ben brandis

* Produce the No. 1 rated FOX primetime newscast in the nation (according to Nielsen ratings) * Craft a newscast every day, bringing together the newest information, compelling video and marrying the two with scripts that capture an audience * Manage a team of reporters, associate producers, anchors, directors, video editors, and photographers

* Produce the FOX8 10 o’clock news Friday and Saturday nights * Fill in producer on 4:30am, 12, 5, 6, and weekday 10pm show

* Write scripts for 5, 6, 10 o’clock newscasts * Assist with stacking newscasts, inserting graphics * Operate teleprompter during newscasts

* Write scripts for 5, 6, 10, 11 o’clock newscasts * Shoot VOs and VOSOTs * Assist with stacking newscasts and inserting graphics * Write stories for WSLS.com * Edit video using Grass Valley

* Lead the #1 Morning Newscast in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market (Eight months and counting) * Increased the 6-7 A.M. ratings by 18% in one year to overtake a legacy station, WRAL, becoming the top-rated morning newscast in the market (Nielsen Feb. '17 HH) * Responsible for shifting the focus to a product that is aggressive with breaking news, socially-minded, forward-thinking and highly nimble * Manage content and story showcasing including graphics and video * Making sure producers use active, urgent and process-oriented writing * Primary breaking news coordinator in the morning * Problem solver * Experience with Grass Valley desktop editing, Perceptive Pixel Touchscreen, Storyteller and AccuWeather Touchscreen Apps, AP ENPS * Avid user of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & Snapchat

* Develop compelling, urgent and fast-moving newscasts * Manage reporters from story pitch to completion * Coordinate with graphic artists and directors to create thoughtful and purposeful showcasing * Lead 6, 10 and 11 o’clock newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays * Total of two hours each day) * Manage extended, severe weather coverage, Vote 2014 Election Night Special on ABC11.com, * breaking coverage following the death of Dean Smith and Duke Men’s Basketball 2015 National * Championship coverage * Primary fill-in producer for all evening newscasts

Activities and Societies: Society of Professional Journalists, Leadership Tech, Relay For Life, Virginia Tech Big Event