Anthony Benigno

ANTHONY E. BENIGNO 208 E 28TH ST. NEW YORK NY 10016- World Wrestling Entertainment EDUCATION B .A. in Jour nalism & Cinnema Studies New York University New York, NY| 2011 LANGUAGES French Conversational Italian Stamford, CT/New York, NY Digital Content Producer – Promoted in 2017 - Created and co-hosted the YouTube series “WWE Head to Head” while simultaneously creating content and overseeing Instagram stories that pulled over a billion views. - Started up the podcast team for WWE Original Podcasts, while managing their social media and created processes for communication and deadlines. Webbynominated for WWE After the Bell Episode 5, "Shwing!" - Producer and writer of all Monday Night Raw and pay-per-view recap pages. Associate Digital Content Producer – 11/2011-2/2017 - Generated new ideas and content to support multiple brand pages on the WWE.com website. This led to working closely with multiple departments in which I had to manage timelines and prioritize deadlines. - Pitched storyline concepts and produced WWE Network/YouTube original programming. I also conducted remote and on-site interviews with talent during live events and produced scripted YouTube videos on-site with WWE talent. Filmcritic.com SKILLS Word Excel Adobe Creative Suite Social Media Marketing CMS WordPress EXTRACURRICULARS Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, New York Gamma Chaper San Francisco, CA (remote) Freelance Critic – 03/2011-12/2011 - One of three chosen to be a film critic for San Francisco based, AMC-owned film criticism site, where we covered films released during 2011. New York Daily News New York, NY Freelance Recapper – 01/2011-03/2011 - Reviewed and recapped episodes of Jersey Shore for online posting. General Features Intern – 05/2010-12/2010 - Wrote and reported for gossip, entertainment, sports, and New York Local news sections for Daily News website with byline. Also organized and created photo galleries for the Daily News website. amNewYork New York, NY Entertainment Section Intern – 02/2009-05/2009 - Accumulated listing of Manhattan-based Events for “pmNY” listing page; reviewed albums and films with byline; conducted interviews for feature articles with byline.