Chris Himes

Produce a daily nationally syndicated radio show on the Salem Network and manage all aspects of production and promotion

Work directly with internal and external partners (including Saturday Night Live) to craft content on behalf of Yahoo’s video site, Yahoo Screen, and the Yahoo network.

- Watch shows and identify compelling video moments for pitches and programming
- Build video playlists and work with various Yahoo partners to ensure playlists are discoverable across the network
- Source “buzzy” video wherever and however possible, including searching the Yahoo! video database, using partner contacts or off-network video searches
- Solicit and publish content from video partners or 3rd parties
- Monitor live video streams during events; edit and publish highlights as necessary
- Manage competing priorities, field pitches from diverse sources, and budget time
- Understand and master an extensive and diverse content rights landscape

Managed original production for a new premium content social media platform

Supervising Digital Producer managing several NBC properties including Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, 30 Rock, and Law and Order: SVU.

- Reported to the VP of Production and oversaw the production team in the creation of important entertainment websites

- Interacted with senior TV executives and provided support for sales campaigns.

- Set the overall "creative vision" for and maked major content decisions regarding sites produced, and provided input into the formulation of the strategies and operating plans of the department with upper management.

- Produced original video content for web, mobile and alternative screens

Essential Responsibilities:

- Shepherded daily video content and related metadata to NBC.com and Hulu

- Coordinated and collaborated social media and promotional strategy with show producers, studio publicity and social media specialists

- Trained, managed and mentored a pod of web producer/senior web producers and was accountable for all production quality of assigned sites

- Identified new markets and created innovative concepts for new or existing show sites

- Analyzed traffic, set performance goals, tracked and adjusted operating plans for sites

- Collaborated with content team to generate ideas and worked fluidly with the shows creative teams to discover, invent and launch products to address creative needs

- Provided excellent overall project management

Created banner ads and microsites

Programmer for the Sony PSP

Created custom video and flash multimedia products
Created flash GUI prototypes for FAA workgroups