Patrick Armijo
Assistant News Director at WCCO | CBS Minnesota
- Role
- Assistant News Director at Wcco Cbs News Minnesota
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Patrick Armijo
Experienced people leader who strives to bring out the best of my teammates in an…
Experience
Assistant News Director
Jun 2018 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Lead all aspects of editorial day to bring informative, interesting and relevant community storytelling to daily newscasts• Manage schedules for 30 anchors and reporters with strong understanding of union contracts, while bringing a compassionate approach to work-life balance goals• Collaborate with other leaders to design and launch CBS Next Weather brand, developing and rolling out training materials for entire news team, and evaluating execution ongoing• Lead election coverage strategy, planning, and execution• Partner with News Director for talent and management recruiting, helping to identify the best candidates who meet WCCO’s high standards for journalism, community, and newsroom culture• Leader on CBS News and Stations Inclusion Council, working to develop new strategies to identify, recruit, grow and retain diverse talent throughout the entire company• Launched CBS News Minnesota streaming platform from ground up, from recruiting staff, to inventing and training workflows to accomplish 24-hour a day live and wheel coverage; developed method to stream live weekend newscasts leading the way in the stations group to expanded coverage 7 days a week• Developed workflows for daily live streaming of entire Derek Chauvin murder trial, solving tech challenges, training and coaching newer producers, and coordinated with national leaders to be featured in Pluto TV’s channel guide, a first for CBS Stations streaming platforms• Partnered with News Director to quickly develop news coverage strategies during COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging team-building skills to counsel staff through fears, emotions, and other needs• Brainstorm and collaborate with station leaders to plan for and address serious security needs both in the building and for crews covering events in the field during times of significant civil unrest• Partner with leaders crafting research questions and developing strategies based on results• Develop and manage budgets for coverage and events
Education
The University of New Mexico
Bachelor's degree
Skills
- Enps
- Social Media
- Avid Inews
- Edius
- Team Building
- Field Producing
- Project Planning
- Video Production
- Web Video
- Broadcast
- Avid
- Performance Management
- Video Editing
- Non-Linear Editing
- Storytelling
- Project Management
- Video
- Producing
- Digital Media
- Television
- Radio
- News Writing
- Breaking News
- Broadcast Television
- Media Production
- New Media
- Broadcasting
- Staff Scheduling
- Final Cut Pro
- Broadcast Journalism
- Journalism
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