LAURA J. BEATTY PRODUCER/JOURNALIST/STORYTELLER [email protected] www.laurajbeatty.com 917 318 6591

Experience The Paley Center for Media Director, Industry Programming (, NY) Nov 2019 – Jan 2021 • Researched, developed and curated compelling, on-site programs featuring industry leaders from across the media spectrum for an exclusive audience of top-tier executives. • Cultivated relationships with C-suite executives, award-winning journalists and elite influencers working in the advertising, marketing, entertainment, news, finance, technology, gaming and sports verticals. • Served as chief liaison with Creative, Production and Marketing teams to ensure smooth event execution and integrity of all communications. World Affairs Council of Northern California Executive Producer (San Francisco, CA) June 2016 – Oct 2019 • Executive produced all editorial content, including a weekly NPR broadcast with co-host Ray Suarez. Oversaw both live event and taped productions. Crafted a monthly newsletter to highlight content. Recruited all crew and managed all project budgets and schedules. • Led the marketing, media and communications team in growing the audience, on-site, on- air and online. Oversaw all engagement campaigns, via the website, social media, email and paid advertising. • Synthesized web analytics to develop meaningful KPIs that measure performance and drive optimization. Ideated strategic initiatives to boost conversion rates and amplify the brand. Thomson Reuters Supervising Producer (New York, NY) Mar 2010 – May 2016 • Led strategy for a small creative team of producers and editors tasked with the development of compelling web-based programming. Shows encompassed a wide range of content and formats, live and taped, including current affairs talk shows and short arts and entertainment packages. • Conceptualized, piloted and produced programming in collaboration with both internal editorial and external commercial clients. Negotiated and developed budgets that met clients’ needs and ensured that all projects were delivered on time and under budget. • Recruited and managed a global team of freelance videographers, audio engineers, directors, producers and editors to run complex productions both in the field and in the studio. Sourced and developed talent. Extensive control room experience. HDNet Freelance Producer (International) Mar 2007 – Apr 2010 Developed and produced long-form documentaries for HDNet’s World Report, the network’s signature news program. With a focus on investigative reporting, stories covered a range of political and cultural topics, including: Native Americans vs. US government, the spread of Islamic extremism in Morocco, and teenage castaways from a breakaway Mormon sect that practices polygamy. Created and managed complex budgets encompassing multiple teams traveling to and within multiple countries. Recruited and managed talent and crew. Al Arabiya Producer (Washington, DC) Apr 2009 – Oct 2009 Pitched and produced both short daily news segments as well as long-form documentary programming for an international news network with a daily reach of up to 100 million viewers. Identified and booked guests for live programming in response to international developments of significant weight, including military offensives in Darfur, the role of during the 2009 Iranian election and the debate over America’s use of water-boarding at Guantanamo Bay. WashingtonPost.com/Purple States TV Freelance Senior Producer (National) Aug 2008 – Sep 2008 Directed and edited an online series for the WashingtonPost.com as part of the website’s core political election coverage. The series engaged demographically-representative citizen reporters to investigate national economic issues in several battleground states. Al-Jazeera English Freelance Producer (National) June 2006 – July 2007 Developed, produced, shot and edited 4-7 minute cinema vérité content for Everywoman, a program dedicated to covering stories about, and for, women. Commissioned pieces covered a diverse range of topics, from the abortion debate to the Islamic chaplaincy in the U.S. Army.

Education , New York, NY M.A., Broadcast Journalism. University of Vermont, Burlington, VT B.S., Computer Science. Business Administration minor. Magna Cum Laude.

Awards John Peter and Anna Zenger Award, 2004. Sidney Gross Investigative Journalism Award, 2004.