Steve Perez

Current

• Owner at Perez.com Productions, LLC

Past

• Travel Web Editor / Editor, DiscoverOC at The Orange County Register
• Principal Content Producer at Union-Tribune Publishing Company
• Business writer at North County Times

• staff writer at Santa Cruz County Sentinel
• News Director at KCR

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Education

• University of California, San Diego
• San Diego State University-California State University

Recommended

5 people have recommended Steve

Connections

97 connections

Industry

Broadcast Media

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Steve Perez’s Summary

Multilevel, multidisciplinary experience in the news industry-- management, travel, tourism, business, technology, crime, courts,government, sports, investigative projects.

Multimedia experience: print, radio, TV, Internet, digital media

Adept at working independently and with team, generating and overseeing story ideas and projects

Steve Perez’s Specialties:

Extensive experience in many facets of news gathering in media such as broadcast television and radio, newspapers, and the World Wide Web. Experience in managing projects, teams and small companies. Writer, editor, reporter, videographer in print, broadcast and web, web content management and production. Special personal interest in travel, golf, scuba diving, water skiing and luxury assignments.

Steve Perez’s Experience

• Owner

  Perez.com Productions, LLC

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years)

  Broadcast and web video content. For more, visit www.steve-perez.com.

• Travel Web Editor / Editor, DiscoverOC

  The Orange County Register

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  April 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  Launched new inbound tourism web site for the Orange County Register and Freedom Orange County Inc., DiscoverOC.com. Also, expanded Register's Travel web site at ocregister.com. Duties included staff recruiting, web and print editing and writing, content production and development, video, photography, multimedia, and web site development and content production.

• Principal Content Producer

  Union-Tribune Publishing Company

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 1999 — February 2006 (6 years 10 months)

  Award winning web content producer for the No. 1 news web site in San Diego. Duties included updating news and sports sections, covering breaking news and sports, writing, editing, video production, and various duties associated with news gathering and organization. San Diego, Calif.

• Business writer

  North County Times

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  November 1998 — May 1999 (7 months)

  Daily business coverage of topics including technology, economics, golf industry.

• staff writer

  Santa Cruz County Sentinel

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  November 1990 — August 1998 (7 years 10 months)

  Business correspondent and columnist, business writer, joined staff in 1990 as night cops/crime reporter. county's largest daily newspaper. As full-time business writer in 1995, doubled amount of local business coverage and established regular Sunday business section, resulting in Sentinel's recognition as "Business of the Year" by the Santa Cruz Area Chamber of Commerce.

• News Director

  KCR

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1982 — 1984 (2 years)

Steve Perez’s Education

• University of California, San Diego

  Professional Certificate , UCSD Extension, Multimedia Development , 2001 — 2004

• San Diego State University-California State University

  Journalism , Radio-TV emphasis , 1981 — 1985

Additional Information

Steve Perez’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Steve Perez’s Interests:

Golf, water skiing, scuba diving, more expensive hobbies...

Steve Perez’s Groups:

Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

•    Online News Association
•    LinkEds & writers
•    TV News
•    ThoseinMedia
•    San Diego State Alumni
•    NPPA - National Press Photographers Association
•    A Business and Golf Networking Group: Sharing leads since 1996
•    SANDIOS - San Diego Online Society
•    NPPA Multimedia Immersion Alumni

Steve Perez’s Honors:

Online News Association, First place, breaking news, large site, for coverage of the 2003 San Diego wildfires, First place, online sports story, 2000, Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Pro Chapter; First place, online sports story, 2001, Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Pro Chapter; First place, online news story, 2000, Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Pro Chapter; First place Online Science/Health Story, Society of Professional Journalists, San Diego Pro Chapter, San Diego Press Club Journalism Awards, 2000, First place, Best Integration of Media, 2000 and 2001, San Diego Press Club Journalism Awards

Steve Perez’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch