Summary

Experienced Producer with a Masters of Entertainment Business, seeking career advancement within the entertainment community. Previous experiences have garnered an ambitious, driven individual ready to support creative individuals and teams.

Credits

4/24 – Current

Talent Wrangler She’s Connected

Digital — Digital — Willie B Productions Details
4/24 – Current

*Managed and coordinated the schedules of celebrity talent for various projects, ensuring timely arrival and participation for filming, appearances, press engagements, and gifting suites. *Collaborated closely with producers to meet talent's needs and preferences, maintaining a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. *Utilized exceptional public relations and customer service skills to foster positive relationships with talent, agents, and production teams. *Ensured seamless execution of on-site and off-site activities, managing logistics and troubleshooting issues as they arose. *Implemented effective communication strategies to keep all parties informed and updated on schedule changes, ensuring smooth operations and successful outcomes.

1/24 – Current

Challenge Producer Relative Race (Season 14)

BYUtv — TV — LENZ works Details
1/24 – Current

Core responsibilities included: * Working with the EP to design, challenges, and advantages for a competition series. * Operated as a central figure in the challenge "writer's room" * Create a wide tonal range of challenges and rules for Challenges * Working with the producing team to design, test, revise, and finalize each challenge before broadcast. * Acquire all necessary physical items and craft/build custom items as needed * Ensure successful delivery of all challenge props and game pieces to set. * Ensure "idiot-proofing" of all challenge props

7/23 – Current

Supervising Producer (Lead producer working in pre pro, field and post.) In our DNA

Comcast — TV — Red Summer TV Details
7/23 – Current

* Producer in the field. * Diligently locating assets, such as music, photo, and video. * Watch down cuts. * Communicate and write about story developments. * Contribute to the team in various necessary capacities. * Possess strong people skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn. * Collaborate with the creative team on episode storylines. * Proficiency in Microsoft programs and Google Drive. * Submitting & tracking asset load requests for editors * Organizing Producer notes, and Weekly Posts & Rights team priorities * Tracking and follow-up on outstanding revision review requests

9/23 – 11/23

Talent Wrangler Rock The Block 5 (Season 5)

HGTV — TV — Big Table Media Details
9/23 – 11/23

*Managed and coordinated the schedules of celebrity talent for various projects, ensuring timely arrival and participation for filming, appearances, press engagements, and gifting suites. *Collaborated closely with producers to meet talent's needs and preferences, maintaining a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. *Utilized exceptional public relations and customer service skills to foster positive relationships with talent, agents, and production teams. *Ensured seamless execution of on-site and off-site activities, managing logistics and troubleshooting issues as they arose. *Implemented effective communication strategies to keep all parties informed and updated on schedule changes, ensuring smooth operations and successful outcomes.

7/23 – 8/23

Story Associate Producer Real Housewives Miami (Season 6)

Bravo — TV — Purveyors of Pop Details
7/23 – 8/23

* Assist the Producer in the field. * Diligently log scene work. * Track story developments. * Communicate and write about story developments. * Contribute to the team in various necessary capacities. * Possess strong people skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn. * Collaborate with the creative team on episode storylines. * Create and manage beat sheets. * Create and manage hot sheets. * Proficiency in Microsoft programs and Google Drive.

2/23 – 7/23

Field Producer Love & Hip Hop (Season 5)

BET — TV — Antionette Media Details
2/23 – 7/23

* Produce short segments for upcoming OWN Dating show * Schedule interviews with guests * Review scripts, and collaborate with team members to create a cohesive story * Form multiple plot-lines per episode * Direct camera * Conduct on-camera interviews * Deal with cast first hand * Research * Handle tasks of writing * Perform tasks of tapping on-site or off-site television programs * Responsibilities of traveling to various locations for filming on-site * Responsible for writing segments including interview questions, scripts, news line, and other items *Work Directly with talent

2/23 – 3/23

Segment Producer My True Crime Story (Season 2)

VH1 — TV — Paramount Details
2/23 – 3/23

Manages short segments for episodes * Review scripts and collaborate with team members to create a cohesive story * Find locations for recreating segments * Deal with the cast firsthand * Research * Handle location releases and material releases. * Responsibilities of traveling to various locations for filming on-site

10/22 – 12/22

Field Producer NeverMets (Pilot)

OWN — TV Details
10/22 – 12/22

* Produce short segments for upcoming OWN Dating show * Schedule interviews with guests * Review scripts, and collaborate with team members to create a cohesive story * Form multiple plot-lines per episode * Direct camera * Conduct on-camera interviews * Deal with cast first hand * Research * Handle tasks of writing * Perform tasks of tapping on-site or off-site television programs * Responsibilities of traveling to various locations for filming on-site * Responsible for writing segments including interview questions, scripts, news line, and other items *Work Directly with Segment department to plan dates and activities

Orgs

  • Hue You Know

Media

Recos

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Education

Class of '16

Full Sail University

Masters Degree: Entertainment Business
Class of '13

Cleveland State University

Bachelor's Degree: Film and Digital Media

Skills

  • Producing
  • Casting
  • Location Scouting
  • Cold Calling
  • Outreach
  • Set Photography
  • Experienced Production Assistant
  • Some Avid
  • some Adobe Photoshop
  • Client Booking
  • Experienced cinematographer and photographer
  • Some Adobe Premiere