Bianca Mascarenhas
Summary
Dedicated and seasoned media professional with over 10 years’ experience in business and international news. During that time, I've covered a series of important news events in a high-pressure environment, including the 2016 Brexit referendum, the 2018 Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the 2020 US Presidential election. I thrive in a fast-paced newsroom environment and have a wealth of expertise in story conceptualization, news editing, visual storytelling, and program production.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Producer
CNBC International
08.2022 - Current
- Leads a team of media professionals including producers and anchors daily, delivering a 3-hour ‘live’ business news program, “Street Signs”, in a high stress environment
- In-charge of all editorial coverage for “Street Signs”, including story ideas, scripts, guest-booking and reporter coverage daily
- Involved in creation of flagship segments for “Street Signs” including “Street Fight” (bull-bear panel on a stock/asset) and “Inside India”
- Fills in regularly as Supervising Producer in periods of management absence
- Involved in forward planning across the network.
- Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments to provide optimal leadership and achieve desired results.
Producer
CNBC International
02.2019 - 08.2022
- Covers breaking news, crafts stories, edits scripts and manages news anchors in Singapore and APAC daily
- Plans compelling story ideas in both live, pre-recorded and package formats
- Pitches guest ideas for daily segments on the program, which often includes liaising with PR representatives
- Coordinated with producers and on-air talent to create program content, new ideas, and segments.
- Involved in the production and post-production of exclusive interviews with top business officials including, DBS CEO, Piyush Gupta and world leaders like Saad Hariri, the Prime Minister of Lebanon and the Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon
- Regularly clips videos for digital and social platforms, including Twitter, YouTube and the CNBC International website
- Acts as interim Supervising Producer during a period of management absence, performing several tasks from forward coverage planning to personnel management and training of new joiners in Singapore.
Associate Producer
CNBC International
05.2018 - 01.2019
- Supported the Producer in managing the show production team
- Tasked with writing scripts, building graphics and selecting visuals for segments
- Responsible for reacting to breaking news in a live gallery
- Role required effective communication across different channels, with news teams, senior producers, anchors and operations staff.
Assistant Producer
CNBC International
05.2015 - 04.2018
- Tasked with writing scripts, building graphics, and selecting visuals for segments
- Fulfilled an assistant gallery production role, which included reacting to breaking news and showing relevant market indices/asset classes in a high-pressure environment.
News Assistant
CNBC International
02.2014 - 04.2015
- In-charge of all the visual elements of a live TV program (video, soundbites, pre-taped interviews)
- Worked closely with video editors to deliver the most captivating visual elements for news stories
- Edited several long-form interviews with CEOs and world leaders.
Editorial Intern
Business News (WA)
11.2013 - 12.2013
- Wrote daily news articles for the Business News Website on various financial topics such as mergers and acquisitions, contracts and deals as well as resources and infrastructure
- Articles can be found at the link below: [https://www.businessnews.com.au/Author/Bianca-Mascarenhas](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Author/Bianca-Mascarenhas)
Editorial Intern
CNBC International
06.2012 - 01.2013
- Produced several news stories daily for CNBC.com
- Put together Mobile Packages for weekly and monthly segments
- Wrote summaries for daily and weekly video clips of guests across programming like the flagship show "Squawk Box Asia", to be uploaded on CNBC.com
- In-charge of updating the daily market reports for Gold, Forex and Oil for CNBC.com
- Regularly pitched article ideas and wrote a long form feature article, "Cheap Malaysian Property Riddled With Risks, as Singapore Investors Find Out", published on CNBC.com [https://www.cnbc.com/id/48204468](https://www.cnbc.com/id/48204468).
Education
Master of International Journalism -
University of Western Australia
01.2014
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) -
National University of Singapore
08.2012
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Strong Graphic and Visual Sense
- Field Production
- Editing
- Visual Storytelling
- Breaking News Production
Timeline
Senior Producer
CNBC International
08.2022 - Current
Producer
CNBC International
02.2019 - 08.2022
Associate Producer
CNBC International
05.2018 - 01.2019
Assistant Producer
CNBC International
05.2015 - 04.2018
News Assistant
CNBC International
02.2014 - 04.2015
Editorial Intern
Business News (WA)
11.2013 - 12.2013
Editorial Intern
CNBC International
06.2012 - 01.2013
Master of International Journalism -
University of Western Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) -
National University of Singapore
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