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Joseph Bonheim

Atlanta

Summary

Global Planning Editor with extensive experience at CNN, excelling in news production and digital engineering. Proven track record in managing high-stakes live broadcasts and optimizing workflows. Skilled in news writing and problem-solving, adept at leading teams to achieve seamless content delivery and enhance viewer engagement. Further history of supporting VOD and PPV platforms for DirecTV.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Global Planning Editor

CNN
02.2020 - Current
  • Manage reporters, producers, engineers, and photojournalists to ensure technical, editorial and deployment needs are met for live news broadcasting on CNN, CNNi, and affiliates
  • Researching and writing editorial alerts.
  • Organizing planning for upcoming events for CNN
  • Acting as intermediary between reporters and various show teams, EPIC, & SPEV
  • Working on high-end special events, including elections, New Year's Eve, CNN town halls, etc.

Political Planning Editor

CNN
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • Worked on election coverage for CNN for the year 2024 as part of a rotation program
  • Managed teams in the field, show teams, and editorial producers to ensure high-level coverage of the 2024 presidential election and state and location elections, including CNN's presidential debate
  • Worked with campaign teams for the major political candidates to assign credentials, work-out logistics, and ensure technical specifications were met

Content Coordinator - Image + Sound

CNN
09.2019 - 02.2020

• Collaborating with news editors and show teams on content requests for all CNN platforms
• Recording and ingesting video and still imagery into CNN's media asset management system.
• Recording CNN airchecks for archival and editing purposes.
• Summarizing editorial content/context within records.
• Creation and maintenance of metadata and library storage.

Digital Engineer

Encompass Digital Media
02.2019 - 09.2019
  • Oversight and maintenance of servers, databases and satellites for systems running live on-air broadcast television
  • Driving video workflow optimizations, focusing on efficiency, data integrity, speed, and reliability
  • Providing 24/7 emergency coverage for broadcast operations
  • Project development with CCNA, AWS, and Cisco Technologies to more efficiently drive broadcast and digital engineering goals

Ingest Operator

Encompass Digital Media
12.2017 - 02.2019
  • Receipt, ingest and traffic management of revenue-generating content airing on various local stations throughout the country
  • Developing new in-house pipeline software projects and adopting those projects into practice
  • Recording quickturn content from national broadcasts for use on local television stations
  • Writing, updating, and maintaining complex metadata for diverse media assets

Project Manager - Video Operations

DirecTV / AT&T Entertainment
09.2011 - 07.2017
  • Managing people and workflows in charge of highly lucrative deadline-driven transactional VOD and PPV content on DirecTV's satellite television and mobile app
  • Assisting with running live PPV events, including the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket, sporting events, awards shows, and national conventions.
  • Running daily and weekly production meetings to ensure all staff has full understanding of department's workflows and objectives
  • Acting as a liaison between internal and external clients for communicating technical issues, delivery issues, and data security issues

Education

Master of Arts - Government And Political Communication

Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC
12.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science / Media Studies

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
05.2006

Congressional Internship Program -

The Washington Center
Washington, DC
2005

Skills

  • News writing
  • Government and media relations
  • Digital and broadcast engineering
  • Deployments and field team management
  • News production (broadcast and digital)
  • Workflow documentation
  • VOD and Linear Digital Engineering background
  • Onboarding and product launch
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Dynamic ad insertion

Timeline

Political Planning Editor

CNN
01.2024 - 01.2025

Global Planning Editor

CNN
02.2020 - Current

Content Coordinator - Image + Sound

CNN
09.2019 - 02.2020

Digital Engineer

Encompass Digital Media
02.2019 - 09.2019

Ingest Operator

Encompass Digital Media
12.2017 - 02.2019

Project Manager - Video Operations

DirecTV / AT&T Entertainment
09.2011 - 07.2017

Master of Arts - Government And Political Communication

Johns Hopkins University

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science / Media Studies

University of Connecticut

Congressional Internship Program -

The Washington Center
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