Maggie Herman

* Served as production office before hiring staff; found spaces, negotiated leases, established vendor relationships. * Wrote the studio production manual in collaboration with legal and risk management; trained staff on procedures. * Created and maintained contact lists, distribution grids, clearance reports, storage management forms, etc. * Generated on-screen credits for all shows, coordinating with casting, business affairs, post and productions. * Implemented Department of Transportation-required compliance procedures, drug testing and safety records. * Collaborated with Turner Legal, Safety and Risk Management to assess insurance requirements and precautions. * Liaised with Standards & Practices to determine show rating and any nudity/profanity considerations. * Executed all required guild paperwork (SAG, DGA, WGA, IATSE), crew start paperwork, location agreements, insurance certificates, cast affidavits, release forms, shipping, vendor accounts; finalized show wrap binder. * Coordinated heavy international travel, including emergency visa paperwork and foreign work permits. * Created and continuously updated a comprehensive directory of 300+ women directors to spearhead diversity hiring initiative; advocated for booking diversity hires on all levels; set and led general meetings with new talent.

* Managed day-to-day logistics for office; coordinated constantly changing production calendar with ADs/UPM. * Drafted DGA and SAG deal memos, one-liners and day-out-of-days; coordinated accurate episode credits.

* Handled all day-to-day operations, including agendas and call logs, high volume phones, scheduling meetings. * Created, updated and submitted 250+ client resumes, portfolios and reels to production executives and producers. * Oversaw client payments, created and tracked invoices, processed paychecks. * Drafted and submitted deal memos; proofed studio contracts and verified deal points.

Payroll assistant at CAPS Payroll

Production assistant during Long Island auditions - coordinated contestants from the stage into the pod (confessional) with senior producer, logging and note-taking, working wherever I was needed