Summary

Associate Producer on MTV's PROMPOSAL. Wearer of many hats. Formerly assistant to Co-President and EVP of Development & Current Production at Left/Right.

Credits

8/17 – 8/18

Field Producer The Unit (Season 1)

Investigation Discovery — TV — Lucky 8 Details
8/17 – 8/18

• Support EP, Supervising Producers & DPs; act as liaison between field and post • Conduct interviews; generate access to key players in high profile murder cases • Handle talent, law enforcement, victims, victims’ families and witnesses • Review and prep scenes for series editors; source and clear archival footage • Supervise Field AP and PA team on location in Tulsa, Oklahoma

7/17 – 8/17

Story Producer Untitled New York City Project (Pilot)

MTV — TV Details
7/17 – 8/17

•Work with EP and Co-EP to produce presentation tape for network green light meeting • Watch down all footage, cut down scenes, develop characters and story lines • Support editors with story guidance and bite pulls

3/17 – 7/17

Story Associate Producer MTV Promposal (Season 1)

MTV — TV — New Remote Productions
3/17 – 7/17
8/16 – 2/17

Story Producer American Doers (People Magazine) (Season 1)

Internet — TV — Happy Marshall Productions Details
8/16 – 2/17

•Cast series — mined internet for stories, skype interviewed and booked cast •Story produce all additional content for series and support director in post on main series content •Research and pull archival footage/images and bites for series editors •Facilitate communication with talent to support director with story ideas and updates •Assist field team by booking locations and managing releases

1/16 – 8/16

Story Assistant The Circus (Season 1)

Showtime — TV — Left/Right Inc. Details
1/16 – 8/16

•Strategize shoots with senior production team and book locations •Assist senior production team with story research and current news updates •Research and pull archival clips for series editors •Track archival use for Rights & Clearances •Liaison with Showtime to deliver promotional materials

7/14 – 6/16

Assistant to Executive Producer

Staff Position — Left/Right Inc. Details
7/14 – 6/16

Assistant to Banks Tarver (Co-President) and Anneka Jones (EVP of Development & Current) •Managed hectic schedules; tracked legal agreement status; coordinated screenings; booked travel •Attended network calls; helped coordinate next steps; looped in appropriate team members •Helped busy executives track development progress and series production •Member of development team; researched show concepts; generated ideas based on network needs •Reviewed scripts and manuscripts; wrote coverage •Screened and noted sizzles and rough cuts •Set network pitches; created show decks for network pitches •Developed, cast and produced a sizzle for network pitch fest

6/12 – 7/14

Executive Assistant

Staff Position — WME Details
6/12 – 7/14

Assistant to Eric Lupfer (Literary Agent) and Suzanne Gluck (Co-Head WME Worldwide Literary Dept.) •Helped facilitate the publishing process for over 150 established literary clients: wrote editorial memos to improve client manuscripts; crafted submission letters; tracked contracts and payments •Generated ideas for signing targets; mined publications and trends for book concepts •Wrote pitch material for book to film/tv submissions •Member of NY Comedy Group; attended comedy shows and meetings; tracked potential clients

Recos

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Education

Class of '12

Carnegie Mellon University

Creative Writing & Professional Writing, Minor in Business

Skills

  • Avid
  • ideation
  • Creative Writing
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Pages
  • Story Research
  • pitch writing
  • Script Editing
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Document Design
  • 105 WPM