Marc Perrier

Breaking News Blog Editor, Multimedia Producer, Employee Engagement @Bloomberg

London, GB

Relocated to London in October 2015 to join the Bloomberg News blogging team. Collaborate with reporters and editors in the region to give our clients a platform that lets them experience news in real time. Provide news, analysis, social media and visuals on market moving events.In San Francisco, charged with developing, selecting, and/or editing high-­‐quality, on-­‐time, and relevant audio or visual components for all Bloomberg stories, embedding multimedia into web-­‐based footagein addition to patching live feeds directly to 400K+ Bloomberg terminals around the world. Collaborate with peers on the West Coast Multimedia Team—located in San Francisco and Seattle—to execute daily workflow with efficiency and effectiveness. Follow developments across global financial markets, package and edit content, and shoot and produce breaking news videopackages to bring stories to life. Engage with cross-­‐functional teams, offering ad hoc assistance whenever and wherever needed, serving as a high-­‐value member of the San Francisco Bureau team.Initiated newsmaker/employee engagement event:Organized an LGBT panel on diversity in the technology industry; yielded strong industry representation, global print, press, and media coverage, and attendance by leading tech firms such as Facebook. Directed content development, event flow, multimedia setup, and live transmission; ensured achievement of the event vision. Planned and managed a Technology Panel attended by more than 150 participants, designing space, securing multimedia components, capturing video footage, and editing package for on-air broadcast.Conceptualized, planned, and coordinated an original SFMOMA event—director Neal Benezra\'s presentation to Bloomberg’s San Francisco office on the museum\'s expansion—working with the Bureau Chief to prepare for event.

University of Ottawa

Bachelor's degree