• Brought in to launch and drive growth to SVOD and TVOD offerings across OTT platforms worldwide. • Provide leadership on premium content development, programming strategy, and production. • Contribute to planning and budgeting at the category level and at the company level. • Manage third party production companies including co-productions and partnerships. • Guide and mentor a staff of program directors, producers, and development executives.
Summary
I'm a hardworking creative professional. I have over 15 years of experience creating compelling content. From the field to the edit bay, I know how to run shows. I have a great network of people to draw on to staff up quickly...and I love what I do!
Credits
7/18 – 4/19
Creative Executive – bluprint
NBCUniversal — Digital — NBC Universal Details
7/18 – 4/19
1/18 – 5/18
Executive Producer (EP) (Creative Director ) – Branded Content
Digital — Digital — TEN: The Enthusiast Network Details
1/18 – 5/18
• Focused on developing and producing short-form branded content and long-form original programming including a series of branded spots featuring extreme athletes for LuluLemon. • Directed shoots and managed post process from beginning to end on multiple branded content projects. • Managed relationships with brand marketing teams.
1/18 – 1/18
Executive Producer (EP) – The Sidemen Show (Season 1)
YouTube — TV — Blue Ant Digital Studios
1/18 – 1/18
5/15 – 7/17
Executive Producer (EP) ( Development Executive)
Staff Position — Blue Ant Media Details
5/15 – 7/17
• Responsible for the strategic and creative development of premium original content. • Led the originals team to create, pitch and produce original content for traditional and digital platforms. • Showran live action challenge pilot featuring “The Sidemen” for YouTube Premium which was subsequently picked up for a series. • Managed third party production companies and vendors and oversaw US and UK original productions. • Showran 13 episode animated series for YouTube RED.
1/17 – 1/17
Executive Producer (EP) – Kings of Atlantis (Season 1)
YouTube — TV — Omnia Media
1/17 – 1/17
2/13 – 5/15
VP of Development (Head of Original Content)
Staff Position — JET Productions, Inc. Details
2/13 – 5/15
• Directed and produced “Starring Adam West” – a feature length documentary about TV’s original Batman. Distribution channels include HBO, Starz, Showtime, Netflix and iTunes. • Executive produced “Artist Profiles” branded videos for Subaru. • Executive produced “48 Straight” featuring big wave surfer Garrett McNamara for Relativity Media. • Executive Produced 8 episodes of “The Scenic Route,” a travel show for Subaru and Ovation Network.
1/14 – 3/14
Executive Producer (EP) – 48 Straight (Pilot)
Sizzle Reel — TV — Relativity Media Details
1/14 – 3/14
Showrunner for sizzle reel featuring big wave surfer Garrett MacNamera. Filmed in Los Angeles and on location in Tahiti.
11/12 – 3/13
Executive Producer (EP) (Director) – Carmichael Lynch
Subaru (Ovation Interstitials) — Advertising — Chromatic Films
11/12 – 3/13
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Education
Class of '09
University of Los Angeles, CA (UCLA)
MBA
Class of '95
University of Santa Barbara, CA (UCSB)
BA, Dramatic Arts
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