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Paige Mara

Television News Reporter/MMJ,
Publicist, & TV/Web Producer

News Demo Reel

About Me

About Me

Paige Mara Feigenbaum is an expert storyteller with 10+ years of professional experience utilizing her inquisitive nature to devise thought-provoking questions and get answers. Her superior listening skills enable her to conduct interviews with relevant follow-up questions and fluid conversation. She is a networking maven and is very resourceful in making and maintaining connections via LinkedIn and by regularly attending networking events hosted by reputable journalism and public relations industry organizations and her university and sorority’s alumni associations. 

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Paige’s creativity enables her to pitch unique story angles and find interesting ways to make a news headline or trending topic relevant to the audience she is writing for. She realizes that broadcast, print, and digital are all visual mediums and works closely with graphic designers to select appropriate photographs and design infographics that complement her words. Paige has an artistic mind, using the blank page as her canvas. She uses adjectives to paint a clear picture that transports her readers, listeners, and viewers to the scene in hopes of evoking emotion. When appropriate, she seeks to create a sense of FOMO in her stories and social media posts to encourage followers to get up and experience it for themselves.

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She thrives in breaking news situations that require her to multi-task and wear many hats simultaneously. This gives her an adrenaline rush like no other. She has overseen coverage of major news events of local, national, and international significance, such as mass shootings, homicides, wildfires, and a royal wedding. Paige has experience working in collaborative and independent environments. As a self-disciplined individual, she has been entrusted with the responsibility of working graveyard, nighttime, remote, weekend, and holiday on-call shifts with little to no supervision.

 

Paige is comfortable placing cold-calls to book guests on television programs, schedule interviews, and retrieve essential information. Some of her biggest successes stem from turning a “no” into a “yes.” Her persistent, persuasive spirit and go-getter attitude pays off time and time again. Conscious of budgetary constraints, Paige has the innate ability to think outside-the box-for affordable alternatives to achieve the same or better results.

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Figure skating taught Paige such virtues as discipline, patience, goal-setting, and time management, which can be applied to her professional career in a variety of fields. Aside from advanced interpersonal communications in spoken and written English, Paige possesses intermediate American Sign Language skills and welcomes every opportunity to challenge herself by striking up a conversation with someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Work Experience

January 2019 - Present
Freelance Writer​
  • U.S. Figure Skating FanZone
  • Pantelides PR & Consulting
  • TB Media Group
  • Let's Roam scavenger hunt app
  • Crowe PR
  • Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau (See Monterey)

May 2017 - April 2019

Smart Meetings - Content Editor

August 2016 - February 2019

TMZ - Freelance Biography Producer & Temporary Researcher

September 2015 - July 2016

Hot Bench - Associate Producer

August 2015 - September 2015

U.S. Open Tennis Championships - Player Services Concierge

May 2015

Hallmark Channel - Temp Public Relations Assistant

November 2014 - April 2015

Access Hollywood - Web Editor

March 2013 - November 2014

Hallmark Channel - Web Associate Producer

January 2013

WOAH! Web Series - Production Coordinator

July 2009 - January 2013

Entertainment Tonight/The Insider - Field Producer, Newsdesk Manager, & Online Editorial Coordinator

October 2010 - March 2011

The Hollywood Reporter - Freelance Reporter

June 2009 - July 2009

NBC - Page

March 2009

ISU World Figure Skating Championships - Press Tribune Supervisor

October 2008 - March 2009

Ice Skating Coach

February 2008 - January 2009

ABC News Radio - Reporter, Writer, Producer, Newsdesk Assistant, & Tape Librarian

October 2007

Australian Idol - Audience Coordinator

May 2007 - July 2007

The Miami Herald - MMJ, Booker, & Intern

August 2004 - July 2007

University of Miami Television - Executive Producer, MMJ, & Director of Public Relations

February 2007 - June 2007

University of Miami Office of Media Relations - Intern

January 2007 - February 2007

CBS' The Early Show - Audience Coordinator

August 2006 - May 2007

The Miami Hurricane Newspaper - Page Designer

August 2005 - July 2007

Ibis Yearbook - Lifestyles Section Editor

June 2005 - August 2005

Suffolk Life Newspaper - Reporter & Intern

September 2004 - May 2005

Hurricane Productions - University of Miami Campus Programming Board - Public Relations Chairperson

Work Experience
November 2019 - Present
BrandStar - Freelance TV Producer

Education

APTRA Academy

December 2016

Los Angeles Reporter's Clinic

June 2016

Initiative Talent Group - Maureen Browne

July 2014 - August 2014

TV Hosting Class

University of Miami

August 2004 - December 2007

Bachelor of Science in Visual Journalism and Psychology

Minor in Music Business and Entertainment Industries

University of Sydney

July 2007 - November 2007

Study Abroad

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