James Santelli

Communications Manager at Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD)
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Michelle Crechiolo

James just gets it. He has done a fantastic job of building a social media presence (primarily on Twitter) that is virtually unrivaled by anyone I know. I can't tell you how many people I've met that know or have heard of James through his tweets about the Pirates and other sports-related subjects. I read a piece recently on the Atlantic that reminded me of him (http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/07/how-to-actually-get-a-job-on-twitter/278246/). But putting that aside, he did a wonderful job for us providing hockey content for our website. James is destined for bigger and better things and I look forward to watching his career.

Matthew Kitchen

Though it wasn't even part of his original job description, James became an intrepid contributor to the NBC OlympicTalk blog during his time in London. He pitched, reported, and wrote stories, built slideshows, and helped the site run smoothly amid the chaos of the Olympics. A valuable and enthusiastic asset to the team.

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Experience

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Communications Manager
      • May 2022 - Present

      • Lead all communications, online content and media relations • Coordinate scheduling and marketing for annual RAD Days series of free events • Produce RAD's annual report, featuring original written content and photographs • Oversee 'RAD works here.' brand and work with representatives from 99+ regional assets to increase awareness of RAD • Lead all communications, online content and media relations • Coordinate scheduling and marketing for annual RAD Days series of free events • Produce RAD's annual report, featuring original written content and photographs • Oversee 'RAD works here.' brand and work with representatives from 99+ regional assets to increase awareness of RAD

    • News Producer
      • Jan 2017 - Jan 2022

      • Write and produce nightly newscasts for Pittsburgh’s most-watched news station • Make editorial decisions on story selection, video, scripts, graphics, and order of show • Ensure clean on-air product under daily deadline pressure, leading team of reporters, editors, and crew • Produce special projects, including weekly current affairs program and live Election Night coverage • Expanded ‘First Night’ telecast on New Year’s Eve to 1-hour live telecast, boosted ratings by 81% • Write and produce nightly newscasts for Pittsburgh’s most-watched news station • Make editorial decisions on story selection, video, scripts, graphics, and order of show • Ensure clean on-air product under daily deadline pressure, leading team of reporters, editors, and crew • Produce special projects, including weekly current affairs program and live Election Night coverage • Expanded ‘First Night’ telecast on New Year’s Eve to 1-hour live telecast, boosted ratings by 81%

    • United States
    • Telecommunications
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Reporter/Weekend Anchor
      • Dec 2014 - Jan 2017

      • Pitch, write, interview, edit, and present video packages for live, daily newscast • Execute live shots in the field on deadly house fires, shootings, car crashes and other breaking news • Produce, write, anchor newscasts and sportscasts by stacking rundown appropriately and designing graphics • Film 2-3 high school football games each Friday, edit highlight reel and write shot sheets • Substitute as weather anchor by ad-libbing forecast and producing on-screen graphics • Pitch, write, interview, edit, and present video packages for live, daily newscast • Execute live shots in the field on deadly house fires, shootings, car crashes and other breaking news • Produce, write, anchor newscasts and sportscasts by stacking rundown appropriately and designing graphics • Film 2-3 high school football games each Friday, edit highlight reel and write shot sheets • Substitute as weather anchor by ad-libbing forecast and producing on-screen graphics

    • United States
    • Telecommunications
    • Production Intern
      • Oct 2013 - May 2014

      • Pitched and developed ideas in afternoon meeting for segments of Access SportsNet and #LakeShow • Input internal codes to capture footage from live trucks for Dodgers and Lakers telecasts • Edited highlights for 3 secondary games each night and wrote shot sheets of key plays for anchors to broadcast • Screened dozens of tapes in Dodger Stadium library to pull exceptional footage for TWC SportsNet LA launch • Pitched and developed ideas in afternoon meeting for segments of Access SportsNet and #LakeShow • Input internal codes to capture footage from live trucks for Dodgers and Lakers telecasts • Edited highlights for 3 secondary games each night and wrote shot sheets of key plays for anchors to broadcast • Screened dozens of tapes in Dodger Stadium library to pull exceptional footage for TWC SportsNet LA launch

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Sports Director, Reporter, Anchor
      • Jan 2011 - May 2014

      • Managed 20+ student journalists to schedule interviews, write copy and design graphics for live, daily sportscast • Pitched and executed day-of-air one-man-band packages on Dodger Stadium outdoor hockey, USC athletes volunteering for Typhoon Haiyan victims, MLB Umpire Camp and USC’s Sports and the LGBT Experience conference • Managed 20+ student journalists to schedule interviews, write copy and design graphics for live, daily sportscast • Pitched and executed day-of-air one-man-band packages on Dodger Stadium outdoor hockey, USC athletes volunteering for Typhoon Haiyan victims, MLB Umpire Camp and USC’s Sports and the LGBT Experience conference

