Lauren Bennett

*Booking crew travel, distributing travel itineraries, dispatching credit card authorizations *Maintaining accurate cost databases in Excel for cars, flights, and hotels for cast and crew *Tracking all travel arrangements and ensuring that travelers have all vital information *Assisted as Production Coordinator on reunion specials for TeenMom, TeenMom2, and 16&Pregnant

*Responsible for hiring crew, creating and maintaining schedule, and acquiring locations *Researched and cast reality “characters” to interact with existing storylines *Coordinated with cast and crew to execute all story beats as well as the final catered event

*Budgeting, planning, organizing travel, and securing finances for the road trip style documentary about a specific web-community in America *Overseeing all elements of production acquiring talent, lodging, locations, and equipment *Researching and following up on captivating storylines and people to cover in the film

*Managed production department's shooting, editing, and delivery schedules for all video and social-media projects *Assisted with planning, executing, and filming events, while producing videos on site and in post for wine and liquor clients *Arranged all travel, housing, and staffing needs for national and international shoots while tracking budget

*Corresponded with venues, hotels, caterers, audio-visual companies to establish trade-out agreements and arrange wedding day elements *Assisted line producer in the office, overseeing petty cash receipts, production binders, coordinating cast and crew's travel *Collaborated with Story Producer to arrange placing and timing for all cast members involved in the wedding

*Oversaw production for secondary unit by assisting with storylines, hiring crew, scheduling and coordinating shoot locations, and managing talent *Arranged travel, timetables, and call sheets for both production crews *Managed purchase orders, petty cash, and production reports

*Created and tracked logs of studio productions, designated tapes, assisted A.D *Worked alongside studio management and development teams, acted as talent liaison *Audio production (A2) for live television; determined and handled mic requirements *Assisted on all studio shows including MiTRL, SpikeTV, VH1