TYLER J SPEICHER
Innovation-oriented and dynamic senior manager with journalistic instincts and 15+ years of remote and office-based experience in gaining competitive coverage and growing products with a strong emphasis on quality and user experience. Champion of improving enterprise-wide performance with minimum resource expenditures while maintaining employee engagement, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance.
Trusted advisor with extensive background in tackling complex organizational challenges related to talent development, broadcasting projects, redundancy elimination, system integration, and workflow automation. Experienced in delivering strategic corporate value in ever-changing environments by pioneering best-in-class project management practices and driving change management initiatives.
Passionate people advocate with expertise in attracting and retaining top talent, developing high achieving teams, and cultivating productive and collaborative workplace. Personable with ability to adapt to multiple entity types, cultures, and environments.
Tools: iNews, SalesForce, Ardome, Dalet, Weather Metrics Vision, LiveU, LTN, MS Office, Dataminr, BitCentral, and WorkDay.
• Creative Project Management
• Strategic Planning & Execution
• Global Technology Integration
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving• Talent Management
• Career Development
• Hiring & Staffing Initiatives
• Adaptability & Flexibility• Cost Saving & Resource Optimization
• Complex Operations Simplification
• Continuous Process Improvement
• Reporting & Mindful Decision-Making“TJ worked with the News Edge Director to increase connectivity with Fox affiliates. That allowed Fox Media’s ability to receive live signals to grow from a few dozen stations to over 120 stations via the LTN system and LiveU Matrix system. His interest and knowledge of these systems are greatly beneficial to the network. He was also instrumental in getting bump camera shots for Fox News, Fox Business, & Fox Weather via the WXVision system. He aided in the installation of the system, created our workflow, and trained our staff in its use. He added international bump cameras via the EarthTV partnership. TJ also helped increase our ability to move material from our affiliates by working with other departments to add the BitCentral system, allowing us to grab items directly from our O&Os. TJ has worked hard to help find employees to staff our newsroom, fielding resumes, interviewing candidates, and working with HR.” Manager’s Review
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 to Present: WMVISION, formerly Weather Metrics, EUROPE-REMOTE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONTENT & GLOBAL OPERATIONS
WMVision, formerly Weather Metrics, provides HD cameras, weather, and environmental data hardware plus integration software used by over 150 broadcast TV, cable and destination marketing industries nationwide. These systems create a wide range of content clients can use on-air, online and on social media to easily share visual and environmental data important to people in the communities they serve. WMVision, formerly Weather Metrics, also offers "FlexChannel" a Channel-in-a-box and IPTV solution to help media outlets and businesses share their content across multiple platforms to extend their brand and generate revenue.
2003 to 2023: FOX NEWS CHANNEL, NEW YORK, NY
SENIOR NATIONAL EDITOR AND ASSIGNMENT DESK OPERATIONS MANAGER・2021 to 2023
SENIOR NATIONAL EDITOR AND AFFILIATE MANAGER・2017 to 2021In this capacity, I installed and deployed new systems, including LiveU Matrix network, LTN Portal network, and WXVision bump camera network systems. Researched and implemented new solutions and deliver effective training to team members on optimal utilization of new technologies. Integrated new software solutions into Assignment Desk workflow, including Box, Slack, Quip, Dataminr, and Storyful. Acted as key liaison between Fox News Desk, Fox NewsEdge, Fox affiliates, and NNS. Administered schedules for National and O&O Desks and optimize scheduling procedures to efficiently reflect daily news-gathering requirements.
➢ Increased 10 readily available bump shot cameras to almost 3,000 cameras in the US and worldwide (more than 65,000, if count traffic cameras).
➢ Enhanced affiliate live contribution availability from a few dozen to 152 out of 177 Fox NewsEdge affiliates in the US and 1 Australian partner.
➢ Developed and implemented new system using LiveU Matrix to share live politics pool feeds with network partners, now adopted for Network News Service (NNS) daily operations.
➢ Increased employee retention and built a culture of performance excellence by hiring, leading, and developing top-performing team of 15-25 employees.
➢ Delivered 30% more information (video for Fox, affiliates, digital, radio, and social media) to broader customer base with minimal increase in staffing.
➢ Secured media coverage in remote locations by deploying integrated systems.“TJ has continued to keep FNC and its other brands competitive on breaking news that often occurs in the evening, including several major stories and a news cycle that often turns on a dime. He has worked well with the recruiters to get some potential candidates and has made some promising hires. He has fine-tuned some of our shifts and handover procedures to allow better efficiency with stations, and a closer relationship with Edge. He has previously been asked to identify developing stories that may need coverage the next day to bureau chiefs and has definitely shown improvement here. He is an early adapter of new technology and tech tools such as Slack, Box, and Quip.” Manager’s Review
Expanded consumer base and led FOX to top trending news group worldwide by providing engaging material to viewers, readers, listeners.
Managed remote work during the pandemic by updating existing system features and functionalities.
Transitioned from original newsroom to temporary and new Fox News newsroom.
Redesigned the Fox News Outlook in line with evolving needs of Fox News Media entities.
NIGHTSIDE ASSIGNMENT MANAGER・2007 to 2017
Directed regional editors and maintained regular engagement with news sources, including Fox News bureaus, affiliates, outside news agencies, and police & fire departments to obtain information for news items. Edited Fox News Outlook while forecasting changes in editorial and production needs.
➢ Drove visibility of top stories to consumers, maintaining FOX at top of the news, while assigning stories, and getting live video to
Fox and our affiliates.
➢ Oversaw national and foreign newsgathering operations during prime-time hours and advised senior staff members on editorial decisions regarding staff deployment during breaking news.
➢ Managed national sporting events credentialing and brainstormed nightly affiliate stories note to highlight regional stories to Fox News & Fox Business entities.NATIONAL DESK EDITOR, FREELANCE・2004 to 2007
➢ Administered live shots and breaking news requests from Fox News producers, coordinated video feeds and live shots, and interacted with Fox News bureaus and affiliates for information on breaking news stories.
➢ Identified, updated, and analyzed national and international news stories, requested satellite bookings for live and tape feeds, and recommended news stories for daily Fox News Agenda.WAR DESK EDITOR/WRITER, FREELANCE・2003 to 2007
➢ Authored and edited news items for the “Fox News Ticker”, selected wire stories for further follow, updated information on ticker, and reported breaking news and urgent information from wire services to assignment managers.
2003 TO 2008: MY9 NEWS, WWOR-TV, SECAUCUS, NJ
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, FREELANCE
➢ Planned and conducted interviews for reporters and facilitated in-field coverage by working in collaboration with team members.
2002 TO 2003: WCBS-TV 2 NEWS, NEW YORK, NY
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, FREELANCE
➢ Facilitated daily news coverage decisions, administered technical and editorial matters of newsgathering, coordinated reporters in researching news packages, and communicated continuing stories to producers.
EARLY CAREER
Editor, Assignment Editor, and News Assistant /Field Producer | New York 1 News, New York, NY
Creative Services Editor (Freelance), Production/Creative Services Intern | New York 1 News , New York, NY
Production Intern | WYOU-TV 22, Scranton, PAEDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Honors in the Discipline
Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
Major: Communications・Concentration: Mass Communication・Minor: HistoryHONORS AND AWARDS
RIAS Berlin Kommission/RTNDF Visiting American Journalist Program Fellow
WGAL -TV/Pulitzer Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, Elizabethtown College Department of Communications
Communications Achievement Award, Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Years
Regional Emmy NominationCable ACE Award
LANGUAGES
English・German・Slovenian (Elementary)
CONTACT
New York Metro Area, USA
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