Emily Schkolnick

Served as Executive Assistant to the Founder and President of a well-known public relations and consulting firm, specializing in national film release and awards campaigns. Please see resume for a more comprehensive description of the position.

Assisted Executive, Supervising, and Archival Producers on CNBC’s The Filthy Rich Guide. Facilitated story development through archival research. Integrated archival material into field pieces to help construct narrative. Interfaced with footage/image houses and independent filmmakers and photographers to clear and license materials for the hundreds of archival cues per episode. Attended weekly production and pitch meetings with entire show team.

Coordinated archival research and licensing for all of VICE’s digital and branded verticals.

Assisted with archival research and licensing on Balls Deep, Black Market, F*ck That’s Delicious, Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, Huang’s World, Gaycation, Noisey World, The Third Industrial Revolution, VICE Essentials, and Woman. Devised and oversaw execution of licensing agreements and material releases. Acted as a liaison between VICE and footage vendors. Processed invoices and coded expense reports from footage and image libraries. Tracked and compiled deliverables for network programming and digital verticals. Provided general administrative assistance to the Archival department.

Spearheaded archival research and licensing for the second season of VICELAND's Weediquette.

Assisted Archival Producer and production team in tracking and clearing archival materials for Jeff Feuerzeig's Sundance-selected documentary about writer Laura Albert and the mythology surrounding her literary alter ego, JT LeRoy. Worked with leading intellectual property lawyer in the industry to assess fair use arguments for certain archival assets.

Researched and licensed archival video and stills for VICELAND's series about cannabis legalization issues around the world. Responsible for tracking and compiling network deliverables.

Supported rights, clearance, and licensing agents in the HBO Archives and liaised between the department and Business Affairs, Finance, and Legal. Administered contract agreements and invoices for clip and footage licensing and access. Kept track of deals and maintained the revenue tracker and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) database. Handled outstanding payments and oversaw collection procedures. Fulfilled requests for research-purpose DVD screeners. Assisted with social media and marketing responsibilities. Researched and logged March of Time clips to include on the department’s social media. Spearheaded digitization project of HBO Sports contracts and other archived promotional materials.