Worked with international tech company on upcoming walking tours smartphone app. Researched archival materials and conducted interviews about lesser-known New York City history and wrote stories under tight deadlines.
Summary
Development, research and production with a focus on documentary/doc-reality.
Credits
7/15 – 7/16
Researcher – StoryTrail
Smartphone App — Digital — Exciting Space LDA. Details
7/15 – 7/16
9/15 – 9/15
Producer/Shooter – Fuse TV Sizzle Reel
Sizzle Reel — TV — Magilla Entertainment Details
9/15 – 9/15
Coordinated shoot times and talents' schedules, booked equipment, and operated lav mics/zoom and Canon 5D alongside Executive Producer for docu-reality sizzle reel for Fuse TV.
6/15 – 9/15
Development Coordinator (Research and Development Associate)
Staff Position — Magilla Entertainment Details
6/15 – 9/15
Support the EP with story development, researching stories and trends, discovering/casting talent, conducting phone/studio/skype interviews, writing treatments, creating pitch decks, hunting for sound bytes, compiling b-roll, creating sizzle reels in post and the field, and pitching docu-reality TV series to networks such as Discovery, Bravo, and HGTV.
5/15 – 5/15
Camera Operator – Interview with Jason Schwartzman
TV — WMBC-TV Details
5/15 – 5/15
Operated camera, audio and lighting for interview with actor Jason Schwartzman at “7 Chinese Brothers” film screening.
1/15 – 5/15
Office Production Assistant
Staff Position — Faculty NY Details
1/15 – 5/15
Supported Executive Producer with commercial production at digital creative agency. Developed content ideas, designed pitch decks and storyboards, authored copy/scripts, managed production calendar, edited project promos, and supported administrative tasks such as billing, phones, and scheduling client meetings.
1/15 – 5/15
Development Coordinator – Unspeakable
Film (Short) — Faculty NY Details
1/15 – 5/15
Managed animation team and development of concept art for animated documentary in order to ensure historical accuracy of animated Holocaust documentary. Researched and compiled archival images, confirmed historical accuracy of period architecture, clothing, and characters, led pin-ups for director/producer, developed and executed fundraising strategy, and authored grant proposals to foundations including Catapult Film Fund, Ford Foundation, and more.
4/15 – 4/15
Development Assistant – The Resolution Project: Videographic
Corporate — Faculty NY Details
4/15 – 4/15
Developed concept and script; collaborated with artist to create storyboard; and researched and compiled company history, impact statistics, promotional testimonies, and branding for promotional corporate video.
3/15 – 3/15
Post Production Coordinator – Columbia University SIPA Online Lecture Series
Digital — Faculty NY Details
3/15 – 3/15
Supported Lead Editor in managing a team of 8 animators/editors to produce a 24-episode educational series for Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Responsibilities included tracking in-progress episodes, creating status reports for Lead Editor and Producer, keeping up team morale, and meeting weekly turnaround deadlines.
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Education
Class of '12
Tulane University
BA Communication, Minor: Art History; Architectural Studies
Skills
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