Journalist. Visual Storyteller. Email me at NatNie710@gmail.com or NievesN@cbsnews.com

CBS NEWS

Assignment Editor on the National Desk                                                           New York, New York 2019-Present

• Monitor breaking national news and send out relevant updates to top stories in order to build the show’s coverage
• Research and track news stories as they develop in a timely fashion for our broadcasts. Includes procuring official statements, social media video, and reaching out to key government and state officials as needed.
• Compile daily rundown of top stories with accompanying video and statements, in order of importance, for news seniors in weekend “What’s Happening” note.
• Assist in the production of CBS’s top news shows: The Early Show, CBS This Morning, The Evening News with Norah O’Donnell and Weekend News by providing continuous and updated news stories.

Freelance Associate Producer on the Foreign Desk                                               New York, New York 2018-2019

• Monitor international breaking news and relevant updates using editorial and video wire services
• Research and track news stories as they develop in a timely fashion for our broadcasts. Includes procuring official statements, social media video, and reaching out to key players worldwide as needed.
• Compile daily rundown of top stories with accompanying video and statements, in order of importance, for news seniors.
• Assist in the production of CBS’s top three news shows: The Early Show, CBS This Morning and Evening News with Jeff Glor by providing continuous and updated international news stories.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Senior News Assistant                                                                                                     Washington DC: 2017- 2018

• Assisted editors and reporters with fact checking, assigning and communicating the social media promotion of breaking news, exclusives and daily stories.
• Pitched and produced print, web and video stories related to current political and national issues. 
• Produced close to 30 Facebook Live segments ranging from DACA rallies to explainers on tax reform.    
• Responsible for drafting and publishing social media posts for the NYT Politics Twitter and Facebook accounts.
• Contributed reporting for various reporters across the Washington bureau and New York headquarters daily on social language, Facebook live segments and news stories.
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Index Compiler                                                                                                                            New York:2015- 2017

•     Wrote abstracts of news stories from sections of the print newspaper making sure to analyze each article to ensure my writing followed established New York Times standards and anticipated user demands.

•     Determined significant data in news items using relevant headlines, photos, captions and call-outs.

•     Assigned appropriate major and minor tags in their order of importance in Scoop, our workflow management system.

•     Performed research to ensure continuity of tagging and style that follow newsroom style.

News Assistant to the Index Department                                                                      New York, New York: 2015

•     Maintained work logs and reviewed invoices in relation to logs.

•     Responsible for daily release of indexed material into Attachmate via Extra! Attachmate program.

•     Indexed, proofread and entered corrections, which transitioned my role into an index compiler.

ABC, THE DOCUMENTARY GROUP                                                                                                   

Assistant Subtitle Editor                                                                                                         New York, New York: 2014                                                                                                                                                                         

• Typed Spanish-to-English transcriptions and subtitles for post-production for the Oscar-nominated documentary, Cartel Land using Final Cut Pro 7.

BRIDGES WORLD NEWS

Reporter and Production Assistant                                                                                   New York: 2011 – 2012

• Responsible for writing daily script for our nightly broadcast.
• Produced live shots and pre-recorded packages, both on air and behind the camera; utilized camera equipment effectively.
• Experienced copywriting, editing, recording for the production of newsworthy video packages using Final Cut Pro 7.

EDUCATION                                                                         

QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK                                            Queens, New York

Master of Arts in English                                                                                                     August 2018 – May 2021

QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK                                            Queens, New York

Bachelor of Arts in English                                                                                                 August 2008 – May 2012

Bachelor of Science in Psychology Minor in Journalism

software: QuickBooks, FileMaker, Pay Everywhere, Inside Sales, iMovie, Final Cut Pro 7 and 10, Adobe Premiere, Windows, Attachmate, Scoop, Kronos, ENPS, Dataminr and Tweetdeck.

languages: Fluent Spanish with basic reading and writing skills, Elementary French and basic American Sign Language.