Pamela Auerbach

• Directed editorial priorities; worked remotely, creating daily and long-range story calendar; researched, pitched, commissioned, and developed news and feature content, setting and maintaining editorial focus for DC bureaus coverage area (US, Canada, Central and South America)
• Orchestrated breaking news coverage, including COVID pandemic, U.S. Capitol Riot, and pro-Palestinian campus protests; dispatched reporters, assigning focus, arranging logistics and travel, securing freelance teams; copyedited and reviewed content for updates, accuracy, and style
• Supervised diverse staff, managing cultural, ethnic, and religious differences respectfully and effectively; mentored young team members, coordinated schedules; located, vetted, and hired freelance reporters; adjusted workflow to eliminate duplication, maintain quality, increase creativity, and maximize productivity
• Spearheaded extensive coverage of 2020 and 2024 presidential elections culminating in 12 hours of live election day newscasts, incorporating nine live location reporters, multiple anchors, and guest commentators; planned pre-election night programming, commissioning more than two dozen field packages shot across a dozen states and three foreign cities; partnered with operations team to match editorial and logistical needs; synchronized plans with international bureaus; liaised with third party providers to augment in-house personnel and logistics
• Regulated budget, negotiating costs for vendors, freelancers, deployments, and other newscast needs

• Monitored news sources and police scanners, screened and verified viewer tips, reviewed press releases and other external pitches; analyzed to select stories for immediate and/or future assignments; presented most timely and significant ideas at daily editorial meeting
• Dispatched reporting teams; vetted user generated/social media video; navigated logistical and editorial roadblocks
• Arranged timely interviews with newsmakers, political leaders, and law enforcement officials; pre-interviewed, providing background details and potential interview questions to reporter or anchor

•Collaborated with a prominent cardiologist as editor of 'A Story of Opportunity in American Medicine' (April 2024, Cambridge Scholars Publishing)

•Enriched manuscript, accentuating personal narrative and translating medical jargon and other complex text into clear, compelling language

•Reformatted to conform with to Associate Press and Johns Hopkins Editorial Style

• Managed daily story selection from New York, DC, LA, and London bureaus; pitched and assigned reporter pieces, reviewing editorial focus and selection of production elements; copyedited scripts; assured broadcast deadlines were met
• Piloted live coverage of breaking news events, including Tree of Life synagogue shooting, Kobe Bryant helicopter crash, and multiple natural disasters; handled assignments, troop movements, editorial accuracy, continuous updating, and follow-up coverage plans
• Supervised, trained, scheduled, and mentored reporters, producers, writers, and editors
• Sourced and authenticated user generated material, consulting lawyers on use of unverifiable content
• Controlled multiple outgoing and incoming feeds simultaneously, assuring timely delivery of breaking news, press conferences, newsmaker interviews and other significant content to network newscasts, affiliates, and clients

• Orchestrated transition from a multi-city system of regional hubs to a fully NYC-based operation, building relationships and restructuring workflow to accommodate new organizational structure
• Inventoried news sources, facilitating content sharing between affiliate and network teams
• Edited video content for affiliate feeds

• Drove editorial agenda across 12 national and international bureaus, servicing multiple newscast across all day parts; ensured timely, accurate, and high-quality news programming
• Created editorial digest and ran daily pitch meeting; assigned stories, assisted field teams in finding solutions for editorial and logistical stumbling blocks
• Coordinated live, breaking news coverage of events including Ferguson protests, 2014 Israel-Gaza war, and the disappearance of flight MH370; supervised editorial content and focus; handled troop movements, travel arrangements, freelance hires and security needs
• Collaborated with planning desk, adapting and adjusting pre-arranged agenda to meet day-of-air requirements
• Liaised with vendors, news agencies, and freelance teams for editorial assistance, production resources, and live shots facilities