CRYSTAL THOMPSON

- Read through episode scripts to verify historical accuracy. - Ensure editorial needs are met during post-production. - Delegate tasks to interns and research assistant.

- Constructed a detailed timeline of events surrounding Martin Luther King’s assassination. - Assisted with episode outlines and interviewee outreach.

- Sourced archival material and organized archival in AVID on sequences and in story bins. - Conducted research for episode outlines and for interview subjects.

Sourced archival material.

- Sourced archival material, tracked legal notes, fact checked cuts. - Pulled footage and bites for story producers.

- Conduct newspaper, artwork, news footage, stills and story development research for documentary projects at various stages. - Act as a liaison between editors, producers and archival vendors. - Update database with information concerning contracts, sources, cue sheets and expenses. - Coordinate order of archival, provide creative input for archival pods - Ensure archival budgetary and content requirements are met from pre-production to post. - Transcribe and annotate scripts using reputable sources and proper citations. - Create a deliverables work flow to ensure deadlines are met, forms are completed correctly and contracts are fully executed. - Produce story and archival string-outs

• Managed phones in call center, processed tour reservations online, checked in guests. • Presented intro film to large groups, provided guest escort to various venues on studio lot. • Served as a museum docent, ticket sales office, assisted special-needs guests. • Wrangled and assisted audience members for various shows (Conan, Heads Up).