Catherine Brobeck

Food and retail research and trend analysis

Drafted and negotiated documents for high-profile entertainment industry clients, specializing in the terms of appearance releases and reuse agreements. Drafted documents to break down the legal terms and material points of longer form contracts, both to provide information in a manner understandable to the client and to provide to other team members for reference. Conducted legal research, drafted precedents, and served as a reference for copyright issues. Liaised with various talent guilds and provided consultation on terms of guild agreements

Researched Soviet sports propaganda and archival material

Worked in a development and editing capacity with writers that the company hired to generate treatments and screenplays for film projects. Cultivated and managed relationships with writers, agencies, and other executives to bring in new material, new writers to hire, and to build meaningful connections to foster future collaboration. Wrote research briefs to provide background to other executives and writers, as well as writing development notes and edits on submissions and existing projects.

Served as a researcher for a RAND Corporation Fellow, working on both academic and high level think tank research and analysis on strategy changes in the Arab-Israeli wars.

Conducted research for the documentaries Mystery of the Nile and Heart of India, creating technical and historical dossiers for the production staff to assist in the intricate planning and logistics of filming in developing nations.