Joe Kaufmann

Researched and cleared archival and stock footage for a six part documentary series.

Responsible for clearing wardrobe items, footage and photographs

Responsible for clearing wardrobe items, footage, photographs for motion picture.

Responsible for clearing or making blur decisions for items used on a Twitch streaming competition show "Chasing the Crown". Created Excel clearance logs.

Researched celebrity representation and cleared celebrities for clip reuse. Researched photos and graphics in the Disney Archives for use in a game show question rounds. "The Disney Files"

Reviewed show for clearance issues. Cleared merchandise and art work.

Researched & cleared archival footage for ESPN series College Football 150: The American Game and College Football 150: The Greatest, Oxygen docuseries and Los Angeles Times podcast docuseries.

Researched and cleared archival footage for a six hour docuseries about the history of Late Night Television for CNN.

Cleared items found in storage lockers for the show “Storage Wars”. Performed post production jobs as required by A&E. Chyron logs, timing sheets, texted and textless logs, cutout logs and Appearance, Locaton & Materials release logs. Worked with staff attorney during legal screenings to make blur list and other clearance matters.

Reviewed production scripts. Worked with art department, prop department, and location departments to clear photos, signage, wardrobe, props, medical equipment, artwork and graphics for a one-hour network primetime medical drama “Pure Genius”.

Finding stories, locating people, pitching segment ideas, conducting clearance, researching footage and photographs for 1 hour caught on tape show.

Researched and cleared historic and stock footage of Izthak Perlman for his introduction as Genesis Awards Laureate. Negotiated fees & acquired licenses for footage

Supervised and participated in clearance, research and negotiation of footage, stills and artwork. Negotiated with various producers, production companies and networks in 13 different countries worldwide to acquire licenses for clip driven show. Oversaw a staff of three. Worked in close liaison with staff attorney and post production. Assisted with music clearance. Duties included preparation of payment, acquiring materials, fully executed agreements, location and on-camera appearance logs, final clearance cost report.

Cleared footage and negotiated terms for footage rights for use in business training videos.

As Show Producer I was responsible for booking & clearing participants, locations, and graphics, establishing lifestyle storylines, generating shot sheets & field producer go books, setting up pre-interview questions for participants and realtor, scheduling field location shoots, putting together the writer’s pack.

Researched facts and archival footage for a 2 hour documentary for History Channel.

Wrote show material, assisted showrunner in office and field producing.

Verified veracity of the material, supplied first and second sources.

Researched, found and pitched UGC, and stock footage for several campaigns. Cleared the footage for same.

Researched, pitched, cleared and produced footage for an Animal Planet clip show.

Finding stories, locating people, pitching segment ideas, conducting clearance, researching footage and photographs, using Nexis for research, booking travel. Proficient in licensing home video, user content, archival footage and photos as well as researching, sourcing and clearing additional elements. Extremely organized, experienced in negotiating terms and fees.

Production Coordinator

Materials Coordinator