Resume

Relevant Experience

FUEL
Branding & Marketing Agency | 2025 (Current)

Account Manager, Copywriter, Communications Strategist

  • Manage client relationships and production of print, website, and video assets

  • Review and write copy, proofs, and final production for accuracy, consistency, and impact

  • Write press releases, coordinate grant projects, and establish relationships with press contacts

FOX 11 NEW, LOS ANGELES | 2017 – 2025
Network-owned and operated news station serving the greater Los Angeles television market

Assignment Editor, Advertising Integration Specialist, Producer

  • Research, pitch, and assign daily news coverage, managing talent, photographer, and executive priorities

  • Negotiate with vendors, advertising clients, and agency representatives to deliver high-quality segments

  • Produce, book and write news packages, in-studio segments, and integrated sponsored content

TAPP TV | 2013 – 2017                                                                                                             Subscription-based online video content network, built around public personalities with large followings

Senior Producer/Channel Development

  • Designed content and promotion for pilot channel at start-up company led by former CNN President Jon Klein

  • ·Managed direct, day-to-day communications with demanding clients, including former Vice President Sarah Palin

  • Ensured high-quality video deliverables with compelling narratives aligned with client objectives  

  • Provided well-documented input, reports, and recommendations to teams and clients

NBC 4 NEWS LOS ANGELES | 2010 – 2013
Network-owned and operated news station serving the greater Los Angeles television market

Producer, Booker, Assignment Editor

  • Booked celebrity guests and newsmakers by forging successful connections with public relations representatives

  • Launched first daily digital newscast, conceptualizing content to engage specific target demographics

  • Devised real-time solutions to on-air challenges and production roadblocks

DR. PHIL / THE DOCTORS | 2008 – 2013          

Segment Producer

  • Directed interviews, produced segments, coordinated editing, and implementation of extensive network notes

DME TV | 2001 – 2005                                           

Senior Producer

  • Produced travel, home improvement, cooking, and lifestyle shows for CBS, Style, E!, Hallmark, Game and Soap networks.

Education

University of Southern California Bachelor of Arts ·  Broadcast Journalism
Phi Beta Kappa · Cum Laude

University of Alabama, Master of Arts · Journalism and Media Studies
In Progress

 

Selected Awards

  • Los Angeles Emmy Award: In-Depth Special: Los Angeles Riots 25 Years Later, Fox 11, 2018

  • Los Angeles Emmy Award: Live Coverage: Seal Beach Massacre, NBC 4, 2012

Contact

Elizabeth Ford
Los Angeles, CA
323-493-0853
elizabethford1984@gmail.com
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Core Competencies

  • Strategic Storytelling

  • Stakeholder Relations

  • Creative Development

  • Resource Management

  • Problem Solving

  • Crisis Management

  • Adaptability

  • Process Optimization

  • Team Leadership

  • Cross-Functional Coordination