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Los Angeles, California, United States

Race & Culture - Newsgathering

Greater Los Angeles Area

Traveled at a moment’s notice with a correspondent to produce breaking news stories across the US and abroad to get on the air quickly and creatively tell stories which set us apart from other networksField produced during hazardous environment situationsBooked guests, some of which were network exclusives, for day of air and future segmentsWorked as a first and second cameraperson for all ABC News showsDrone pilot for breaking and feature segments

Miami, Florida

New York, Ny

Produced and wrote on-air segments creatively, fairly, on time and on budgetProduced and directed talent through shoots in the field while managing a crew of 20+ peopleCreated graphic concepts and worked closely with the graphics department to executePitched and booked a variety of shoot locationsBooked guests, coordinated graphics and retrieved exclusive video and other footage for Breaking News SpecialsProduced and managed daily social content to create buzz for week of air; Facebook, Twitter, GetGlue, Instagram & Google +

Greater New York City Area

Consistently and creatively pitched, researched and brainstormed scenarios for future shows Produced, filmed and edited webcasts and articulated creatively through written stories for abcnews.com Worked closely with producers by supporting in post production needs including overseeing the edit processPitched and booked a variety of shoot locations; including some major corporationsHandled permits, all payment and invoices for shootsBooked guests, coordinated graphics and retrieved exclusive video and other footage for Breaking News SpecialsProduced and managed daily social content to create buzz for week of air; Facebook, Twitter, GetGlue & Google +

New York, Ny

Scouted and coordinated surveys to book locations and plan the setup for future shoots Worked closely with producers by supporting in daily post production needs such as researching, gathering and clearing rights to photos and other media Booked guests and retrieved exclusive video and other footage for Breaking News SpecialsCreated the What Would You Do? Twitter handle and other social media tools

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Part of the ABC News team which collaborated during the launch of the new cable and digital joint venture between ABC News and UnivisionProvided editorial and logistical feedback and expertise to fellow producers and support staffBooked, produced, filmed, wrote and edited content for live and packaged segments for Alicia Menendez Tonight

New York, Ny

Worked closely with Marketing, Digital, PR & Show Executives to create and to ultimately coordinate the show's strategic social & digital plan including our At-Home Karaoke Contest Created, filmed, edited produced content for the web including videos, pictures, articles and other cutting edge tools Conducted seminars for both our talent and contestants on how to effectively use social media as a tool togarner viewers and to create a Social TV experience which led to a position in the Top 10 TV Broadcasts with regards to social activity

Entertainment Dancer/Performer for Celebrate! A Street Party, Walt Disney’s Parade of Dreams, A Christmas Fantasy Parade, Disney’s Electrical Parade, Disney’s Princess Fantasy Faire, and Ratatouille Pre-ParadeEmmy Award winning Walt Disney World Christmas Day Special; performer 2005-2008Facilitated and embodied the Mission and Vision of the Entertainment Division through new hire/transferring employee trainingUsed interpersonal skills to translate material to employees with different learning stylesWorked closely with the Resort Ops Training and Integration Manager to brainstorm and provided feedback in constructing and implementing the training material and its schedule Media host for 50th anniversary announcement/Tower of Terror openingWorked as liaison between the Resort PR Team and media outletsBriefed, provided bios, and scheduled one on one/round robin interviews with important speakers and celebritiesMade arrangements for media to ride and view the new offerings being presented

Supported daily assignments to bring a segment and show togetherDubbed, logged and transcribed interviews and other footageSat in and performed the job duties for the assistants of the show’s hosts, correspondents, executive and senior producersResearched and compiled notes for future stories and the guests involvedScouted and booked locations for film shoots and interviewsConducted man on the street interviewsWorked closely with the senior producer of booking to help book and pre-interview future guests

Reporter, writer, videographer, and editor representing Long Beach State for ThePalestra.net and our partner; The Fox News Channel

Facilitated in daily office activities including answering phones, sending mail, handling scripts, and making office runs as a Production Assistant for Last Call with Carson Daly.

Anchor, reporter, writer, producer, videographer, editor, and camera operator for Campus Connection (Cable Access)

Red Carpet attendant and Limousine coordinator as a Public Relations intern for the BET Awards 2005, 2006.

Prepared the green room and talent rooms and worked as liaison between the production staff, talent, and their publicists as a talent intern for Last Call with Carson Daly.