Van Scott

Vice President Communications @Abc News

Lead strategic communications for America\'s #1 news network. Serve as a key advisor on ABC News\' executive leadership team influencing all key business decisions, reporting into the president of ABC News. Lead publicity strategy for ABC News, including all programs and platforms - the #1 program on TV \"World News Tonight with David Muir,\" the #1 morning program \"Good Morning America,\"\"Nightline,\"\"20/20,\"\"This Week with George Stephanopoulos,\"\"The View,\"\"Tamron Hall,\"\"GMA3,\" ABC News Live, ABC News Studios, ABC News Digital, ABC News Audio and FiveThirtyEight. Oversee publicity efforts for all on-air talent, content and primetime, breaking news, and special events programming. Lead crisis communications, executive and internal communications. Launched ABC News Studios and lead communications for 120+ hours of narrative nonfiction content per year on ABC, Hulu, Disney+, National Geographic and ESPN. Oversee communications for documentary and docu-series tentpole premieres at Sundance Film Festival (\"Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields\"), TriBeCa Festival (\"Leave No Trace\") and SXSW (\"The Lady Bird Diaries\") as well as streaming premieres on Hulu. Oversee communications for the news division\'s 3 U.S. bureaus and 8 international bureaus, with a presence in over 20 countries around the world. Cross-functionally collaborate with all departments at ABC News, including legal, standards, editorial, newsgathering, talent team, marketing, social, affiliates and graphics to bolster a comprehensive communications strategy. Manage a team of 9 and multiple communications agencies.