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Portland, ME, US

Portland, Maine, United States

• NEWS CENTER Maine, comprised of WCSH 6 and WLBZ 2, is an NBC affiliate and Maine’s number one news organization
• Organize daily coverage and maintain planning calendar for long term and special projects
• Work with reporters in two newsrooms to identify, produce, and follow stories of statewide interest
• Manage field crews and pivot teams as necessary for breaking news events
• Ensure seamless coverage by communicating changes and updates from the field to producers and digital team
• Decide when to interrupt local programming for network special reports and communicate broadcast changes to traffic department and central content team

Portland, Maine

• Oversaw 4 hours of local broadcasts, daily
• Acted as liaison between all departments - news, sales, marketing, production
• Managed a team of producers, anchors and field crews
• Organized all daily operations - story assignments, story distribution, live shots
• Line produced newscast
• Launched a new, hour long show with ratings that outperformed initial expectations, continues to increase in audience share, and boosts ratings for the broadcasts that follow immediately after

New York, NY

• Wochit provides a constant supply of fresh news video by leveraging advanced technology and production expertise. Wochit’s customers include brands, websites, mobile applications, news organizations, blogs and other.
• Hired, trained, and managed a world-wide content production team comprised of 100 content creators and voice-over artists
• Oversaw operations to generate 250-300 videos per day
• Generated more than 2 million dollars in revenue annually through management of syndication partner relationships and YouTube channels
• Monitored and maintained high production quality with regular video sampling and review sessions
• Analyzed KPI to monitor team performance and offer feedback for performance improvement

Bet Shemesh, Israel

• Viewbix empowers companies to leverage the power of video by inserting interactive apps, branding and calls-to-action all while sharing that customized experience across the web, mobile and social networks.
• Implemented customer outreach program resulting in a more than ten percent increase in client upgrades to premium services
• Maintained the company’s social media presence including Twitter, Facebook, and online blogs
• Managed inbound and outbound public relations initiatives
• Led client webinars for product training, new product developments, and partnerships announcements
• Company representative at tradeshows and conferences

Jerusalem, Israel

• RAM-FM is an adult contemporary English speaking radio station that broadcasts to Israel and the Palestinian Territories in an effort to foster dialogue and peace in the Middle East.
• Hosted a three-hour evening show consisting of music and interviews with audience interaction
• Handled all technical aspects of on-air broadcast via Genesys and Klotz
• Performed pre-interviews with on-air guests and prepped them for the show
• Screened phone calls to determine suitability for live broadcast
• Maintained call log for every show

Portland, Maine

• News Center Maine (formally WCSH 6) is an NBC affiliate and is Maine’s number one news organization.
• Responsible for producing one-hour of content for daily live broadcasts
• Organized and wrote show content
• Line produced newscast
• Coordinated live shots for breaking news and “STORM CENTER”
• Supervised other WCSH 6 personnel

• RSN is a national television network serving over 100 premier resort markets.
• Provided on-air weather and trail reports for two-hour long weekend show
• Hosted “Watch and Win” weekends requiring live, on-air audience participation
• Conducted live, on-location interviews
• Recorded weather and trail reports for Internet broadcast

Bachelor'S Degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies, 3.3

Activities and Societies: National Advertising Sales Manager of "The Daily Collegian" Mullins Center Employee Sigma Delta Tau Sorority.

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