Nicole Buckley

• Key point person for competing chefs; liaison between cast and production to remain on schedule. • Relay cast request or concerns to Producers and AD team; ensure their needs are met. • Ensure the cast is informed on the production schedule and protocols. • Assist Talent Producer to verify chefs complete start paperwork. • Clean and restock the set between cooking rounds.

• Collect receipts and complete production orders for each department. • Work with accounting to verify credit card transactions and track petty cash. • Restock inventory, make photocopies, file paperwork and collect production paperwork. • Work with Assistant Director manage contestants and remain on schedule. • Coordinate catering and overtime meals for cast and crew. • Executed equipment load and unload from storage to studio within time restriction.

• Research, pitch and write entertainment and pop culture segments throughout the show. • Research and gather required footage. • Work closely with the media desk to gain clearance and credit for outsourced footage. • Design and coordinate graphic elements; oversee final products in control room during live broadcast. • Edit voiceovers and sound bites on Avid as they correspond to the scripts. • Oversee and delegate clips to editors and review final edits before they go to air. • Manage strong social media presence across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram platforms.

• Greeted guests in person and over the phone; answered and referred inquiries. • Communicated and assisted different departments with projects as needed. • Transcribed newly shot footage for editors and executives. • Tracked and distributed incoming deliveries, organized and restocked office supplies.

• Liaison between booking producers and show guests to ensure their needs were met and ready for air. • Distributed discussion topics and guest information from control room producers to anchors. • Created show comparison notes between Morning Joe and competing networks. • Completed music cue sheets to organize music played on air throughout the show. • Assisted Executive Producers in control room during live show.

• Coordinated travel arrangements and tracked expense reports for executives and department heads. • Researched guests to create information packets as directed by the producing team. • Coordinated with Talent Producers to ensure the guests’ needs were met and they were ready for air. • Prepped audience members to ask Wendy Williams their question live on air to ease their anxiety.