Cody Sims

Developed concept and designed mechanics and rule systems for role-playing card game "Mercantile." Creating and writing game world narrative, characters, locales, and related lore. Developing game design document for video version. Developing crowdfunding campaign.

* Overhauled production and post. Reduced online editing workload by 75%. * Oversaw full post production pipeline. Supervised or edited segments and episodes. QC'ed and gave final clearance on outgoing content (broadcast and web). * Designed production, post and broadcast delivery schedules for six networks. * Worked closely with clients, sales, marketing and network personnel.

* Developed half-hour reality show on Outdoor Channel. * Complete ownership of post-production. * Strung out episodes. Worked closely with picture & sound editors (Avid, FCP7) to emphasize story. * Wrote scripts, interviews, special interest segments, narration. * Managed deliverables and worked extensively with network programming, traffic, QC, and marketing departments. * Wrote and edited pilot (Avid).

Conceptualized, pitched, researched, and wrote SF thriller "The RIOT Agenda," a tie-in for High Seas' feature "Almaz Black Box" and a TV special about the events of the film. Performed multiple rewrites. Production delays resulted in film being released in 2009 led to tie-in materials being dropped from slate.

Managed extremely demanding and busy office for studio department head. Prepped for weekly studio exec meetings. Liaised with casting directors and talent reps. Tracked project attachments, compiled talent lists for studio's feature film slate. Managed interns. Assisted two other casting executives as needed. Assisted with casting of Cameron Crowe's "Elizabethtown."

Worked closely with VP, Development to find and cultivate story material in order to leverage company's first look deal with Miramax/Dimension Films. Liaised with talent reps and studio executives. Tracked projects and writers, took pitches, pursued unproduced fiction writers and unencumbered IPs.

* Extensive development work on Matt Waynee's script "Unknown," subsequently produced by another company and released in 2006 starring Greg Kinnear and Jim Caviezel. * Executive Assistant work for VP, Development. Heavy material, tracking, coverage, and creative input. * Assisted producer and production office on "The Four Feathers" and "The Great Raid."