Sanjana Feroz
Washington,United States
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Content Producer
Gray Media
Washington, United States
08.2024 - Current
- Responsible for booking guests, pitching stories, upgrading the quantity and quality of bookings for live, daily interviews, in addition to special projects
- Responsible for booking live guests during breaking news coverage
- Contribute as needed in the control room during breaking news situations
- Also, conduct pre-interviews over the phone, and set up on-camera interviews and b-roll shoots
- Research and pitch stories of national interest
- Responsible for pitching story ideas and booking guests for long-form stories Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Coordinate live hits, talkbacks, and guest interviews for all shows
- Gather news stories and content on breaking stories from all 114 Gray stations
- Assist in development, planning and follow-up of news stories
- Monitor breaking news and stories of national interest
- Edit, write accurate, catchy headlines and post videos online
- Research, pitch and book for the weekend show
Assignment Editor/Segment Producer
Sinclair Inc.
09.2023 - 08.2024
- Lead the afternoon editorial, pitching story ideas, coordinating and booking live guests, talkbacks with stations on breaking news
- Writing multiple blocks of news stories for the night show
- Assist in development, planning and follow-up of news stories.
- Responsible for booking guests, writing, producing and boothing the interview segment of the night show
- News gathering from all Sinclair stations for the night show
International Multimedia Journalist
Voice of America
Washington, DC
02.2018 - 06.2023
- Covered Press Freedom in South Asia for Bangla Service
- Produced content for a global audience.
- Developed and produced news stories covering international events, contributing to a diverse range of programming
- Collaborated with teams to ensure content met quality standards and resonated with viewers across platforms
- Conducted in-depth research and interviews to create comprehensive narratives for broadcast
- Utilized analytics to assess audience engagement and refine content strategies accordingly
- Participated in the creation of multimedia segments, enhancing storytelling through various formats
Education
Master of Arts - MA - Journalism and Digital Storytelling
American University
Washington, DC01.2024
Master's degree - Business Administration and Management, General
North South University
Bangladesh01.2010
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA - Marketing
North South University
Bangladesh01.2003
Skills
- Video shooting and editing
- Content curation
- Editing and proofreading
- Critical thinking
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Bengali
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Limited
Urdu
Limited
Timeline
Content Producer
Gray Media
08.2024 - Current
Assignment Editor/Segment Producer
Sinclair Inc.
09.2023 - 08.2024
International Multimedia Journalist
Voice of America
02.2018 - 06.2023
Master of Arts - MA - Journalism and Digital Storytelling
American University
Master's degree - Business Administration and Management, General
North South University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA - Marketing
North South University