Talent Yearbook:

The bulk of the first half of my internship was taken up by finishing/creating my department's third quarter 2012 talent yearbook. The quarterly yearbook is an internal document handed out to senior executives. The purpose of this document is to showcase the shows/talent that are most popular, airing/premiering in that quarter,  or recently announced as a new show. The 3Q2012 highlights:

  • The months of July, August & September 2012
  • 13 networks (Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, I.D. (Investigation Discovery), Velocity, Military Channel, Destination America, our talent involved with Discovery Education, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Discovery Networks International, and HowStuffWorks.com)
  • 130 shows (52 of which are in or going to be in their first season)
  • Around 340 individuals (talent)

In order to complete this objective, I worked daily with my supervisors who were in constant contact with the different networks to have accurate information. The most frustrating aspect of creating the yearbook was that constant changes led to tedious corrections to make sure all pictures, etc. on the pages were aligned properly, there were no spelling errors, shows were alphabetized, etc.

HINT: By "talent" I am referring to all of the individuals who are featured on Discovery Communications' TV shows. Being a non fiction media company, Discovery films individuals in their day-to-day lives. They are not actresses/actors since the television programming is unscripted.

WARNING: The talent yearbook is an internal document that is not released to the public. It often includes talent/programming that the public may not see for months to come. In saying this, the following is a mock version of the actual document that I worked on. Below is what the cover of the yearbook looks like as well as a mock example of what a Discovery Channel page looks like. Talent/shows that I have chosen to showcase below are popular and included in every quarterly issue. 

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