Summary

Art Sarkisyan is an experienced and committed entertainment professional with over 30 Production Manager and Coordinator credits. In addition, his career spans to more than 6 years of HR & Corporate Office Operation experience.

Credits

5/18 – 5/19

Production Manager

Staff Position — Discovery Studios Details
5/18 – 5/19

Production manager duties for development projects, presentations and pilots.. •Hire crew, book vendors, create purchase orders, organize meetings, manage petty cash, pcards / reconciliation, and receipts. Create start paperwork, distribution lists, and insurance applications for development projects and pilots. •Manage Box, the cloud storage system, and distribute document updates to show teams. -Track cost and update budget

4/18 – 4/19

Production Coordinator (Deliverables)

Staff Position — Discovery Studios Details
4/18 – 4/19

Production / Deliverables Coordinator at Discovery Studios ​ -Track post, media, legal, financial elements of production and licensed contracts, from inception to delivery •Manage document deliverables from green light to final delivery for all productions. •Hire crew, book vendors, create purchase orders, organize meetings, manage petty cash, pcards, and receipts, and create start paperwork, distribution lists, and insurance applications. •Manage Box, the cloud storage system, and distribute document updates to all show teams.

1/18 – 4/18

Production Coordinator Bachelor/ Bachelorette (Season 14)

ABC — TV — NZK Productions, Inc. Details
1/18 – 4/18

Oversee all production vehicles such as, talent transpo, production trucks, artist's caravans, mobile production offices, honey-wagons and busses. Run the daily transportation of cast and crew during shoot. Responsible for managing the Transport budget & ensure vehicles are hired at competitive prices and that all costs are within budget. Setting up the production transport schedule, making sure all vehicles arrive at the right place at the right time. In the case of international shoots, oversee the transport of cast, crew, vehicles and equipment to very remote locations. Responsible for making sure that vehicles and their contents have the right permits to travel across international borders. Responsible for the safe return of all cast, crew, vehicles and equipment. *Call Sheets and PR Reports *Generated Insurance Certs *Securing Locations and releases *Sourcing LA based production assistants *Purchase Orders and PC Reconciliation *Responsible for general office operations *Securing necessary clearance releases on an "as-needed" basis *Updating google document files

9/16 – 2/17

Production Manager Sex Sent me to the ER (Season 10)

TLC — TV — GRB Entertainment Details
9/16 – 2/17

Hire crew, make deals and negotiate camera/gear packages. Coordinate all travel for cast & crew. Produce & distribute call sheets. Track spending & budget. Coordinating schedules. Manage prop & wardrobe storage facility. Scout and book filming locations, casting with actor deals, timecards etc. Managed production vehicles, supplies, purchased expendables. Assist crew and filming facilities on location. Produce PO's, backups/receipts/invoices and responsible for all production related charges on my corporate company AMEX & Visa.

9/16 – 2/17

Production Manager Intervention (Season 17)

A&E — TV — GRB Entertainment Details
9/16 – 2/17

Hire crew, make deals and negotiate camera/gear packages. Coordinate all travel for cast & crew. Produce & distribute call sheets. Track spending & budget. Coordinating schedules. Manage prop & wardrobe storage facility. Scout and book filming locations, casting with actor deals, timecards etc. Managed production vehicles, supplies, purchased expendables. Assist crew and filming facilities on location. Produce PO's, backups/receipts/invoices and responsible for all production related charges on my corporate company AMEX & Visa.

8/16 – 2/17

Production Manager Untold Stories of the ER (Season 12)

TLC — TV — GRB Entertainment Details
8/16 – 2/17

• Responsible for assisting crew hiring for all company’s various series and specials spanning across the country • Tracked network mandates, deliverables, milestones and schedules • Produced and facilitated production insurance, E&O insurance, Cast & crew insurance per network mandates for company’s various series and specials • Managed cameras, light kits and other company equipment rentals or purchases to be used on set • Monitor and report on production spending, on budget, daily/weekly • Resolve day-to-day problems of filming & corporate office operation • Responsible for organizing shoot locations, props and equipment, accommodations, catering • Responsible for ensuring the proper execution of cast & crew contact, deals, timecards and other mandatory initial hire paperwork • Managed production logistics, travel, permits, media and releases

8/16 – 2/17

Production Manager Intervention (Season 16)

A&E — TV — GRB Entertainment Details
8/16 – 2/17

Hire crew, make deals and negotiate camera/gear packages. Coordinate all travel for cast & crew. Produce & distribute call sheets. Track spending & budget. Coordinating schedules. Manage prop & wardrobe storage facility. Scout and book filming locations, casting with actor deals, timecards etc. Managed production vehicles, supplies, purchased expendables. Assist crew and filming facilities on location. Produce PO's, backups/receipts/invoices and responsible for all production related charges on my corporate company AMEX & Visa.

8/16 – 2/17

Production Manager

Staff Position — GRB Entertainment Details
8/16 – 2/17

• Responsible for assisting crew hiring for all company’s various series and specials spanning across the country • Tracked network mandates, deliverables, milestones and schedules • Produced and facilitated production insurance, E&O insurance, Cast & crew insurance per network mandates for company’s various series and specials • Managed cameras, light kits and other company equipment rentals or purchases to be used on set • Monitor and report on production spending, on budget, daily/weekly • Resolve day-to-day problems of filming & corporate office operation • Responsible for organizing shoot locations, props and equipment, accommodations, catering • Responsible for ensuring the proper execution of cast & crew contact, deals, timecards and other mandatory initial hire paperwork • Managed production logistics, travel, permits, media and releases

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Education

Class of '08

California State University of Los Angeles

Sociology; Law & Society

My Gear

  • MacBook

Skills

  • A-Z knowledge of TV production and processes
  • Have produced a ton of call sheets and have perfected the craft
  • I know/hired great film crews all over the country!