Mike Bloom Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

• Oversees a team of five freelance writers with show-specific coverage, news pieces, and interviews.
• Monitors and analyzes recent headlines and news cycle items to create and assign recommendations for content, working in tandem with the Trending News team.
• Uses Parsley and Google Analytics to track performance and create optimal strategy for both story and section coverage.
• Facilitates communication between writers, senior staff, and network/show representatives.
• Organizes and updates 125+ hub pages based on news to optimize SEO.
• Assists in managing monthly long-lead entertainment calendar.

• Serves as point of coverage for over 10 shows, including 'Survivor,' 'Big Brother,' 'The Amazing Race,' 'Dancing with the Stars,' 'The Masked Singer,' and 'Top Chef.'
• Writes upwards of 20 articles a month, ranging from breaking news items to show-specific hubs.
• Conducts in-depth interviews with various cast and creative team members, including on-set visits.
• Monitors SEO and analytics trends to pitch articles to the editorial team.
• Has covered various events at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival on behalf of the publication, as well as various network upfront events.

• Produces between 3-5 weekly podcasts for award-winning reality TV and scripted TV podcasts.
• Conducts preseason interviews with contestants and crew on behalf of the network.
• Culls together listener feedback from various social media sources for upcoming coverage.
• Serves as a correspondent for a number of non-recurring pieces.
• Responsible for audio editing and posting of podcasts including cutting together multiple audio streams and media.

• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of hundreds of learning articles for the company's most popular platform. Duties include creating new articles for new features and enhancements, as well as editing.
• Creates specially-curated content for specific agencies and users, working one-on-one with agency leads and other stakeholders.
• Curates currently-existing content for Litmos training courses, packaging articles and videos into quiz-based courses.
• Softwares: Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, Oxygen XML Editor, TortoiseSVN, Confluence, Jira

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for daily interaction with MediaOcean end users and partners; monitoring, routing, and answering all incoming support calls, tickets and chats.
• Serves as a proficient analyst for clients; delves into client and vendor processes, and serves as an expert in digital areas.
• Participate in on-site client support ensuring clients are confident and knowledgeable in systems.
• Support applications through testing technologies and updating supporting collateral.
• Work collaboratively with various internal teams on client-specific projects.
• Comply with internal and external SLAs and strive to meet and exceed established metrics and KPIs.

• Responsible for writing deep-dive recaps and theory analysis for shows such as 'Westworld' and 'Star Trek: Discovery.'
• Has conducted various interviews with the cast and crew of shows such as 'GLOW,' 'BoJack Horseman,' 'Bob's Burgers,' and 'Disenchantment.'

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for working with regional alumni clubs, special events, and other university programs in areas of marketing, content creation, technology support and project management
• Responsible for content editing/ content creation; handle document and proposal editing, article/ blog writing, social media updates, and marketing collateral such as email blasts
• Support department in areas such as expense reporting, calendar management/ scheduling, and database management
• Coordinate complex schedules for various projects including creating timelines, managing budgets, coordinating with internal teams and adjusting as needed
• Assist and manage various alumni event needs including utilizing Athena Program, creating name tags and managing sign-up sheets as well as assisting with events day of
• Provide customer support for alumni in various areas; Work directly with group leaders to answer questions, provide software support, and help develop strategic plans

Creates character breakdowns and analyzes vocal ranges to a singular format for the website www.mtishows.com.Works with batches of up to 30 musicals at a time.

Fairfield, CT And New York, NY

Served as Production Stage Manager for the Northeast Children's Theatre Company's inaugural season in Fairfield, CT. Shows include "The Tortoise and the Hare," "And Then They Came for Me," and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."Organized and oversaw all elements of production, rehearsals, performances, and all off-site performances/workshops.

Fairfield County, CT

Created and organized fundraising events for start-up theatre company.Talked to and created partnerships with various communities and programs in the area.

Various Locations Across The US And Canada

Coordinated and directed full scale, hour long, singing and dancing musicals for up to 60 children between the ages of 5-18 at various locations across the United States and Canada.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Performing basic barista services at Java Joe's, a coffee shop and division of Sodexo.

Ba, Theatre, Economics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Muhlenberg Theatre Association (President, Vice President, Fundraising Coordinator), Omicron.

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society (Treasurer), Drama Club, Jazz Band, Chamber Singers, Key Club