Paige Mara
Television News Reporter/MMJ,
Publicist, & TV/Web Producer
News Demo Reel

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​
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U.S. Figure Skating FanZone
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Pantelides PR & Consulting
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TB Media Group
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Let's Roam scavenger hunt app
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Crowe PR
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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
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




