AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 

Daily News Segment Production

News Feature Production

Producing and Editing News Segments Under Deadline

Long-Form Television Production

Field Producing, Electronic News Gathering and Writing International News Wires

Shooting

Producing Live Broadcast News 

Collaborating with Global News Network’s North-South-Central American Bureau Chief & Correspondents

Story Development; Engaging International Audiences

Social Media - Blogging - English & Italian

Pitching Stories to Assignment Desk Editor

Booking and Interviewing High Profile Guests

Securing Film Locations and Organizing On-Field Shooting 

Booking Crews and Equipment

Managing and Overseeing Production Budget

Training and Managing Staff

 

 

NEWS ASSIGNMENT HIGHLIGHTS   

 

U.S. POLITICS

• US Presidential Campaign/Election (2012); GOP Primaries/Caucuses (2012); Presidential Inauguration (2008); Presidential Campaign/Election (2008); DNC & RNC (2008); Presidential & VP Debates (2008); Democrat and GOP Primaries/Caucuses (2008); State of the Union Address (2006 to 2014); NY Gubernatorial Elections; NYC Mayoral Election (2013); US Midterm Elections (2006, 2010, 2014).

 

WORLD POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

• Death of Osama Bin Laden; 9/11 Anniversaries (2006-2013); Annapolis Middle East Peace Conference; Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq (2011); United Nations UNGA-UNSC (2005-2013); Pope Benedict XVI US Tour (2008); Honduran coup d'état, constitutional crisis, elections (2009); White House and State Department visits of Italian PM & FM (2005-2013); WikiLeaks; Crimean Crisis (2014). 

 

ECONOMY

• IMF Summits/G20-G8 Summits (2005 - 2012); Wall Street Bailout (2008); Occupy Wall Street Movement (2011); 2012 Detroit NAIAS (2012); NYSE Daily Coverage

 

SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY

• Hurricane Katrina aftermath (2005); Hurricane Rita (2005), Gustav (2002), Ike (2008), Irene (2011); Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010); KSC NASA Space Shuttle Launch STS-118 & STS-120 (2007).  

 

CRIME 

• Bernie Madoff Case (2009); Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case (2012); Amanda Knox Case (2011); Whitey Bulger Arrest (2011); NY-NJ Largest Mafia Arrest in FBI History (2011); Virginia Tech Massacre; Murder of Annie Le Yale U [Reportage] (2009); Ylenia Carrisi Disappearance [Reportage] (2013); Helicopter Crash Hudson River (2011); US Airways 1549 Hudson River Landing (2009); NY Metro North Train Derailment (2013), Killing of Michael Brown (2014); Ferguson Missouri Riots (2014); Eric Garner & Michael Brown Verdicts Protests (2014); NYC East Village Building Explosion (2015).

 

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Michael Jackson Funeral; Steve Jobs Death; 30th Anniversary of Elvis' Death; Bocelli Live (MSG); Ennio Morricone’s Inaugural Concert for UNSG Ban Ki-Moon; Live Earth Concert (2007); MBNY Fashion Week (2010-2014); Tribeca Film Festival; US Men's Soccer Team World Cup Matches; International Soccer Club Friendlies; NBA Games; Augusta Masters Golf Tournament (2010); NYC Marathon (2005-2014). 

 

INTERVIEWS

• Produced and conducted interviews for RAI TV & Radio with high profile celebrities and political figures, including Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andrea Bocelli, Tim Robbins, Forest Whitaker, Spike Lee, Harvey Weinstein, Joan Baez, Lou Reed, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Maestro Riccardo Muti, Milton Glaser, Giorgio Chinagllia, Bruce Arena, Michael Bradley, Iván Córdoba, Abedi Pele, Danilo Gallinarii, Andrea Bargnani, Kobe Bryant, Mike D’Antoni, Matteo Manassero, James Pallotta, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, Jesse Jackson Sr., Nancy Pelosi, President Bill Clinton, Eric Holder, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and several more.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

 

RAI ITALIAN NATIONAL TV & RADIO New York, New York    2012 – Present

Freelance News Producer, Field Producer, Video Editor

• Producing and editing news segments for three main Italian national television news networks. 

 

WHITE ROAD DANCE MEDIA , Brooklyn, New York     June 2012 – Present

Camerman, Producer, Video Editor

• Working on contemporary dance feature-length film "Night Thing"; in charge of cinematography; collaborating with Artistic Director on film development and production. (Post-Production).

