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Summary

Experienced TV series researcher and Executive Assistant.

Credits

3/16 – 6/16

Researcher Good Girls Revolt (Season 1)

Prime Video — TV — Sony Pictures Television Details
3/16 – 6/16

Researcher for season one of a new hour drama series for Amazon and Sony Pictures Television. Pulled images, articles, and cultural source material from libraries, archives, government agencies, etc to inform the recreation of 1969 New York. Heavy emails and coordinating with writers, producers, and art dept.

8/13 – 10/14

Executive Assistant Viacom Networks

MTV — TV — Viacom Productions Details
8/13 – 10/14

Heavy phones and scheduling, personal errands, logging scripts and pitches, and meeting facilitation on desk for various executives in scripted and reality series development at MTV and Spike networks. Assisted with new hires and tasks pertaining to setting up new executives.

6/13 – 7/13

Intern (Writing intern) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (Season 49)

Comedy Central — TV — Busboy Productions Details
6/13 – 7/13

Shadowed writers and producers through production of a daily comedy show. Attended all production meetings, assisted in field shoots, and wrote spec headlines and researched field pieces under the mentor-ship of staff.

6/13 – 7/13

Development Intern Comedy Central

Comedy Central — TV — Comedy Central Productions Details
6/13 – 7/13

Script coverage and brand specific talent research for Brooke Posch, VP of East Coast Development in rotation as a Comedy Central Summer Associate.

Orgs

  • io West
  • Upright Citizens Brigade
  • iO Chicago
  • The Annoyance
  • The Improv Space
  • The Miles Stroth Workshop

Recos

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Education

Class of '14

Northwestern University

MFA Writing for The Screen and Stage
Class of '12

UCLA

BA Theater

Skills

  • Spanish
  • Pre-production
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Comedy
  • Outlook
  • Script Coverage
  • access to many academic databases
  • gmail/google office
  • iCal/Microsoft Office suite
  • Photoshop basics