Meghan Shiels

Set PA. Assisted with lunch runs, production errands, talent management, and gift reveals. Release manager for the location.

- Created a longform documentary about the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the classic 4x100 freestyle swimming race - Brainstormed and developed story concept and direction - Interacted with Olympians Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, and Garrett Weber-Gale - Obtained and licensed archival footage - Collaborated with producer and editor on creative and editorial style

Developed features and a documentary from concept to completion. Specifically supported all the profiles for Olympic swimmers that will air during Tokyo 202ONE - Researched athletes, developed storylines, transcribed interviews, and edited scripts - Obtained archival footage and images - Created stringouts and selects rips in AVID - Acted as the foundation for the creative process. Responsible for gathering all media that was not shot specifically for the project - Supported producers in their creative vision

- Supported remote production of special show about Olympians reacting to COVID-19 postponement news - Aired on NBC and NBSCN in an hour and two hour format respectively - Gathered all social media posts and images to support athlete interviews

- Executive produced a 46 hour live webcast for the largest student-run philanthropy in the world - Managed a team of 70 people including cast, crew, social media team, and production team - Broadcast to over 10,000 people in 23 countries - Auditioned and trained on-camera talent - Oversaw package team - Directed and produced show, oversaw equipment set-up, and executed production

- Created videos for commercial clients in the Central Pennsylvania area - Designed creative treatments, shot interviews, and worked with client feedback - Edited pieces in Adobe Premiere - Cast talent for pieces and secured locations to shoot - Used Canon C100s, three point lighting, Rode microphones, and other production equipment

- Worked on variety of productions in production assistant and associate producer roles - Transcribed interviews, created scripts, cast talent, and aided on shoots - Managed social media for productions - Collaborated on creative direction

- Identified, contacted, and interviewed diverse women in science - Cast compelling women for the series - Created a social media following and used videos to engage middle school girls - Assisted on shoots and interviewed subjects - Collaborated on script development and story concept