    • On-Air Personality
      • Sep 2011 - Dec 2013

      - Hosted weekly one-hour baseball show (The Strike Zone) and general sports talk program (The Giant Rhino Show) - Announced play-by-play for USC baseball, basketball and football - Hosted weekly one-hour baseball show (The Strike Zone) and general sports talk program (The Giant Rhino Show) - Announced play-by-play for USC baseball, basketball and football

    • Beat Writer/Analyst
      • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

      - Reported on the Pittsburgh Pirates for independent site that drew 10 million hits in 2013 - Covered MLB team day-to-day at PNC Park, writing enterprise stories, daily notebooks and game recaps - Launched live video webcast and weekly audio podcast to discuss team in roundtable format - Interacted with 3,000 followers on Twitter, where my stories generated over 6,000 monthly clicks - Wrote blog posts/columns about topics of fan interest; top five posts have received over 50,000 hits - Reported on the Pittsburgh Pirates for independent site that drew 10 million hits in 2013 - Covered MLB team day-to-day at PNC Park, writing enterprise stories, daily notebooks and game recaps - Launched live video webcast and weekly audio podcast to discuss team in roundtable format - Interacted with 3,000 followers on Twitter, where my stories generated over 6,000 monthly clicks - Wrote blog posts/columns about topics of fan interest; top five posts have received over 50,000 hits

    • Spectator Sports
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Staff Writer/Multimedia Intern
      • May 2013 - Aug 2013

      - Reported feature stories for team website and assisted in producing web content - Copyedited team media guide and web stories for errors in stats and bios, built photo galleries - Led development camp coverage: wrote daily blogs, took photos and interviewed players on PensTV - Reported feature stories for team website and assisted in producing web content - Copyedited team media guide and web stories for errors in stats and bios, built photo galleries - Led development camp coverage: wrote daily blogs, took photos and interviewed players on PensTV

    • Norway
    • Performing Arts
    • Sports Director
      • Jan 2011 - May 2013

      • Managed 20+ writers by leading weekly editorial meetings and giving NT coverage direction • Reported on breaking news of Monte Kiffin firing, efforts to build L.A. football stadium and USC overtaking Coliseum • Honors: Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Sports Photograph, 2011 • Managed 20+ writers by leading weekly editorial meetings and giving NT coverage direction • Reported on breaking news of Monte Kiffin firing, efforts to build L.A. football stadium and USC overtaking Coliseum • Honors: Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Sports Photograph, 2011

    • Staff Writer
      • Jun 2006 - Sep 2012

      - Writer of the monthly "Doc's NFL Notebook," plus two to three editorial pieces each year. - As summer intern, published online news, assisting in marketing and copy editing. - Covered Pittsburgh Pirates as fill-in beat writer (Summer 2012) - Writer of the monthly "Doc's NFL Notebook," plus two to three editorial pieces each year. - As summer intern, published online news, assisting in marketing and copy editing. - Covered Pittsburgh Pirates as fill-in beat writer (Summer 2012)

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Web Intern
      • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

      - Reported stories, wrote Olympic Talk posts, copyedited pages and monitored video streams - Operated from London’s International Broadcast Centre to assist web producers in publishing content - Used Forge CMS to build photo galleries, edit bios, place video content and publish stories - Worked directly with Managing Editor to schedule producers and event coverage - Reported stories, wrote Olympic Talk posts, copyedited pages and monitored video streams - Operated from London’s International Broadcast Centre to assist web producers in publishing content - Used Forge CMS to build photo galleries, edit bios, place video content and publish stories - Worked directly with Managing Editor to schedule producers and event coverage

    • United States
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Editorial Intern
      • May 2012 - Jul 2012

      - Researched, fact-checked and copy-edited articles for the monthly magazine, circulation: 50,000 - Wrote articles for e-newsletters and prepared text and multimedia pieces for website - Researched, fact-checked and copy-edited articles for the monthly magazine, circulation: 50,000 - Wrote articles for e-newsletters and prepared text and multimedia pieces for website

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Public Address Announcer
      • Dec 2007 - Jun 2010

      - PA voice for volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey, and basketball teams. - Music coordinator for games. Created and ran displays for field video board. - Worked as administrative assistant for two semesters, scheduling, filing, mail, and performing other duties. - Set up press box for football games and press row for basketball and volleyball games. - PA voice for volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey, and basketball teams. - Music coordinator for games. Created and ran displays for field video board. - Worked as administrative assistant for two semesters, scheduling, filing, mail, and performing other duties. - Set up press box for football games and press row for basketball and volleyball games.

Education

  • University of Southern California
    Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast and Digital Journalism
    2010 - 2014
  • Fox Chapel Area High School
    2006 - 2010

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