Summary

Senior producer with demonstrated success leading teams through pre and post production, field, and live settings. Extensive history w/ scripting, booking, budgeting, directing high profile talent, editing, live events, and all other aspects of production

Credits

2/22 – 2/23

Producer

Staff Position — Hardpin Media Details
2/22 – 2/23

• Lead producer & point of contact for our largest client, a multinational private equity firm with over $350 billion assets under management. • Produced dozens of video series, town halls, remote recordings, & studio shoots from inception through delivery • Budgeted, oversaw & produced multi-day & multi-room international & domestic financial conferences • Oversaw and coordinated the post schedule and workflow of all related video content • Developed a network of quality freelance crew members & equipment vendors throughout the country

10/19 – 1/22

Segment Producer (The Dr. Oz Show - Seasons 11, 12, & 13)

Staff Position — ZoCo Productions Details
10/19 – 1/22

• Pitched and booked weekly stories, guests, and experts • Wrote multiple weekly scripts; distilled complex and sensitive stories to their most engaging core • Pre-interviewed guests and high profile talent and briefed hosts, experts, and guests in studio • Managed multiple departments in execution of weekly segments (GFX, props, legal, clearance, med unit, etc.) • Oversaw and coordinated the post schedule and workflow of all my segments • Synchronized w/ digital team to ensure segments engaged with and supported social media

8/19 – 10/19

Story Producer Unpolished (Season 1)

TLC — TV — Cakehouse Media
8/19 – 10/19
2/19 – 7/19

Senior Producer Truth & Justice (Season 1)

Oxygen — TV — Herzog & Company Details
2/19 – 7/19

• Storyboarded, developed, wrote, and mapped all episodes • Identified new witnesses, secured shoot locations, and maintained creative in the field • Managed communication w/ sensitive bookings and victims' family members, booked interviews • Built beat sheets and schedules for shoot and interview days • Produced recreations in the field; directed multiple camera units and talent • Story produced episode 103; built episode string out using AVID software, oversaw multiple editors

4/18 – 2/19

Story Producer (Keeping up with the Kardashians - Seasons 15 & 16)

Staff Position — Bunim/Murray Productions Details
4/18 – 2/19

• Storyboarded, pitched, and post produced multiple episodes throughout both seasons • Brainstormed compelling scenes and engaging story arcs • Built episode string outs using AVID software, oversaw multiple editors • Wrote interview questions and any necessary story building bites • Seamlessly incorporated any branded and promotional content into episodes • Met tight delivery deadlines for all cuts of episodes

9/18 – 11/18

Story Producer Family or Fiance (Season 1)

OWN — TV — Bunim/Murray Productions
9/18 – 11/18
10/17 – 4/18

Senior Producer Declassified: The Untold Stories of American Spies (Season 3)

CNN — TV — all3media america Details
10/17 – 4/18

• Researched, pitched, and developed all episodes over three seasons • Identified and booked interviews with agents & personnel from US intelligence agencies • Created beat sheets, developed shoot schedules, and produced recreations; directed camera teams and talent • Located and pulled archival/b-roll and negotiated with vendors • Fostered positive relationships with FBI, CIA, NSA, DEA, DIA, and other national intelligence agencies • Post produced multiple episodes; built episode string outs using AVID software, oversaw multiple editors • Met tight delivery deadlines for all cuts of episodes

6/17 – 10/17

Story Producer The Platinum Life (Season 1)

E! Entertainment — TV — STX Entertainment Details
6/17 – 10/17

• Storyboarded, pitched, and post produced multiple episodes throughout season • Brainstormed compelling scenes and engaging story arcs • Built episode string outs using AVID software, oversaw multiple editors • Wrote interview questions and any necessary story building bites • Seamlessly incorporated any branded and promotional content into episodes • Met tight delivery deadlines for all cuts of episodes

Media

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Education

Class of '11

James Madison University

BA in English, Concentration in Creative Writing

My Gear

  • Macbook Pro
  • Canon 24-105mm Lens
  • Canon EOS 6D
  • Azden Shotgun Mic
  • Canon L Series 70-200mm
  • Lavalier Lapel Microphone
  • NEEWER 160 LED Light Panel

Skills

  • Post Production
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Field Production
  • Scripting
  • Development
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Google Docs
  • Interviewing
  • Dropbox
  • Google Drive
  • LexisNexis
  • Archival
  • FOIA requests
  • Spokeo
  • Control Room Operations
  • Working w/ Law Enforcement
  • Remote Recordings
  • Live Settings
  • Studio Settings
  • High Profile Talent Management