Jesse Ziebart

Produced12 episodes for new real estate show for A&E. Prepare and deliver episodes to field team. Conduct cast and expert interviews, liaise with cast and lock locations, pre-prod logistics and deliverables, identify story, secure locations and contributors for all episodes, write one sheets, beat sheets, interview questions, and create field packets for the field team.

Track and log story, wardrobe and scenes. Produce segments, research and coordinate locations and activities, communicate schedule, create and track segment budgets, write hot sheets, translate from French to English and vice versa.

Support Development teams at Category Six and Six West Media. Conduct and organize research and outreach for multiple projects, cold call and secure verifiable leads, identify unconventional and unexplored connections between stories and people and present them in writing, gather information and contacts and adhere to a strict and quick moving timeline.

Develop concept for Sailor Jerry branded lifestyle photo shoot during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. -Casting -Sourcing props (motorcycles, camper vans, furniture and decor) -Creating and decorating four different sets -Set decorating and dressing (furniture, motorcycles, vans et.c) -Creating props and directing art dept. -Setting shoot schedule -Conceptualizing and directing vignettes featuring product -Directing photographer and creative

Nationwide casting for first season of couples/relationship TV Show on MTV. Created castings and flyers to target regional and nationwide talent Used various casting outreach mediums to create general and targeted interest Created pitch docs, tracking docs, one sheets Conducted casting interviews Produced cuts for network

Track and log story for six simultaneous home renos Organize Google Drive Organize and call slates and scenes for camera Write hot sheets, one sheets, beat sheets Update production calendar, act/scenes grid Track B and C Roll Track pickups and field trips LIaise with design Producer and GCs Locations and appearance releases

Clean and edit interview transcripts

Sourcing cast for dating show, writing interview questions and recording SKYPE/ZOOM interviews, developing Story with cast members, writing pitch docs, and one sheets.

This is a remote position cleaning interview transcripts and selects, compiling and uploading for post.

Manage production timeline, expenses, deliverables, wrangle talent, coordinate ZOOM set up for remote interviews, coordinate runs on locations in and around Seattle.

Cleaning interview transcripts!

Pre through Post production position on a documentary about the Covid pandemic in 20202. Cultivating casting leads, producing contributors from all over the country, conducting and recording remote interviews, creating one sheets, stringouts, character scripts, crafting and tracking story, story notes and story logs, sorting footage and broll. I worked from Pre through Post on this :) Super proud!

Creating casting leads database, create casting notices and posts for social media and casting sites, interview potential cast (SKYPE), schedule interviews, create one sheets and story docs for Casting Director.

Working with the Compliance Team to keep and record time for each competitor. Observe rules and provide back up as needed.

Directed photo shoot and shot Von Varagon Society band album art and promotional stills on location. Canon 7D

Coordinating and executing events and main stage appearances for sponsors at large scale, week long music festival: 700 person industry party, live auctions, creating transpo grids, wrangling large groups of people, coordinating set teams and security, registration, setting up walk throughs, logistics and event prep and tear down, staffing, and enormous organization and creativery problem solving.

Support small crew on location, assist with rekeases, runs, krafty, driving, light AC and lights.

I transcribe raw interview footage (verbatim) into transcription documents and send to post editors. This is a part-time, but weekly commitment.

This is for an integration piece featuring a specific sponsored product. Coordinate integration of product into home rennovation scenes, supervise and instruct it's correct use and application, and adhere to all guidelines and specs so as to include all necessary shots and coverage of product.

Daily hot sheets and story tracking documents, log all story and interviews, write interview questions, log ITMs, pickups, and OTFs.

Second cam operator (GoPro and Droid/Gimbal setup) and AC for small shoot documenting cultural events and interviews in the field. Entirely on location and on foot. Releases, runs, interviews, scouting, second camera op etc.

Assist the art director with purchasing, assembling, organizing, and choosing furnishings and decor for custom tiny houses. Set dressing, shopping, Landscaping, flower arranging, product placement, choosing colors, and interpreting a theme and Palette to help create a cohesive look.