 

IL PAPIRO, Florence, Italy    May 2012 – Present

Freelance Social Media Consultant Copywriter (Facebook Page Administrator / Content Creator)  

• Created and developed the Official Facebook Page for Italian company “IL PAPIRO FIRENZE”. Tasks included: Facebook page set up; creation of company’s profile info (English and Italian versions), including a detailed description of the business’ foundation and unique production methods; brief overview and photo layout of the brand’s shops and products; researching and posting of news articles; filming and posting videos of the company's paper marbling and bookbinding work process; managed online advertising campaigns aimed to reach buyers in countries worldwide; posts responding to client’s experience at IL PAPIRO; promotion of franchise stores worldwide.

 

NETFLIX, New York, NY Feb 2015 – Jul 2015 Freelance Translator

• Translator (Italian to English)  Responsible for translating, transcribing and subtitling documentary content and interviews for “Amanda Knox” a Netflix Original Documentary - American exchange student Amanda Knox is convicted and eventually acquitted for the 2007 death of another student in Perugia, Italy.

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FREIDA ROTHMAN JEWELRY – BELARGO JEWELRY, Brooklyn, New York     Feb 2014 – Mar 2014

Freelance Video Producer, Video Editor , Videographer

• Filmed, produced and edited videos for NYC-based jewelry designer, Freida Rothman’s line featured in various runway shows during New York’s 2014 “Mercedes Benz Fashion Week".

 

ILARIA NICCOLINI PRODUCTION / FTL MODA & ART HEARTS FASHION    Feb 2014 – Mar 2014

Freelance Video Producer, Video Editor , Videographer

• Filmed Backstage and Runway footage to produce several videos documenting FTL Moda’s NY’ "Mercedes Benz Fashion Week”’s fashion show. Interviews with FTL MODA’s fashion designers Nino Lettieri, Gianni Talentino, Giada Curti, and more. Brief interviews/profiles of FTL MODA’s B2B designers who witnessed their creations come to life on the world-famous runway.

 

CHRISTIAN BENNER CUSTOM, New York, New York    Mar 2013 – Jul 2013

Freelance Producer, Cameraman, Video Editor

• Producing, filming and editing videos for NYC based celebrity fashion designer Christian Benner.

 

RAI CORPORATION – ITALIAN NATIONAL PUBLIC TV & RADIO, New York, New York     Aug 2005 – May 2012

Staff Senior Producer, Field Producer, Video Editor

• RAI Italian National Public Television & Radio (www.rai.it) - NYC's News Bureau. Responsible for the Network’s news coverage in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Collaborated on a daily basis with the Bureau Chief and the network’s North-Central American correspondents. Provided end-to-end production services, including segment producing, field producing, writing, editorial oversight, coordinating live-shots, gathering leads/fact checking for breaking and hard news stories, translating, and blogging for a variety of news network’s shows; produced daily news segments for national television and radio news networks; enhanced rundown content with video, graphics, and station branding; conducted several hundred on-air interviews; covered press conferences; gathered footage and sound bites.

 

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APTN, New York, New York     Jan 2006 -Feb 2006

Freelance Producer

• Produced news segments and conducted interviews for NBA coverage; translated pressers, interviews and reports from Italian to English (and vice versa).

 

GLOBAL VISION GROUP, New York, New York      Jan 2004 – Jan 2005

Freelance Associate Producer

• Provided assistance to visiting journalists working for both Mediaset or Sky News Italia; performed fact checking, research, location scouting and film permits requests; logging and transcribing tapes; archived materials; coordinated film shoots for broadcast news; collaborated with filmmakers/journalists during the post-production phase of documentary projects; translated from English to Italian and vice-versa interviews and video content used in either documentaries or corporate video productions.

 

CALCIOPIU’, Florence, Italy     2003 – 2004

Writing-Reporting Internship

• Wrote match reports, feature news stories and player profiles for Italian weekly newspaper focusing on youth and semi-professional soccer.

 

MARGEOTES/FERTITTA & PARTNERS LLC, New York, New York    2003 – 2004

Freelance Voiceover Artist

• Recorded voice-overs for TV and Radio commercial advertising (English-Italian).

 

 

EDUCATION & TRAINING   

 

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY – RUTGERS COLLEGE, New Brunswick, NJ 

 

BA:  Journalism and Media Studies  (School of Communication and Information) 2004

• Graduated with Departmental Honors

 

 

BA:  Italian Studies: Language and Literature 2004

• Graduated with Departmental Honors

 

 

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 

 

ENGLISH (Native-Bilingual proficiency)

ITALIAN (Native-Bilingual proficiency)

SPANISH (Professional Working proficiency)

FRENCH (Elementary proficiency)

 

 

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES 

 

Final Cut Pro, NewsEdit, Avid, Netia 

Filming with Canon and Sony Cameras

iNews, NewsBrowse

Mac and Windows Platforms