NIKKI PATERNOSTER P.O. Box *** • Montclair, CA ***63 • ph: 909-***-****
fax: 909-***-**** • email: ****************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE: PROMO REEL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVDFSgFT9ik
09/2011 – 01/2012
Promo Writer-Producer/Preditor•On-Air Promotion Crowe Creative/Keep Me Posted/SOAPnet
Present ideas/create promotion concepts and strategy pitches
Write, Produce and Edit promos for One Life to Live for the network and SOAPnet
Online and deliver promos in HD and SD formats
4/2004 – 9/2011
Promo Writer-Producer/Preditor•Daytime On-Air Promotion ABC Television, Los Angeles, CA
Write, Produce and Edit One Life to Live/General Hospital promos for network air
Create weekly promotion concepts and strategy pitches; present ideas
Send file-based transfers to SOAPnet, abc.com and outside vendors (in SD/HD)
Supervise and direct VO talent, graphic designers, editors, composers and mixers
Produce/edit recaps, teases and weekly clips for General Hospital
Write weekly segments, title graphics, text messages and poll/trivia questions
Produce/edit Daytime Bumpers and Special Projects
1/2003 – 4/2004
Production Coordinator•Daytime On-Air Promotion ABC Television, Los Angeles, CA
Work directly with the Director of Daytime On-Air Promo and Writer-Producers
Acquire elements and footage needed for promotion, spots, special projects
Research and build compilation reels for special projects
Oversee and manage daytime on-air promotion library database
2/1997 – 1/2003
Post-Production Supervisor•On-Air Promotion Fox Broadcasting Co. Los Angeles, CA
Priority and time-frame coordination of on-air schedules and elements
Supervise production assistants, including scheduling, training and support
Coordinate dub needs within on-site machine rooms and outside post-houses
Supervise edit sessions in building compilation reels
Assisted in the development of new filing systems and IBM-based library database
Relief support for Dub Coordinator and Scheduling Coordinator
SKILLS:
Avid Media Composer (PC/MAC), Avid Nitris, Boris & Sapphire FX, Interplay, HD/SD formats,
offline and online, Adrenaline, Final Cut Pro, Filemaker Pro, On-Air Pro, Microsoft Office, Fox Pro,
Nesbit, Scheduall, Group Wise, mSoft ServerSound
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
2012 GH/OLTL Crossover promo • 2012 OLTL Final Farewell • 2011 OLTL Big Media Buy featuring
Kourtney Kardashian • 2009 Supersoap Weekend Tease featuring Cold Play’s Fix You • Special
tease for 2007 CMA Awards • Luke & Laura Super Tease for 2006 Supersoap Weekend in Florida
• Assistant Editor for the music video “If I Could” for the movie Séance, starring Adam West and
Corey Feldman, 2001
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 1994
CHAFFEY COLLEGE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 1992
ADDT’L WORKS: http://www.youtube.com/user/NikkiPaternoster