Summary

I am a writer, producer & all-around creative currently living and working in Los Angeles after recently relocating after 4 years in London. With several years of assistant experience, I am passionate about collaboration & forward motion in creativity.

Credits

8/15 – 8/16

Assistant to Director The Tailor

Film (Feature-length) — Windy City Productions Details
8/15 – 8/16

Writers Assistant to writer/director of feature film The Tailor, which will be co-produced by Lionsgate in 2016.

5/15 – 8/15

Assistant to Director (Assistant to the Director of Production) Starz

Starz — TV — starz Details
5/15 – 8/15

Assistant to the Director of Production of Starz Originals, including work on the series Outlander, Black Sails, Power, Ash vs. Evil Dead, Blunt Talk, Survivor’s Remorse and Flesh & Bone.

7/13 – 7/14

Producer Seeking (the web) Series

YouTube — Digital — Seeking (the web) Series Details
7/13 – 7/14

Producer and Casting Director of the award-winning web series Seeking. Key Responsibilities:  Casting Season 1 & 2  Launching Indiegogo campaign  Creating & enforcing budget plan  Co-creating shooting schedule & call sheets  Maintaining social media accounts  Hiring & supervising interns & PAs  Securing product placement sponsors (Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robbins, Soda Stream, 3 Olives Vodka, etc.)  On-set creative supervision

11/11 – 9/12

Executive Assistant Turner Broadcasting

TBS — TV — CNN / Turner Broadcasting Details
11/11 – 9/12

Assistant to VP of Media Innovations, London, UK 2011-2012 Key Responsibilities: Managed all scheduling, correspondence, comps research, travel, and administrative duties; produced & distributed daily Overnight Ratings reports for all Turner Europe channels.

5/11 – 11/11

Executive Assistant Itv Studios

TV — ITV Studios America Details
5/11 – 11/11

Assistant to VP of non-scripted program-ming at Britain’s premiere cable network. Key Responsibilities: production logs, sorting submissions, screening rushes, scheduling pitch meetings, liaising with artist reps, attending production meetings

1/10 – 9/10

Executive Assistant The Peter Greenberg Show

Syndication — TV — Peter Greenberg Worldwide/Check Six Productions Details
1/10 – 9/10

Sole Personal Assistant to senior producer Lyn Benjamin for the Peter Greenberg Show, an internationally syndicated travel talk radio program

7/08 – 6/09

Executive Assistant

Advertising — The Ebeling Group Details
7/08 – 6/09

Sole executive assistant to the CEO of an award-winning international film and commercial production company

1/06 – 8/06

Development Intern United Artists

Film (Feature-length) — MGM United Artists Pictures Details
1/06 – 8/06

Development, Acquisitions & Publicity Intern, 2006 Key Responsibilities: reading, logging, & writing script coverage, liaising with literary agents, sourcing & collecting press clip-pings, organizing promotional appearances, , assisting at screenings and premieres, wrangling talent at events.

Orgs

  • SAG-AFTRA
  • Actors Equity Association

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Education

Class of '11

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London

Master's degree/Acting/Playwrighting
Class of '06

New York University

BFA/drama, journalism, cinema studies

Skills

  • Directing
  • music
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Social Media
  • Screenwriting
  • Theatre
  • Writing
  • Drama
  • Voice Acting
  • organization
  • Creativity
  • Creative Writing
  • Playwriting
  • Script Coverage
  • Script-writing
  • Advertising
  • Creative Strategy
  • Collaboration
  • Singing
  • Acting
  • Creative Services
  • Music Theory
  • Musical Theatre
  • Performing Arts
  • Stage
  • Office Management
  • Screenwriter
  • Stylists
  • Shakespeare
  • Academic Tutoring
  • Movement
  • Essays