Experience

Moarly Creative

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President/Producer

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Founder, president and producer for my own video production company based in Seattle. Create high quality, engaging content for clients by utilizing my 13+ years of television news experience. Use interviewing and script writing to tell authentic stories and help build brands. Clients include Microsoft, KinderCare, SubPop, HomeStreet Bank just to name a few. Founder, president and producer for my own video production company based in Seattle. Create high quality, engaging content for clients by utilizing my 13+ years of television news experience. Use interviewing and script writing to tell authentic stories and help build brands. Clients include Microsoft, KinderCare, SubPop, HomeStreet Bank just to name a few.



4th Avenue Media

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Producer

  • Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

  Sole storyteller and content producer for more than 20 clients, including HomeStreet Bank, Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, and Bellevue LifeSpring. Created feature, product demo, and promotional videos for use on websites, social media and television. Interviewed clients, customers and political candidates to tell captivating stories. Managed and generated social media content for 5 companies. Wrote blog posts, website and newsletter copy, press releases, case studies, executive briefs and more. Copywriter for advertisements featured in national publications. Voice over talent for videos and advertisements. + Created a compelling video that helped TRICO Contracting, Inc. secure a $25 million bid to build the new Skagit Valley Family YMCA. + Partnered with HomeStreet Bank to generate multiple videos focused on their sponsorship of Seafair and the U1 Miss HomeStreet hydroplane. + Wrote a blog post for Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. that organically reached 12,500 people on Facebook, garnered more than 100 new page likes in 24 hours, and increased website traffic by 2,000 sessions. Show less



KOMO TV

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sports Anchor/Reporter

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2016

  Managed all aspects of producing, writing, and anchoring live sportscasts. Wrote, edited, and published SEO-driven content for KOMONews.com. Worked under extremely high-pressure situations, reacting to breaking news at a moment’s notice and reaching multiple deadlines every night (including several deadlines in a single hour). Created engaging content for social media accounts, including Twitter and Facebook. HIGHLIGHTS: + Played key role in the station’s nightly Super Bowl XLIX coverage. Attended practices, interviewed players, and reported live from the field, including at University of Phoenix Stadium. * Produced original content for KOMONews.com, managed @KOMO4Sports Twitter account, and arranged special features surrounding the Seahawks. * Served as one of the primary faces of the station during the nightly newscasts and a member of the team recognized for outstanding Super Bowl XLIX coverage. + Launched and managed the station’s @KOMO4Sports Twitter account, with ~5,700 followers; additionally, run personal Twitter account @LewisSports with ~10,100 followers (first created with KREM). * Developed process of posting high-quality video on Facebook and Twitter that was subsequently adopted by the primary KOMO social media accounts. * Contributed unique content to the KOMO News Facebook page which has more than 439,000 likes at present. + Provided written content and video input to the award-winning KOMONews.com site (2014 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Website), the leading news website in Seattle with millions of views each month. * Additionally, contributed to the KOMO station which won a 2013 Emmy for Station Excellence and a 2013 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. + Built and maintained positive relationships with sports organizations and its players, including the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, and the University of Washington Huskies. Show less



KREM 2 Media Group

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Director | Sports Anchor/Reporter

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2012

  As Sports Director (2009-2012), oversaw all aspects of the KREM 2 Sports department, including web producers, photographers, and reporters covering Spokane-area sports. Anchored multiple nightly weekday sportscasts. Built community contact and engagement through Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets. As Sports Anchor/Reporter (2006-2008), shot, wrote, edited, and presented stories for live daily newscasts. Produced and published original stories and videos for the station’s website. HIGHLIGHTS: + Contributed original written content and video to an award-winning KREM.com site (2009 & 2010 Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Website) and broadcasts (2009 & 2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence, 2009 & 2012 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Best Newscast). + Created and managed the @KREM2Sports Twitter account, along with launching the @LewisSports Twitter account (currently at ~10,100 followers), Tim Lewis Facebook page (~3,600 likes), and the Tim Lewis Sports YouTube channel (~1,500 subscribers). + Maintained active involvement in the community, including Master of Ceremonies for charity events such as Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake and American Red Cross Hometown Heroes. + Built strong relationships with sports teams, universities, and sources, increasing ability to break sports news in the market (e.g. first to announce the hiring of Washington State Head Football Coach Paul Wulff). + Assisted in organizing the annual team coverage of Hoopfest in Spokane, the largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament in the world. Additionally, led coverage of the following: * Gonzaga University men’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament * Washington State men’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament * Eastern Washington University football team as they won the FCS National Championship in TX * University of Idaho football team as they won the Humanitarian Bowl in Boise Show less



KIMA-TV

• Yakima, Washington

• Sports Anchor/Reporter

  • Nov 2004 - Aug 2006

  Performed multiple live reports for daily shows, covering breaking news as it occurred. Shot, wrote, edited, and presented stories for live daily newscasts. Maintained daily communications and relationships with sources, including school districts, universities, professional sports organizations, and viewers. HIGHLIGHTS: + Served as the weekend sportscaster and reporter for the top-rated newscast in the market. Reported on a number of breaking news stories throughout tenure. + Functioned as a one-man-band reporter in covering the NFC Championship in Seattle. Covered press conferences, practices, and the game itself; assisted in coordinating coverage in Yakima. Show less



KEPR-TV

• Pasco, Washington

• News Reporter

  • Jul 2003 - Nov 2004

  Served as a television news reporter and produced daily news for KEPRTV.com and KIMATV.com, frequently working as a one-man-band reporter. HIGHLIGHTS: + Served as the Beat Reporter for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot (both considered the most important beats in the area). + Contributed to the growth of both KEPRTV.com and KIMATV.com by functioning as the morning web producer on top of daily news reporter duties. Served as a television news reporter and produced daily news for KEPRTV.com and KIMATV.com, frequently working as a one-man-band reporter. HIGHLIGHTS: + Served as the Beat Reporter for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and Umatilla Chemical Weapons Depot (both considered the most important beats in the area). + Contributed to the growth of both KEPRTV.com and KIMATV.com by functioning as the morning web producer on top of daily news reporter duties.