Jim Brennan

2020 Emmy Nomination; Outstanding Documentary Series: Supervised production of four-part Hulu documentary series featuring multiple interviews with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, top-tier journalists, diplomatic and political figures, Sec. Clinton’s professional and personal confidantes, and her childhood friends - with Oscar-nominated Director Nanette Burstein. DP Bob Chappell taped interviews utilizing Sony Venice 6K workflow. Sundance Premiere January 2020; streams on Hulu March 2020.

Feature documentary on military veterans with PTSD and the service dogs that help them heal and navigate the world, with Oscar-nominated Director Josh Aronson. Now streaming on Netflix: https://www.tobeofservicefilm.com/

Crafted agency budgets for dozens of digital / social production scenarios, spanning every current Studio or Field capture format: Stills / Cinemagraphs, Digital Video, Live stream, 360º VR, etc. Budgets ranged from $2Million long-form productions for TVC / major platform campaigns.

Writer, Researcher and Series Developer for short-form news documentary series “Truth in the Internet Age”. Researching & developing proposal to produce multi-episode Retro Report series for distribution on digital news partner platform. retroreport.org

Line Producer for Martha Stewart Video department. Managed full-time staff of five and a Managed full-time staff of five and a rotating roster of freelancers to oversee staffing, scheduling, budgeting, production, edit and distribution of an ongoing series of 70+ monthly digital videos (Editorial, Branded, Social Media, Facebook Live) produced for internal & external corporate clients. Supervised production of "Let Girls Learn" PSA Series for the White House featuring First Lady Michelle Obama, Julianne Moore & Lena Dunham (White House Staff response: “our team loved working with Jim”). Managed department-wide transition of staffers, 300+TB of media and assets from MSLO to Meredith in January 2016. Managed launch of the department's exploration into 360° VR Video Production. marthastewart.com/videos

Managed full-time staff of five and a rotating roster of freelancers to oversee staffing, scheduling, budgeting, production, edit and distribution of two nationally broadcast PBS Series (13 Episodes X 4 Seasons) and an ongoing series of 70+ monthly digital videos (Editorial, Branded, Social Media) produced for internal & external corporate clients. Managed launch of Martha Stewart's Facebook Live series. Engineered major departmental restructuring of tasks & workflow; department then surpassed first-year goals to achieve 180% of targeted Year One output, without exceeding original schedule & budget targets. 2015 Emmy Nomination; 2015 James Beard Award.

Managed a Crew of 15 through round-the-clock coverage of "World's Toughest Mudder" competition with associated pick-up shoots

Line Producer for Pilot Episode of "Consumed" for CNBC; produced by Bright Road Productions / All3 Media America. Managed a crew of 12 & a pilot budget through 5 weeks of production in NYC.

Field Producer for HGTV’s “Endless Yard Sale 2013”: competition reality special staged against the backdrop of a 700-mile long yard sale on US Highway 127 (Alabama to Michigan); produced by 12 Forward Entertainment in Dallas, Texas.

Line Producer for pilot episode of “Girls Interrupted” for OWN Network; produced by Core Media. Managed a crew of 20 & a pilot budget through 8 shoot days in NYC.

Producer, Director & Writer for "$9.99" at NYC Media (official network for the City of New York); 8 X 30-minute documentary magazine series highlighting great things to see and do in NYC for less than $10

Line Producer for pilot season of “Princesses: Long Island” for Bravo; produced by True Entertainment. Managed a crew of 20 & a multi-million-dollar seasonal budget through 55 shoot days in multiple locations in Nassau County and the Hamptons, LI. Series premiere June 2013.

Line Producer for pilot season of “3 Days to Open” with celebrity chef Bobby Flay; produced by Rock Shrimp Productions for Food Network; managed a three-camera crew of 18 taping in 4 states.

Production Manager for Nickelodeon promo series produced by Decoupage Productions, taped in Detroit during the band’s first 48 hours in the USA with crew of 18.

Producer & Director of “An American Story”: half-hour historical documentary currently playing for all visitors at America's only monument to our defining collective Immigrant Experience. Two Telly Awards, for Historical Narrative and Cinematography. To view, visit vimeo.com/jimbrennan

Line Producer for “I Do My Do”; Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine’s first-ever BE video series on style & design for Pantene, featuring MS Weddings Editor-at-Large Darcy Miller Nusbaum. Managed $200K budget & crew of 25 taping four brides in five locations: New York City, Dallas Texas, Lake Tahoe Nevada, Pasadena California & Maui, Hawaii. 2011 Winner, OMMA Best Integrated Online Campaign for Beauty & Cosmetics.

Line Producer for pilot season of “Running Russell Simmons” for Oxygen Network; produced by Picture This Television. Managed a crew of 20 & a multi-million-dollar seasonal budget through 60 shoot days in NYC and East Hampton LI. Series website: http://running-russell.oxygen.com/

Producer, Director, Writer & AVID Editor for "Rhythm & Roots: Whitetop Mountain Band"; episode for world music series featuring legendary multi-generational family band from Virgina's Crooked Road region performing original songs alongside music with origins pre-dating the American Civil War. 2011 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Achievement, Arts Program

Field Producer for CMT’s "Gator 911"; reality series about alligator rescue on the Texas Gulf Coast, produced by 12 Forward Entertainment. Website: www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/gator_911/series

Line Producer for “Emeril Green”, daily 3-camera food show for Planet Green featuring celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse; produced by After 5 Productions. Managed crew of more than 150 freelancers & a multi-million-dollar seasonal budget; delivered 160 episodes shot in 12 states in 21 months. James Beard Award Nomination. Website: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/emeril-green

Producer, Director & Co-Writer of "Treasures in the Harbor”, PBS documentary featuring nearly two dozen National Park sites in & around NYC, produced by Thirteen/WNET; hosted by Thirteen’s CEO Emeritus Dr Bill Baker. Documentary’s success led to live prime-time interview appearance during station’s Pledge Drive. To view, visit vimeo.com/jimbrennan

Production Manager for Season 3 of "Dog The Bounty Hunter"; A&E Network's highest-rated original series; reality series taped on location on Oahu - occasional 3rd Camera Operator.

Producer & Director of "Bebop in Baalbeck"; self-produced concert documentary featuring the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Currently in edit; seeking completion funds.

Coordinating Producer for "Slavery And The Making of America", PBS documentary series produced by Thirteen/WNET, narrated by Morgan Freeman. Managed a 4-episode series filming historical re-creations simultaneously in 12 states over 20 months: www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery Emmy Award - Outstanding Historical Programming.

Emmy- nominated documentary about the NYPD Hostage Negotiation Team for A&E and Channel 4 UK. Managed video crew on 24/7 rapid response status through 8 months of taping active hostage, rescue & barricade situations.

Director & Co-Writer of "Return To Giant", an hour-long documentary about the interaction and ongoing impact of two Larger-than-Life American cultural touchstones, Texas and Hollywood. They met in the little West Texas town of Marfa, when Warner Bros. came to town in 1955 to film Giant. Narrated by native Texan Don Henley. Broadcast nationwide on PBS; featured in SXSW Film Festival; distributed by Warner Bros. on 50th anniversary Giant DVD. To view, visit vimeo.com/jimbrennan