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Fitesa Dobraj

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Original Production

National Basketball Association
08.2021 - 08.2023
  • Worked with partners such as Turner and NBA TV in creating potential Emmy-nominated short films throughout the 2021-22 NBA Season
  • Researched and distributed various NBA footage in the archive dating back to the 1930's to multiple partners daily
  • Met with various producers from ESPN and Turner for studio show productions weekly
  • Assisted editors and producers on documentaries and films such as Gold Blooded, NBA 75 Stories, and The NBA Finals' Chasing History
  • Supported on-site producers and directors with in-game action, live events, sit-down interviews, NBA Cares/Social Responsibility events, promotions, and creative services events
  • Helped launch the brand-new NBA App in 2022 with edited film content such as sounds from training camp, fashion with players, and old archival footage
  • Distributed footage to Peacock for USA Basketball for FIBA
  • Produced WNBA Media Day for the 2022 Season
  • Met and worked with numerous vendors around the country to capture footage for digital and social content
  • Directed vendors on field shoots
  • Supported editors and producers daily for social and digital media distributions

Social and Digital Media

National Basketball Association
04.2019 - 01.2021
  • Oversaw nightly content operations within the league
  • Researched statistics for the NBA, WNBA, G-League, BAL, JR NBA, 2K League and USA Basketball
  • Created storylines for social and digital media publishing
  • Distributed NBA, WNBA, G-League, BAL, and USA Basketball history facts, statistics, and milestones throughout the seasons
  • Developed ideas to improve the NBA, WNBA, G-League, BAL, JR NBA, 2K League and USA Basketball's social and digital platforms
  • Approved daily and nightly graphic designs and facts for social publishing on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook/Meta Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube
  • Shared statistical milestones and newsworthy moments from the NBA and its affiliates with the company and its employees
  • Distributed nightly content videos to national and international partners such as ESPN, Turner, NBA TV, the NBA offices in Europe, Asia, Africa, Canada, India, Mexico, and Brazil

Production Trainee

National Basketball Association
11.2018 - 04.2019
  • Created NBA content from live games for the NBA's social and digital platforms - Instagram, Facebook/Meta Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube
  • Distributed content for Yahoo, Nike, NBA League Pass, and Twitch
  • Managed the master control for live games on NBA League Pass daily
  • Created potential storylines for the NBA, WNBA, G-League, 2K League, BAL, JR NBA, and BAL
  • Assisted player and team media press conferences at the 2019 NBA Draft

Intern

FOX 5 WNYW - Community Affairs & Creative Services
01.2018 - 05.2018
  • Maintained FOX 5 New York's social media outlets -
  • Facebook and Instagram
  • Assisted on promotional shoots and scouting locations for segments/interviews
  • Pitched stories and fan engagement ideas for social media

Intern

FOX 5 WNYW - Newsroom
09.2017 - 05.2018
  • Assisted assignment editors and reporters with various news segments daily
  • Logged and archived on multiple videos and websites
  • Assisted photographers and cameramen on daily pressers, field shoots, and events for the 5PM, 6PM, and 10PM news shows
  • Researched and wrote stories for the 5PM, 6PM, and 10PM news shows

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications and Media Studies

College of Mount Saint Vincent
New York
2018

Skills

  • Adobe Premiere - Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, PDF, Dreamweaver, Creative Cloud
  • Video Editing
  • Photo Editing
  • Sports Statistics
  • Microsoft Office - Excel, PowerPoint, Word, OneNote, Outlook
  • Content Creating
  • Bilingual - fluent in Albanian

Timeline

Original Production

National Basketball Association
08.2021 - 08.2023

Social and Digital Media

National Basketball Association
04.2019 - 01.2021

Production Trainee

National Basketball Association
11.2018 - 04.2019

Intern

FOX 5 WNYW - Community Affairs & Creative Services
01.2018 - 05.2018

Intern

FOX 5 WNYW - Newsroom
09.2017 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Communications and Media Studies

College of Mount Saint Vincent

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