Lizzie Johnson

Assisted the talent, production, script, house band, digital, and accounting departments, prepared for field shoots, assisted wardrobe and field producers on set, and went on runs throughout the city for various departments

Organized and compiled daily writers’ submissions, helped determine daily writers’ assignments, ainded creative producers on NYC shoots, transcribed Billy Eichner’s scenes on set, research for upcoming games

During this internship, my main responsibilities were reading plays, TV pilots, novels, and writing samples then writing coverage on these pieces, searching various online sources for potential television series concepts, participating in weekly current projects calls, and aiding the operations of the office. I also attended and helped during the workshops and tapings for Debate Wars on Seeso.

Primarily assisted the accounting department, audited various payroll files, kept personnel and vendor records in order, and created spreadsheets documenting petty cash and travel expenses

At The Daily Show, I aided in the control room, reception, and accounting, answered phone calls, restocked the kitchens and printers, made runs for props and wardrobe pieces, logged pieces of footage with Avid and Nesbit, and helped with office operations.

Here, I edited ad footage with Adobe Premiere, used Adobe Lightroom to archive over 1,500 pieces of B-roll footage, studied and analyzed existing campaign ads, researched prospective clients and their opponents to prepare for upcoming campaigns.

At NBC Sports, I edited PowerPoints weekly, answered phones for five NBC Sports executives, organized and corrected Excel spreadsheets, and created and pitched a reality show about BMX biking and skateboarding, including creating a budget, researching venues, and planning a sample episode.