Rick Ernst

Live night Story Producer for A&E's LIVE RESCUE series. Friday and Saturdays at 9-11pm ET.

Field Producer / Director for a feel good, profile piece on a City Harvest truck driver who went from receiving food to driving a truck and delivering food to those in need.

Prepped and produced/directed field shoots, while serving as the on-site Covid compliance officer. Secured guest releases, premise permits and materials release forms. As post producer, I crafted paper cuts from transcripts and worked with editors and the graphics team to deliver final cuts.

Live Story Producer on LIVE PD. Post Producer on Live PD: Police Patrol. Avid stringouts, officer interviews, media management, story producer, supervise edits, live story producer.

Live Story Producer on LIVE PD. Post Producer on Live PD: Police Patrol. Avid stringouts, officer interviews, media management, story producer, supervise edits, live story producer.

Black Ink Crew special featuring a roundtable discussion with cast members from New York and Chicago, plus interviews with cast and crew and clips from the series. Producer, Writer, Field Director.

Live Story Producer on LIVE PD. Post Producer on Live PD: Police Patrol. Avid stringouts, officer interviews, media management, story producer, supervise edits, live story producer.

Producer of digital content, cover stories and features for People Entertainment Weekly Network at Time Inc Studios. Produced breaking pop culture news stories, including Election 2016 coverage, profile packages and long form clip shows.

Manage, supervise and create digital content and web series for Fuse.tv and FM.tv. Coordinate shoot schedules, oversee integrated marketing campaigns for the digital video team, sizzle reels, develop web series, field produce and direct, manage staff of 6 editors and producers.

Producer / Director / Executive Producer of digital content including reality web series, broadcast specials, sizzle reels, documentaries and branded content. Field director, managed crews, talent, schedules and budgets. Supervise studio shoots and post production process. Writer, production coordinator, project manager. Credits include Kiss and Tell, a blind dating web series for Essence Magazine featuring Toyota product integration. The Best and Worst of 2015, a pop culture clip/talk show for Entertainment Weekly which aired on Reelz Channel. Black Girl Magic, a docu-series about emerging African American, female filmmakers. Digital series include Kiss & Tell (Essence.com), Black Girl Magic (Essence.com), Next Star Stylist (pilot) and Entertainment Weekly's Best & Worst of 2015 (clip show airing on ReelzChannel)

Produced, field directed and coordinated a blind dating web series for Essence Magazine with Toyota product integration. Supervised a crew of 15 in field including four cameras. Supervised post production. Digital content creator.

Produced, wrote and directed a sizzle reel for a style and fashion based, reality competition show for Time's "New Front". Directed ENG crews and talent in the field and studio. Supervised post production, wrote treatments, one sheets and VO copy. Formatted the series.

Wrote voice overs, cold open and teases. Created story arcs from raw footage and edited stringouts on Final Cut. Developed graphics, supervised editors in post to ensure on time, on "styory" delivery as per Discovery Network specs.

Currently directing, producing, filming and editing ("one man band") TV spots and "canine EPKs" for the Yonkers Animal Shelter. These 'shorts' are shared via social media in hopes the dogs will find forever homes.

Wrote voice overs, cold open and teases. Created story arcs from raw footage and edited stringouts on Final Cut. Developed graphics, supervised editors in post to ensure on time, on "story" delivery as per Discovery Network specs.

Crafted stories from raw footage, using Avid Media Composer 5.5. Worked with online editors and EP to finesse and finalize shows. Wrote voice overs and pick ups for on air talent.

Crafted stories from raw footage, using Avid Media Composer. Worked with online editors and Show Runner to finesse and finalize shows. Wrote voice overs, cold opens, teases and pick ups for on air talent. Worked with Coordinating Producer to clear additional photos and footage as needed.

Formatted, scripted and posted a 30 min pre-show featuring interviews with artists performing at the Power of Love Gala. Filmed live at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the pre show was hosted by Patti Austin and featured Snoop Lion, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Larry King, James Ingram and many others.

Produced, coordinated and field directed a multi camera web series of "undercover- reality" shorts featuring musicians in disguise playing for tips to raise money for charity. Artists included American Idol alumni Haley Reinhart, Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) and country duo, Thompson Square.

Supervised and spearhead the production of over 300 music videos by a diverse array of artists including Lenny Kravitz, Slipknot, Nickelback, Avicii, Korn, Young the Giant, Theory of a Deadman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Megadeth, Stone Sour and countless others.

Award winning documentary film focusing on Grammy nominees and prog rock icons Dream Theater and their search for a new drummer after their close friend and founding member suddenly leaves the band. Hoping to keep the group together, the remaining members invite 7 of the world's greatest drummers to audition

Award winning film which screened in over 40 film festivals from New York City to Athens, garnered critical acclaim and packed theatres around the world. The film traces the rise, fall and lasting influence of the extreme heavy metal genre known as thrash metal.

Life Swap show in which an amateur bull rider from a small town in Nevada switches lives with an Australian surfer from the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. sponsored (market integration) by HP Computers.

Reality "shorts" where college professors react to student comments placed on the website Rate My Professor.com

Prank show in which artists punk their fellow band members in the MTV2 Studio.

Developed/created the series of "My Face" promos where artists and celebrities took photos of themselves with their phones and then reviewed and discussed the unique features of their face ... from a gold grill to a piercing to a scar inflicted in a childhood scuffle. The promos ran for 6 months.

Inspired a team of 12 staff producers, APs, PAs, editors and writers in creating content for MTV2 including music and talent specific series, shows, promos, stunts, specials and reality shorts.

Produced, posted and field directed the highest rated All Access show (at the time) which featured comedians and gossip pundits pontificating on hypothetical celebrity "showdowns"

The rock band Simple Plan goes "undercover" in the clubs of Panama City Beach, FL during Spring Break to see what crazy college kids will do for their chance at fame and/or infamy.

Guy centric, comedy show hosted by Carson Daly and featuring guests Dave Chapelle, Jolene Blalock, NY Yankees pitcher David Wells and rapper Bubba Sparxxx

Producer (hot seat) for the TRL special, "Backstreet TV", featuring live performances by the Backstreet Boys in the MTV Times Square Studios. Thousands of fans in Time Square witnessed the event in a scene akin to NYC's New Year's Eve celebrations.