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Navani Otero
46
Female
member since Oct 13 2015
American
My skills
Online writer and producer with more than five years of experience in consumer media. Freelance writer specializing in entertainment, music, Latino culture, and lifestyle stories both online and in print. Radio personality for online and FM platforms specializing in covering hip-hop.
My work has been featured in Latina Magazine, MSN Now, In Touch Weekly, The New York Post, XXL Magazine, MTV News, MTV Tr3s,'LLERO, BOOM Magazine, Latino University and more.
Specialties: Online editing and writing, service writing, feature writing, reporting. Online producer. Proficient in basic HTML, In Design, WordPress, Drupal, varied content management systems, Adobe Photoshop, Google Analytics, SEO writing, social media development, copy editing, copy writing, editorial research, production, interviewing.
Languages Spoken
English (Mother Tongue) Spanish (Medium)Full CV / Resume
Navani Otero
Samsung, New York, NY 11/14 – Present
Senior Content Editor
▪ Manage the Live TV section of the project, oversee the TV show content in the database and create the Featured Section modules in CMS based on current evision trends.
▪ Conceptualize the creation of the content management tool system for the project.
▪ Daily editing of descriptions for evision shows and movies in the CMS tool.
▪ Stay abreast of the latest evision and entertainment news relevant to the project.
▪ Collaborate with Content Manager on all editorial feature project ideas.
▪ Responsible for determining daily editorial content and covering a wide swath of shows upwards to 3000 titles.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 08/13 – 11/14
Producer
▪ Manage daily production of articles, slide shows, and videos using HTML in Drupal and Sharepoint.
▪ Project manage ongoing site updates of the site and identify areas for new sections as the site grows.
▪ Edit photos to illustrate stories/slideshows using Photoshop.
▪ Write content that is audience specific; identify and develop areas where there is a need for interactive features.
Microsoft, New York, NY 01/12 – 02/13
Producer/Writer – MSN Now and MSN Money
▪ Managed daily production of articles, slide shows and videos for MSN Money site using Bedrock CMS.
▪ Updated the MSN Money site with timely, newsworthy videos throughout the day to drive traffic.
▪ Edited headlines and content for SEO effectiveness and proper style format prior to publishing.
▪ Wrote creative blurbs daily that reflect trending topics via social media resulting in increase in traffic and page views.
SAP America, New York, NY 7/10 – 12/11
Project Manager /Writer
▪ Created and executed Microsite Governance rollout plan across four Global regions in six month delivery.
▪ Secured resource planning for ongoing maintenance of Microsite Governance resulting in 20% budget savings.
▪ Managed and executed ongoing vendor training plan across all regions to bring 3rd party vendors in compliance with SAP
MTV Networks, New York, NY 06/08- 07/09
Writer
▪ Wrote, assigned and edited digital content on that appealed to the 18-34 Latino market.
▪ Published content in fast-paced environment using Drupal.
▪ Conducted celebrity interviews that resulted in an increase in digital traffic for the site.
▪ Conducted project scoping and development for Digital and Social Media campaigns.
Nuvo TV Digital, New York, NY 04/07 - 05/08
Associate Editor
▪ Conceptualized and wrote original, creative content for the site as it relates to Latin pop culture/entertainment.
▪ Created and implemented editorial schedules for the content partners and see to it that all materials are received.
▪ Was responsible for daily programming of the site using the WordPress content management system.
▪ Edited nationwide freelancers and managed their contributions to the site.
Track Entertainment, New York, NY 09/05 - 11/06
Digital Content Coordinator
▪ Conceptualized and produced original content for both and
▪ Created headlines, subheads and photo captions for local, national and syndicated stories.
▪ Managed the assignment and collection of freelance submissions nationwide.
▪ Assisted in all areas of daily maintenance including updating content using Movable Type.
FREELANCE WORK
Journalist at Various Publications 8/06-Present
Write entertainment and human-interest articles for Latina Magazine, In Touch Weekly, , msnNOW, XXL Magazine, New
York Post: Tempo, , , Urban Latino, Latino University Magazine, Bridgez Magazine,
, , Boom Magazine and
WNYU FM Member – “The Halftime Show” 8/11-8/14
Brooklyn Bodega Feature Writer
EDUCATION
Long Island University, Brookville, NY
Master of Art, Interactive Multimedia Art, June 2002
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY
Bachelor of Science, Art, June 2000
CONTINUING EDUCATION
New York University, New York, NY
Magazine Copy Editing, Spring 2015
SKILLS
Microsoft Office, MS project, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, HTML, CSS, Drupal, Brightcove, WordPress, Social Media, SEO, Chicago and AP styles, Ruby, Spanish
About Me
Navani Otero is a New York based multi-media journalist and radio personality. Her work has been featured in Latina Magazine, The New York Post, BOOM Magazine, XXL Magazine, In Touch Weekly Magazine, msnNOW and MTV News. She has interviewed the likes of 50 Cent, George Clooney, Donald Trump, Kiera Knightly and Rosie Perez to name a few. She also spent the last three years adding a woman’s perspective to Hip Hop as part of WNYU’s The Halftime Show on The self-professed music junkie splits her free time between freelancing and mentoring aspiring teen writers.
