JAMES P. MORRIS

Sun Valley, CA 818-***-**** adl4ys@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/james-morris-broadcast

Content Services Specialist

A broadcast quality assurance expert with 15+ years of experience maintaining and improving standards and practices related to Media Asset Management and oversight of deliverables. Recognized as a motivated self-starter and flexible collaborator with expertise in quality control and source specification adherence, operations technology, traffic, conformity testing, and file formatting. A strong communicator who works well with diverse personalities and individual at all levels of an organization. CORE COMPETENCIES & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Standards and Practices Data Analysis Editing Media Asset Management Quality Control Asset Conformity Testing Content Acquisition and Tracking Scheduling Avid Adobe Audition Non-Linear Post Production Software Transcoding Wide Orbit Closed Captioning ITX Viz Content Programming Log Monitoring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Media Center Operator & Broadcast Engineer KABC-TV Los Angeles, CA 2004 – 2020

Oversaw Ingest and QC operations for all program deliverables from via server, and other receivers and edited or segmented for air, checked all audio and video content for air quality. Ensured FCC Standards and Practices were met. Ensured conformity processes were adhered to.

Maintained and created redundancies for broadcast operations in coordination with automation and traffic hubs. Verified and enforced programming parameters and any airtime restriction.

Coordinated with local/remote Transmission, Traffic, News, or Programming to receive/distribute assets and provided backup recovery strategies and protocols in case of unforeseen failure.

Fulfilled archival and ENG footage requests. Initiated/followed through Incident Reports.

Prioritized a myriad of tasks in a high-stress environment, including migration of workflows, system trouble shooting, directing commercial integration, encoding, decoding, and coordinating and scheduling workflow for closed-captioning sessions. Assigned media elements to correct server ports and data bases.

Served as liaison to the Traffic and Sales departments as well as directly with external clients.

Provided transcoding, cataloging, binning, distribution and asset security for air.

Uncovered and resolved issues with assets, preventing significant discrepancies or loss for 8 stations.

Handled day-to-day maintenance of critical broadcast equipment as well as stagehand assistance.

Director, Secondary Digital Programming Engineer 2016 – 2020

Delivered multi-faceted, multi-sourced live broadcasts to the web with 200K+ live views and hundreds of thousands of post-views while increasing sponsorship tie-ins as Director/Technical Director for live online broadcasts of KABC’s pre-and post-Oscars shows and Dancing With The Stars Behind the Scenes Exclusives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

Field Graphics Operator 2016 – 2020

Served as live graphics operator for all broadcast field productions, including Governor and Mayoral debates and acclaimed annual community highlights, such as the Martin Luther King Day Parade, Mexican Independence Day Parade, the LA Pride Parade, and the Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade.

Provided on-air graphics during live newscasts and coordinated with the director and technical director in real-time breaking news situations, ensuring graphic accuracy and quality.

Managed non-live graphic duties such as animation on PSA’s, building of full-screens, and weather.

Associate Media Arts Professor (Ranked) Los Angeles Valley College 2017 – Present

Served as instructor of record for classes, including Single Camera Production, Fundamentals of Television Production, Electronic Media Sales, Marketing and Promotions, Digital Audio Editing and Production, Announcing for Television, and Fundamentals of Television and Radio Broadcasting.

Revised and modernized class curriculum for Fundamentals of Television Production, Electronic Media Sales, Marketing and Promotions, Digital Audio Editing and Production, and Announcing for Television, receiving acclaim from peers and leadership alike.

Played a pivotal role in the Broadcasting Department growth and recognition as a premier stepping-stone to the TV, Radio, and Film departments UCLA, USC, and other Cal-State schools.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Instructor & Professional Expert, Los Angeles Valley College

Manager, Backside Records (Burbank, CA)

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Los Angeles Valley College

Associate of Arts (Magna Cum Laude) – Broadcasting Certifications:

Canvas Certified (remote learning)

A.C.E. Certified – Advanced College Enrollment

Memberships:

Phi Theta Kappa

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