Rachael Hopkins

Damage controlled previous failed casting team grids by investigating contact status and updating all materials to industry standard. Created all one sheets for network pitch.

Vetted influential families and scheduled interviews for a small casting team working on a reality show in development for Lifetime.

Paired and vetted distant family members that shared a matriarchal or patriarchal ancestor to have their ancestry investigated and prepped them to travel together to a location where their shared ancestor once lived. Navigated complicated familial relations respectfully and carefully to ensure surprise pairings were also safe to travel with and shared a similar attitude towards knowing their family history.

Tactfully vetted parents and children seeking counseling for familial issues such as youth sexuality, suicide attempts, adoption integration, and tech-addiction nationwide. Created advertisement flyers approved by Disney to be distributed online and on ground that brought in hundreds of submissions. Kept meticulous contact grids of families as large as ten members each organized for a remote team of seven.

Sought out homeowners that owned rental spaces for renovation rental show abiding by all local government and AirBnB’s continual changes in property laws nationwide. Organized and created one-sheets for network pitch to CNBC execs as well as hosts JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers with positive feedback.

Coordinated casting interviews, tracked and setup equipment, created one-sheets, pitch cards, transcribed interviews

Edited Norway webisode of The Healthy Voyager.

Coordinating calendars, appointments, travel, budgeting, cost reports, screening and event planning, personal tasks, research, setup network pitch meetings with high profile talent

Coordinating calendars, appointments, travel, budgeting, cost reports, screening and event planning, personal tasks, research, setup network pitch meetings with high profile talent

Coordinating calendars, appointments, travel, budgeting, cost reports, screening and event planning, personal tasks, research, setup network pitch meetings with high profile talent

Searched United States for specialized culinary talents keeping outreach records on shared contact status grids. Created a checklist system for top cities per state that sped up consulate and top rated restaurant research by 90%.

Vetted almost 2000 potential contestants, 10% were booked for interviews, and 30 pairs were officially cast to go on dates that challenged social norms. Booked all hotels for cast with emphasis on secrecy to keep any members from meeting each other before shooting. Sent all contestants through psychological testing and collected background check paperwork. Assisted wardrobe team in preparation for cast outfit changes.

Assisted in restoring animal rescue and rehabilitation center creating a cleaner, functional environment for owners.

• Arrange worldwide travel, rentals, itineraries, carnet, budgets, per diem, petty, equipment and all set needs • Collect and distribute confidentiality agreements, and releases • Assist host, guests, and crew on set

• Relay news/social media, local vets/contacts/lost pets info to crew and rescue team • Created alias organization via social media to track animals

• Navigates team through disaster zones; relaying weather and warning information per location. • Book travel needs; provide animal, equipment, and travel supplies before and during excursions.

Developed and operated social media strategy for NatGeo Wild’s “Animal Storm Squad.” Navigated crew and rescue team through disaster zones via Twitter to reunite pets with their families. Arranged interviews, researched ideas, discovered potential clients, organized pitch decks

Reserved worldwide travel for crews up to 25, orchestrated fixers, all visa requirements, carnet, auto and equipment rentals, housing accommodations and hired local assistants. Live audience bouncer and talent chaperone, most notable Barry Meguiar, Vaughn Gittin Jr., and Bret Michaels. Managed set paperwork; NDA’s, releases, contracts, time cards, petty cash, per diem, other budget expenses and sent out call sheets.

• Organize/order supplies, answer/roll calls, schedule meetings, run personal requests/errands.

Created live event banner artwork and DVD cover artwork for SCORE's 2015 Baja race.

• Collect and distribute releases, time cards, paychecks; assist host, guests, crew, and was the driver/errand runner

• Relayed schedule changes to director and interviewee information to Barry Meguiar (Host)

- Flew back and forth from OR to CA picking up tapes, delivered camera equipment, in person. - Drive crews to and from LAX in pass van, promote show via social media.

• Promotion via social media, filtered applications/fan-mail • US Travel, drop off/pick up tapes, equipment and crews from airports in passenger vans

Arranged casting and booked locations of U.S. based landscapers within budget and aesthetic criteria

- Research and locate all celebrity homes within United States. - Contacted and scheduled shoot dates for chosen candidates and realators. - Forward and filter through applicants.

• Edited structural issues, character inconsistencies, grammatical errors in scripts, formatted script

Developed commercial concepts and marketing strategies to integrate Glidden paint into Walmart stores.

• Assisted director, planned lighting setups and shot composition for Obsessed, a Doritos Crash the Superbowl entry • Edited scripts and aided product emphasis for Advertising Design students • Created light setups to enhance horror mood of script

• Acquired locations, supplied donated food, managed the budget and set designs for student films: I Do... Not, Stalked and Knight’s Piece • Helped coordinate and develop the action, sequencing, and production elements of various student films: I Do... Not, Stalked, and Rattletrap

Wrote, directed and edited a short documentary Prescription Art, on the influence of art on human health and psychology: • Interviewed with artists and art therapists, traveling through Arkansas and Florida • Researched art therapy studies and medical uses of all arts

Wrote, directed and edited a short film Knight’s Piece, a teen girl’s escape from an abusive home: • Determined staging, sequencing, and timing of shoot; coached and corrected actors • Dealt with multiple safety issues efficiently including location moves • Created a safe and productive atmosphere for the crew and actors

- Nominated for the 2011 Arts & Sciences Award in Sarasota, Florida for creating docu-short, "Impact", a PSA on Red Tide and its effects on marine and human life specifically in the Sarasota area where algae blooms are so prominent in the United States. - Procured a helicopter team for aerial shots of Florida oceans that created location context for environmental documentary on aquatic biomes. - Interviewed local medical doctors and marine geologists that shared the effects of red tide blooms on humans and ocean environments.

- Nominated for the 2011 Arts & Sciences Award in Sarasota, Florida for creating docu-short, "Impact", a PSA on Red Tide and its effects on marine and human life specifically in the Sarasota area where algae blooms are so prominent in the United States. - Procured a helicopter team for aerial shots of Florida oceans that created location context for environmental documentary on aquatic biomes. - Interviewed local medical doctors and marine geologists that shared the effects of red tide blooms on humans and ocean environments.

Created commercial concept for filmmaking department in Ringling College.