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| Nexstar Media Group/KTLA 5 – Backstage at the Rose Parade • Parade CountdownLos Angeles, CAField Producer, Segment Producer, Editor •Field Produced for KTLA’s Live Pre-Parade Coverage on parade day •Produced/Edited features packages for KTLA’s Live Pre-Parade Coverage •Use two-way radios to communicate with stage managers, line producer, and talent along the parade route during live commercial broadcast. •Duties: Working with on-air talent, stage managers, and line producers during live commercial broadcast, giving viewers backstage access and a closer look at floats, the Rose Queen and Court, and other participants. •Pre-Production Duties: Identifying and pitching story ideas, coordinating with camera/sound crews, talent, guests and their agents before/during/after shoots, preparing location-shoot forms (and delivering them, as early as possible, to everyone involved), advancing a questions list for talent, work closely with Producer and Executive Producers in a highly collaborative environment to evolve the story. •Production Duties: Writing, media management, string outs, editing (FCP X and Adobe Premiere Pro), selecting music and sound design. •Technical Skills: Formatting external hard drives, copying media in the field (to save time), resourcefully selecting b-roll, creatively editing draft timelines to reflect notes, selecting music, SOTs and scratch tracks for pacing. •Deliver segments 90% completed so that staff editors only need to sweeten, without a script, replace low-res clips, and add graphics. | |
| March 2011 – Current | Concepts Completos LLC.Los Angeles, CAFounder: Founder: Filmmaker, Producer, Director, Web Editor/Designer, Social Media Marketing I conceptualized, created, and funded the award-winning feature documentary, Backstreet to the American Dream. With 2011 Medal of Freedom recipient Dolores Huerta and Jarritos, the 90-minute social justice project profiles American entrepreneurs and Mexican immigrants in the food truck industry, and takes a bilingual modern-day look at the classic American Dream. Additional Duties: writing, translating (English/Spanish), shooting/lighting interviews/b-roll with my own HD handheld camcorder (Sony Z5U) and lighting kit, media management, logging interviews, string outs, pulling media clips, editing (Final Cut 7 & X and Adobe Premiere Pro), and sound design. I also scouted/interviewed/hired students and professionals for a range of duties, including production assistants, assistant editors, subtitle editors, animation artists, motion graphics, musicians, musical engineers, voice-over artists, photographers, photojournalists, and field producers. Website Duties: creating, designing, and maintaining a WordPress site, producing specialized online content, maximizing content for SEO capabilities, and successful social media marketing that has led to more than 12,000 Facebook likes. •Concepts Completos is my indie multimedia production company specializing in stories that are best told in English and Spanish. We cross language barriers, national borders, and media platforms to present narratives in their entirety, including online content. More @BackstreetFilm.com. | |
| July 2006 – March 2011 | Southern California Public Radio/KPCC News 89.3 FM (NPR Affiliate)Los Angeles, CAReporter: Health, Immigration and Housing •It’s the most listened-to public radio station in Southern California. KPCC broadcasts 30 daily newscasts. It’s won more awards than any other local station. | |
| Oct. 2004 – June 2006 | WLRN Miami Herald News 91.3 FM | |
| Aug. 2002 – June 2004 | National Public Radio, Marketplace, | |
| Sept. 2001 – June 2002 | WFUV 90.7 FM (NPR Affiliate)Fordham University, NYFill-in Anchor/NYC Bureau Chief: •Covered NYC’s 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and tracked the city’s early recovery •Anchored headline newscast during prime morning/afternoon commutes | |
| Aug. 1997 – Feb. 2000 | Central Florida News 13Orlando, FLFill-in Anchor/General Assignment Reporter: •Proud start-up-staffer, one-man band reporter (shot, wrote and edited stories) •Responsible for multiple daily live shots in heavy breaking news environemnt at 24-hour local newschannel | |
| June 1992 – Aug. 1997 | KTTV FOX 11 “Good Day LA”Los Angeles, CACoordinating Producer/Segment Producer/ •Wrote packages; coordinated live reporter hits and booked guests for live morning show •Associate Producer on ½-hour documentary, “KTTV- A 45 Year Legacy” •Joined start-up team as P.A. before show launched | |
| Apr. 2003 – Oct. 2004 | Latin Trade Magazine•Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I enterprised and wrote economic features with ties to North and South America for the pan-regional business monthly is based in Miami, Florida. | |
| July 2002 – Dec. 2003 | Buenos Aires Herald•I enterprised and wrote feature stories for Argentina’s main English daily newspaper. | |
Affiliations | ||
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)Served as a mentor for several years on the student multimedia project, “El Noticiero.” | ||
Society of Professional JournalistsSouthern California Chapter | ||
Languages | ||
Bilingual English & SpanishSpeaking, Writing and Reading | ||
Skills | ||
Gear/ProductionOwner/Operator of a Professional Camera Package: Sony HVR-Z5U Professional HDV Camcorder with Flash Memory Recorder and high-capacity memory cards, Sony wireless handheld microphone and bodypack lavaliers, Manfrotto aluminum monopod, Manfrotto aluminum tripod with liquid head, studio and ENG light kits with gels. Native user of Apple computers, Adobe: Premiere Pro, Audition, Media Encoder, After Effects, and FCP X | ||
Audio•Excellent at all aspects of multitrack non-linear audio editing and sound design with advanced skills in FCP X, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Also, knowledgeable in Pro Tools, and Audacity. | ||
Video•Excellent at all aspects of multitrack non-linear video editing with advanced skills in FCP X, and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. | ||
Web DesignI manage all aspects of web design and content creation at Backstreetfilm.com. Additional responsibilities include selecting WordPress theme, design layout, Elementor tools, compressing images for optimal loading speed and enhanced SEO, and connecting multimedia content and social media links. Design and editorial examples: @PatriciaNazario.com and @Backstreetfilm.com | ||
Social Media MarketingI seek innovative social media posts to connect with friends, foodies, and social justice advocates about Backstreet to the American Dream. Successful social media marketing yields more than 12,000 Facebook followers @Backstreet to the American Dream. | ||
Continuing Education | ||
| December 2009 | Fellow at the Knight Digital Media Center at the U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of JournalismWeb 2.0 Training: Geotagging photos, map mash-ups, SEO-smart blog posts, publication widgets, shooting HD video, and editing on Final Cut Pro. | |
| May 2009- August 2009 | Senior Fellow: USC Annenberg School for CommunicationHealth Journalism Fellowship | |
| May 2008 | International Center for JournalismCovering Disasters | |
| Dec. 2007 – February 2008 | USC Annenberg School for CommunicationHealth Journalism Fellowship | |
| Dec. 2006 – February 2007 | USC Annenberg School for CommunicationHealth Journalism Fellowship | |
Education | ||
| May 2002 | Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismMaster of Science | |
| June 1991 | University of California at Los AngelesB.A. in Political Science | |
| 1991, 2007 | Vocal Awareness Institute, Inc.Private study in all aspects of broadcast technique | |