Summary

I am an experienced executive producer, creative director, and writer. I created the Snap gameshow How Low Will You Go? and was formerly Head of Creative Development at Above Average and Head of Branded Content at CollegeHumor.

Credits

6/20 – 6/21

Producer Celebrity Show-Off (Season 1)

TBS — TV — Critical Content
6/20 – 6/21
2/20 – 3/20

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) Hot Off the Mic (Season 1)

Quibi — Digital — Levity Live Entertainment Details
2/20 – 3/20

- Serve as showrunner and creative lead in New York, and oversee creative process from pitch to post on daily stand-up topical show - Research, select and assign topics daily to comedians across news, pop culture, sports, politics, health and more - Write topical jokes and segment produce comics to refine and then perform material on trending topical news stories

4/18 – 1/20

Executive Producer (EP) (Creator) How Low Will You Go? (Season 1)

Snapchat — Digital — NBC Digital Lab Details
4/18 – 1/20

• Created and developed a man on the street game show for Snapchat, currently in production for 31 episodes • Serve as executive producer, overseeing all writing and creative execution throughout entire production process • Managed the ideation, selection and allocation of 96 challenges across all episodes

5/16 – 3/19

Executive Producer (EP) (I'm Still Right Podcast)

Staff Position — HeadGum Details
5/16 – 3/19

• Alongside host, create, develop and refine show’s format, segments and themes to optimize podcast and reach the largest audience • Spearhead development, production, and promotion of podcast that led to reaching #97 on iTunes comedy charts in first month • Identify and secure guests for the show to ensure both an engaging episode as well as provide variety within the show series • Oversee and execute production including guest preparation, recording, editing and posting of final episode on all platforms

11/17 – 4/18

Head of Creative Development/Executive Producer

Staff Position — Above Average Productions Details
11/17 – 4/18

• Oversee, manage, and run daily writers’ room meetings to generate ideas for both internal platforms and external partners • Developed, sold and produced personal, internal and third party projects for external partners and platforms • Act as creative lead for external partners and serve as internal touchpoint for sales, development, editorial, and production • Led the development and sale of How Low Will You Go? to Snapchat for 24 episodes

7/17 – 8/17

Head Writer I Want My Phone Back (Season 2)

Facebook Watch — Digital — CH Media Details
7/17 – 8/17

• Oversaw and led ideation and development of challenges, titles and interstitials for ten episodes of I Want My Phone Back • Served as creative lead on set, selecting challenges in real-time for dynamic and ever-changing man on the street game show • Managed challenge list on set in real-time to ensure variety of challenges within the episode as well as within the full series • Identified and executed challenges by utilizing an understanding of contestant’s personality, relationships, and social media usage

10/16 – 3/17

Executive Producer (EP) (Creator - How Low Will You Go?)

Staff Position — Above Average Productions Details
10/16 – 3/17

• Created, developed, wrote, oversaw and executed three episodes of a man on the street style game show shot in Times Square • Oversaw and guided creative process while serving as creative lead from initial conception through execution • Researched and created all challenges to fit in genres of terrifying, painful, embarrassing, disgusting or a combination of those • Developed, wrote and pitched treatment for longer form version of show for both digital and linear platforms

7/16 – 8/16

Writer I Want My Phone Back (Season 1)

Watchable — Digital — CH Media Details
7/16 – 8/16

• Created and wrote segments, challenges, titles and interstitials for ten episodes of I Want My Phone Back on Comcast’s Watchable • Identified, researched and created challenges based on embarrassing, humorous and terrifying phone behavior • Ideated, pitched and tracked challenges in real-time for dynamic and ever-changing man on the street style game show • Created engaging, clever and relevant names for all challenges and segments within the show

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Education

Class of '07

Lehigh University

BA

Skills

  • Writing
  • creative producer