Scott Soden Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Redmond And Issaquah, WA

• January 2018 – July 2020Broadcast Coordinator and Talent Lead for The Forza Racing Championship (esports) at Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios via Indigo Slate
• Talent Management: Develop and manage a list of potential talent and aggregate supporting materials.
• Establish and manage a schedule of events and deliverables required by Turn 10 Studios and partners of Turn 10 studios.
• Guest Management: Negotiate and manage talent and guest contracts. Develop a methodology for evaluating talent success and challenges.
• Budget management: Successfully manage and forecast two separate budgets.
• Live content segments: Ongoing talent & guest management, and broadcast production support – monthly status update.

Redmond WA

• August 2015 – December 2017Incident Command Coordinator for Microsoft’s Office 365 via Insight Global
• Support implementation and operations of Microsoft Online Services and Office 365. Create and provide actionable plans that are timely, targeted and accurate during high-severity service incidents.
• Manage high-severity issues and restore business critical applications and function for strategic vendors.
• Create and write global communications, on behalf of Microsoft and the service teams - including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Skype for Business.
• Deliver world-class Incident Management by leading/working with various teams of Office 365 product groups, operations engineers, and business representatives to ensure a highly available and reliable online service.
• Maintain service executive to strict Service Level Agreements.

United States

• Sales Consultant for Southern Wine and Spirits
• Manage and grow business with 15 different store managers and spirts receivers; sold more than 100% in total revenues every month exceeding the target sales plan.
• Demonstrate consultative sales abilities through successful presentations of product, the promotion of new and existing portfolio items and the expansion of business.
• Exceeded assigned monthly quotas and spirit placement objectives.
• Work with remote vendors to grow business and cultivate customer satisfaction.

Seattle

• News Anchor/Fill-In Host for KIRO Radio 97.3 FM and 710 ESPN
• Conduct on-air interviews as well as identify and secure leads for upcoming news stories.
• Managed bookings, internal briefs/prep and interviewed guests.
• Gathered, created, and delivered 2-minute newscasts at the top and bottom of the hour.

Greater Seattle Area

• On-air host on Sportsradio 950 KJR (iHeartRadio)
• Collaborated with station's web team and utilized the Content Management System to ensure the programs unique and creative sports perspective was translated from broadcast to web.
• Created and produced many of the production and imaging elements that were used on the show using Pro Tools and Vox Pro.
• Partnered with the sales and sponsors to close advertising commitments.
• Supported local charities and teams such as The Seattle Seahawks, The Seattle Mariners, and The University of Washington Athletic Department to give our listeners a unique insider experience, while offering promotion.
• Worked in partnership with the station’s web-team, promotional department, and sales staff to design promotional blueprints that appealed to both advertisers and consumers alike – including special on air segments.

Greater Seattle Area

• On-air host on KUBE 93 FM (iHeartRadio)
• Helped form the unique perspective and voice for the program - resulting in nationwide syndication of the show by the Premiere Radio Network in to 15 different markets including Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco.
• Created and produced all the production and imaging elements that were used on the show using Pro Tools and Vox Pro.
• Worked across departments to develop a programming strategy that delivered revenue and brand exposure for our station.
• Created and executed compelling daily content using internet resources like Twitter, Google Trends, online prep-services to Increase the size of our radio and web-based audience with an emphasis on TSL (time spent.
• Helped train and mentor junior staff.

Associate'S Degree, Broadcast Journalism

High School Diploma, Genral Studies