Summary

6+ years of experience working in television production from inception to completion. Effective at organizing and coordinating television shoots internationally. Comfortable working in the field or office.

Credits

1/21 – 3/21

Casting Producer Cash In The Attic (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Leopard USA
1/21 – 3/21
10/20 – 12/20

Associate Producer House Hunters International

HGTV — TV — Leopard USA Details
10/20 – 12/20

• Conceptualized and oversaw all creative for episodes shooting internationally. • Created and managed schedules, shoot logistics, beat sheets, interview questions, sourced locations and oversaw crew. • Oversaw and led the process of interviewing and producing talent to identify strong characters for compelling programming. • Involved in all aspects of the project including conceptualizing story structures, produced verité scene work, managed petty cash, coordinated schedules, logistics, and releases.

2/20 – 10/20

Casting Director House Hunters International

HGTV — TV — Leopard USA - House Hunters International Details
2/20 – 10/20

• Responsible for overseeing and managing all parts of the casting process for the international hit series, House Hunters International. • Report status and raise issues during weekly cross-functional team meetings with junior and senior management. • Liaise with project stakeholders in the United States as well as globally to meet company metrics. • Successfully met casting performance goals and delivered over 100 episodes during the COVID-19 pandemic. • Oversee budget expenses for International project shoots and manage and escalate risks/issues/change requests. • Serve on the company COVID Taskforce to mitigate risk and ensure safe practices for shoots globally. • Manage, mentor, and directly supervise a team of seven staff members.

8/18 – 2/20

Casting Producer House Hunters International

HGTV — TV — Leopard USA Details
8/18 – 2/20

• Conceptualized creative for episodes shooting domestically and internationally. • Created and managed schedules, shoot logistics, beat sheets, interview questions, sourced locations, and oversaw crew. • Managed the casting of 100+ episodes for the international travel and real estate show, House Hunters International with over 1.3 million viewers per episode. • Oversaw and led the process of interviewing and producing talent to identify strong characters for compelling programming. • Involved in all aspects of the project including conceptualizing story structures and editing casting interviews. • Led pitch meetings with Showrunner, Executive Producer, and Senior Field Producer to ensure process compliance and delivery excellence across multiple projects for the show. • Lead casting and segment producer for episode on-set in Lake Como, Italy. Duties included but were not limited to: assisting in producing verité scene work, managing petty cash, coordinating schedules and logistics as well as handling releases.

8/17 – 8/18

Casting Associate Producer House Hunters International

HGTV — TV — Leopard USA Details
8/17 – 8/18

• Managed casting for high volume international travel and real estate show. • Reviewed casting submissions, conducted Skype interviews, produced talent, edited casting interviews, • Managed and maintained grids and all contracts and releases. • Led company-wide social media initiative to modernize episodes, create brand awareness and digital strategy for HHI franchise.

5/18 – 5/18

Second Assistant Camera This Is Me

YouTube — Digital — Smolls in the City Productions Details
5/18 – 5/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_tNAOif1jw

1/16 – 8/17

Casting Associate Producer

Staff Position — Magilla Entertainment Details
1/16 – 8/17

• Manage, mentor, and directly supervise a team of six staff members. • Key member of the field team working as Assistant Director, Talent Wrangler, and Clearance Coordinator. • Researched and developed show concepts, pitched show, and digital segment ideas, produced talent, edited casting tapes, conceptualized story structure, and assisted development team with assorted tasks in the field.

2/16 – 6/17

Casting Associate Producer Rattled (Season 2)

TLC — TV — Magilla Entertainment
2/16 – 6/17

Orgs

  • Theta Chi Fraternity

Recos

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Education

Class of '18

NYU School of Professional Studies

Creative Video - Digital Marketing Strategy
Class of '14

Old Dominion University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)/Communication, Digital Film

Skills

  • Television
  • Video Production
  • Editing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Video
  • Casting
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Cinematography
  • Non-linear Editing
  • Canon DSLR
  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • FMYI
  • CastingNetworks
  • CastingFrontier