Summary

For the past eighteen years Karen has worked in numerous positions in broadcasting including Director, Field Producer, StoryProducer, Story Editor, Casting, Development and Researcher. She has professional experience working in a wide range of formats;

Credits

7/15 – 9/15

Story Editor Buying the View (Season 1)

HGTV — TV — Our House Productions Details
7/15 – 9/15

A luxury real estate show that takes us on a journey to find the most magnificent views in high-end condos and houses across Canada and the US. Responsibilities include overlooking four editors, organizing pick up shoots, writing narration and bringing episodes to fine cut stage for the network.

3/15 – 3/15

Story Editor Buy it, Fix it, Sell it (Season 3)

HGTV — TV — Frantic Films Details
3/15 – 3/15

14-episode auction reality series were four Fixers go head to head to buy and sell items. I paper edited episodes for a team of four editors. I organized assemblies and sat in with editors to complete rough and fine cuts.

9/13 – 2/15

Story Editor Four Rooms (Season 1)

CBC — TV — CBC Television Details
9/13 – 2/15

Members of the public come from across Canada with prized possessions that they think could be worth a fortune. Responsible for dividing up segments, paper edits and finally assembling segments into each episode with the series producer.

8/14 – 10/14

Story Editor Sex with Sunny Megatron (Season 1)

Showtime — TV — Tricon Films and Television Details
8/14 – 10/14

• Sex blogger, pleasure advocate and cyber celebrity Sunny Megatron takes us on a journey into the surprising, underground world of adult play. I wrote scripts, assigned segments and overlooked up to four editors at a time.

2/13 – 8/13

Story Producer Lost and Sold (Season 1)

Slice — TV — RTR Media Details
2/13 – 8/13

• Lost and Sold is a new documentary/reality treasure hunt auction television series, filmed in Canada, where dealers bid on and buy lost-in-transit and unclaimed items at auction and then reveal the item's real value.

5/12 – 11/12

Story Editor The High Low Project (Season 3)

HGTV — TV — Fir Valley Productions Details
5/12 – 11/12

Designer Sabrina Soto remakes a room twice; once with high design furniture and accessories and then she matches it with the homeowner’s budget. I wrote paper edits, overlooked three editors, corresponded with broadcaster in rough and fine cut, sat in with sounds and colour correction.

4/11 – 9/11

Story Editor Come Dine With Me (Season 4)

TV — Proper Television Details
4/11 – 9/11

Five participants take turns creating a three-course meal and hosting the perfect dinner party for their fellow amateur chefs. In 2011 it was the highest-rated lifestyle show in Canada, averaging 1.4 million viewers every week.

3/09 – 7/09

Director Eat Yourself Sexy (Season 1)

TV — Cineflix Details
3/09 – 7/09

• Half-hour reality TV shows with international nutritionist Gillian Mc Keith. She transformed thirteen women from hefty to sexy.

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Education

Class of '96

Carleton University

Psychology/criminology