Summary

I'm hardworking, loyal & a great team player.

Credits

8/18 – 8/19

Researcher The Amazing Race (Season 32)

CBS — TV — World Race Productions, Inc. / "The Amazing Race" / CBS Details
8/18 – 8/19

● Create planning and logistical documents for country producers and executives. ● Assist in the creation of episode presentations for all CBS network meetings. ● Research and fact check all script copy for episodes ● Create show bible and end of season deliverables for CBS. ● Create travel binders for all hosts, country producers and executives

4/18 – 5/18

Social Media Manager Berman Group

YouTube — Digital — Berman Group Details
4/18 – 5/18

● Created a preliminary plan of action based on researched analytics and market trends. ● Managed all of Laura Berman’s social media sites. (i.e. Twitter, Facebook & Instagram) ● Grew engagement on Instagram by 900%, and aided in increasing Twitter followers by 4,000+ ● Utilized Sprout Social and Hootsuite to manage accounts and pull weekly analytics for growth. ● Managed the creation of logo and graphics to streamline online persona. ● Produced photo and video shoot to provide more content for your social sites.

9/17 – 10/17

Associate Producer The Last Laugh with Jane Lynch (Pilot)

WB — TV — Warner Bros. Television
9/17 – 10/17
9/15 – 8/17

Associate Producer The View

ABC — TV Details
9/15 – 8/17

Serve as an integral part of the “Hot Topics” o Produce all sound up and b-roll clips daily for “Hot Topics” segments o Produce daily show open and coordinate elements for all deep teases o Help produce pick-ups for post tape shows in order to keep the show to time  Develop and produce original online content o Field produce and book interviews for The View’s contributors o Coordinate post production for interviews, which includes but is not limited to: logging, scripting, creating graphic treatments and managing editing sessions for final delivery o Pitching and implementing original ideas for all the show’s digital platforms o Conduct focus groups on ways to further expand our online persona and demographic reach  Coordinate production of daily segment teases with the stage manager, field producer and senior supervising producer o Create daily grid for all segment teases for the following day’s show o Help producers prep guests and hosts for their upcoming teases o Coordinate with the talent department to have guests arrive on time for their pre-tape tease o Manage the delivery of taped bumps to the show editor for ingesting  Assist with producing and delivering specialty shows to the network  Research and develop human interest stories by using Nexis and conducting pre-interviews  Follow current events and book segment guests surrounding newsworthy issues  Assist producers in daily segments by creating blue cards, updating scripts, writing questions, briefing hosts and brainstorming possible segment ideas  Work closely with photo and media PAs to select photos, clips and graphics for segments  Proofread daily graphics for all live shows, post-tapes and online videos.  Communicate with the director and DGA PAs to ready graphics at the appropriate time.  Help assist executive assistant in coordinating daily script meetings with producers, writers and executives  Help assist talent PA in maintaining hosts daily schedule by updating their weekly board of events  Helped create a Millennial Engagement Task Force to brainstorm and implement methods to increase viewership of the 18-35 demographic.

5/15 – 8/15

Production Coordinator Katrina 10 Years Later: Through Hell in High Water

BET — TV — New Chapter Entertainment Details
5/15 – 8/15

o Created and executed all Crew Deal Memos o Setup operations procedures as requested by the executive producer. o Licensed footage, negotiated agreements and substantiated final script o Created final deliverables grid for legal clearances o Managed elements and footage for in-house editing

4/15 – 8/15

Associate Producer

Staff Position — New Chapter Entertainment Details
4/15 – 8/15

*Served as field producer for interviews, broll and studio shoots *Created shoot notes for field producers * Scripted pieces for editors *Supervised edit sessions with both Branded and Development sectors of the company *Researched and licensed photos and footage *Scouted and cleared locations for shoots

4/15 – 8/15

Production Coordinator New Chapter Entertainment

TV — New Chapter Entertainment Details
4/15 – 8/15

• Produce and script sizzle reels for networks • Manage corporate accounts, pitch services to prospective clients and create bids • Manage all crew hiring, including start paperwork administration • Manage vendor invoices for freelance employees and staff • Manage daily tasks of interns • Schedule and coordinate shoots, equipment, crew, staff calendars and meetings

6/14 – 4/15

Production Assistant

Staff Position — Harpo Studios Details
6/14 – 4/15

• Write scripts, produce segments and coordinate shoots • Create and manage team and overall show budgets • Create pitches, research and using archives and Nexis’ public records system • Serve as a liaison between my production team and other departments such as legal, booking and production management. • Create deliverable logs for episode assets.

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Education

Class of '15

Columbia College Chicago

Master’s of Arts: Journalism
Class of '11

DePaul University

Master’s of Science: Digital Cinema
Class of '10

DePaul University

Bachelor’s of Arts: Digital Cinema

Skills

  • Video Production
  • Editing
  • Film
  • Film Production
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Photography
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Screenwriting
  • Public Speaking
  • Cinematography
  • Videography
  • Mac
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • DVD Studio Pro
  • Motion Graphics
  • Film Editing
  • Graphic Design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects