WENDY PADILLA
Alhambra,CA
Summary
Accomplished media professional with over 20 years of experience in professional broadcast environments. Possessing a strong work ethic and meticulous attention to detail. Seeking exciting and challenging opportunities to apply my skills and make a valuable contribution to a dynamic organization.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Media Manager
Charter Spectrum Communications
07.2013 - Current
- Plan, direct and optimize digital media operations for multiple internal clients spanning news, original programming, sales, promotions, master control and TOC.
- Daily management of digital media on shared servers including archive/purging of the file system, organizing, and maintaining folder structure.
- Collaborate with engineering to provide support and trouble shooting for multiple clients to ensure all media is available for use.
- Ingest feeds, transcode, and migrate media asset workflows.
- Editing and formatting of media for archive and on air workflows.
- Work with creative crew and management decision-makers to drive operational efficiencies.
Media Prep Audience Network
DIRECTV
10.2016 - 11.2016
- Prepared media for on air purposes and quality controlled to specifications.
- Trim programming and enter timing information into server database.
- Communicate daily with clients to follow up on issues or missing materials.
- Operate routers, waveform monitors, vector scopes and encoding equipment.
Master Control Operator
SPECTRUM
10.2012 - 07.2013
- Maintained quality and continuity of multiple networks and distribution channels in both live and taped environments.
- Utilized broadcast systems to incorporate logs and playlists for optimal content management.
- Prepared and maintained spots, programs and associated databases for air.
Director/Technical Director/Editor/Master Control Operator
KVIA-TV ABC 7
01.2000 - 08.2012
- Directed newscasts and other productions, checking and switching between video sources, and taking responsibility for the on-air product, including camera shots and graphics.
- Set up and executed video transitions and special effects on a Grassvalley production switcher.
- Organized and managed video for playback during news programming.
- Set up and operated electric news gathering (ENG) microwave vehicles to gather and edit raw footage on location to send for broadcast.
- Shot and edited on-air news reports on a daily basis under challenging conditions with reporter and technical crew.
- Coordinated incoming satellite feeds and microwave feeds from field.
- Handled commercial breaks during live programming.
- Managed and archived all video.
Freelance Editor & Camera Operator & Production Assistant
VARIOUS CLIENTS
01.2005 - 07.2012
- Fulfilled consultative engagements with various production companies including HBO Sports and ESPN.
- Set up cameras, ran cables and edited various programs.
- Interfaced with creative principals within client organizations to define and implement production strategies.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Liberal Arts And Sciences
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TXSkills
- AVID, Dalet Galaxy, Evertz, Harris, XENdata archive, and Spectra Logic LTO server
- Rhozet Carbon Coder and Telestream Vantage
- Adobe Premiere, Adobe Encoder, Adobe Photoshop, and Final Cut Pro
- Transcoding, Media Management, Metadata, Media Delivery
- Quality Control
- Troubleshooting
- Internal Communications
- Bilingual English and Spanish
Timeline
Media Prep Audience Network
DIRECTV
10.2016 - 11.2016
Media Manager
Charter Spectrum Communications
07.2013 - Current
Master Control Operator
SPECTRUM
10.2012 - 07.2013
Freelance Editor & Camera Operator & Production Assistant
VARIOUS CLIENTS
01.2005 - 07.2012
Director/Technical Director/Editor/Master Control Operator
KVIA-TV ABC 7
01.2000 - 08.2012
Some College (No Degree) - Liberal Arts And Sciences
University of Texas El Paso
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