Summary

I'm a producer and writer with extensive experience creating and shareable engaging web, broadcast, and event media.

Credits

3/17 – 3/18

Writer Best Buy

Corporate Details
3/17 – 3/18

- Write training and product videos.

2/17 – 2/18

Writer Life Noggin

YouTube — Digital — Life Noggin Details
2/17 – 2/18

- Write editorial science scripts and thoroughly fact check each script to maintain the highest levels of accuracy.

7/16 – 2/17

Producer

Staff Position — Seeker Media (formerly Discovery Digital Networks) Details
7/16 – 2/17

- Created and managed 300 episodes of DNews, a science and technology web series with 2.4 million YouTube subscribers. - Brought DNews to record views — over 5 million per week — within 3 months of being hired. - Increased views-per-episode 150 percent in 5 months. - Developed content strategies and shaped the show’s creative direction by bringing on new formats, diversifying the episodes, streamlining the pitching process, and finding unique ways to reach viewers. - Maintained the rigorous production calendar and deliverables schedule for 10 episodes a week. - Collaborated with the social media team to create engaging content across web and mobile platforms.

5/15 – 7/16

Producer

Staff Position — Smithsonian Enterprises Details
5/15 – 7/16

- Developed promotional, branding, and editorial videos for the Smithsonian and its partners. - Cultivated relationships with clients, contractors, and staff to ensure an efficient and effective workflow. - Managed projects through all phases of production, including tracking budgets, building schedules, writing creative briefs and scripts, selecting crews, field and studio producing, and supervising production. - Sourced and hired external creative talent and collaborated with production partners around the country. - Edited rough and fine cuts of videos and created the sound design for animations.

4/12 – 3/15

Producer

Staff Position — Interface Media Group Details
4/12 – 3/15

- Created promotional, educational, and branding videos for the web, social media, broadcast, events, and displays. - Clients included Amtrak, the United Nations, Children’s National Health System, and Booz Allen Hamilton. - Sourced internal and external creative talent, organized project calendars, and tracked budgets. - Developed original, nonfiction programming concepts and pitched them to broadcast and web channels.

1/11 – 4/12

Producer

Staff Position — WebsEdge Details
1/11 – 4/12

- Managed promotional and educational web and event videos for clients such as Stanford, IBM, and Cornell. - Produced an average of six videos at once while managing logistics and schedules for up to 15 others. - Traveled around the country as a field producer, directing shoots and conducting interviews. - Provided leadership in expanding WebsEdge by identifying creative talent and production partners across North America and maintaining a contractor database. - Managed budgets and tracked the deliverables calendar for all North American productions.

12/08 – 1/11

Producer and Writer

Staff Position — Videotakes, Inc Details
12/08 – 1/11

- Produced promotional, editorial, and branding videos for clients such as the World Resources Institute, USAID, Wallace Genetic Foundation, and the U.S. Botanic Garden. - Improved efficiency in scheduling, budgeting, and tracking costs through the creation of custom templates. - Coordinated production, field produced, supervised edit sessions, and acquired stock footage and music.

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Education

University of Oregon

Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism

American University

Master of Fine Arts in Film and Electronic Media

Skills

  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Scripting
  • Writing
  • Development
  • Budgeting
  • Project Management
  • scheduling
  • Interviewing
  • Creative Briefs
  • Proposals