Garcelle Elena Vierra

garcelle.vierra@cbs.com | (650) 773-4357

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Profile
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Journalist looking to make use of her strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, quick news
judgement, and passion to pursue and tell a story.
Education
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Chapman University, Class of 2016, Magna Cum Laude B.F.A. in Television and Broadcast Journalism
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Minor: English Journalism
Experience
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News
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CBS News, Newspath New York

Broadcast Associate 2018-present
• Regional Producer: Act as the sole liaison between regional CBS affiliates and the network. Facilitate the live routing of
newsworthy events from various affiliates to the CBS Broadcast center via multichannel communication, coordination, and
execution. Continuously communicate with stations to identify stories of national interest and alert appropriate channels
within CBS News. Provide the network and affiliates the most notable and current content via the Newspath server.
• Digital Producer: Source and produce web and social media content for CBS affiliates and other network shows.
• Evening News Producer: Monitor and source footage in CBS Evening News broadcasts to ensure proper copyright
restrictions.
• Assignment Desk Producer: Screen and edit breaking news from live feeds for broadcasts and affiliates.
• International Producer: Collaborate with affiliates and international clients for content exchanging. Book national and
international live feeds using high-speed fiber and satellite transmission.

Bay Area Online Sports Network San Mateo, CA

Sideline Reporter, Producer 2016-2017
Scheduled and facilitated conference calls for broadcast. Fostered relationships between CHN talent and coaches.
Compiled production notes for BAOSN and Comcast Hometown Network games. Sideline reporter for community college
and high school games.

PAC-12 Network San Francisco, CA

Studio Operations, Prompter/Runner 2016- 2017
Prompter operator for all live pre/post game shows, talk-backs, and specials.

Garden Grove TV News Channel 3 Garden Grove, CA

Reporter 2016
Researched stories, set up interviews and scouted locations. Wrote and tracked stories assigned.

Chapman News Orange, CA

Interview Producer, Reporter 2015- 2016
Produced/reported on live events. Produced, edited, wrote 1-2 minute hard/soft news packages. Booked interview guests.
Digital/Social Media
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BAOSN, Social Media Manager 2016-2017

Managed content/interact with viewers on all social media outlets including: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube.
Details, Darling, Assistant 2016
Curated blog content. Upload content to all social media outlets. Built brand and social media following.
Internships
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KESQ, CBS Local 2, KUNA 2016

NBCUniversal Comcast SportsNet Bay Area 2014-2015
Skills
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ENPS, Adobe Premiere, AVID Interplay Assist, iNews, Pro Tools. Proficient in writing for all media outlets including:
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest. Writing for features, creative content, and hard news stories.