Tyler Speicher

TYLER J SPEICHER Stony Point, NY • - •-• linkedin.com/in/tylerspeicher/ Director of Project Management - Remote Innovation-oriented and dynamic senior manager with journalistic instincts and 15+ years of remote and office-based experience in gaining competitive coverage and growing products with a strong emphasis on quality and user experience. Champion of improving enterprise-wide performance with minimum resource expenditures while maintaining employee engagement, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance. Trusted advisor with extensive background in tackling complex organizational challenges related to talent development, broadcasting projects, redundancy elimination, system integration, and workflow automation. Experienced in delivering strategic corporate value in ever-changing environments by pioneering best-in-class project management practices and driving change management initiatives. Passionate people advocate with expertise in attracting and retaining top talent, developing high-achieving teams, and cultivating productive and collaborative workplace. Personable with ability to adapt to multiple entity types, cultures, and environments. Tools: iNews, SalesForce, Slack, Ardome, Dalet, Weather Metrics Vision, LiveU, LTN, MS Office, Dataminr, BitCentral, and WorkDay. Creative Project Management Strategic Planning & Execution Global Technology Integration Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving Talent Management Career Development Hiring & Staffing Initiatives Adaptability & Flexibility Cost Saving & Resource Optimization Complex Operations Simplification Continuous Process Improvement Reporting & Mindful Decision-Making “He worked with the News Edge Director to increase connectivity with Fox affiliates. That allowed Fox Media’s ability to receive live signals to grow from a few dozen stations to over 120 stations via the LTN system and LiveU Matrix system. His interest and knowledge of these systems are greatly beneficial to the network. He was also instrumental in getting bump camera shots for Fox News, Fox Business, & Fox Weather via the WXVision system. He aided in the installation of the system, created our workflow, and trained our staff in its use. He added international bump cameras via the EarthTV partnership. TJ also helped increase our ability to move material from our affiliates by working with other departments to add the BitCentral system, allowing us to grab items directly from our O&Os. TJ has worked hard to help find employees to staff our newsroom, fielding resumes, interviewing candidates, and working with HR.” Manager’s Review Professional Experience 2003 to Present: Fox News Channel, New York, NY Senior National Editor and Assignment Desk Operations Manager •2021 to Present Senior National Editor and Affiliate Manager • 2017 to 2021 Integrate advanced systems and standardize team workflow to ensure smooth and efficient remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Install and deploy new systems, including LiveU Matrix network, LTN Portal network, and WXVision bump camera network systems. Research and implement new solutions and deliver effective training to team members on optimal utilization of new technologies. Integrate new software solutions into Assignment Desk workflow, including Box, Slack, Quip, Dataminr, and Storyful. Act as key liaison between Fox News Desk, Fox NewsEdge, Fox affiliates, and NNS. Administer schedules for National and O&O Desks, and optimize scheduling procedures to efficiently reflect daily newsgathering requirements. Increased 10 readily available bump shot cameras to almost 3,000 cameras in the US and worldwide (more than 65,000, if count traffic cameras). Enhanced affiliate live contribution availability from a few dozen to 152 out of 177 Fox NewsEdge affiliates in the US and 1 Australian partner. Developed and implemented new system using LiveU Matrix to share live politics pool feeds with network partners, now adopted for Network News Service (NNS) daily operations. Increased employee retention and built a culture of performance excellence by hiring, leading, and developing top-performing team of 15-25 employees. Delivered 30% more information (video for Fox, affiliates, digital, radio, and social media) to broader customer base with minimal increase in staffing. Secured media coverage in remote locations by deploying integrated systems. Nightside Assignment Manager • 2007 to 2017 Directed regional editors and maintained regular engagement with news sources, including Fox News bureaus, affiliates, outside news agencies, and police & fire departments to obtain information for news items. Edited Fox News Outlook while forecasting changes in editorial and production needs. Drove visibility of top stories to consumers, maintaining FOX at top of the news, while assigning stories, and getting live video to Fox and our affiliates. Oversaw national and foreign newsgathering operations during prime-time hours and advised senior staff members on editorial decisions regarding staff deployment during breaking news. Managed national sporting events credentialing and brainstormed nightly affiliate stories note to highlight regional stories to Fox News & Fox Business entities. National Desk Editor – Freelance • 2004 to 2007 Administered live shots and breaking news requests from Fox News producers, coordinated video feeds and live shots, and interacted with Fox News bureaus and affiliates for information on breaking news stories. Identified, updated, and analyzed national and international news stories, requested satellite bookings for live and tape feeds, and recommended news stories for daily Fox News Agenda. War Desk Editor/Writer – Freelance • 2003 to 2007 Authored and edited news items for the “Fox News Ticker”, selected wire stories for further follow, updated information on ticker, and reported breaking news and urgent information from wire services to assignment managers. Assignment Editor – Freelance, My9 News, WWOR-TV, Secaucus, NJ • 2003 to 2008 Planned and conducted interviews for reporters and facilitated in-field coverage by working in collaboration with team members. Assignment Editor – Freelance, WCBS-TV 2 News, New York, NY • 2002 to 2003 Facilitated daily news coverage decisions, administered technical and editorial matters of newsgathering, coordinated reporters in researching news packages, and communicated continuing stories to producers. Early Career Editor, Assignment Editor, and News Assistant/Field Producer | New York 1 News, New York, NY Creative Services Editor (Freelance), Production/Creative Services Intern | New York 1 News, New York, NY Production Intern | WYOU-TV 22, Scranton, PA Education Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Honors in the Discipline Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA Major: Communications, Concentration: Mass Communication, Minor: History Honors and Awards RIAS Berlin Kommission/RTNDF Visiting American Journalist Program Fellow WGAL-TV/Pulitzer Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, Elizabethtown College Department of Communications Communications Achievement Award, Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Years Regional Emmy Nomination; CableACE Award Languages English | German | Slovenian (Elementary)