Aaron Simard

Followed cast surviving in nature for nearly two months through heat, hurricanes, venomous snakes, apex predators and many other natural elements. This job involved getting dirty, wet and walking through dangerous terrain far from civilization all while tracking story and dealing with the personalities of starving naked people. Responsibilities included problem solving in the moment as environments changed, finding story in little things, like an animal footprint, survival processes, emotional toil. All these things would be related in nightly story meetings and written up in beat sheets. This involved quick thinking in remote areas where executive decisions had to be made to best drive the show forward.

Produced True Crime episodes regarding the medical profession. Interviewed Law Enforcement, victims and their family. Then took the process through post. Wrote host wraps. Created recreation grids. This project was worked on remotely during Covid.

Posted episodes of the series w/o the aid of narration. Focus of the series is video from interrogation rooms that paint the portrait of sinister crimes in this country.

EPed and Field Directed this two hour intimate documentary about Anna Nicole's love affair with Larry Birkhead. With more than 15 hours of interview time with Birkhead himself, this project dug deep into never-revealed stories about Anna Nicole. This authorized portrait also features appearances by numerous friends of Anna's.

Story producer for first season series of Oxygen show. Used police hidden camera footage and interviews to tell story of undercover officers portraying hitmen, catching real life criminals who want to kill others. No narration in this series.

Composed one hour episodes of medical practitioners who intentionally kill their patients. This is a host and voice-over driven series. I wrote the copy, strung out interview bites and selected archive footage and b-roll and saw the episodes through locked cut.

Field producer wrangling documentary subjects about outlaw marijuana growers in Humboldt County. Spent months hanging out with outlaws, murderers and thieves so they trusted us to film them. Also worked logistics on recreations procuring locations, vehicles and local talent.

Series reboot of true-crime murders that took more than 20 years to solve. Responsibilities include: outlining episodes, interviewing family members of victim and detectives who solved the case, scripting full episodes, supervising the post process, script supervisor on recreation set and working as a liaison between post and recreation team.

Nominated for an IDA (International Documentary Association) Award and a NCAA Documentary Award. Managed team of producers for three hour gritty documentary about gangs in Compton. Worked as liaison between production company and network. Co-wrote script, oversaw editing, addressed network notes, field produced studio interviews and scene work in Compton. Managed music rights. Would troubleshoot any production problems like talent issues, rights & clearances, scheduling, etc. Hand selected team for the project.

Managed oversight of documentary series. Guided producers to create engaging content. I was liaison between the production company and network executives. Wrote and edited scripts, field produced A-List talent. Handled day-to-day interactions with talent management. Responsible for delivering final product to network. Was last line of defense to handle any issues like R&C, scheduling, talent issues, etc. Hand selected production team.

I interviewed child killers, their parents, victims, detectives, persecutors, etc. for this documentary series about real stories of children who killed. The schedule was very intense, shooting two segments a week in different cities. The sensitive nature of the subject required me to be very cognizant of talents' emotions.

Story produced and post produced hour special on the Dance Moms dancers for the popular TV series. Strung out show on AVID and worked with editors through final delivery.

I interviewed child killers, their parents, victims, detectives, persecutors, etc. for this documentary series about real stories of children who killed. The schedule was very intense, shooting two segments a week in different cities. The sensitive nature of the subject required me to be very cognizant of talents' emotions.

Tasks included writing script, interviewing talent, field producing, designing background sets, supervising edits and delivering a final product. Episodes include: Amy Winehouse, The Pussycat Dolls, Ice-T & Coco, Kara DioGuardi, LL Cool J, Usher, Kate Hudson, Sarah Palin, Rock Daughters, Young Hollywood: From A to Zac

Tasks included writing, directing reenactments, interviewing talent, field producing, supervising edits and delivering a final product. Each episode featured several stories about a singular topic. Interviews included police, victims, victims' families and perpetrators. Episodes produced: Hazing Rich Kids Who Kill

Tasks included writing script, interviewing talent, field producing, designing background sets, supervising edits and delivering a final product. Produced the following episodes: Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Carly Rae Jepsen, Demi Lovato: Give Your Heart A Break, Kate & Will: Happily Ever After

Researched and traveled nationwide to produce and shoot inspiring segments about senior citizens. Examples of people profiled include a 67 year old fashion model and a former judge who built a 100 acre ranch for at-risk teens. Responsibilities included field producing, script writing, supervising edits.

Oversaw production of two hour clip show dishing about celebrities. I interviewed talent, wrote the script, and managed the edit. I also functioned as a liaison between the production company and television network.

Produced four one hour episodes on artists Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Alabama and Toby Keith.

For this reality-series, I worked in the field with a mobile camera crew documenting the lives of several participants in the AIDS LifeCycle as they rode their bikes 600 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles for AIDS research.

Biography program written without voice-over narration. The story was comprised solely of intricately arranged interview bites to achieve a coherent story. I field produced, interviewed talent, wrote scripts and supervised edits.

Reality based show hosted by Fred Willard highlighting extreme obsessions. I.E.: a woman who speaks to her two thousand gnomes and goes gnome hunting. I produced for the entire season.

Two one hour episodes of VH1’s Super Secret Movie Rules, a comedic look at “disaster” and “slasher” movies. Interviewed movie stars and directors, scripted and supervised edits.

One hour documentary about the making of rapper Nelly’s album, Country Grammar.

One hour cinema verite documentary about legendary musician Warren Zevon and his journey to record a final album before dying of cancer.

Episodes include: Judas Priest Rick Nelson Twisted Sister Mary J. Blige Lindsay Buckingham Anthrax

Nationally syndicated weekly business magazine show. Produced five-minute feature packages, and line produced the program. Oversaw the monthly half hour Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, a teaching tool distributed in high schools nationwide.