Monica Durazo

Current

• Assistant Marketing Director at Ben's Asphalt

Past

• PR/Marketing Director at Orthodontics
• Host at Top Affiliate Challenge
• Freelance Writer at SWEAT Magazine

• Intern Reporter/Producer/Investigative Journalist at NBC Universal
• News Assistant/PT Reporter at The Arizona Republic

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Education

• Arizona State University
• Saddleback College

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Monica Durazo’s Summary

I started as a news assistant in Phoenix, AZ at The Arizona Republic, Arizona’s largest daily newspaper. Though I started my career as a News Assistant, I was soon writing news stories that were published weekly.

Concurrently I took an internship that later turned into a producing position at the local NBC affiliate – KPNX. I later branched to L.A. where I took a leap of faith with an unpaid internship with NBC UNIVERSAL.

I hosted 2 fitness segments the KNBC show YOURLA, providing the show with their first #1 spot in 6 months. I reported from the KNBC news desk and helped produce the first bilingual segment that aired on digital channel 4.4.

Late 2007 I was 1 of 25 contestants on the trivia based game show, “DUEL,” which aired on ABC. Six months later, I shot a 20 minute infomercial for Everlast Workout Equipment, which aired June 2008.

I served briefly as a production assistant on the nationally aired reality show, Hells Kitchen and freelanced for the Orange County Register in California and SWEAT magazine in Arizona.

July of 2008 I hosted my own show, Top Affiliate Challenge, which continues to air on the website, www.topaffiliatechallenge.com. Later that year I was the featured talent for an automotive informercial which aired in the Bay Area.

All of this lead me to a career in marketing and public relations. I am now the Assistant Marketing Director for Southern California's largest asphalt paving company, Ben's Asphalt.

I finished my undergraduate degree at Arizona State Univesity in 2009 in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Monica Durazo’s Experience

• Assistant Marketing Director

  Ben's Asphalt

  (Construction industry)

  February 2009 — Present (6 months)

• PR/Marketing Director

  Orthodontics

  (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  May 2008 — February 2009 (10 months)

• Host

  Top Affiliate Challenge

  (Entertainment industry)

  2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

• Freelance Writer

  SWEAT Magazine

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  May 2007 — September 2007 (5 months)

• Intern Reporter/Producer/Investigative Journalist

  NBC Universal

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2007 — August 2007 (8 months)

• News Assistant/PT Reporter

  The Arizona Republic

  (Public Company; Newspapers industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

Monica Durazo’s Education

• Arizona State University

  2005 — 2008

• Saddleback College

  AA , Television and Film , 2000 — 2004

Additional Information

Monica Durazo’s Groups:

National Association of Hispanic Journalists, AFTRA, SAG

Monica Durazo’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• reference requests
• getting back in touch