel Television stations, ABC News Affiliates, ABC Network and stations news gathering partners, including WHAM-1180 AM, and Democrat and Chronicle newspaper (part of the USA Today Network).