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• Assign and edit breaking news and entertainment stories • Create engaging video content from red carpet events for website and social medias• Identify newsworthy and exclusive angles to stories, create original content using sources and contacts• Spot developing news on both mainstream and social media and jump on it with smart and creative ideas for coverage• Manage the daily coordination and scheduling of stories• Cover red carpets and events for • Ensure a range of voices and perspectives are represented on the desk• Manage a team of journalists, provide regular feedback on their performance and support their professional development

• Pitch breaking and original stories; identified exclusive angles• Write exclusive, trending and breaking news stories• Monitor celebrities social media accounts, identify newsworthy content• Create art using Photoshop, build galleries • Stay informed on breaking, exclusives and viral news• Perform on-camera duties: Facebook Live, promos and other social media

• Pitched breaking and original stories; identified exclusive angles• Found sources, followed through with leads to develop accurate content • Produced and wrote accurate content for website: decided on art and assets, collected info, linked within body and published on company’s social media • Stayed up-to-date with breaking, exclusives and viral news• Performed on-camera duties: TV show, Facebook Live, promos and other social media

• Provided information and background of stories/celebrities for writers and on-air talent• Copyedited every article before and after it went live for TMZ, TMZ Sports and Toofab• Proofread TV scripts for TMZ Live, TMZ on TV and TMZ Sports• Checked images, videos and other assets to verify accuracy for website and tv shows• Collaborated with writers and producers for story content and clarity• Managed communication flow between writers, producers, research and news director• Monitored news wires, AP, headlines and trending topics

• Covered LA events, wrote celebrity entertainment news, fashion, beauty, relationship articles• Researched and gathered information to produce multiple articles per day• Copyedited all articles before publication• Arranged content on site, managed writing team and identified SEO-friendly copy • Directed traffic to site through social media: Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, etc.• Created concept, layout and direction for website; managed editing calendar

•Performed on-camera duties for University•Specialized in voice over work on all packages•Scheduled interviews and organized all preparation for day of•Conducted interviews on-camera, off-camera•Produced multiple weekly newscast packages•Worked directly with editor on cutting all videos •Managed a production team of ten•Organized story ideas and administered stories to team members•Hosted production meetings 2x per week•Conducted research on story ideas•Scheduled interview locations •In charge of scheduling organization for all team members•Maintained follow-through on upcoming stories/interviews/locations•Wrote posts on daily news involving college campus/Fresno, CA•Updated posts and website daily•Transformed layout of website

-Helped strengthen FEARnet’s fan base through social media-Production assistant on red carpet events-Pitched new marketing and content ideas-Attended weekly creative/programming/marketing meetings-Provided support to the project manager with tracking all ongoing projects and promodelivery to outside vendors-Logging/transcribing footage for promos-Researching materials for social media outreach projects

-Solo produced on two red carpet premieres-Assistant line producer at movie premieres, junkets, photo shoots and interviews-Attended daily production/editing meetings-Wrote and produced script for personal reel-Collaborated with writers of the daily and weekend shows-Sat in editing bay and learned the basics of creating a package