Susie Wilson

Current

Control Room Supervisor - Projects at HSN
Control Room Supervisor at HSN

Past

Instructor at Connecticut School of Broadcasting
Associate Director at ESPN
Senior Director at WPMI-TV

Technical Director at KENS-TV
Senior Director at KLTV Television
Director/TD at KFDM-TV
Operations Tech. at KPLC-TV
Production Intern at KPLC-TV

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Education

McNeese State University
East Beauregard High School

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Industry

Broadcast Media

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Susie Wilson’s Summary

•Television professional with almost 20 years of television production experience.

Susie Wilson’s Specialties:

•Directing
•Crew management
•Editing (linear/non-linear)
•Control Room & Studio
•Lighting/Sets
•Web design / maintenance

Susie Wilson’s Experience

Control Room Supervisor - Projects

HSN

(Broadcast Media industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

•Assigns directors to special projects.
•Works with scheduling department to implement weekly director schedules.
•Assist with off-line projects as needed.
•Works in any control room/studio position as needed.
•Attends weekly production meetings.
•Oversees project directors and writes yearly evaluations.
•Performs other project duties as assigned.
•Webmaster/designer of department's intranet presence.
Control Room Supervisor

HSN

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

May 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)

Responsible for technical crew of 8-15 employees, and 8-hours of on-air programming each day. Creates crew schedule, all elements involved, and overall look of programming. Administers progress reports and evaluations of each crew member. Directs programming. Works in other technical positions as needed. Attends weekly supervisor meetings, handles other projects as assigned by management.
Instructor

Connecticut School of Broadcasting

(Higher Education industry)

July 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 1 month)

Freelance Television Instructor at Tampa campus. Basic introduction to television/control room/field production operation. No longer teaching at the campus, however I lead tours of the HSN television production areas to students several times each year.
Associate Director

ESPN

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; DIS; Broadcast Media industry)

February 2001 — May 2003 (2 years 4 months)

Associate Director for all studio shows (SportsCenter, ESPNews, NFL2Night, College Gamenight, Baseball2Night, College World Series) in Bristol. Responsible for negotiating live shots, cueing talent, timing of shows, and insertion of graphic elements. Also responsible for pre-production for each show. Assigned sports category in still store to keep up-to-date. AD for ESPNEWS relaunch on 9/7/2001. Trained new employees.
Senior Director

WPMI-TV

(Broadcast Media industry)

July 2000 — February 2001 (8 months)

Senior Director for station. Directed mainly 5 & 6pm newscasts. Directed other newscasts as needed. Directed special projects (i.e. telethons, holiday specials, and weekly high school football show). Assisted in commercial production as needed (organization, dubbing, shoots, etc.). Trained new directors.
Technical Director

KENS-TV

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

March 2000 — July 2000 (5 months)

Technical Director and Director for morning and Noon newscasts. Edited topical promos.
Senior Director

KLTV Television

(Broadcast Media industry)

July 1999 — March 2000 (9 months)

Directed all newscasts during my tenure. Directed specialty shows, such as community service shows (in English & Spanish) and weekly high school football show. Trained new employees. Also responsible for scheduling and lighting inventory.
Director/TD

KFDM-TV

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1993 — 1999 (6 years)

Primarily directed newscasts and special events. Filled in all other technical positions when necessary (cameras, audio, graphics, master control, tape, grip). Edited promos and some commercial production.
Operations Tech.

KPLC-TV

(Broadcast Media industry)

1990 — 1993 (3 years)

I learned the basic operations of television production and also the workings of a television newsroom. I was in charge of cameras, floor directing, lighting sets, audio, tape operation, master control, editing, and directing offline elements for newscasts.
Production Intern

KPLC-TV

(Broadcast Media industry)

August 1990 — December 1990 (5 months)

Internship in the production department. Ran prompter, edited promos, ran cameras, audio, tape. Floor-directed and learned about lighting. Quality checked pre-recorded programming for future air.

Susie Wilson’s Education

McNeese State University

Bachelor of Science , Mass Communication (emphasis in Broadcast Production) , 1988 — 1992

Office assistant in the Dept. of Mass Comm. office for two years during my college career. Assisted with office work as well as helping students check out equipment for shoots.

Activities and Societies:

Yearbook Staff
East Beauregard High School

Diploma , College Prep , 1984 — 1988

Activities and Societies:

French Club, Yearbook Staff, BETA