Erica Fink

Summary of Media Experience

Supervising Producer, CNNMoney Live                                                                                 (Feb. 2018 — Present) 

Executive Producer, “Mostly Human with Laurie Segall”                                               (June 2016 — Present) 

• Launching CNN’s unit devoted to creation of original livestreaming content 
• Managing team of producers and correspondents reporting business, media and tech stories on air
• Developed and launched CNN’s first show designed for streaming platforms, “Mostly Human”
  • Top-viewed show on CNNgo, full quarter of launch
  • Season One included six, 30-minute episodes, all also visible here: CNN.com/MostlyHuman

Supervising Producer, CNN Tech                                                                                          (Mar. 2016 – Feb. 2018)

• Developed and led CNN’s video strategy for technology coverage
• Managed international team of tech journalists creating premium digital video, OTT shows, and live TV
• Executive Producer on CNNMoney’s first film: Vaquita: The Business of Extinction
• Executive Producer of a half dozen documentaries to air across CNN’s networks, including:
  • Sex, Drugs & Silicon Valley
  • Revenge Porn: The Cyberwar on Women
  • The Secret Lives of Superhero Hackers

Senior Technology Producer, CNNMoney                                                                           (Nov. 2013 – Feb. 2016)

• Assigned and produced tech coverage for all CNN platforms, managed production team 
• Doubled traffic for tech video section

Anchor Producer, CNNMoney                                                                                                 (June 2011 – Nov. 2013)

• Shooting, editing, field producing 
• Developed novel techniques to use social media to gather information, leading to several big scoops, including full transcripts of texts between Anthony Weiner and Sydney Leathers 
• Dedicated producer to Poppy Harlow (2011 – 2012) and Laurie Segall (2012 –2014)

Associate Producer, CNN American Morning                                                                       (Feb 2008 – Jun. 2011)

Production Assistant, CNN American Morning                                                                   (Jun. 2007 – Feb. 2008)

• Responsible for producing CNN’s “Magic Board” and “Vista Wall” segments

Editor-in-Chief, The Cornell Daily Sun                                                                                 (Mar. 2006 – Mar. 2007) 

• 124th Editor of Cornell’s major campus newspaper, circulation: 15,000. Days in print: 5/week. 

• Managed staff of over 250, allocating approx. $1 million in operating revenue.

Panelist, New York State Gubernatorial Debate                                                                          (September 2006)

• Questioned Eliot Spitzer (D) and John Faso (R) on live television (all Time Warner Cable stations in N.Y., incl. NY1, etc.)

Honors

 Vaquita: The Business of Extinction

• Mountainfilm Telluride 2018 Film Festival

Mostly Human

• The Webbys: Honoree, Best Documentary: Series

Revenge Porn: The Cyberwar on Women

• The Gracie Awards: Best Original Online Programming
• EPPY Awards: Best Investigative/Enterprise Video
• Gerald Loeb Awards: Finalist, Feature Category

Education

Cornell University, May 2007 

Bachelor of Science in Communication.  Concentration: Government. GPA in Major: 3.77. Cum Laude.  

Special Skills

Adobe Premiere; Cannon C300, C100, 5D; Sony FS7, A7S