Natasha Chandel

Produced 8x30min digital series for gaming influencers, Critical Role. Premiered on Twitch and YouTube. Managed production and budget of $150K, talent booking, location scouting, staffing and post.

Produced, wrote international travel series pilot filmed in Mumbai, India.

Drove development of select greenlit pilots to series. Oversaw script and format development, staffing, budgets, legal, and production/post-production. Led writer’s rooms for scripted comedies and provided detailed notes. Solicited and fielded third-party pitches. Partnered with top-tier digital talent to develop original formats for internal production. Highlights: - Creative Executive for Polaris’ The Remember Hour, a scripted, post-apocalyptic puppet series on gaming (featured in TubeFilter) - CE for The Station’s Real Stupid Laws, a scripted comedy series featuring sketch troupe the Bath Boys - Lead Creative Executive on $25K digital development deal with E! Entertainment. - Devised concepts and pitch decks for E!, Food Network, Disney Channel and Spotify.

Led editorial voice, developed creative strategy, and curated original short- and micro-form programming for multiple platforms, including Maker.tv, Maker Original Series, and related mobile apps. Managed a team of preditors in New Formats team, producing short-form content with treasured Disney IP. Highlights: - Directed development and content programming of five-star apps - Disney Gif and Rando Franco (for James Franco) . - A&E’s Married at First Sight – Producer, Director, and Writer for BE project. - Morgan Spurlock’s Smartish – Led social strategy. - - Key and Peele-produced digital series for Maker.tv Ithamar Has Nothing to Say – Led launch strategy for show featured in EW, TubeFilter, and GQ. - Maker.tv – Worked with tech and design teams in development of OTT platform.

Managed digital production and distribution of original content for FOX’s Utopia, $50M unscripted show. Highlights: Acted as Night Supervising Producer of digital team, managing up to 10 production, writing, and S&P staff. Garnered 1M views in first four days of new live stream. Devised and executed social media strategy and co-managed show’s social media accounts. Directed development of custom CMS and managed censorship of site.

Produced, wrote, edited, and published daily/breaking news and creative video packages. Managed and conducted interviews with celebrity talent in-studio, in the field, and on red carpets. Co-managed MTV News’ social accounts. Highlights: - "RapFix Live" – Producer and manager of digital live stream of weekly talk show. - Awards Shows – Served on remote teams for 2011, 2012, and 2013 MTV VMAs, as well as 2013 MTV Movie Awards. - Generated 1.4M increase in Twitter following in one year.