Ari Chmielnicki

• Administer auditions and interviews with teams that will later be pitched to the Game Show Network executives • Maintain detailed notes and score sheets for all teams that audition • Compose team descriptions and one sheets for all pitch meetings • Research potential contestants via social media and other avenues • Conduct preliminary phone interviews and schedule auditions

• Cast branded projects for clients such as Lego, Samsung, NBA, Home Depot and Netflix • Scout talent on a daily basis both in person and online; attend talent showcases and take notes throughout • Conduct preliminary phone calls and interviews with potential talent • Schedule and administer auditions alongside the project’s director • Organize casting drives and templates, including all paperwork for each individual project • Correspond with background talent agencies in order to schedule and book background actors • Maintain notes, spreadsheets and paperwork to track various projects for completion • Manage nationwide talent searches for various projects

• Provided administrative support to the film and television casting departments, including phone calls, appointments, email correspondence, detailed project notes, and extensive travel coordination as well as maintained relationships with actors, producers, executives, agents and directors • Supervised office interns and temps while delegating and prioritizing their day-to-day workload • Developed and maintained character lists for both film and television • Logged, filed, and tracked actor materials; read scripts, television series, pilots, and blogs to stay current and informed • Completed weekly personal and business expenses and generated expense reports • Managed multiple projects, both personal andprofessional • Coordinated weekly schedules, meetings, and personalevents • Collaborated with all Paramount departments as well as agencies and management companies to maintain up-to-date information • Scheduled auditions for various projects as well as operated the camera and labeled, organized, and filed all auditions

• Assist the production coordinator in daily office tasks • Organize, file, and distribute documents to corresponding departments • Answer incoming phone calls as well as greet office visitors • Assemble sides and collate scripts with revised pages

• Managed incoming phone calls, deliveries, schedules, sides, and script copies • Put together production binders for the directors • Composed lunch and wrap reports daily • Maintained a pristine kitchen and office environment

• Worked on set with producers and host to ensure a steady, organized, and effective workflow • Investigated, scouted, and interviewed potential businesses to cast on the show • Composed detailed outlines describing each prospective business as well as employee bios for executive producers and network • Found and selected experts (companies and individuals) to participate in and assist with each episode’s business makeover

• Managed talent on set, facilitated communication among departments, distributed paperwork and walkie-talkies, and completed related tasks as assigned by the assistant director • Researched, contacted, and booked museums, specialists, collectors, and universities in order to develop each episode • Located antiques and collectibles to feature on the show, pitching suggestions to the executives and talent and then acquiring the objects • Scouted set locations for the entire season; created location logs for each site visited to share with executive producers, talent, and network

• Collaborated with camera operator to set up equipment as well as stage and prep the set for recorded interviews • Worked with talent and fulfilled their needs to ensure a positive work environment • Arranged shooting equipment in order to preserve and increase efficiency