Integrated Communication Specialist
SAP
Since April 2015
United States
- Manage, develop, and execute Employee Communications within the Latin America and Caribbean region. Daily tasks include: employee newsletters, multimedia content, internal social media, video production, selection and translation of news coverage.
-Develop content for internal newsletters for Latin America & Caribbean region.
-Collaborate with local communication teams in the region to prepare innovative strategies to boost readership and audience for the newsletter.
-Redesigned employee newsletter through implementation of new editorial calendar, improved content, editing and design.
-Produce corporate video content and video interview for internal and external communication, including shooting and editing.-Select news coverage from LATAM media and translate from Portuguese and Spanish to English for daily publication in SAP global newsletter.
-Prepare monthly reports on LATAM communication activities highlights for global distribution.
-Responsible for monthly LATAM news coverage highlights report.
-Work with the team on the preparation of the quarterly Executive Communication report.
Television Host
France Televisions - WPBT2 - HTN
Since August 2004
Freelancer
Miami
United States - Florida
- Feb 2016: France Television Guadeloupe 1ere "Mas Dewo"
Hosted live the national carnival parade for 11 hours with two co-host for two days. The Live coverage included interviews, fillers, commenting, discussion and entertainment. - April 2008 - June 2012: WPBT2 TV current affair program "Pulse":
On set hosting of monthly Current Affair program
"PULSE" specialized on Caribbean issues.
-Interviews with guests on set and discussion moderation
-Live coverage and Live program with live phone calls intervention
Ex: Haiti Earthquake
-Interviews with international authors such as Edwige Danticat, Carol Boyce Davies.
-Interviews with international artists such as Inner Circle, Machel Montano, Kevin Lyttle
-Interviews with politicians, philanthropists, professors, journalists etc - June 2003- April 2005: Haitian and French Television Network program "En Vogue"
-On location entertainment Tv show EN VOGUE (interviews with artists such as Kanye West, Leila Ali, Sean Paul, Waynes Brothers, Russel Simmons, Kim Kardashian,Paulina Rubio, etc...
On Air Fundraising Producer
WPBT2
April 2014
to April 2015
United States
- Coordinate the planning, production and execution of on-air fundraising campaigns, including, pledge fundraising spots and any pledge-related programming, the retail and inventory initiative, member and corporate special events and other marketing projects as determined.
- Plans, produces and executes WPBT2'’s On-Air Pledge drives with goals of driving broadcast income and increasing response rate and overall member base.
-Determines overall objectives and strategies for Pledge, including, but not limited to, the following:
-Determines Pledge budgets and participates in management of budget plan.
-Development of original programs and promotions, expanding reach to a more diverse audience and generating fundraising revenue.-Coordinates the development of overall promotional plans including special on-air spots and Internet promotions.
-Schedules/trains pledge talent
- Suggest, identify and implement themes, premiums and goals, and create talking points and direction for talent. Responsible for organizing messaging for the hosts and producers, including writing and scheduling scripts.
-Oversees the research of promotional items for giveaways, contests and high-end premiums
-Involvement in programming decisions, scheduling of drive times and related activities (includes pre-tapes, premium shoots and roll-in/spot productions).
-Development of marketing strategies, financial goals and premium strategies.
-Scheduling staff and arranging special guest appearances.
-TV line producer for pledge days, and primary writer and editor for on-air pledge drives
- Suggest, identify and implement themes, premiums and goals, and create talking points and direction for talent. Responsible for organizing messaging for the hosts and producers, including writing and scheduling scripts.
Producer
Yellow Box Productions
Since April 2013
Full-time
Gosier
Guadeloupe
- Produced "Kriol Jazz Festival" a 26 " documentary on the international annual Jazz festival in Cape Verde
- Chose and managed the crew during the one week long trip to Cape Verde
- Established shooting schedule, interviews, and budgets for the entire production
- Supervised post production such as editing and voice over recording
- Delivered the documentary under deadline
Digital Producer
WPBT Channel 2
June 2007
to March 2012
Full-time
Miami
United States - Florida
- Produced, shot and edited more than 500 web videos for Channel 2 internet site www.uvuvideo.org
- Delivered creative and relevant topics on a schedule to target a specific audience
- Shot on location on XD Cam, XLR cameras
- Communicated on social medias to market our segments and develop more partnership with community in Miami.
- Managed crew of 3 to 4 people a semester (editors, shooters and marketing )
- Established relationships and partnerships with major organizations in Miami such as Lotus House, Hands on Miami, MAM, Moca etc...
- Interviewed personalities during coverage of Miami diverse events such as The Estefans, Paulina Rubio, Will Smith, Henry Louis Gates, Dwyane Wade, and many more.
- Chose and booked guests for in studio and/or on location filming
Producer
PBS
June 2011
to October 2011
Freelancer
Miami
United States - Florida
- Produced MIAMI ISLAND ARTS , short documentary on Miami art scene for PBS (Public Broadcasting System). National airing in Octobre 2011
- Interviewed the documentary's main characters
- Organized the casting for the voice over talent
- Wrote the script
- Manage a crew of 3 on location
- Supervised the editing process
Producer
Redkenn Prods
Since June 2012
Freelancer
Paris
France
- Wrote script for touristic magazine in 3D (15 min) on the island of Guadeloupe.
- Organized shooting schedule, interview planning and coordinated post production and editing
Producer and Journalist
Agency Media
Since September 2012
Freelancer
Miami
United States - Florida
- Produced documentary "Haitians in Miami" a 15 minutes documentary on immigration and insertion of three Haitians in Miami.
- Wrote the script and performed the voice over
- Organized and conducted interviews with participants
Voice Over Talent
MCX - The Kitchen
January 2006
to May 2011
Freelancer
Miami
United States - Florida
- Voice over for telenovelas "La Hija del Jardiniero", "Paloma", and American TV reality "Beauty and the Geek"
- Voice over for touristic magazine "Caribbean Butterfly" in English and French
- Voice over for documentary "Haitians in Miami" in French
Reporter
Miami Herald
March 2004
to April 2007
Freelancer
Miami
United States - Florida
- Conducted interviews on assigned topics
- Wrote articles under deadlines
- Photographed events and wrote articles alongside those photographs
- Final Cut Pro X
- Adobe Premiere Pro Cs 5
- Adobe Lightroom
- Microsoft Office
- Photoshop
- In Design
- On set hosting
- Live broadcast on location and on set
- On location coverage
- Written and oral interviews
- Voice Over
- Teleprompter
- Digital media specialist
- Social Medias (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Blurb, Instagram)
- Digital SLR Cameras (Nikon D90, Canon 5 et 7 D, 6D, Lumix 3G)
- Sound (laveliere- boom mic)
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Professional Cameras
Panasonic XH A1
Sony HVR Z1HD
Sony PMW EX1 HD
Sony EX3
Sony HDR TD10 "3d"
- English
- French (fluent)
- Creole (French island and Haiti)
- Spanish (notions)
