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IMAGINUS MEDIA 

Media maestros are editing, shooting, lighting, editing, graphics, writing, and field production experts. 

I became the youngest news executive when NABET, a union of broadcast editors and technicians at NBC News, went on strike, and Univision made me an offer I couldn't refuse.

My entire career, I have recruited, trained, and promoted talented individuals to thrive in their careers that have become what are now the world's highest-rated media outlets.

Producers engage with news sources to get them to spill the beans, sing, or whatever term. The producer must never stage the news. Journalists should avoid rambling or sounding monotonous, and other issues derailing news gathering.

Animals require an exceptional level of organization. To prevent upsetting the animals, the producer must locate animals and handlers, plan health and safety precautions, and meet needs by employing unique camera and lighting techniques.

Time management makes presentations deadline-driven, and highly developed major market multimedia messages are also essential. Field producers are responsible for time sequences, video editing, and broadcast review to ensure output meets existing broadcast and performance requirements.

The job can be fun, but the dangers are many, including violence, natural disasters, or germs especially when traveling from sanitary and hygienic environments to post-traumatic situations like civil war, earthquakes, fires, accidents, mudslides, and hurricanes or when Tsunami corpses become safety hazards to the air and the drinking water,

A resourceful content producer can predict specific issues and move promptly to handle others, saving time. In this profession, the ability to think rapidly is critical. When it comes to filming, things may rapidly go wrong. In field production, time is money, and a producer who consistently maintains shows on a budget or under budget is more likely to be successful.

Been there, done that, and seen some unexpected consequences including situations where one set of outcomes becomes the opposite with the need to adjust.

The first words are the most difficult to write. The phrases drip with difficulty and they don’t seem to be the best ones, or in the wrong order. Yet few pause to ask why writing is difficult, why what we write may be bad. Hopefully, the suggestions recommended here provide reassurance. Yes, writing is not easy, but keeping things simple helps a lot. Similarly, heartening is the observe that most first drafts are second-rate, so becoming a skilled rewriter is the key to the information superhighway.

RFESOTO

Roberto FE Soto is one of the first Latino network content producers who climbed the career ladder right through the headlines of American history and inspired many to speak up for themselves and fight for their rights.

From Cuba to the USA and Latin America, Asia, and Europe, Soto stood side-by-side with news anchors and correspondents to bring the world stories of history-in-the-making and smash the crossover news media records of the network news world. 

As one of the first Hispanic news executives to serve in English and Spanish language primetime network news broadcasts, Roberto FE Soto blazed a trail of perseverance as he climbed the network ladder. His list of adventures included producing for T Brokaw, J Pauley, D Norville, and C Chung at NBC, M Bell at BBC, and J Ramos, and ME Salinas at Univision covering a civil war in Central American war-torn countries and witnessing first-hand death and devastation during the WTC attacks on 9/11 for The Associated Press.

Soto is a multilingual marketing maestro, a Latino communicator, and an educator who carries a laptop while creating digital content. He accomplishes these goals by establishing media philosophies, branding, and designs. Soto’s track record is that of a seasoned and well-rounded leader with a strong understanding of full-scale public relations across languages and cultures throughout his career progression.

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Soto is a seasoned communications executive a transformational leader, and a community change-maker.

Soto offers decades of professional communications experience across various industries and business sectors. As an educator and multilingual communicator, he is exceptionally skilled at fostering intercultural interactions that embrace and celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion, resulting in both empowered and strengthened communities. Leveraging his breadth and depth of insights into academic, non-profit, private, and government media, he has a proven history of building bridges across party and racial gender lines, fostering open cultures, dismantling prejudices, and empowering individuals who contribute to society. 

Professor Soto's work is that of passion and history. His mother, a teacher, and his father, an attorney, and architect, established a foundation committed to community, advocacy, and justice that fueled Soto's pursuit of startups and turnaround projects. Professor Soto holds advanced degrees, lectures in colleges and universities, and successfully directed US higher education admissions and enrollment management services.

His parents' influence and support shaped his confidence. He feels at ease with media, perhaps because he moved to America younger age, growing up with it. Consequently, it comes naturally to him.

Soto developed a deep affection for the Latino-influenced medium and knew that it would flourish in the United States, particularly within the Hispanic community. His views proved true, as Soto witnessed firsthand the humble beginnings of Spanish language broadcasting and how it has rapidly become one of the fastest-growing media platforms for Latino audiences in the United States.

Growing up bilingual provided him with a unique opportunity. After nearly a decade at NBC, he managed turnarounds at Univision and Telemundo, which are media powerhouses.

• Soto offers a record of scholarly or creative activity and university teaching that meets the criteria for appointment as a full professor upon hire, with eligibility for tenure.
• An agenda of successful research in journalism or media with an ability to support the research streams of faculty, including the pursuit of grants, publications in top journals, and presence at major conferences.
• Professional media experiences that will aid the school’s development through its integration with student and professional media, support faculty creative interests, and enhance the overall refinement and growth of the professional component of the school, including student classrooms and other experiential learning opportunities.
• A career of scholarship, creative activity, teaching, and service that demonstrates a commitment to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.
• The capacity to articulate and build consensus around a strategic vision, and the ability to implement policies and initiatives to achieve that vision.
• A track record of leadership that demonstrates an ability to help an organization grow and navigate through change.
• An ability to view the school’s growth and change process as recursive – faculty and staff provide vision, the director tackles logistics along with contributing their insights and thoughts, and then returns to the faculty to ensure strategic execution of goals.
• Effectiveness in supporting and building innovative programs and initiatives, including online learning and the use of technology across the curriculum.
• Skill in fiscal planning and resource management, especially with budget models.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills, with the ability to manage complexity and balance competing priorities, multiple constituencies, and numerous responsibilities simultaneously, with a commitment to data-informed decision-making and accountability.
• The ability to create productive partnerships across disciplinary and industry boundaries.
• Familiarity with professional accreditation expectations and processes, including ACEJMC accreditation. https://www.aejmc.com/
• Awareness of current and emerging topics in higher education, particularly those that are relevant to journalism and media.
• Leadership experiences that demonstrate an effective, collaborative, and energizing leadership style with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Personal and professional qualities of integrity, honesty, open-mindedness, forthrightness, and resiliency.
• A willingness and demonstrated ability to build community and a sense of shared responsibility for the school’s many and growing teaching and service needs.

RFESOTO (212) 300.7492

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