EXPERIENCE
Video Producer, Storyteller & Journalist (New York, NY) | 2001-Present
Produce multi-platform news and documentary programming for international networks and production companies. Subjects range from food/travel, health/entertainment to political/historical and cultural features. Produce web & B2B content for corporations. Multinational client list includes PBS, American Express, Credit Suisse, Daimler Chrysler TV, ABC News, Associated Press, Verizon, Shanghai Media Group, ARTE, ARD Television, ZDF Television, RTL Television, N-TV, Stern TV & Deutsche Welle. Selected productions have won awards, such as the Bavarian Film Prize and the RIAS Berlin Commission's Media Prize.
RTL Television, U.S. Bureau (New York, NY) | Senior Producer | 1999-2001
Senior producer of news programming for a major European television network, reaching 5 million viewers globally. Executive produced major event coverage, such as the 2000 U.S. Presidential election. Planned and produced daily breaking news content. Supervised and directed a news room staff of 10. Assignments included: 9/11 Terror Attacks; Timothy McVeigh Execution; Inauguration of President Bush; 2000 U.S. Presidential Election; 2000 U.S. Presidential Campaign.
RTL Television, U.S. Bureau (New York, NY) | Field Producer | 1995-1999
Producer of news segments for daily news broadcasts. Responsibilities included all aspects of live and field production; researching stories; conducting interviews; directing shoots; rough cutting segments and supervising signal distribution. Assignments included: Impeachment of President Clinton; UN General Assembly; JFK Jr. Plane Crash; Clinton-Lewinsky Affair; NATO 50th Anniversary; Swissair Crash; Timothy McVeigh Trial; Academy Awards, Grammy Awards; NY Fashion Week.
EDUCATION
New School University (New York, NY) | Master of Arts in Media Studies | 2003
New School University (New York, NY) | Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts | 2001
New School University (New York, NY) | Certificate in Media Management | 2001
SKILLS
Digital native. Basic knowledge of Premiere & Final Cut video editing. Basic knowledge of DSLR cameras, such as Sony FS7. Native speaker of English & German; proficient in French; basic Spanish & Hungarian. Dual U.S.-German citizen. Seasoned traveller. Play well with others.
