Zach Pillsbury

Zach Pillsbury

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About

  • Broadcast & Live Event Director / Producer

  • Based in Chicago

  • 10+ Years Experience

  • Open to Work

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Experienced broadcast technical director and producer with newsroom roots. Loves to teach & train along the way.

Work

  • Senior Broadcast Technical Director / Producer

    Current

    2017-Now

    Accenture

    Chicago

    At Accenture I lead end-to-end production for global broadcasts and town halls as both producer and technical director, building show flow and presenter guides, booking captioning/transmission/streaming, and configuring webcast pages for audiences of 10,000+. Designated SME for Teams meeting and Town Hall platforms. Highlights include directing a flagship SKO with three additional Technical Directors across auxiliary control rooms using advanced Teams breakout workflows, delivered on time with zero critical incidents. Trained and mentored a global team of Technical Directors and Producers.

  • Senior Broadcast Tech Director / Producer

    Current

    2017-Now

    Accenture

    Chicago

    At Accenture I lead end-to-end production for global broadcasts and town halls as both producer and technical director, building show flow and presenter guides, booking captioning/transmission/streaming, and configuring webcast pages for audiences of 10,000+. Designated SME for Teams meeting and Town Hall platforms. Highlights include directing a flagship SKO with three additional Technical Directors across auxiliary control rooms using advanced Teams breakout workflows, delivered on time with zero critical incidents. Trained and mentored a global team of Technical Directors and Producers.

  • Senior Broadcast Technical Director / Producer

    Current

    2017-Now

    Accenture

    Chicago

    At Accenture I lead end-to-end production for global broadcasts and town halls as both producer and technical director, building show flow and presenter guides, booking captioning/transmission/streaming, and configuring webcast pages for audiences of 10,000+. Designated SME for Teams meeting and Town Hall platforms. Highlights include directing a flagship SKO with three additional Technical Directors across auxiliary control rooms using advanced Teams breakout workflows, delivered on time with zero critical incidents. Trained and mentored a global team of Technical Directors and Producers.

  • News Producer

    2009-2017

    WICS-TV, WRTV-TV

    Springfield IL, Indianapolis IN

    Produced flagship AM/PM newscasts, owning vision, pacing, timing, and live execution. Wrote and stacked in Avid iNEWS. Coordinated anchors, directors, photojournalists, and editors. Sourced and assigned stories from scanners and wires, adjusted coverage in real time, and maintained a calm control room presence during breaking news.

  • News Producer

    2009-2017

    WICS-TV, WRTV-TV

    IL & IN

    Produced flagship AM/PM newscasts, owning vision, pacing, timing, and live execution. Wrote and stacked in Avid iNEWS. Coordinated anchors, directors, photojournalists, and editors. Sourced and assigned stories from scanners and wires, adjusted coverage in real time, and maintained a calm control room presence during breaking news.

  • News Producer

    2009-2017

    WICS-TV, WRTV-TV

    IL & IN

    Produced flagship AM/PM newscasts, owning vision, pacing, timing, and live execution. Wrote and stacked in Avid iNEWS. Coordinated anchors, directors, photojournalists, and editors. Sourced and assigned stories from scanners and wires, adjusted coverage in real time, and maintained a calm control room presence during breaking news.

Projects & Demos

Proficiencies

Skills

Skills

Skills

  • Show Calling

  • Show & Tech Planning

  • Talent Coaching

  • Team Mentor

  • Crisis Management

  • Stakeholder Alignment

Software

Software

Software

  • OBS Studio

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Avid iNEWS

  • Ross Overdrive

  • Ross Dashboard

  • Ross XPression

  • NewTek NDI

  • Teams, Zoom, Webex, ON24, Riverside

  • Encoder Setup & Operation

  • MS Office Suite

Hardware

Hardware

Hardware

  • Ross Acuity

  • Ross Carbonite

  • Ross Robotic Controls

  • Evertz Routers

  • BMD Studio/Field Cameras, IO, Recorders

  • Sony Studio/Field Cameras & CCU's

  • PTZ Systems

  • NDI Converters / Bridges

Education

  • BA of Arts, Broadcast Journalism

    2005-2008

    Western Illinois University

    Macomb, IL

  • BA of Arts, Broadcast Journalism

    2005-2008

    Western Illinois University

    Macomb, IL

  • BA of Arts, Broadcast Journalism

    2005-2008

    Western Illinois University

    Macomb, IL

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