Megan Boal

Oversee Physical Production's day-to-day business operations. Help drive communication, consistency, collaboration, and alignment across departments. Work with department heads to create annual overall video budgets and cost track those budgets on episode, series, quarterly and yearly levels for 3 brands (Refinery29, Unbothered and Somos). Consistently seeking cost efficiencies from repurposing old videos on new platforms to shooting multiple videos per day or per travel shoot. Logistically support people and execute programs that generate revenue. Work with the strategic partnerships team to maintain relationships with outside partners (like YouTube) to meet and exceed contractual deliverables. Manage the programming schedule for R29 video including what videos will air and when while working with post to execute. Establish and iterate production strategies on multiple formats, genres, and budget levels. Staff management: providing coaching, performance management and development. Managing senior producers, producers and associate producers.

LightWorkers is an MGM venture with Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. Line producer and post production supervisor. Oversaw production from development through delivery. Identified key market trends on creative initiatives relevant to our core audience. Created all shoot budgets, hired crews and editors, created production and post production timelines and tracked actual expenses. Managed studio rentals. Liaised with key stakeholders on creative decision making. Collaborated across departments to create a cohesive programming initiative. Prepped library of content for sale to second window distributors. Oversaw execution of legal clearances and licensing on in-house and third party videos.

Managed and trained full time production coordinators in long form series production. Oversaw production of multiple series simultaneously. Contributed to department wide strategy. Developed a production plan and strategy for hitting required live output numbers including sets, space, equipment and staff. Lead producer on tentpole Violet series totaling 8 million views. From a production perspective, I managed editorial sponsorship programs, including communicating between the sales team, team leaders, producers and other coordinators to deliver campaigns on the client’s timeline.

Produced BuzzFeed’s first two long form series (60-90 minutes each) for the Violet YouTube Channel and Go90. Created and managed major budgets, script breakdowns, strip boards, hired and managed crews, scouted and booked locations, worked with vendors for equipment/ props, and coordinated with cast. Managed the budgets and actuals for two additional long form series featured on Go90 and YouTube Red. Coordinated weekly shoots for BuzzFeed’s scripted team (ranging from 10-27 video producers with the same number of videos per week).

Assisted Senior Supervising Producer, Kevin Hamburger; managed daily show binders, completed SAG/AFTRA paperwork and provided support to the production office.

Assisted Senior Supervising Producer, Kevin Hamburger; managed daily show binders, completed SAG/AFTRA paperwork and provided support to the production office.

Casting associate at the CBS show “Undercover Boss.” Created relationships and cold called CEOs, coordinated casting conference calls and pitch tapes, traveled to shoot interviews, performed pre-interviews and created one sheets.

Performed show research, participated in show pitches, learned about the editorial process and script creation along with other areas of production at Paramount Studios.