Summary

Creative and business-savvy communications professional with over 7 years experience in supportive, production, and education roles.

Credits

3/21 – 11/23

Assistant Production Manager

Staff Position — Warner Bros. Animation
3/21 – 11/23
8/20 – 11/21

Director Edible

Film (Short) — Intermatic Details
8/20 – 11/21

Writer/Director/Producer

8/15 – 12/20

Administrative Assistant

Staff Position — Night Fire Films Details
8/15 – 12/20

• Responsible for business and personal accounting, AR/AP, credit card and bank reconciliation in Quickbooks and Quicken. • Support film director and producer with, travel, research, technology, and other projects. • Manage online orders and equipment sales through store website and eBay. • Organize and file forms for business and personal taxes, membership renewals, etc.

3/16 – 3/17

Production Coordinator

Staff Position — Dreamworks Animation Details
3/16 – 3/17

• Provide support for Directors, Producers, and various department on 4 feature productions; including calendar, calls, expense reporting, and travel. • Manage artist teams in the Modeling, Surfacing and Lighting departments to ensure on time delivery. Running and driving during dailies along with Supervisor stretch assignments like scheduling and casting. • Established and maintained several cross department workflows in order to track the status of assets/shots, • communicate effectively, and efficiently solve problems using Shotgun and other tools.

9/14 – 9/15

Executive Assistant

Staff Position — MICHELLE DANNER ACTING STUDIO / EDGEMAR CENTER FOR THE ARTs Details
9/14 – 9/15

• Provided support to Cinema at the Edge’s Film as Assistant Festival Director. • Managed interns and crew to assist with productions. • Handled all administrative tasks, including payroll, expense reporting, credit card reconciliation, and drafting agreements, calendar management. • Resolved problems by coordinating preparation, analyzing and interpreting information, and identifying solutions

1/11 – 5/13

Co-Producer

Staff Position — GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY/ GENDER REEL FILM FESTIVAL Details
1/11 – 5/13

• Provided support to Producers, including researching necessary topics, footage sourcing, music searches, overseeing sound sessions. • Coordinated and tracked delivery of material by in-house producers to in and out-of-house contractors. • Managed and created material for ongoing off-air initiatives. • Worked with Supervising Producer to manage production schedule; traveled to conduct interviews • Curated schedule of events and organized art displays and installations. • Assisted with fundraising by producing film trailers to raise awareness of queer and trans issues.

7/07 – 8/10

Executive Assistant

Staff Position — COMMERCIAL FINANCE GROUP Details
7/07 – 8/10

• Assisted COO in daily tasks and provided feedback to increase company productivity, including booking travel and maintaining calendars • Collaborated with the marketing department on corporate communications. • Maintained office services by organizing office operations and procedures, controlling correspondence, designing filing systems, reviewing and approving supply requisition, and monitoring clerical functions • Maintained client confidence and protected operations by keeping information confidential

Orgs

  • Women of Color Unite (WOCU)
  • Handy Foundation

Recos

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Education

Class of '14

Temple University

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)/Film and Media Arts
Class of '09

Georgia State University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)/English/Creative Writing

Skills

  • Producing
  • Directing
  • Film Production
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Creative Writing
  • University Teaching
  • Grant Writing
  • Office Administration
  • Higher Education
  • Tutoring
  • Student Development