Sebastian Muriel

- Creatively directed and fulfilled script and archival research to build a compelling story on an esoteric topic. Interviewed leading experts and organizers (i.e. Sen. Warnock, LaTosha Brown) and drafted pointed questions to yield great soundbites. - Produced episode from start to finish—successfully shot safe interviews in GA, NY, CA, PA, handled legal crises with creative licensing & location scout solutions, delivered script drafts on time, collaborated with animators to refine visuals.

- Produced every episode’s segment featuring fans around the world “calling in” to ask questions. Corresponded with 1000+ fans to produce several dozen interviews, developed questions for our cast, and rapidly addressed network feedback. - Independently scouted shoot locations around USA for every episode despite having a short timeline and micro-budget. Oversaw and executed a massive deliverables package for Discovery and delivered an airtight show with a nimble team.

Simultaneously produced several daily 5 min episodes under constant deadlines and preserved efficient remote communication across GFX/archival during all stages of production, fact-checked script / GFX, tracked down archival. Wrote scripts in Vox explanatory style and editorially shaped GFX, archival, edits, and interviews with experts. Reported original data for TikTok episode. Coordinated field shoot in NYC with one week’s notice and stayed on schedule.

Co-produced pop-up shop in FAST FASHION, coordinated research with producers and accurately sourced hundreds of clothing articles for our pop-up shop that exposed H&M and Zara as environmental polluters. Sourced archival for multiple episodes while adapting to sudden script changes and requests from animators. Reported and pitched innovative stories. Coordinated with POC on multiple field shoots. Art Directed a digital segment with Tan France.

Supported producers with research/footage requests; managed production office documents related to transportation, insurance, travel, accounting, vendors, SAG, scripts, etc, in an extremely fast-paced and minimally-staffed environment. Independently supported a 40+ person office and oversaw building maintenance and office/crafty inventory with thorough record-keeping and purchasing within a tight budget. Drove a 15-pass van throughout NYC/NJ and worked on set, too.

Successfully delivered hundreds of fact-checked transcriptions in AP format by tight deadlines, fulfilled niche archival requests for “And Now” segments, and thoroughly debugged our Mt. Everest website before its intake of 500K+ visitors. Preserved clear communication and delegated across team of interns, PAs, and APOC during intense periods of requests from multiple departments on taping days, which resulted in staying on as a PA in order to train the next class of interns.

- Assisted VP & 3 Directors (scheduled large meetings/conference calls, desk coverage, script breakdowns, wrap reports); acted as a department ambassador to agencies and production dept. heads for all product placements. - Researched brands for category requests (i.e. Peter Parker’s backpack) and connected brands with costume designers, prop masters, and set decorators to facilitate shipments. Adeptly used Outlook for all communications.

- Wrote monologue news setups in the show’s style and submitted six packets by tight deadlines before show taping. - Heavily researched current news stories for recurring show segments, prepared packets for sketch read-throughs, quick turnaround time for corrections in setup packets from Writers Assistant all while maintaining factual integrity.