Adriene Jordan

• Oversaw coverage of full term of SCOTUS hearings in courtroom and ensuing video production for Evening News and breaking news broadcasts.
• Reported opinions, researched cases, interviewed litigants, managed shoots for Evening News broadcast.
• Wrote pieces for CBS Digital.

• Assigned as Producer to 60 Minutes Correspondent Ed Bradley during Presidential, Gubernatorial, Senate, House races and Democratic National Convention. Managed all video production.
• Producer at Clinton/Yeltsin Vancouver, BC Summit; LA Bureau duty during OJ Simpson trial; Clinton Commencement Address at Dartmouth College. Coordinated with other show producers to ensure footage and script appropriateness.

• Beats included White House, Pentagon, State Department, Capitol Hill.
• Managed video production, camera crews, video editors to assist Correspondent with script writing and reporting. Conducted on-camera interviews of key players. Contributed to other CBS broadcasts like Sunday Morning , 48 Hours, 60 Minutes.
• Established reputation for distinctive storytelling as first BIPOC Evening News Producer in Washington Bureau. Leveraged knowledge of African-American history to highlight multiple, unique stories told in lush, generous detail; unprecedented for network news. Examples include DuPont Award nominated piece about relationship between Tuskegee Airman General Benjamin David and Senator John McCain; Emmy nominated piece about former N.Y. Congressman Charlie Rangel's POW captivity in North Korea as inspiration for his public service once back on American soil.

• Lead team creating global messaging for high-profile political; corporate; non-profit clients.
• Produce digital collateral for multilateral distribution platforms.
• Ensure press coverage in national, international media.
• Write scripts, press releases, pitch-letters.
• Produce videos, provide PR strategies, and rigorous media training.

Examples Include:

• Produced series featuring my interviews with Fidel Castro, other Cuban notables in Cuba in collaboration with Smithsonian and New Millennium Studios Actor/Director TIm Reid.
• Wrote/Produced video about Reginald Lewis which served as inaugural welcome video at Reginald Lewis Museum in Baltimore.
• 2008 Obama Media Team:
• Co-Producer for Presidential Candidate Obama’s TV special: American Stories, American Solutions: 30 Minute Special. https://youtu.be/GtREqAmLsoA
• Aired on multiple platforms like CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX.
• Co-Producer for Southside Girl: biopic about Michelle Obama for 2008 Democratic National Convention. https://youtu.be/2Utt-6HumUU
• Producer/Writer of Women of the White House: Jarrett, Rogers, Rice - a day in the life of White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett; Social Secretary Desiree Rogers; UN Ambassador Susan Rice.