Vanessa Doban Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

News Anchor / Reporter• Day to day responsibilities: Deliver breaking news accurately on-air, web, and on social. React quickly, adapt, and adjust as breaking news happens live. Write news copy for broadcast; conduct interviews, find original news stories and unique perspectives, prepare scripted reports, and produce 3 packaged versions for each story. Solo operate sound boards, hotkeys, motionmix panels, and WideOrbit while anchoring. Produce engaging, entertaining, and high-value news… Show more News Anchor / Reporter• Day to day responsibilities: Deliver breaking news accurately on-air, web, and on social. React quickly, adapt, and adjust as breaking news happens live. Write news copy for broadcast; conduct interviews, find original news stories and unique perspectives, prepare scripted reports, and produce 3 packaged versions for each story. Solo operate sound boards, hotkeys, motionmix panels, and WideOrbit while anchoring. Produce engaging, entertaining, and high-value news content for TikTok.• Anchored 2 hours nonstop while YVR Airport shooting unfolding; new information was constantly coming in, I updated scripts and headlines from the booth with new details to stay timely and relevant.• Well-prepared in case of unforeseen circumstances: Anchored for 1.5 hours during a power outage which made the station lose internet (unable to play clips in Burli or access new wires/post to queue) so I paraphrased each interview clip from memory, while remaining on time with ad breaks & traffic.• Was chosen to be one of two anchors for the major launch of the national newscast, CityNews Everywhere.• Often trained new anchors with a three-day hard launch anchor method.Social Media Producer:• Created the @CityNewsVan TikTok - (social strategy and content generation) hitting millions of views monthly during the 9 months I was in charge.• Converting a social media savvy demographic into CityNews listeners, CityTV viewers and website readers.• Developed an intensive multi-tier content strategy and recognizable branding guide.• Built a comprehensive social growth strategy (with a focus on a target audience reach, not virality) Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Delivered live, up-to-the-minute traffic reports on-air. Wrote, updated, monitored social media.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Promotions and Remote Broadcasts for CTV, TSN, Virgin Radio Vancouver, and TSN 1040.

Vancouver, Canada Area

CTV MORNING LIVE:- Responsible for posting segments onto CTV website (via Gateway; Polopoly).- Creating and managing social media- Sourcing viz, building segments, and writing scripts in iNews- Meeting with guests, creatively arranging sets for demo segments- Also pitched segment ideas, and asked to sit in on news edit sessions, daily news meetings, and the control room during shows.CTV NEWS:- Arranged and conducting interviews and streeters- Wrote VSV scripts… Show more CTV MORNING LIVE:- Responsible for posting segments onto CTV website (via Gateway; Polopoly).- Creating and managing social media- Sourcing viz, building segments, and writing scripts in iNews- Meeting with guests, creatively arranging sets for demo segments- Also pitched segment ideas, and asked to sit in on news edit sessions, daily news meetings, and the control room during shows.CTV NEWS:- Arranged and conducting interviews and streeters- Wrote VSV scripts (via iNews) for the 5:00 and 6:00 newscasts- Sourced clips, worked with editors to put together news stories, and pitched story ideas. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Assisted on video shoots for online creative content.- Researched, pitched, and wrote online news articles locally and nationally.- Pitched 15 new, on-brand ideas for online video series.

Vancouver, Canada Area

- Assisted in pre-production TV show development- Completed comparative analysis research studies- Reorganized databases for clarity and ease of use- Talent scouting

Vancouver, Canada Area

TELEVISION: BCIT NewsResponsible for independently researching, shooting, interviewing, reporting, and editing complete packaged original VJ news stories. Reported live-hits and look-lives from the field. Created graphics to illustrate data, such as 2018 budget report. Created, scripted, hosted, and edited a full entertainment segment. Anchored BCIT Magazine live, and pre-taped. Worked with a team to produce full news programs weekly.

Vancouver, Canada Area

ONLINE:Reported stories in the field, across multiple digital platforms. Mobile Journalist and editor - created and edited broadcast quality stories while mobile. Digital Content Producer – created social media content, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram posts and stories, and informative text-on-video for online. Produced digital documentaries.

Vancouver, Canada Area

RADIO:Used Burli to deliver breaking news updates and sports scores live on-air. Produced and filed news stories from the field. Hosted, interviewed, and cut together a 15-minute, daily, long-form interview show.

Broadcast & Online Journalism

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