Nicola Cifuentes

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About me

I'm a media professional who has recently relocated to Los Angeles from Australia after winning the 'green card lottery'. I'm passionate about all things entertainment, film, pop culture, news and world affairs. I am skilled in Communications, Television, Online Communications, and Dalet. I have strong research and journalistic skills and graduated from Griffith University.
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Production Assistant, Insight, SBS Television, Sydney,
September 2017 - September 2018
- Worked alongside the Audience Producer to manage Insight’s studio audience on record nights
Carried out a variety of production tasks as required by Production Managers - e.g. audience and crew correspondence, managing media workflows, arranging travel and accomodation for producers and show guests, transcribing feature interviews etc
Liaised with talent and escorted them through to makeup and the SBS studios
Wrote comprehensive TX reports on Insight’s 2018 season (episodes one to thirty)
Maintained accurate records on music and footage rights used within Insight’s feature stories

TV News Librarian, News and Current Affairs Dept, SBS Television, Sydney
April 2017 - September 2018
Carried out research for television content across both nightly and weekly TV programs including SBS World News, Insight, The Feed, Small Business Secrets and Dateline
Worked alongside producers by selecting appropriate file and wire vision for broadcast
Reviewed and selected SBS video tape footage and Reuters vision for use in future programming
Cut raw camera footage for the SBS footage library using Quantel and Dalet editing software
Used iNews scripts and rundowns to assist with maintaining accurate rights and to-air records

Social TV Experience Coordinator, Eurovision Song Contest, SBS Television, Sydney
May 2018
Harvested the best tweets for current performances and line up for SBS’ Eurovision broadcast
Identified suitable Eurovision party pictures from Instagram and Twitter for use on air

Media Coordinator, Prime Media Group, Brisbane
October 2015 - October 2016
Coordinated advertising schedules for Seven Queensland and Prime Television TV Networks
Provided prompt advice to advertising agencies regarding campaign changes, acting as a consistent point of contact for any campaign updates
Applied material within broadcast deadlines, adhering to agency copy instructions
Liaised with traffic departments to ensure copy was ready for air
Assisted in the preparation of Seven Affiliate Sales advertising proposals
Monitored 7Queensland and Prime Media Group programming information and ratings data

Digital Media Assistant, Rightster, London
February 2014 - February 2015
Coordinated video settings on Rightster’s Content Management System (CMS)
Acted as first point of contact for key clients, including Independent Television News (ITN)
Supported Fashion Manager during live streaming of London Fashion Week
Created Facebook community pages – managed social media accounts
Autonomously managed all email communications for AFL TV audience support
Regularly liaised with Content Operations team on all VOD and Live streaming reports
Reported to staff abroad during live matches to ensure maximum stream quality
Implemented process improvement projects such as writing a core response template for new staff and weekend team as well as scripting emergency responses for audience support
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Bachelor of Journalism
Griffith University, Brisbane

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Archive Researcher
Job Titles	Production Assistant (PA), Researcher, General Staff
Years in industry	1 to 3 years