At the end of last year, my professor, Shelia Conti, saw a job posting from Kate Underwood, an executive producer at the Weather Channel, and referred me for the position. That opportunity was for an on-camera job, which is my passion, but ended up not working out because I didn’t have time, as I was still in school. However, at the beginning of this year, I was contacted by Carrie Holt, another executive producer at the Weather Channel, to work as an associate producer. She explained that I would be mainly editing videos, and I immediately accepted the opportunity. On my first day of training, both Carrie and Kate called me to the conference room and invited me to host a tech show that they were starting. I got extremely excited to be given the opportunity to be on camera, as it was something that I always wanted to do. That is what I am currently doing.
Usually, I spend the majority of my day editing videos and posting them to the Weather Channel app. My job requires a lot of organizing and scheduling to make sure that all videos are posted on the correct date. I also make sure to set some time to plan the videos for the tech show, as I am the one that creates the content for the videos I host. Moreover, when I shoot, my day is a little different. I also have an appointment for hair and makeup, and I make sure to practice for the shoot, help to set up equipment, and record.
I would say that you should work hard, accept challenges, and be interested in learning and doing something new every day.
I would look for someone that is passionate and a hard-worker. I also believe it is very important to have someone that takes challenges and gets out of their comfort zone.
I really loved the broadcasting classes offered by Professor Conti. Her classes helped me learn the importance of deadlines and the importance of working hard to meet them. I could also do a lot of on camera work, which was essential to build my final portfolio.