Scott Friedman

Collaborate with Production Executives, Business Affairs and Finance to budget one hour dramas and half hour single camera pilots and series. Budgets include: Pilot, Pattern, Amort, Enhancement, Covid budgets, and assumptions. • Implement tax incentive applications to ensure series qualify for various state tax incentives. Various analyses and projections for present, future and returning projects, including writer’s room costs and potential locations. Distribution of final locked budgets and budget sign off sheets.

Oversee all production, including budgeting, scheduling & cost reporting from pre through post for 10 episode variety/comedy series.

Supervise all production on 10 episode series “Stupid Pet Tricks” in association with Worldwide Pants for TBS network. Oversaw this Sarah Silverman hosted, high profile, variety/comedy series from pre-production thru delivery. Show includes stage and scripted field shoots, animals, celebrity guest appearances and live music performance. Manage presentation “Comedy Troupe Culture Check” from pre-production thru delivery. Multi location hidden camera for TruTV network assuring on budget and on time network delivery Oversee presentation “Cringe” from pre-production thru delivery. Multi location field shoot for Discovery networks. Budget, Schedule and financially track all projects and corporate finances. Create payment schedules based on project cash flows. Manage and approve all production and post schedules in accordance with approved budgets and delivery deadlines. Review and approve all production-related expenses and track and report potential breakage and savings as well as negotiate client and vendor agreements. Consult on projects and initiatives across multiple business units.

Oversee all production including budgeting, scheduling, cost reporting, crew hiring from Pre-production through Post production.

Oversee all production, budgeting, scheduling, cost reporting, crew hiring from Pre-production through post production.

Developed scripts, generated budgets & schedules for unscripted & scripted television pilots, series, digital and film projects for domestic and foreign markets. • Created cost effective production plans. • Clients included: ITV Studios, Spike TV, TLC, Griffin Entertainment/FOX Television, Celador UK, FUSE, Tribune Entertainment, Showtime.

Hired by CEO to oversee production and business aspects, as well as grow post production audio facility. Implemented 90-day action plan for key strategic processes. • Oversee staff of employees, including re-recording mixers, engineers, sound editors, and sound designers, as well as 12-15 freelance re-recording mixers, sound editors and sound designers. • Work closely with accounting on quarterly and yearly projections, invoicing, studio budgeting and project bids. • Integrate project workflows and U.S. and international deliverables with networks. KEY CLIENTS: Netflix, Amazon, Hallmark, A+E Networks, Discovery Communications, CBS, NBC, You Tube Originals, Food Network, TBS, TLC, Sony Studios, GSN

Oversaw budgets, cash flows, cost reporting and production for multiple series, pilots, and presentations for USA Network’s Alternative Programming & Syfy Network’s Alternative Programming. • Liaised with production companies to build strong lines of communications between the Network and Producer. • Worked synergistically with a team consisting of Division Vice Presidents, Directors and Managers. Interacted daily with Development, Programming, Ad Sales, Marketing, Public Relations, Finance and Business and Legal Affairs. • Guided 3rd party productions on tax incentive opportunities and compliance.