Melissa Berg

• Consultation, bidding and management of agency projects. • Project management from inception through production and client review to delivery. • Budgeting/line-producing, including licensing, permitting and talent contracts. • Scriptwriting and consultation on creative direction. • Source and hire crews, on-camera talent and freelancers. • Management of all stages of production to ensure on-schedule and on-budget delivery. • Clients include Visa, BMO Harris, Smucker's, Shedd Aquarium, Delta Dental and many more.

Curious George & Arthur • Managed all production aspects from scripting through final mix. • Approved season plans/budgets for digital, outreach, station relations, and national marketing. • Pitched and hired talent for celebrity guest stars, writers and educational advisors. • Assisted in development of new children’s series & evaluated outside pitches. • Oversaw production and writing schedules and coordinated with writers and staff.

Pitch pre-school STEM stories and write 11-minute Curious George episodes.

• Gave creative notes animated and live action segments. • Scripted promos for new episodes, stunts, evergreen materials, and sizzle reels. • Worked with legal to ensure clearance requirements. • Ensured educational objectives are in accordance with PBS and WGBH standards.

• Gave creative notes animated and live action segments. • Scripted promos for new episodes, stunts, evergreen materials, and sizzle reels. • Worked with legal to ensure clearance requirements. • Developed premises to keep series fresh. • Ensured educational objectives are in accordance with PBS and WGBH standards.

• Gave creative notes on all aspects of animated and live action production segments. • Scripted and edited promos for new episodes, stunts, evergreen materials, and sizzle reels. • Worked with legal department to ensure clearance requirements and series shutdown materials. • Developed premises and new characters to keep series fresh and pitched spin off pilots. • Ensured educational objectives were in accordance with PBS and WGBH standards. • Increased ratings by analyzing broadcast schedule & decreasing airings of same episodes.

• Managed series budgetary concerns by reusing of stock assets. • Showcased writing skills by fixing scripts with questionable standards and practices content, as well as pitching new episode topics and writing copy for loglines, synopsis, and titles. • Edited 90-second promo reel for Edgar & Ellen television series to use in sales conferences.