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                JENNY DESTEFANO 

     New York, NY | jennydestefano3@gmail.com

                           jdestefanomedia.com

Production Assistant | Entertainment Tonight
DECEMBER 2024 – PRESENT | NEW YORK, NY
  • Research and acquire photo, video and editorial assets for daily entertainment news stories, collaborating with producers, writers and editors on deadline
  • Transcribe, log and monitor live footage for Entertainment Tonight’s broadcast and digital platforms, ensuring seamless delivery
  • Capture social content and field-produce coverage of major red carpet and junket interviews with celebrity talent as needed
  • Assist talent producers with celebrity interview prep through research, screeners and question drafting
  • Flag breaking news and pitch headline stories for ET’s broadcast, digital and social presences 
  • Contribute to maintenance of the ET interview “vault” as a searchable video library and support cross-functional teams across editorial, field, and digital projects.
Multiplatform Social & Digital Media Coordinator, TLC Network | Warner Bros. Discovery
JUNE 2024 – DECEMBER 2024 (CONTRACT) | NEW YORK, NY
  • Managed social content production, scheduling and publishing for multiple network television series across Instagram, TikTok, FaceBook, YouTube Shorts and Twitter.
  • Edited over 12 social-first video assets per week in Premiere Pro, including long and shortform content
  • Wrote platform-specific captions, scheduled posts in Sprout Social and designed weekly Instagram Story menus in Canva
  • Supported on-set social shoots, conducted talent interviews, and captured behind-the-scenes content as needed
  • Led live social coverage during weekly episode premieres, providing real-time posting and performance reporting.
  • Contributed weekly affiliate link integrations and article updates for network digital platforms using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

E! Creative Marketing Intern | NBCUniversal
SEPTEMBER 2023 – MAY 2024 | REMOTE

  • Supported footage sourcing, editing, and social content production for E! and NBCU symphony projects
  • Edited talent footage for social platforms and assisted with episodic scriptwriting
  • Contributed creative ideas and helped develop decks for House of Villains launch strategy and social campaigns
  • Provided live editing support during 2024 award shows
E! News New Media Intern  | NBCUniversal
JUNE - DECEMBER 2022 & JUNE - AUGUST 2023 | REMOTE
  • Published and optimized daily E! News articles for SEO and editorial alignment.
  • Curated and managed archival entertainment content for YouTube, handling metadata and tagging for discoverability.
  • Collaborated with digital teams to maintain brand voice and search-friendly headlines.
education.
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; Syracuse University, 2020–2024
•B.S. Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism
•Summa Cum Laude, 3.92 GPA
•Dean's List all semesters
•Invest in Success scholar
honors.
•CMA Pinnacle Awards Best Multimedia News Story, First Place Winner
•Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Award Finalist
•Associated Collegiate Press Clips & Clicks Contest Second Place Winner
•William Glavin Award for Excellence in Magazine Writing Nominee
•Syracuse Press Club Award Finalist
  • Avid Media Composer
    • Interplay, Access, iNews
  • CMS Production
    • WordPress, AEM
  • Video Editing, Processing & Software
    • Panda, MPX, VPOST
  • File Sharing
    • Daisy, Frame, Deal
  • Adobe
    • Premiere Pro, PhotoShop, InDesign,
    • XD, Illustrator, Audition
  • HTML & CSS
    • GitHub
  • Visualization Tools
    • DataWrapper, Headliner,
    • Juxtapose, Canva, Figma
  • SEO
    • Google Trends, Analytics
  • Social Media Production, Management and Field Coverage
    • FaceBook, X, TikTok, YouTube Shorts
    • Snapchat, Instagram, Threads
  • Microsoft Office & OneDrive
  • Meta Business Suite
  • Project Management
    • Asana, AirTable, Sprout Social
  • Associated Press Writing Style
skills.
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