Erica Watson Staples

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: - Work with Programming Directors and Vice Presidents in content review and editorial development and ratings designations. - Oversee post-production, creation of packaging & delivery process of primetime programs and corresponding deliverables from the point of green lighting through the duration of the rights period. - Establish and maintain project framework, production schedules and milestones; coordinate appropriate meetings with key staff and outside partners. - Responsible for cultivating relationships with production companies, member stations and producers: guiding them through PBS expectations and procedures. - Ensure follow-through on all project deliverables. - Serve as internal point of contact for project questions and concerns. - Manage FCC screenings and flag reports for producers and internal departments. - Assist Programming team in identification and preparation of materials for internal and external presentations.

- Oversaw post-production & delivery process of primetime programs; ensuring all editorial, packaging, programming and deliverables guidelines are met. - Responsible for cultivating relationships with program providers while serving as the primary liaison between program management and several departments such as: Program Underwriting, PBS Online and Marketing & Communication. - Maintained/updated the paperwork submissions database and program material from the moment of acceptance through the duration of all project’s rights period. - Troubleshoot issues that arose from program repackaging such as late arriving broadcast masters. - Served as Assistant Director and Producer for the monthly NPS Teleconference.

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: - Screened hundreds of PBS programs in order to ensure compliance with FCC and PBS standards and regulations. - Checked that programs adhered to program packaging guidelines and that funding spots were in accordance with program underwriting policy rules. - Made certain that corresponding reports were entered into the tracking database and emailed out to designated parties prior to specified airdate. - Promoted to Assistant Director and Producer of the monthly NPS Teleconference.

- Served as primary liaison between programming and other departments to ensure timely, successful production, completion and delivery of on-air programming. - Screened, researched and fact checked content for quality control by FCC and BET standards and regulations. - Monitored network competition and responded to viewer inquiries. - Generated reports and wrote press content for the department’s VP and assisted with various creative administrative tasks.

- Assisted with newsroom tasks including; answering/screening viewer’s calls, ripped and ran scripts, ran teleprompter and logged tapes. - Researched information for current stories & potential leads. Accompanied reporters out on stories and crafted news packages.

- Edited television station programming. - Operated cameras, technical directed, floor directed and performed various other newsroom related tasks.