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J.R. Amico

J.R. Amico

New York,USA

Summary

Bilingual Multimedia Journalist

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Producer

CBS Sports
10.2023 - 08.2024
  • Produced video content / ISO Tape produced (w/ a DreamCatcher media operator & show producer) for CBS Sports Golazo Network/UEFA Champions League/ Serie A /NWSL/Argentinian Primera División/the Brasilerao Serie A and covered global soccer on various daily shows, including "Scoreline" (our nightly whiparound highlight program), "Box to Box," "Morning Footy" and "Attacking Third" (only women's soccer-specific television program in the U.S.)
  • Cut/edited video & media elements for all shows, also helped with 'telestrations'/game analysis tactical breakdowns
  • Regularly pitched content/story ideas & contributed regularly to research/graphic elements; also regularly made more highly-produced, treated elements such as montages, teases, game recaps etc. for various shows/segments

Associate Producer

SiriusXM
10.2022 - 06.2023
  • Collaborated with senior producers and on-air talent to create engaging and informative sports radio content every day, predominantly on SXM FC Channel 157, "the Soccer Channel," the only 24/7 nationally broadcasted soccer radio station in the United States
  • We covered the 2022 FIFA World Cup & 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup extensively; SXM FC is the official exclusive audio rightsholder for the Premier League, UCL, MLS, NWSL, USL and we simulcasted TalkSPORT on weekends, and we covered soccer both from a global & American lens on a daily basis
  • Assisted in the planning and execution of live broadcasts, including guest booking/coordination from around the soccer world and on-air production, also contributed on-air my self regularly, edited/produced audio segments & interviews
  • Conducted in-depth research to provide valuable insights and statistics for on-air talent
  • Managed social media accounts to promote the show and engage with the audience

Content Associate (started as Prod. Assistant)

ESPN
11.2019 - 10.2022
  • Supported producers and on-air talent for productions such as "Sunday Night Baseball," "Monday Night Football," "Super Bowl LIV & LV (for Australia/Pac-Rim), "NBA on ESPN" on Wednesday & Friday nights, the UEFA Champions League, the US Open for tennis, Serie A, the Bundesliga, MLS, Liga MX, "Serie del Caribe," etc., all for our International/Deportes group, airing both in the U.S. and throughout Latin America, predominantly in Spanish
  • Specifically during live event integration for Spanish-language broadcasts (airing on ESPN Deportes domestically, ESPN internationally and via WatchESPN, ESPN+ and ESPN Play), I produced treated video elements such as montages and teases, in-game and full-game highlights, and other elements such as player packages and telestrations, wrote shot sheets in Spanish to support on-air talent, helping fill and organize the rundown for each game/the corresponding pre- and postgame shows and anything else needed by the Producers/Directors for that game/show (including sponsorship elements)
  • Worked on SportsCenter @ Night for my second rotation, focusing on producing highlights, writing shot sheets, transcribing interviews and press conferences and assisting ABC News affiliates nationwide on a tight deadline
  • Got promoted to work on Event Baseball & Soccer teams; covering and producing games for MLB's "Sunday Night Baseball," and then MLS, USMNT & USWNT, UEFA World Cup Qualifiers, Bundesliga, La Liga, FA Cup, etc. (& assist ESPNFC) within the soccer realm (also contributed to bilingual live "Wired" mic'd up packages for MLB, other tape/media room 'packaging' to tell stories during games, graphics packages and live telestrations)

English Language Journalist

China Open
09.2018 - 10.2019
  • Covered professional tennis matches by reporting on (interviewing, watching and analyzing, and recapping) both men's and women's fields
  • Ran entire tournament's Instagram (using VPN, IG is banned in China) to improve tournament outreach and public image (shot and edited video content, worked to curate interactive content for stories and posts all tournament long)
  • Conducted bilingual press conferences with professional athletes, got to individually interview them as well and was able to ask my fellow Argentinian Juan Martin del Potro questions in his native language

Associate Producer/Journalist

KOMU 8 News
08.2014 - 05.2019
  • Covered high school football games and 'hard news' throughout mid-Missouri, mainly for weekly half-hour Friday Night Fever live segment on local NBC affiliate
  • Produced 30-second-1-minute long packages of edited game highlights (have done other Mizzou Athletics highlights throughout the year as well) and wrote scripts read live by longtime Sports Director & anchor Chris Gervino
  • Shot all footage with Sony XD video cameras, edited with Avid software/wrote scripts in iNews and interviewed players, coaches, students & parents

Intern - OPPU

SportsNet New York (SNY)
05.2017 - 08.2017
  • While a part of the Original Programming & Production Unit (OPPU), I assisted in production of feature-style shows like "Mets Insider," "Kids Clubhouse," "Mets Classics," "Mets Yearbooks," "Jets All-Access" and other specials including "SNY Spotlights" and features within shows like "Geico Sportsnite
  • Involved in nonlinear editing process, ingesting and digitizing analogue footage, researched statistics, assisted in brainstorming segment ideas, etc.
  • Assisted on shoots at Citi Field and Jets/Giants Training Camp when called upon; also shot F3 Film Festival and the Universal Open Northeastern Regional Rocket League Tournament in studio with DSLR

Junior Giants Ambassador

SF Giants. Community Fund
04.2015 - 08.2015
  • Served as a community liaison between the SF Giants' front office and a Junior Giants league in Livermore, CA) and Livermore Area Recreation and Park District, mainly at Randy Johnson Field in Livermore
  • Utilized community outreach to teach life skills with baseball as the platform, to underprivileged children in inner cities
  • Worked to implement the Giants' organizational principles and ideals and helped establish a more organized and streamlined system for the program's future

Education

Bachelor's - Journalism (Minor in Business Admin.)

University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
05.2019

Timeline

Associate Producer

CBS Sports
10.2023 - 08.2024

Associate Producer

SiriusXM
10.2022 - 06.2023

Content Associate (started as Prod. Assistant)

ESPN
11.2019 - 10.2022

English Language Journalist

China Open
09.2018 - 10.2019

Intern - OPPU

SportsNet New York (SNY)
05.2017 - 08.2017

Junior Giants Ambassador

SF Giants. Community Fund
04.2015 - 08.2015

Associate Producer/Journalist

KOMU 8 News
08.2014 - 05.2019

Bachelor's - Journalism (Minor in Business Admin.)

University of Missouri-Columbia

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