Nia Taylor

• Organized the event credentials for the season’s grand finale competition and managed the credentials table for the tapings • Handled the audience member’s passes and badges, updated Producers on cleared VIP guest, talent, cast and crew • Created and maintained database of approved attendees, including NBC and Syfy network executives

• Provided support to the senior producer and casting team of the new prime-time game show • Researched contestants, ran background checks, created calendar schedules, tracked 2000+ contestants • Liaison between internal production and external ABC network contacts • Interacted with talent, created booking letters, organized wardrobe fittings, cleared drive-ons, handled paperwork

• Contacted featured vendors in paying contracts, appearance releases, licensed footage, and still photos fees • Worked closely with the Line Producer in creating the daily clip cost report in FileMaker Pro to track episode clips • Coordinated domestic and foreign payments; handled wire transactions, money transfers, cash and check credits

• Assisted in the audition planning process and casted the contestants for the shows second season • Contacted radio and television stations, print media, and internet sites to publicize the auditions in four major cities • One of the contact point-people for contestants and initialized the back-story for show edits during the competition

• Auditioned and casted for key talent on What Chili Wants, featuring Chili from the hip hop group, TLC • Collected pre-materials like bios, reviewed applications and screened participants in the audition process • Contacted industry insiders, met with talent, wrote one-sheets, created casting binders and DVD reels

• Wrote scripts and developed the tone of the edits for the entertainment news segment, in the 10th NBC market • Previewed movies screenings, researched guest, briefed the host, logged tapes, searched footage for clips • Interviews: Kevin Costner (Dances with Wolves), GW Bailey (The Closer), Keke Palmer (Akeelah and the Bee)

• Found and tracked key on-field extras for the live int’l soccer competition, reaching millions in 30+ countries • Created a database, maintained detailed records of the event, called contacts, and selected talent • Organized the extra’s participation, planned the logistical flow, and supervised their movement during the event

Production Accountant

Production Accountant

• The sole handler to celebrity judges - Alfonso Ribeiro (Fresh Prince of Bellaire) and Neil Flynn (Scrubs) • Maintained talent’s schedules, gave daily briefings on show updates, and liaison between talent and EP • Wrangled talent on set

• Assisted the producers and production mgr in the office; research items, filed documents, updated calendars, ran errands • Assisted the casting director in setting up the interview room and camera; contacted the show’s participants

• Worked on the court show and helped to carry out the series 2008 Daytime Emmy Award winning season • Assisted cast members for each trial case, supervised their transition from the legal office, to wardrobe, to the court, etc

• Assisted the Producer, crew and talent, Miss Teen USA, Katie Blair for the docu-reality television series • Researched shooting locations, acquired release agreements, provided transportation logistics, and bought props