Blaire Knight-Graves

Assist on production, keep script consistent between takes, visual continuity, coordinate production. This was a branding advertising video that was played on United Airlines, Virgin Airlines, and American Airlines in-cabin televisions.

Wrote, field produced, paper edited, and oversaw editing. Agency facing duties.

Field and post-producer for video showcasing the Richard Driehaus Award for Fashion Excellence, 2014.

Story creation, post-production supervision, client interfacing, selects, delivery.

Coordinate travel of crew, post-produce, meals, lodging, transportation coordination.

Coordinate crew travel, assist Producer in field, craft services, meals, location scout, transportation, script assistance, oversaw edit. Won Hermes Award for video.

Equipment rental, client correspondence, continuity management, field produced 2nd camera and 3rd camera, assisted Director, assisted Executive Producer, copywriter, payroll, craft services, lunch, managed production assistants, maintained location schedule, coordinated with security at NHL arena, hired crew.

Assist Producer, call sheets, craft services, travel arrangements, location scout, coordinate with team for inside behind the scenes access

Licensing, production schedule management, wrap book creation, light accounting.

Assist producer in pre-production, field producer on site, coordinate post production.

Hired crew, location scout and coordinator, copywriter for script, managed production assistants, coordinated security, cast talent, payroll, wrap book, liaison with agency, managed set designer and makeup artists, lunch, craft services.

Hired crew, assisted with talent search, call sheet, on set supervision, payroll, copywriter, craft services, lunch, assist producer, line produced, managed continuity, managed production assistants.

Creative consultation for millennial engagement; social media consultation for major and minor projects, including creating social media pages for reality tv shows, branded content clients, and social media training for senior production staff.

Lead Producer on Nielsen Media's #ConsciousConsumer branded consumer diversity social media campaign of 2014, responsibilities included: cast, direct, write scripts and oversee edits, budget management, client liaison, audio and visual licensing, steadily increase audience of monthly content, and social media rapid increase to over 400% engagement in first month of video campaign.

Cast, write treatments, schedule, coordinate, interview, and develop concept in associate producer position.

Lead Producer on Nielsen Media's #ConsciousConsumer branded content consumer diversity social media campaign of 2014; allocated resources with a total budget of $80,000 for project. Responsibilities: cast, direct, write scripts, oversee edits, budget management, client liaison, audio and visual licensing. Steadily increased audience of monthly content, and social media rapid increase to over 400% engagement in each successive month of video campaign. Produced crowd funding video campaign for “I am for Peace”, a documentary that was fully funded. The documentary was later broadcast on WTTW (PBS Chicago) and has received many accolades. Managed and oversaw company internship program. Promoted from Associate Producer.

Cast primary characters in documentary, wrote treatment and proposal for initial concept, hired crew, initiated creative deliberation on project. Lead producer on crowdfunding video for the documentary and media supervisor of campaign, which was fully funded on Kickstarter. Associate Producer for film, which was later broadcast on WTTW (PBS Chicago).

Logged footage, media research, wrote press releases, conducted pre-interviews, liaison between client & company, client services, edited scripts for video projects, liaison between talent & company, casting, edited treatments & proposals, copyeditor, hired talent, organized staff schedules, hire and work with freelance crew, licensing, acted executive assistant to Executive Producer and Creative Director.

Field Producer and Post-Producer

Managed and produced schedule, added creative input, assisted in costuming, assisted in casting, copywriter for script, craft services, lunch, assisted Executive Producer.

Acted in various capacities within company included: hired talent, worked as member of the crew, offered creative and technical input, coordinated video and audio projects, and acted as liaison between company and clients. Promoted to Associate Producer from Administrative Assistant