Senior news editor, producer, and live broadcast specialist with more than twenty years of experience in international broadcasting. Calm and precise under pressure, blending editorial judgment with hands-on technical fluency for breaking news, diplomatic coverage, and complex live operations across multiple languages. Known for building trust with public broadcasters, diplomatic press offices, NGOs and UN communications teams worldwide, and for raising agency-standard scripting and newsroom workflow quality. Equally comfortable on studio floor, in the field, or running multi-camera live broadcasts.

Manuela Iulia Isaila

Senior news editor, producer, and live broadcast specialist with more than twenty years of experience in international broadcasting. Calm and precise under pressure, blending editorial judgment with hands-on technical fluency for breaking news, diplomatic coverage, and complex live operations across multiple languages. Known for building trust with public broadcasters, diplomatic press offices, NGOs and UN communications teams worldwide, and for raising agency-standard scripting and newsroom workflow quality. Equally comfortable on studio floor, in the field, or running multi-camera live broadcasts.

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Senior news editor, producer, and live broadcast specialist with more than twenty years of experience in international broadcasting. Calm and precise under pressure, blending editorial judgment with hands-on technical fluency for breaking news, diplomatic coverage, and complex live operations across multiple languages.

Known for building trust with public broadcasters, diplomatic press offices, NGOs and UN communications teams worldwide, and for raising agency-standard scripting and newsroom workflow quality. Equally comfortable on studio floor, in the field, or running multi-camera live broadcasts.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
German
Advanced
Spanish; Castilian
Advanced
Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead producer (US Election Night 2016 operation) at European Broadcasting Union (Times Square operation alongside ABC News)
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Took leadership of the New York office for the 2016 US presidential election, ran the main Eurovision operation in Times Square with ABC News, anchored the news transition, and oversaw live feeds from six cameras overnight to ensure EBU members received projections first.
Senior News Producer & Editor at European Broadcasting Union (EBU) — Eurovision News Exchange
February 1, 2000 - February 1, 2026
Led daily editorial decisions on coverage priorities, sources, rights, and multilingual scripting for broadcasters across 56 member countries. Increased live transmission volume while maintaining a calm newsroom culture. Built structured weekly liaison processes with Geneva-based NGOs, UN bodies and diplomatic sources, improving both quantity and quality of content. Produced and edited English/French video output ranging from breaking news streams to complex multi-edit packages for major events (royal weddings/funerals, Jubilee, Geneva peace talks, elections, papal trips, tsunami coverage, wars in Iraq/Afghanistan). Overhauled scripting standards by creating a Eurovision house style guide adopted across the desk. Helped implement new newsroom software, reducing video processing time by 40%. Coordinated diplomatically sensitive coverage with partners (e.g., BBC and ITN for the Queen’s funeral) and liaised daily with EBU bureaux globally on live signal standards, copyright, and scripti
Senior News Producer & Editor at European Broadcasting Union — Eurovision News Exchange
February 1, 2000 - February 1, 2026
Led daily editorial decisions on coverage priorities, sources, and rights across Eurovision News Exchange serving public service broadcasters in 56 member countries. Increased live transmission volume while maintaining newsroom culture and team effectiveness. Implemented structured, sustained liaison communications with Geneva-based international organisations (NGOs, UN bodies, diplomatic sources) to improve both quantity and quality of content. Edited and produced video content in English and French across short breaking items and complex multi-edit packages for major events. Overhauled scripting standards by creating and rolling out a Eurovision house style guide to agency-standard quality. Oversaw implementation of purpose-built newsroom management software, reducing video file processing time by 40%. Coordinated diplomatically sensitive partnerships (e.g., BBC and ITN) and liaised with EBU bureaux across multiple time zones for live signal standards, copyright and scripting. Led ma
Senior Editor, Programme Anchor & Bureau Chief at TVR — Romanian Society for Television
June 1, 1992 - September 30, 1999
Senior editor for the late-night national bulletin, planning content, writing lead stories and features, and managing logistics for recordings, voice-overs, and live transmissions. Produced, edited and anchored live international affairs programming (Atlas and Culture in the World) with full responsibility for content, format, guests, crew, budget and worldwide TV rights negotiations; achieved a 33% audience share. Served as editorial adviser for Mapamond (daily political and economic affairs). As Head of the Eurovision Office, selected, scripted, edited and transmitted TVR stories for Eurovision News members, managing live host-broadcaster responsibilities.

Education

MA Media & Communications at University of Leicester
January 11, 2030 - July 24, 2026
BA English (Major) / Farsi (Minor) at University of Bucharest, Faculty of Foreign Languages & Civilizations
January 11, 2030 - July 24, 2026
Baccalaureate & Diploma (German High School, Bucharest) at German High School, Bucharest
September 15, 1988 - September 15, 1990
Team Leader at Cross-functional Team Leadership EBU Academy
October 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019
Leading cross-functional, multi-cultural teams in special projects
Diploma International Journalism "Writing International News" at Reuters' London
May 1, 2006 - May 31, 2006

Qualifications

Bibliotheconomy & Secretariat
September 15, 1988 - September 15, 1990

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Government, Non-Profit Organization