Rob Merrill Email & Phone Number

Albany, N.Y.

Directed, shot and produced live video of home sporting events, edited highlight and feature packages, created content for in-game video boards.

Los Angeles

Hired on a three-month contract to executive produce the AP's live red carpet coverage at the Grammys and Oscars. Six-camera shoot at the Oscars was distributed exclusively in the U.S. via People.com and worldwide to dozens of broadcasters.

New York, N.Y.

--Assigned coverage and managed output of 12-14 person team in New York, L.A., Nashville, Tenn.--Managed $25,000 monthly coverage budget--Planned and supervised coverage of special events; Golden Globes, Grammys, Oscars--Executive producer of live streaming red carpet shows at the 81st-87th Academy Awards; peak audience of 2.5M streams in 2015--Field produced and edited celebrity interviews and red carpet coverage--Serve as point person for domestic entertainment video with APTN domestic headquarters in Washington, D.C. and regional video teams

New York, N.Y.

Assigned, produced and approved entertainment videos for digital and broadcast distribution by the AP. Supervised six editors on a daily basis.

New York, N.Y.

--Supervised Web and broadcast video production of 5-person team--Approved and wrote scripts for broadcast--Edited video made-for-the-web using Final Cut Pro --Coordinated, planned and assigned coverage of regional events in the following content areas: Entertainment, Sports, Technology, Business URLs: http://video.ap.org/

Washington D.C. Metro Area

--Launched and produced "The Daily Nightly," the first "blog" of a network evening newscast--Supervised production of the "Nightly News Netcast," a streaming-video version of the newscast--Created complementary Web content for stories featured on the broadcast--Utilized the Internet to generate story ideas and communicate with viewers

Secaucus, N.J.

Webcast Producer, Coordinating Producer for top-rated news site Coordinated the production of Video & Business Headlines, updated 12 times dailyConceived, produced, wrote and edited a daily 8-10 minute Webcast called PoliticsOnly!Worked with NBC White House correspondents to answer viewer e-mails in a weekly Webcast Managed, supervised and evaluated 2-4 employeesCollaborated on writing and production of multimedia projectsWorked with television producers to conceive and implement effective cross-promotions Created and maintained Web pages for MSNBC-TV programs

Cheyenne, Wyoming Area

Anchor & Executive Producer of Newschannel 5 at Noon and 5:30 Legislative Reporter during 55th Legislative SessionActed as News Director while position was vacant

Washington, D.C.

Futures Editor for network assignment desk at NBC's largest newsgathering operationAssessed and prioritized daily news events and recommended coverageComposed news summaries for use by all network news shows, MSNBC and NBC Newschannel Interviewed experts and political figures as assigned for use on air (Nightly News, Today, MSNBC)Field produced shoots for network correspondents

Salzburg, Austria

Made copies and refilled water glasses for dozens of residents who were lucky enough to spend 7-10 days in gorgeous Salzburg, Austria, hashing out the world's problems at this post-World War II think tank partially supported by my alma mater.