Amy Ganz

Content Director at Elizabeth's Smile
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Location
Stamford, Connecticut, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French -
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Credentials

  • Social Media Marketing
    HubSpot
    Jun, 2021
    - Sep, 2024
  • Food Safety Certified
    -
    Nov, 2013
    - Sep, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Content Director
      • Jan 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Producer, “The News with Shepard Smith”
      • Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

      Grew our podcast downloads by more than 40% year-over-year. Posted videos to CNBC's Facebook and the show's Twitter account, reaching more than 1 million people several times. Trained interns and a new Production Assistant on how to cut videos, gather news, and use social media to find content. Wrote scripts for Shepard to read on human interest stories and pop culture. Grew our podcast downloads by more than 40% year-over-year. Posted videos to CNBC's Facebook and the show's Twitter account, reaching more than 1 million people several times. Trained interns and a new Production Assistant on how to cut videos, gather news, and use social media to find content. Wrote scripts for Shepard to read on human interest stories and pop culture.

    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Producer, America Reports
      • Jan 2021 - Sep 2021

    • Associate Producer, Bill Hemmer Reports
      • Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

      Producing video and graphic elements for Bill Hemmer Reports.

    • Production Assistant, Media Desk / Bill Hemmer Reports
      • Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

      Finding, producing, and editing broll videos, soundbites, and graphics for guest and reporter segments. Writing scripts for some stories. Filling in when the Fox News Update producer is out, when I will produce and write a 3-5 minute newscast that's posted on Facebook daily.

    • Production Assistant, Media Desk / Fox News Reporting
      • Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

      Finding and producing videos for reporter and guest segments. Also working on graphics for some segments and writing some scripts for reader segments.

    • Production Assistant, Media Desk / Shepard Smith Reporting
      • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

      Work on editing videos to go along with guest and reporter segments. Help finding relevant videos and pitches to add to the show.

    • Lead Communications College Associate - Shepard Smith Reporting
      • Feb 2019 - May 2019

      Working with the Shepard Smith Reporting production team on producing videos and graphics for the show, booking guests, and writing scripts. Helping to come up with creative ideas for communicating with other College Associates on our Slack channel.

    • United States
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Kitchen Manager
      • Feb 2017 - May 2019

      Helped lead the kitchen team through the daily production list, put together catering orders, teach cookie dough making classes, and help with various aspects for our pop-up shop experiences in NYC. Helped lead the kitchen team through the daily production list, put together catering orders, teach cookie dough making classes, and help with various aspects for our pop-up shop experiences in NYC.

    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Lead College Associate - Media Desk
      • Sep 2018 - Nov 2018

      Used Ardome and iNews to ingest video into the system for air. Edited b-roll and interviews in PreCut and EasyCut. Worked with producers to get transcripts ready and delivered to anchors. Used Ardome and iNews to ingest video into the system for air. Edited b-roll and interviews in PreCut and EasyCut. Worked with producers to get transcripts ready and delivered to anchors.

    • College Associate
      • Sep 2017 - May 2018

      Worked in the graphics department by assisting Production Assistants, working with graphic artists, and working on projects for air by gathering research and creating graphics for Halloween, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday. Worked in the graphics department by assisting Production Assistants, working with graphic artists, and working on projects for air by gathering research and creating graphics for Halloween, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday.

    • United States
    • Online Audio and Video Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Graphic Design
      • Nov 2016 - Sep 2017

      Created graphics used for social media, as well as worked on presentations that were sent to authors, publishers, and other companies. Created graphics used for social media, as well as worked on presentations that were sent to authors, publishers, and other companies.

    • United States
    • Food & Beverages
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Assistant Pastry Chef
      • May 2015 - Jan 2017

      My responsibilities as an Assistant Pastry Chef included completing daily prep and coming up with new menu items, as well as working on special events and training new employees and interns.

    • Pastry Intern
      • Mar 2015 - May 2015

      Help with everyday tasks, including prep, plating, and bread making, as well as helping to come up with new desserts. In addition, I also had a writing assignment each week to reflect on each day and what I'd learned.

    • United States
    • Apparel & Fashion
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Trainer/Day Baker
      • Sep 2011 - Jan 2016

      As an Associate Trainer, I train new employees in each area of the bakery-cafe, from the line to cashier and drive thru. If there was any baking that needed to be done throughout the day, I would help with that as well. As an Associate Trainer, I train new employees in each area of the bakery-cafe, from the line to cashier and drive thru. If there was any baking that needed to be done throughout the day, I would help with that as well.

    • News/Food Writer
      • Sep 2013 - May 2015

      At Johnson & Wales, I worked as a writer for the staff of the Campus Herald newspaper, where I wrote and assisted in editing articles in the news and food sections. For the news section, we would put together articles about news going on at the university as well as in the country/international events. In the food section, we would highlight restaurants, chefs, and recipes that were seasonal and in the Providence area. At Johnson & Wales, I worked as a writer for the staff of the Campus Herald newspaper, where I wrote and assisted in editing articles in the news and food sections. For the news section, we would put together articles about news going on at the university as well as in the country/international events. In the food section, we would highlight restaurants, chefs, and recipes that were seasonal and in the Providence area.

    • News Editor
      • Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

      During my senior year of high school, I worked as a News Editor for the SHS newspaper The Talon, where I wrote and edited articles and formatted pages for the print edition of the paper. During my senior year of high school, I worked as a News Editor for the SHS newspaper The Talon, where I wrote and edited articles and formatted pages for the print edition of the paper.

    • Stage Crew Member
      • Feb 2011 - Jun 2011

      The drama teacher that I worked with on all of the middle school play productions asked me to join the stage crew for a professional production of "Guys & Dolls," where I worked after the middle school production each day helping with props, set changes, and anything that was needed. The drama teacher that I worked with on all of the middle school play productions asked me to join the stage crew for a professional production of "Guys & Dolls," where I worked after the middle school production each day helping with props, set changes, and anything that was needed.

    • Production Assistant
      • Oct 2009 - May 2011

      After classes at Sharon High School each day, I would go to the middle school and assist in any tasks that the drama teacher who ran the play would need done. I was in charge of behind-the-scenes backstage: marking the placement of set pieces, props, and making sure that the show ran smoothly. After classes at Sharon High School each day, I would go to the middle school and assist in any tasks that the drama teacher who ran the play would need done. I was in charge of behind-the-scenes backstage: marking the placement of set pieces, props, and making sure that the show ran smoothly.

    • Stage Crew Member/Actor
      • Oct 2006 - May 2009

      I worked on the Middle School play productions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Scrying Glass" as a stage crew member in sixth and seventh grade, and continued on as an actor in "Anansi" in eighth grade, where I had three minor parts throughout the show as well as being an understudy for one of the major parts. I worked on the Middle School play productions of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Scrying Glass" as a stage crew member in sixth and seventh grade, and continued on as an actor in "Anansi" in eighth grade, where I had three minor parts throughout the show as well as being an understudy for one of the major parts.

Education

  • S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
    Master's degree, Communications / Journalism Innovation
    2020 - 2022
  • New York University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
    2016 - 2019
  • Johnson and Wales University
    Associate’s Degree, Baking and Pastry Arts
    2013 - 2015
  • Sharon High School
    High School Diploma
    2009 - 2013

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