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
