Whitney Hunt Abbott Writer/Producer/Director • 479-***-**** • ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Producer — Udacity (Mountain View, CA) (Contract) October 2018 November, 2018

● Pitch marketing creatives

● Write, produce and direct social media ads

● Produce and direct online learning content

Creative Director — MBC Media (Redwood City, CA/Nashville, TN) September 2010 October, 2018

● Produce, direct, write and QC commercial spots, digital content, testimonials and shorts, including the weekly med- ical news series, HealthBreak®, on time and within budget

● Responsible for conceptualizing and delivering creative pitches to clients

● Manage video production team, cast on-screen talent, field produce, conduct interviews and oversee video direction both on set and in post-production

● Project manage multiple B2B and B2C productions simultaneously from ideation through completion and delivery TV and Video Lecturer — Madison Media Institute (Madison, WI) Quarterly, 2009 2012

● Taught television production and documentary standards & techniques Documentary Field Producer — Split Films (New York City, NY) 2009 2010

● Responsible for pre-production research, hiring production crew, field producing and interviewing Documentary Associate Producer — Creative Expansions (New York City, NY) August October, 2009

● Pre-production research, storyboarding, preparing video treatment, organizing cast, and video production on location for STEM documentaries and others

Producer / Creative Writer — Discover Mediaworks (Madison, WI) 2006 2009

● Responsible for pre-production through post-production processes for television episodes, commercials, and special projects for a wide range of 50+ clients

● Cast talent, produce and direct in-studio and on-location shoots, stringout episodes and oversee post-production edits

● Write, produce and direct Discover Wisconsin and Into the Outdoors television series Production Assistant — WKOW-TV, Channel 27 ABC (Madison, WI) March August, 2006

● Closed caption morning and evening news programming

● Edit video for four morning news programs

Features Unit Producer / Anchor — Mid-Florida Public Radio (Gainesville, FL) 2004 2005

● Write, report, and produce feature stories and segments

● Conduct and edit interviews in the field and in studio for feature story production

● Anchor for All Things Considered daily news magazine Whitney Hunt Abbott Writer/Producer/Director • 479-***-**** • ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com Whitney Hunt Abbott Writer/Producer/Director • 479-***-**** • ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com Field Reporter — WUFT-TV (Gainesville, FL) 2003, 2004 2005

● On-camera talent responsible for writing, editing, interviewing and reporting in the field Master Control Operator — WLUF-LP Television (Gainesville, FL) August December, 2002

● Program and operate daily shows and commercials

Sports Reporter — WLUF-AM Radio (Gainesville, FL) 2002 2003

● On-air anchor, responsible for writing and editing daily sports reports and interview summaries Sports Intern — WMTV, NBC Channel 15 (Madison, WI) June August, 2001

● Assist sports reporters to interview athletes in the field, as well as write scripts and edit video EDUCATION

The University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) 2001 2005

● Bachelor of Science, Telecommunications News

Major in Broadcast Journalism; Minor en Español

International Studies Abroad University (Seville, Spain) – Summer 2004 PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Regional Emmy Nomination: Chicago / Midwest 2008

● Producer, “Lumberjack World Championships – Pride, Courage and Respect for Hayward’s Rich History” episode of Discover Wisconsin television series

REEL

● vimeo.com/whitneyhuntabbott

● linkedin.com/in/whitney-hunt-abbott/

SKILLS and ACTIVITIES

● Dedicated project manager capable of multi-tasking and successfully running simultaneous projects

● Inspired and innovative video producer, director, and creative writer

● Skilled at researching, interviewing, producing, and writing

● Seasoned in producing and anchoring news broadcasts

● Practiced in reading, writing and speaking the Spanish language INTERESTS

● USTA Tennis Player – 2002 Present

● Marathon Runner – 2009 2015

● Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Big Sister – 2013 Present Whitney Hunt Abbott Writer/Producer/Director • 479-***-**** • ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com Whitney Hunt Abbott Writer/Producer/Director • 479-***-**** • ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com REFERENCES

Barry Richards Steve Nelson Brian Alberth

Producer / Director Owner Owner

Big Screen Production Watch This Productions Left Effect Media phone: 615-***-**** phone: 414-***-**** phone: 920-***-**** ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com Megan Smith Johanna Reis Jason O’Mahony

Senior Producer Senior Managing Producer Senior Producer Udacity Udacity Udacity

phone: 706-***-**** phone: 650-***-**** phone: 628-***-**** ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com ac79o9@r.postjobfree.com Chalayne Sayes Jenna Tromburg Andy Ross

Owner, CEO Editor / Videographer Vice President

MBC Media MBC Media MBC Media

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