A creative, determined, and "outside the box" media professional and executive producer with a proven ability bringing together, supporting, and leading teams toward common goals. A natural problem solver with a broad range of business, technical, and interpersonal skills complemented by an acute understanding of storytelling and how to continuously connect with diverse audiences.
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Michael Goldberg
Toronto,ON
Summary
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Global News OTT + MMC - Corus
Excutive Producer
01.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Approved procurement of needed services, resources, equipment and supplies.
- Supervised production team of 23 workers to identify problems and provide effective solutions to maintain team productivity.
- Coordinated with producers and on-air talent to create program content, new ideas, and segments.
- Improved production company operations and profitability by applying new guidelines and fostering evolution of production standards.
- Identified and approved equipment and elements required for productions.
Global News OTT - Corus
Executive Producer
01.2022 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Supervised creation process to verify on brand, impactful and relevant content.
- Implemented quality control measures to verify compliance with artistic and technical standards.
- Kept key stakeholders informed of status and vision through milestone updates and work-in-progress presentations.
- Supervised production team of 11 workers to identify problems and provide effective solutions to maintain team productivity.
- Created vision and mission statements to make sure team was aligned with work expectations.
- Restructured teams and shows to align with newly created vision and mission statements.
- Hired, trained and managed production staff and crew members to build highly qualified team and boost overall performance.
Global News - Corus
Executive Producer
01.2018 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Confident decision-making and time-management strengths; highly skilled working in deadline-driven environments; able to effectively plan, prioritize, and manage diverse projects simultaneously to successful completion.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; establishes strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders coupled with the capacity to work with a variety of people in order to facilitate strong team-oriented environments.
- Planned video shoots in studio and remotely by managing production through stages to completion.
- Hired, trained and managed production staff and crew members to build highly qualified team and boost overall performance.
- Created vision and mission statements for morning news shows to better align production with overall station values.
Global News MMC - Corus
Producer/Editor
01.2015 - 01.2018
Job overview
- Facilitated communication between production staff and other departments to synchronize work.
- Followed breaking news closely to update live productions.
- Extensive news writing and producing expertise including prioritization of content, collaborating with reporters, directors, technical staff, etc.
- Reviewed and edited colleagues' scripts for improved flow and voice.
CP24 - Bell Media
Operations Floater
01.2013 - 01.2015
Job overview
- Facilitated communication between production staff and other departments to synchronize work.
- Coordinated with producers and on-air talent to create program content, new ideas, and segments.
- Liaised with producers, anchors, reporters and other staff to successfully complete projects.
Education
Ryerson UniversityToronto, ON
B.A.A.
01.2003
University Overview
- Nominated for 3 Television and Radio Achievement (TARA) awards
- Selected for a cultural exchange program to Australia
Skills
- Team-Builder
- Adaptable
- Troubleshooter
- Dedicated
- Innovative
- Active Listener
- Analytical
- Big Picture Thinker
- Staff Supervision
- Creative Vision Implementation
- Performance Analysis
Websites
Professional Accomplishments
Professional Accomplishments
- Helped raise station revenue by aligning the team and focusing workflow.
- Selected to be part of several teams to adopt new technology for a cross-Canada company.
- Lead restructuring of the team to better align with the company's overall goals for the station.
- Awarded 2020 RTDNA Prairies Region Award for Best Newscast (Bert Cannings Award - Large Market).
- As a member of the Multi-Market Content team, recognized with the Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation.
- Successfully coordinated and organized crews, locations, format, technology, training, and rehearsals for the Provincial election with teams based in Vancouver, Alberta, Ontario, and Manitoba.
- Key point-person between National and local teams to the coordination of content for the national coverage of the cross-Canada manhunt for BC suspects in 2019.
- Successful managed web and TV coverage for the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Grey Cup parade within a 2.5-hour timeframe; reworked 3 different contingency plans, worked with teams locally and with the Edmonton control room ensuring the best coverage possible and meeting responsibilities with sponsors.
- Lead producer for the rebrand and relaunch of the Global News Durham; provided oversight on specific training, the coordination of technical and staffing needs, and the creation of workflow and best practices for broadcast.
- Organized and executed the move of broadcast centres from Toronto to Edmonton and Vancouver; collaborated with teams in each market to determine needs, adjusted resources, worked cross-departmentally and across Canada on technology requirements, and trained anchors, producers, editors, and reporters on a new style.
- Successfully troubleshooted and transitioned to new technology at the onset of COVID; collaborated with reporters ensuring they understood the technology and supported team members at the station; continuously developed workflows and workarounds for emerging issues.
- Accepted to Corus's Peer-to-Peer mentorship program requiring a personal application and letter of support from superiors.
- Invited to join 2 technology teams determining how software was developed to work with news stations across the network.
Professional Expertise
Professional Expertise
- Extensive news writing and producing expertise including prioritization of content, collaborating with reporters, directors, technical staff, etc., ensuring audience engagement, accuracy, timeliness, and proper flow and cohesiveness.
- Strong relationship building with various teams across the country to teach them about, and grow their interest in a new platform for the company.
- Confident decision-making and time-management strengths; highly skilled working in deadline-driven environments; able to effectively plan, prioritize, and manage diverse projects simultaneously to successful completion.
- Proactive and creative problem solving and analytical strengths complemented by a big picture thinking approach to developing immediate and long-term solutions to challenges.
- Natural leadership skills; calm and decisive; able to analyze requirements, identify skills, allocate resources, and motivate multi-disciplinary teams to achieve goals; strong training, teambuilding, and mentoring strengths.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills; establishes strong working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders coupled with the capacity to work with a variety of people in order to facilitate strong team-oriented environments.
- Highly adaptable and flexible in constantly changing environments; self-motivated and open to change and altering approaches to suit immediate situations.
- Well-developed branding and marketing strengths; a creative and innovative storyteller complemented by excellent writing, and editorial judgement skills.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hebrew
Limited Working
Timeline
Excutive Producer
Global News OTT + MMC - Corus
01.2023 - Current
Executive Producer
Global News OTT - Corus
01.2022 - 01.2023
Executive Producer
Global News - Corus
01.2018 - 01.2022
Producer/Editor
Global News MMC - Corus
01.2015 - 01.2018
Operations Floater
CP24 - Bell Media
01.2013 - 01.2015
Ryerson University
B.A.A.
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