Summary

I'm a bilingual, bicultural creative with nearly five years of experience in the entertainment industry, having worked for shows, such as, WWE, Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and The Dr. Oz Show.

Credits

3/15 – 9/16

Writer (Producer, Branded Content Writer)

Staff Position — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Details
3/15 – 9/16

Created, developed, and wrote over 550 hours a year of new and original content for all live, live-to-tape, and taped WWE Programming throughout WWE tenure. // Produced and directed talent; celebrities include Dwayne Johnson, Jon Stewart, Wiz Khalifa, Stephen Amell. // Lead Writer for weekly digital and social media pre-shows; increased viewership by 600%, trended socially. // Organically enhanced TV storylines via second screens by collaborating with digital and social media teams. // Wrote, edited, and produced variety of content for WWE Network, WWE App, live events, and comic books. // Created and integrated branded and sponsored content for Snickers, Subway, KFC, 2k Sports, and more. // Generated creative concept and copy for WWE Immortals , viewed over 2.5 million times on Youtube alone. // Communicated and collaborated with talent to enhance their characters and stories on TV and social media. // Liaised between social media, digital, print, consumer products, marketing, and live event departments.

3/13 – 3/15

Writer's Assistant (Lead, Spanish Language Writer)

Staff Position — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Details
3/13 – 3/15

Wrote, directed, and produced original Spanish-language content for RAW Mexico and SmackDown Mexico. // Coordinated product integrations, talent travel, props, and celebrity appearances for TV production. // Recorded notes during weekly production meetings with CEO, EVP Creative, Showrunner, and Head Writers. // Distributed minutes to creative executives, department heads, talent, producers, writing and production teams. // Managed and supervised five writers’ assistants and two interns in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

11/12 – 11/12

Production Assistant Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

NBC — Live/Special Event — Brad Lachman Productions Details
11/12 – 11/12

Assisted on-site production team the day of the parade, reporting to the Production Manager.

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Education

Class of '11

University of Texas at El Paso

Media Advertising

Skills

  • Spanish
  • Television
  • Editing
  • Digital Media
  • Social Media
  • Production
  • Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Adobe
  • production coordinator
  • Copywriter
  • Proofreading
  • Production Assistant
  • copy writer
  • TV Writer
  • Social Media Writer