CARLA MANGUAL
H&R Block
Mt. Dora,FL
1
Certification
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Planning Editor
1 Year 3 Months- Draft leadership briefings and messages for managers to distribute to their teams; independently tailor communications for newsroom staff, marketing, technical operations, and external partners.
- Lead weekly editorial planning meetings, presenting upcoming opportunities, active initiatives, confirmed coverage, and strategic recommendations; document decisions and distribute follow-up summaries.
- Develop comprehensive operational briefings for teams in Orlando and Phoenix, translating research and multi-party coordination into clear plans covering schedules, contacts, responsibilities, logistics, and technical needs.
- Serve as a communications liaison among on-air talent, producers, executive producers, technical operations, management, audience engagement, and marketing leadership.
- Coordinate with 17 FOX owned-and-operated stations nationwide to exchange priorities, align local and national coverage plans, and identify opportunities for shared live coverage.
- Adjust plans and audience-specific updates as breaking news, technical requirements, and coverage priorities evolve; strengthen planning workflows and information sharing across teams.
- Coordinated live coverage planning for major national and international news events, contributing to LiveNOW’s second-highest month on record with more than 5.7 billion minutes of total view time.
Tax Preparer (Seasonal)
2 Years 8 Months- Prepared individual federal and state tax returns, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, compliance, and adherence to deadlines.
- Analyzed client documents and resolved discrepancies, communicating complex tax requirements clearly and effectively.
Research/Planning Coordinator
2 Years 5 Months- Developed the newsroom's annual and weekly editorial planning framework, including operational documents and communication workflows that improved visibility into upcoming coverage.
- Organized and led multi-market planning discussions for the April 2024 total solar eclipse, aligning station stakeholders, live resources, and coverage requirements in advance of national programming.
- Coordinated planning communications for the 2024 presidential election and major severe-weather coverage, updating stakeholders as logistics and operational needs changed.
- Built relationships with FOX stations and external organizations, including international partners supporting recurring live coverage of Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Parade.
- Shared planning processes and best practices with FOX Television Stations as local streaming teams expanded their editorial planning operations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Journalism, Broadcast
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Skills
Live News Operations
Strategic Content Planning
Breaking News
Editorial Team Coordination
Workflow Development
Partnership Development
Partnership management
Microsoft Excel (Intermediate)
Microsoft Office
Leadership and organization
Certification
Certified Tax Professional, H&R Block Tax Course
Timeline
Planning Editor
LiveNOW From FOX
07.2025 - CurrentRead More
Tax Preparer (Seasonal)
H&R Block
02.2024 - CurrentRead More
Research/Planning Coordinator
LiveNOW From FOX
02.2023 - 07.2025Read More
University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Arts from Journalism, Broadcast
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University of Central Florida
Bachelor of Science from Psychology
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