Summary

Pursuing opportunities for both writing and production assistant work in the film/tv industry.

Credits

4/18 – 9/18

Writer Livewire Sketch Team

Live/Special Event — Highwire Comedy Co. Details
4/18 – 9/18

-Meet once a week with team of writers to pitch sketch ideas for monthly sketch comedy show -Work together as a team to generate strong sketch material each month by providing feedback on materials, watching sketches and making necessary revisions -Writes 2 - 3 sketches per week -Writers with actors during table reads and rehearsals to effectively pull of a successful monthly show

7/16 – 6/17

Production Assistant

Staff Position — Adult Swim
7/16 – 6/17
5/16 – 6/16

Production Assistant

Staff Position — Cortina Productions
5/16 – 6/16
2/16 – 4/16

TV Development and Production Intern

Staff Position — Discovery Communications Details
2/16 – 4/16

-Write episode descriptions, revise scripts, edit credits sheet and timeout narrations for the show Emergency • Assist with internal development and production meetings organize pitch materials for internal development meetings into an agenda • Pitch story ideas for the network in development meetings before network executives and managers • Conducting research on competitive networks and developing projects • Provide editorial notes and creative feedback on cuts, casting, descriptions, digital extras, etc. at the request of the executive and associate producers • Packaged media, graphics and other tasks needed to prepare for new series and new seasons of current series

9/15 – 12/15

Production Staff (Intern) I work on several with them.

Film (Short) — Stone Soup Films Details
9/15 – 12/15

• Assisted on production shoots as a production assistant, camera assistant, and audio/grip assistant • Transcribed raw footage to prepare for editing as well as edited raw footage for video blogs in Adobe Premiere • Produced and direct a short piece for the non-profit organization Comfort Cases • Edited raw footage for a short video piece for non-profit organizations such as The Black Student Fund

4/14 – 4/14

Set Production Assistant American Grilled (Season 1)

Travel — TV — Original Media Details
4/14 – 4/14

-managing the crowd near the shoot -preparing the set for each shoot -helping break down the set at the end of each shoot -gathering people together for crowd participation to assist with the needs of the show

9/12 – 12/12

Associate Producer Newsbreak 23

TV Details
9/12 – 12/12

• Managed the development and production of a news show that aired in over 80,000 homes in the Metro-Atlanta area • Managed the technical control room; video editing; and editorial including producing, writing, and news gathering • Worked in floor directing, teleprompting and script distribution for live broadcasts • Internet research, phone interviews, writing, Skype interviewing, attending local shoots, reviewing footage

10/12 – 10/12

Production Assistant Bet Hip Hop Awards

BET — Live/Special Event Details
10/12 – 10/12

-Escorting talent -Red carpet set-up -Media outlets set-up -Backstage flow

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Education

Class of '16

American University

MA- Film and Video Production
Class of '13

Clark Atlanta University

BA- Mass Media Arts

Skills

  • Editing
  • Entertainment
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Social Media
  • Storytelling
  • Final Draft
  • Writing
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Public Relations
  • Videography
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Outlook
  • Lighting
  • Editorial
  • QuickTime
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Celtx
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Audio and Sound
  • Writer's Duet