producer / project manager / copywriter - interactive&broadcast
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Post Production Supervisor / Project Manager / Suprvising Producer at VBS IPTV
- Executive Producer / Colorist at Embrace the Fall
- Executive Producer / Director at .whitenoise
- Past
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- Writer Producer at (abc)news
- Acting Creative DIrector / Director of Strategic Partnerships at Mirabilis (ICQ), ://ntrpy, cha!
- Producer/Project Manager at Avalanche Systems
- Education
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- Washington University in St. Louis
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nick boris’s Summary
With twenty years of broadcast, digital, and interactive producing and development experience I have consistently strived to see that distinctions between mediums blur into a continuous landscape of user experience.
Starting "when the web was grey" I found success working with the NFL, NBC, FOX, MLB, and others extending their media presences on-line to capture a greater audience and broaden demographic appeal.
Frustrated by the technological limitations of the digital landscape at the time, I moved to traditional broadcast at (abc)News and learned the techniques and philosophies necessary for developing a rich user experience in a more passive medium while waiting for the digital world to catch up to my dreams.
At (abc)News I worked in the Advertising & Promotions department producing and developing the (increasingly cross-media) advertising, marketing, and campaigns for (abc)News. I was also involved in 'special projects' from the development and marketing of new programming such as 'Downtown', up-front presentations, breaking news, and the transition from analog to fully digital production.
As the "new media" landscape matured, I worked to blur the lines between on and off line broadcast with (abc)News and to extend traditional deliverables into the digital realm to provide richer content and greater interactivity.
Upon leaving (abc)News i have worked with a diverse list of clients and companies ranging from PBS to the ORF (Austrian Television Network) to VBS.TV, Harley Davidson, Palladium, ALLI Sports Network, MTV and others producing and overseeing the deployment of original content, branded experiences, and programming across all media from on-line interactivity, traditional advertising and broadcast, and event-based brand exposure.
Additionally I have developed short-run comedy series for Austrian Television, and oversaw the production and sale of a feature film during the past two years.
nick boris’s Specialties:
project management
crisis mitigation
contract negotiation
team-based development and leadership
brand development and management
award winning copywriter / broadcast graphic art director
capital planning/budgeting and resource allocation
skilled in all current, and many ancient, computer operating systems (*nix, windows, mac, NeXT, PET, as/400)
award winning final cut pro editor
protools LE
adobe CS packages
business productivity suites
hardware wonk
codec geek
nick boris’s Experience
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Post Production Supervisor / Project Manager / Suprvising Producer
VBS IPTV
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Manage all aspects of production and delivery of video properties and content for VBS.TV and through traditional media outlets; manage post production department of 14 editors delivering content to VBS.TV, MTV, FUEL, GLOBO, etc.
Produce branded content and interactive experiences for Harley Davidson, Palladium Shoes, Wyborowa Vodka, and others. -
Executive Producer / Colorist
Embrace the Fall
(Privately Held; Media Production industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Film production company.
“…Around” feature film in distribution with Cenetic and Warner.
NYFF, Hoboken Film Festival, Eye Austria featured screening, TriBeCa Premiere.
Three additional feature films in development. -
Executive Producer / Director
.whitenoise
(Media Production industry)
March 1993 — Present (16 years 5 months)
Media consultancy specializing in film and television pre and post production, full-circle media experiences leveraging traditional media and content for pervasive user experiences that provides compelling and complete consumer interactivity.
Designed and executed cross-platform media integration, branding re-design, broadcast retooling, video identity development, art direction, usability customization strategy, and project management for a variety of national and international corporations ranging from UPS to Consolidated Edison and PBS among others.
•Launched initial digital FOX News 24 hour news media outlet.
•Media planning for ABCNEWS.COM launch, including network branding campaign.
•Key roll in negotiations between Microsoft and NBC creating MSNBC
•Developed full-circle broadcast and digital integration for NFL, MLB, PBS
•Developed original comedy series for the Austrian National Broadcaster (ORF)
•Produced and managed distribution and sale of the feature film "...Around: -
Writer Producer
(abc)news
(Public Company; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)
September 1997 — August 2006 (9 years)
Up-front presentations, cross-media marketing campaigns for ABC (“yellow” campaign) and ABC News, including 20/20, Primetime, Nightline, and World News Tonight, driving viewership for each broadcast and digital presence.
•Rolled out all-digital 24 hour news network ‘ABC News NOW’ with broadcasting across all media platforms, from web to mobile to digital-tier cable.
•Re-imagined, redesigned, and executed the re-launches of 20/20, World News Tonight, and Nightline with the retirement (or passing) of their long-time hosts.
•Presided over largest viewership growth in news division history with 4½ to 5 share growth per segment and a top ten most visited website on the Internet.
•Boosted network from fourth place out of four major TV networks to a pitched battle over first place in network ratings. -
Acting Creative DIrector / Director of Strategic Partnerships
Mirabilis (ICQ), ://ntrpy, cha!
(Online Media industry)
September 1996 — February 1998 (1 year 6 months)
Assisted in the strategic alignment between ICQ and AOL.
Supervised the development and interface design of a proprietary e-commerce micropayment system now owned by American Express and utilized in the XBOX Live Marketplace among others. -
Producer/Project Manager
Avalanche Systems
(Media Production industry)
December 1995 — September 1996 (10 months)
Produced and designed digital corporate presences, branded content, advertising micro-sites, and initial digital ventures for numerous national and international businesses including Johnson&Johnson, NBC, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Island Records, etc.
Highlights include:
Bertelsmann [Privately-held Conglomerate]
Producer/Project Manager of global digital identity.
Super Bowl XXX [Sporting Event]
Executive Producer for initial superbowl.com.
VF Corporation [International Textile and Clothing Manufacturer]
Producer for global cross-branded digital media campaign.
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nick boris’s Honors:
2006
Dupont Columbia Silver Baton for coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and election of Benedict XVI
2004
Dupont Columbia Silver Baton for Nightline Tip of the Spear
2004
BDA / PROMAX Gold: news program promotion Silver: network brand identity
2003
Dupont Columbia Silver Baton for coverage of 9|11
Dupont Columbia Silver Baton for Nightline Heart of Darkness
2002
George F. Peabody Award Nightline Heart of Darkness
BDA / PROMAX Bronze: network brand identity
2001
George F. Peabody Award for coverage of 9|11
2000
BDA / PROMAX Gold: network brand identity & on-air news promo
