Joseph Ballon

• Coordinated ground and air travel and hotel accommodations for show talent and guests • Built relationships and maintained contracts with regularly used hotels and car companies • Implemented new templates for accurate travel arrangements • Reconciled all travel invoices and updated show budgets • Analyzed travel routes, cost and convenience of different types of carriers to select the most cost efficient mode of travel

• Researched, booked and pre-interviewed human interest guest • Assisted Producer and Associate Producers with show beats, topics and interview questions • Served as a liaison between producers and editors by obtaining graphics,clips and music for segments • Researched background information for celebrity guests segments • Oversaw all releases and AFTRA

• Worked closely with Producers to develop show segments • Brainstormed hot topics and game ideas for assigned celebrity segments • Thoroughly researched background information for celebrity guest segments • Wrote pitches for segments and celebrity guests • Greeted guests when they arrived at the studio lot for show taping • Prepped guests backstage before segment tapings, breaks and pickups • Worked with script supervisor/prompter operator to manage script changes for show team

• Assisted the AD department with facilitating and organizing the flow of production activity • Monitored and secured production equipment while on set • Conducted background direction and supervised crowd control • Orchestrated set, location, and street lock-downs during shooting of scenes • Gaffed talent and crew from a centralize meeting point to set

• Maintained relationships with various vendors to make sure the needs of the show were met • Acted as a liaison between talent, staff and crew • Managed show tape library and multimedia dubbing • Maintained talent greenrooms and ensured the comfort of high profile guest • Compiled celebrity research packets for various show segments

• Assisted the Audience Coordinator with preparing and seating the studio audience • Coordinated the organization and distribution of audience giveaways • Facilitated the arrival and departure of 200 audience members per taping • Developed outside recruitment tactics to meet specific diversity requirements • Responsible for booking and confirming an audience of 3 tape shows per week

• Distributed, organized and verified audience appearance releases • Escorted audience members from a centralized meeting location to the studio • Facilitated the arrival and departure of audience members • Booked and confirmed audience • Organized scripts, elements, travel and pre-interviews for producers

• Researched human interest and news stories for Production Teams • Worked with production teams to coordinate show elements • Organized and maintained guest greenrooms • Read and distributed viewer correspondence to show • Worked with Audience Dept to streamline audience load in for shows