Abigail Bassett

Website: https://abigailbassett.com
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Professional Experience

Abigail Bassett is an award-winning freelance journalist and content creator, experienced content strategist and editorial director, curator, writer and video producer whose work has appeared in Forbes, Fortune, Money Magazine, Yahoo, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Maxim.com, and on CNN. She's run video and written content teams both in person and remotely and her passion is telling unique stories using a variety of media to take the visitor places that they have never been-whether its into the cockpit of a rare supercar, into the mind of a successful entrepreneur, inside an exclusive home or hotel, or behind the scenes of a fashionable event. Abigail works and resides in Los Angeles, California.

Expertise

Producer (television)
15 Years
Producer (new media)
15 Years
Writer
15 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
20 Years
Lifestyle
15 Years
Automotive
10 Years

Industries


Broadcasting - News - Cable (National)
10 Years
Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
10 Years
Online/new media
10 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Yahoo (10+), CNN (10+), Money Magazine (3-5), Forbes (10+), Fortune Magazine (1-2), Maxim (1-2), Aston Martin Magazine (1-2), Automobile Magazine (3-5), CNBC.com (1-2), Huffington Post (10+), Fast Company (10+), Inc. Magazine (3-5), LendingTree (10+), TechCrunch (10+)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Edmunds (10+)

Other Work History

Senior Director, Video, Photo & Social Media, Edmunds, Senior Producer, CNN Business Digital Video Producer, CNN Business Field, Editorial and Segment Producer, CNN Associate Producer, Barbara Walters Specials, ABC

Technical Skills

AP Editing, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premier editing software, CMS (Content Management Systems), Wordpress, Blogger

Foreign Language Skills

Conversational Spanish

Unions

Freelancers Union

Computer Skills

Studio Suite, TubeBuddy, YouTube, Sysomos, Sprout Social, Omniture SiteAnalytics, Chartbeat, iNews, Vortex Browse, Microsoft Suite, Nexis, Factiva, Lotus, FileMaker Pro, Social Media management tools (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Flipboard, Google+, etc.)

Equipment

Macbook Pro, Canon 60D DSLR with tripod, Premier, Photoshop, lighting kit, wireless mics, handheld mics

Work Permits & Visas

International Drivers License. 500-hr Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher

Awards

Emmy Award as a part of the coverage of Hurricane Katrina, Emmy Award as a part Lou Dobbs Tonight coverage of illegal immigration, 2011 EPPY Award Best News Video for Americas Foreclosure Crisis, 2011 Henry Luce Award for Best Video for Foreclosure Crisis coverage, 2011 SABEW (Society of American Business Editors and Writers) Best in Business, Creative Use across Platform award winner for Foreclosure Crisis coverage, 2011 Webby nomination for Ongoing News Coverage and Mash-up categories, 2010 Webby People's Choice nomination for ongoing news coverage, CNNMoney Reports, minOnline's 2010 Best of the Web award for best magazine-branded show, Assignment Detroit, Peabody Award as a part of CNN's Coverage of the 2008 Presidential Election, Token of Appreciation awarded from Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program, Selected as an expert to speak about online video to PRSA 2009.

Associations

Association of Journalists and Authors, Editorial Freelancers Association, International Motor Press Association, Motor Press Guild

Showcase

General

Please visit abigailbassett.com for a complete listing of all of my clips.