• Managed the grassroots distribution of I AM A GIRL in collaboration with Gathr Films • Created fundraising strategies; nurtured and developed relationships with community organizations and non-profits working on girl and women issues in the United States and abroad • Collaborated with Marketing/PR to research interesting story angles and publicity strategies; Led the film’s website and digital content audit • Impressed management with ability to connect with communities and engage with them to become involved in specific projects • Asked to take on this role based on success as Director of Community Outreach at Fighting Owl Productions (PR, Marketing, and Media Company)
Summary
Experience in all aspects of content production: research, writing, video, sound, editing, blogging, photography, social media marketing campaigns and distribution strategies. Focus on technology, underground music, art, youth, education & pop culture.
Credits
5/16 – 5/17
Producer – People of Earth
TV
5/16 – 5/17
1/15 – 8/15
Social Media Manager (I AM A GIRL Documentary) – I AM A GIRL
Film (Feature-length) — Media Stockade Details
1/15 – 8/15
6/14 – 1/15
Social Media Manager (Digital Producer) – Freeway: Crack in the System
Film (Feature-length) — Blowback Productions Details
6/14 – 1/15
• Managed the social media distribution channels and outreach to community organizations for "Freeway: Crack in the System" a documentary on Freeway Rick Ross by Marc Levin, a Blowback Productions feature film • Praised by managers for ability to get deep community engagement in the film and buy in from filmmakers, producers, and distributors
8/13 – 10/13
Social Media Manager – Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and Great Apes Summit News Bureau
Internet — Digital — Fighting Owls Details
8/13 – 10/13
-Amplified Great Apes Summit (UN-GRASP & Arcus Foundation Partnership featuring Jane Goodall) and the Jackson Hole Film Festival from 100 people on-site to over 300,000 unique viewers of posts, photos and videos online. -Throughout the 5 day summit, we produced 11 news bulletin and had over 200,000 unique views without the aid of advertising.
6/13 – 9/13
Associate Producer (Reseacher) – The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
TV — Luminant Media Details
6/13 – 9/13
-Associate Producer on a documentary about Aaron Swartz -Crew logistics (hiring, scheduling, travel) -Researched interview subjects -Secured interviews with US Senators Ron Wyden and Zoe Lofgren and internet pioneer Tim Berners-Lee, academic Lawrence Lessig, and writer Corey Doctorow -Conducted archival research -Managed Kickstarter campaign -Managed interns
1/12 – 5/12
Producer (Videographer and Editor) – Speak Out Speak Art/Renegade Arts
Digital — Weave Arts/KickArts Details
1/12 – 5/12
-Consulting Media Producer for KickArts Contemporary Arts on a exhibition video about "outsider" artists from all over Australia. -Producer/Director/Editor for a young artist series "Speak Out/Speak Art" for Weave Arts Centre in Sydney, Australia.
5/10 – 1/12
Digital Production Manager – Content Producer for ReachOut.com
Internet — Digital — ReachOut.com Details
5/10 – 1/12
-Developed video content strategy & budgets -Produced multi-platform digital media content with young people, for young people, ages 14-25 -Intellectual property, licensing and rights clearance -Managed professional video crews, photographers, animators, graphic designers, videographers and editors in the creation of digital media content -Grew Reachout.com's YouTube and video presence by 90%
1/08 – 1/09
Director (Videographer) – Nina Berman: Photographer
Internet — TV — Big Noise Films Details
1/08 – 1/09
-Directed and shot a short documentary for Press TV following Nina Berman, a documentary photographer with a primary interest in the American political and social landscape. She is the author of two monographs Purple Hearts – Back from Iraq and Homeland, both examining war and militarism.
Recos
Education
Class of '02
New York University
MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
Class of '96
American University
BA in Anthropology
Skills
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