Ryan Mckenna Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Beverly Hills, California, United States

April 2024 - Production Assistant, Amazon Spring Favorites | ANOTHER A STORYMar 2024 - Production Assistant, Frieze Los Angeles (Breguet) | ANOTHER A STORYDec 2023 - Production Assistant, The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala | AGENCDec 2023 - Production Assistant, Mickey's HolidayVillage | NVEDec 2023 - Production Assistant, Dolby Theatre.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Conduct extensive research, curate interview questions/angles, live write, and fact-check guest notes for Howard Stern’s long-form interviews.
• Research news events, pop culture and music topics to write scripts, line copy and develop show content for hosts.
• Pitch stories for the daily show rundown and live write to hosts and producers during live broadcast.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed video publishing for 10+ shows, gathered necessary assets, wrote/copy-edited metadata and QC of video content functionality.
• Organized and tagged ongoing digital libraries in Content Management Systems including Airtable.
• Produced video series to profile individuals helping their communities and spreading positive change during the pandemic.
• Acted as a liaison between Los Angeles and New York production management to fulfill operations and programming goals.

Greater New York City Area

• Constructed documents to keep track of production department workflows and display pertinent information and deadlines.
• Scheduled meetings and recorded/disseminated notes from essential production logistics meetings.
• Coordinated senior level scheduling, meetings, and phone calls while maintaining frequently changing calendars.
• Procured staff credentials and coordinated with external partners for special events and budgeting for field production opportunities.
• Worked with the creative team to edit clips for on-air bits and calls; archiving of approved/unapproved clips.

Hofstra University

• Belonged to an intimate cohort of student leaders that dialogued about leadership through reflection, experiential learning, and mentoring.
• Articulated how I intend to lead ethically, competently, confidently, and openly in the global world after college.
• Paired with a faculty mentor to participate in a year-long civic engagement project.
• Charged with mentoring the Blue leadership participants and planning the Spring Midnight Run charity event.
• Program culminated in presentations to showcase experience and growth throughout the program.

Hofstra University

• Coordinated and facilitated the philanthropic efforts of entire organization
• Tracked collective hours and fundraising totals
• Organized several charity events including the first annual Jimmy VK Walk to raise money for The V Foundation for Cancer Research
• Volunteered at Last Hope Animal Shelter of Wantagh
• Taught workshops to 3rd/4th graders through the Child Abuse Prevention Services

Hofstra University

• Acted as parliamentarian during general meetings
• Appointed each chair position and delegated responsibilities to each
• Ensured chairmen worked with tangible plans and goals
• Created ad hoc committees as needed

Hofstra University

• Engineer/disc jockey for various radio shows including the Jazz Cafe, Rock 'N' Roll Oasis, and Polka and Oberek Time
• Writer/reporter for Newsline weather, traffic, Nassau and Suffolk news reports
• Produced content for Hofstra's Morning Wake Up Call
• Hosted Cyber Trail, a radio magazine focusing on privacy issues in the age of digital media

New York City

I worked exclusively with the Inside Edition website staff. My tasks included copy editing, resizing photos, writing/editing photo gallery captions, assisting on daily site content updates, social media tasks, reviewing/compiling viewer comments, previewing and logging footage for web extra video elements, and communication with the legal department.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Honors College, Radio Production And Studies/Mass Media Studies

Activities and Societies: Hofstra University Honors College, Delta Chi Fraternity, Order of Omega Greek honor society, 88.7FM Radio.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Albany Running Exchange