

DANI
GOLUB
Producer, Writer, Social Media Manager, and On-Air Host
About Me
Dani Golub is a video producer, social media manager, on-air host, and writer. She loves all things pop culture, especially TV shows like "The Office," "The Bachelor," and "Big Little Lies." You name the episode, she probably has seen it, and definitely loves to talk about it. Her passion for, and education in, broadcast journalism and mass communication has led Dani to work for Yahoo, E! News, NBC, CNN, and more. Outside of work, Dani covers red carpets for a variety of outlets and is a stand-up comedian who regularly performs at The Comedy Store and Flappers Comedy Club.
Yahoo Author Page:
Voyage LA Article on Dani: http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-dani-golub-yahoo-playa-vista/
Work Experience
Yahoo - Video Producer/Writer and Social Media Manager: September 2017 to Present, Yahoo Entertainment, Playa Vista, CA
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Write, produce, and edit Yahoo Entertainment and Yahoo Lifestyle news stories (videos and articles) as they break (multiple a day)
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Pitch, develop, and produce new series for Yahoo Lifestyle - created a series called “Sweet Spot” with multiple episodes breaking 1 million views • Cover red carpets for Yahoo Entertainment’s social handles - conduct celebrity interviews, brainstorm questions, shoot, and edit on the fly
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Social media community management and posting for Yahoo’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (5+ million followers)
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Social management and content creation for launch of Yahoo Play app - campaign planning, running analytics, and social management
NBC Entertainment Digital – Digital Production Coordinator: March 2016 to Present
NBC Universal, Los Angeles, CA
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Support with full scope of production including research, booking vendors/talent, pre-interviewing and talent wrangling
- Coordinate crew/production personnel, shoot schedules, air travel, rental cars, hotel accommodations and distribute production call sheets/memos
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Create/maintain monthly, quarterly and yearly budget reports, as well as fielding vendor questions and issues around the vendor set up and invoicing process
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Trial and Error PSA Shoot – Associate Producer
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Create GIFs and short form video content from NBC shows using Photoshop/Premiere for NBC’s social handles
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Support NBC Digital Department: handling busy desks, scheduling/administrative work for one SVP and three VPs
SiriusXM Radio - On-Air Host (co-host) : September 2017 to Present
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Co-host Maria Menounos’s SiriusXM radio show “Conversations with Maria Menounos” and talk all things entertainment, health, news, and more
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Prepare segment ideas, research news stories, and interview guests
AfterBuzz TV – On Air Host: January 2016 to Present
AfterBuzz Media Group, Los Angeles, CA
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Anchor live AfterShows and host red carpets on E!’s Maria Menounos YouTube Channel with 23+ million weekly downloads
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Work with publicists to book celebrity guests for on air interviews including The Voice and AGT Performers
E! Entertainment – Production Assistant: August 2015 to March 2016
E! Entertainment International, Bravo, Oxygen and Esquire, Los Angeles, CA
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Create short form video content for NBC Universal’s digital subscription reality TV streaming service (Hayu)
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Write creative headlines, descriptions and tags for video snippets for worldwide user viewing/sharing
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Write VO script content for the E! Live From the Red Carpet global broadcast campaign
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Metadata management and entry for over 4,000 clips
National Geographic/Westward Productions – Production Assistant: May 2015 to August 2015
Westward Productions (Beau Willimon’s House of Cards Production Company), Malibu, CA
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Edit and log footage for Beau Willimon’s National Geographic TV documentary
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Cover and analyze scripts for potential new movies/TV shows
CNN Digital – Production Assistant: Summer 2014
CNN (Turner Broadcasting) - Roy Choi’s Street Food, Los Angeles, CA
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Assist production crew with writing, research, interviews and filming of eight new show episodes
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Prepare, edit and transcribe preliminary broadcast news stories for worldwide end-users
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Collaborate with celebrity publicists to produce news information
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Aug 2011 to May 2015 (Bachelor of Arts Degree).
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Grade point average: 3.78 - magna cum laude - Dean’s List, National Honor Society
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Major: Journalism and Mass Communication; Minors: Digital Studies; Theater & Dramatic Arts
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Chi Omega Fraternity - Executive Board Member: Aug 2011 to May 2015.
University of Westminster: London, England – January 2014 to June 2014 (Study Abroad)