Ava Martin

Booking, field producing, assisting producer on feature and lead stories

Worked directly with talent directors to coordinate multiple entertainment acts on multiple stages for 3 day live event. Coordinated with transportation, stage managers, and talent directors to make sure entertainers were transported from various stages within the venue, coordinated security and responsible for ensuring they got in and out of venue.

Setup and lighting for Pegasus Awards presentation for the Poetry Foundation. Coordinate with Poetry Foundation executives to assure complete video capture of entire event.

Produce program segment and host standups for nationally syndicated program. Hire crew, manage online editing, close captioning and delivery. Also web development and construction.

Scout and secure locations for production shoot. Field Production and transportation coordinator. Lead Driver.

Supervising producer for video documentary on the Safer Return project a program that assists ex-convicts re-enter society and the work force. Create budget for production, hire crew and talent, create production schedule, contact interviewees, script writing, oversee print companion production, edit supervision, coordinate approval process and delivery.

Assist in providing craft services for a 3 day shoot. Provided coffee, tea, water, cold drinks, snacks, fruit, cheese, chips and other snack items. Provided transportation and lead driver.

Casting for in-home reality cooking show. Interviewed potential guests, reviewed recipes, make decisions who to select. Acquire additional materials needed for editing. Developed web content for show and additional information. Responsible for accurate records, music cue sheets, contact information, etc. Reviewed shows after edit for content, continuity, accuracy.

Registration of contestants, checking credentials, verifying identification. Greeting and seating contestants until seen by judges.

Supervising producer of reality/comedy shot on location in and around Chicago area. Cast and crew hire, location management, post footage organization, post audio and captioning, delivery.

Local Production Assistant for on location producers. Lead driver for crew and talent, also coordinated meals and arranged parking.

Research special project for live television game during live morning television show.

Registered Contestants, verified identification, other duties as assigned.

Verify contestants after moved through to next round. Took photos and made sure they went to next level for review.

Local PA for casting in Chicago

Freelance media production, project development, management of client driven productions, budget development, producing, social media management as well as staff hires and project consultations.

Director for Public Media

Budget Management, content, editing, crew hiring, scheduling, .

Crew hire, talent negotiations, scheduling, development of story, editing, etc.

Project Manager, writing, talent hire, crew hire, oversee stop-motion animation process. Script revisions, entire edit process. broadcast negotiations, etc.

Program creation, documentary story creation, writing, crew hiring, script development, editing supervision, production delivery and duplication.

Program development, research, script writing, interviews, talent negotiations and hire. Crew negotiations and hire, edit supervision, delivery and duplication. Also broadcast negotiations.

Oversee all aspects of production, Live event video recording, crew hire, program elements, budget management, edit supervision

In charge of all aspects of television program production, writing, field producing, edit supervision, etc.