William Smeriglio

• Fully support production manager in all facets of pre-production, production and post- production needs • Point person on set, manage PA’s, and organize travel, catering/crafty & production rentals • Track detailed production spending, reconcile department expenses, and create budgets • Handle all payroll paperwork, new office hires and purchase orders

• Aided reality crew with logging, wrangling talent and assisted with OTF interviews • Provided support in casting holding room, directed and answered all guest questions • Coordinated auditions with producers, escorted talent to EP’s, and helped strike set

•Utilized Avid to export show packages, cut down interviews, and string out sequences •Maintained tape log and library daily/ensured all new media was imported and backed up •Managed uploading packages onto online data base for network distribution •Coordinated with producers/loggers to pick up, drop off, and log media

• Assist Hot Topics producers with daily preparation of show segment – research stories and finalize show script • Manage cue cards for taping and facilitate production staff with general studio duties • Support production management with office tasks and creative requests for segments

• Aided the casting coordinator with audience check-in and load-out for studio concerts • Expedited coat check for audience members while ensuring everything was organized • Provided on set support for production crew and talent when needed

• Contributed to the creative development of the series -aided producer as a casting coordinator for shows in pre-production • Assisted with syncing multi-camera shoots in Avid as well as formulated documents to organize storyboards, leads and raw footage • Conducted phone interviews with talent, and led a team of over 100 casting helpers

• Responsible for talent arrival/departures, escorting to stage, green rooms and press area • Heavily relied upon by production coordinator for errands and various on set tasks • Demonstrated reliability by distributing credentials to the crew and talent

• Assisted production assistants with studio tasks/answered and directed front desk calls • Transcribed footage of show, and assisted with various shoots for field department • Coordinated with the talent department, organized future guest bookings/paperwork • Worked directly with audience department: audience load in/dismissal, motivated audience members, prepped for show taping

• Assisted producers/associate producers with guest arrivals and departures • Cleared carts, acted as a booking agent, and conducted administrative paperwork • Heavily relied upon for duties in studio including: Wardrobe for guests, final show attire, backstage management; Coordinated, led and engaged in all guest experiences