Assisting production with runs, crafty, lunch orders, extras wrangling, liaising locally with vendors, broll location scouting.

This was split AP/AD: Scouting, permits, research, interviews, story notes and development, tradeouts, 50% field and 50% office. This position was complex with a lot of responsibilities and travel. Lots of episode research and prep, groundwork, establishing local contacts, heavy communications, assist in coordinating contractors and tradeout outreach, tons of troubleshooting, talent and gear wrangling, point of contact for everybody.

AP/AD for eigth season of the Travel Channel's, "Hotel Impossible". Scouting, helping with permits, research, interviews, story notes, tradeouts, 50% field and 50% office. This position was complex with a lot of responsibilities. Lots of episode research and prep, laying groundwork, establishing local contacts, heavy communications, assist coordinating contractors and tradeout outreach, tons of troubleshooting, talent and gear wrangling.

Track all story and cast character development, log reality, pickups, scenes, write tracking documents, beat sheets, daily summaries, and interface with cast. Produce otfs in the field, communicate story points to producers. Work as part of a tightly knit producing team for an entire season of a large scale food competition show.

Log all reality, pickups, tradeouts, interviews, track story, create hot sheets, track story

I worked on one episode and two separate shoots in the field with MTV. Runs, fire watch, interview set up with talent, brief talent on protocol, secure location, krafty, gear and crew transport, coordinate rental vehicles and airport pick up and drop off. The first shoot was with crew, the second shoot I managed alone, setting up for follow up interview with talent.

Assist art department in a renovation/build show in the field. Assisting Art with the build, painting, polishing, sanding, stripping paint, assembling parts and props, runs, logistics, using power tools, troubleshooting, some creative.Pitching in everywhere, getting dirty:)

Photograph competitor chef bio packs, behind the scenes footage of cooking, food prep, plating, FOH, staff, food beauties, hero shots, portaits, location and restaurant shots, kitchen candids on location (1000 photos). Release all staff, chef, location, extras. Color correct photos, adhere to shot list and post specs.

Support crew on location, driving, loading and unloading gear, going on runs, obtaining appearance releases, taking photo stills, liaising locally for Broll, logistics, packing/shipping gear.

Support small crew on location, runs, gear/crew transport load/unload, lighting set up, B roll scout, crew liaison.

Coordinate crafty, unload and load gear for a small commercial shoot on location, background extra, art assist.

Talent wrangling (coordinate daily schedule for talent, assist in all areas necessary, runs etc.), and PA duties, coordinating gear, transport, lighting set up, releases and krafty for small crew in field, liaise locally for B Roll, driver

Working in control room on location/set for one month on a 100 person + crew, logging reality, challenge, B roll, utilizing time code, tracking story, tradeouts and highlighting MIPs.

Coordinated releases (electronic and paper), Crowd control, Gear set up/tear down, Runs

Production notes, logging shot notes and bio pack interviews, coordinating releases, tape logging, interview/lighting set up, liaise locally for B roll, load and unload and transport gear, crew transport

Support small film crew in field, coordinate/organize gear, load and unload production vans, shot notes and tape logging, crew transport, assist art department with prop construction, crafty, run errands as necessary

Support small film crew on location shooting live cooking competitions, food festival, OTFs, coordinate releases, liaise locally for B roll, coordinate/organize gear, crafty, load/unload production vans, crew transport, set up/tear down shoots, run errands as necessary

Support large film crew on location for ten days shooting live competitions, stadium concerts, OTF, coordinate releases, liaise locally for B roll, coordinate/organize gear, crafty, load and unload production vans, crew transport, run errands as necessary, driver

Coordinated guest services, visitor tours, security access, new hire protocol and orientation, parking, and maintenance for Great American Country (GAC) TV studio in Nashville, TN. I greeted all studio guests, assisted marketing, AP/AR, web and admin deptmts with duties as assigned and cleared crew for clearance on shoot dates.