Karen Kerr

Brainstorming, idea hunting, fact-finding and researching potential television show concepts. Keen sense for great characters, concepts and television storyline/concepts. Creative writing and proofreading for one sheets and pitch documents. Reviewing and critiquing international television formats in preparation for purchase. Story writing, shooting and editing of sizzle and character reels.

Working with exec producers to establish goals of production, managing entire post department, hiring editors, overseeing final audio, video and VFX approvals, keeping track of terabytes of digital media, liaising with broadcasters, creating master schedules, overseeing final delivery elements, getting quotes and liaising with various facilities.

Maintaining post schedules, organizing online editing, booking reviews for producers, checking in with editors to see if they are staying on schedule, delegating nightly work to assistant editors, reviewing contracts and creating deliverable and tech spec sheets, liaising with Head of Post Production on a daily basis, completing paperwork deliverables.

Supervising administrative staff, maintaining the calendar plan for scheduling and arranging executive meetings, liaising with internal and external executives on a daily basis, booking travel arrangements for executive management, maintaining databases, organizing and executing work related functions and activities.

Creating daily call sheets with the Assistant Director, prepping crew and cast for the next days shoot, updating and maintaining the crew and cast lists, various internet research for the production office, general administration duties (i.e. filing, answering phone calls, etc.).

Video edited and assisted for a financial series and kids series, along with editing several corporate videos for various clients.