Summary

I'm an all-around pop culture enthusiast and current Associate Producer/Researcher on MTV's Ridiculousness.

Credits

11/15 – 11/16

Associate Producer Ridiculousness (Season 8)

MTV — TV — Superjacket Productions / Purple Shark Details
11/15 – 11/16

Find and reach out to owners of viral videos in order to license content for our program; Serve as point of contact between our office and several clip licensing companies; Maintain ongoing communication with owners of videos we have licensed and respond to all questions/concerns; Send master video footage to the post production department; Make note of any content restrictions for our clearance department.

1/14 – 11/15

Office Production Assistant (Lead)

Staff Position — MTV Networks (Viacom) Details
1/14 – 11/15

Managed all expense reports for eight company P-Cards; Communicated regularly with building management to fulfill maintenance requests; Assisted in coordinating our office's move from Burbank to Glendale (40+ employees); Booked travel for talent for LA shoot dates and a special taping in New York; Coordinated distribution of wrap gifts for office and on-set staff members; Assisted post production department with downloading and organizing content on our servers; went on runs for UPM, EPs, and various department heads.

1/13 – 12/13

Production Assistant (Set PA) The First Family (Season 1)

BET — TV — Entertainment Studios Details
1/13 – 12/13

Collaborate with the 1st and 2nd ADs to bring actors to the set and to hair/makeup at the appropriate times; distribute call sheets to the cast and crew each morning; pick up lunch for the minors on set; provide transportation for recurring guest star Marla Gibbs.

1/13 – 12/13

Production Assistant (Set PA) Mr. Box Office (Season 1)

BET — TV — Entertainment Studios Details
1/13 – 12/13

Collaborate with the 1st and 2nd ADs to bring actors to the set and to hair/makeup at the appropriate times; distribute call sheets to the cast and crew each morning; maintain craft service areas; deliver tapes to the studio's headquarters 2-3 times each day; various other duties as assigned.

8/13 – 10/13

Production Assistant Supreme Justice with Judge Karen (Season 1)

Syndication — TV — Entertainment Studios Details
8/13 – 10/13

Delivered tapes to the company's headquarters 2-3 times each day; maintained craft service areas; picked up breakfast and coffee for Judge Karen; bought items to be used as evidence on the show; assisted the audience coordinator with keeping track of the audience members during breaks; various other duties as assigned.

1/13 – 6/13

Production Assistant America's Court With Judge Ross (Season 3)

Syndication — TV — Entertainment Studios Details
1/13 – 6/13

Delivered tapes to the company's headquarters 2-3 times each day; maintained craft service areas; picked up coffee for Judge Ross; bought items to be used as evidence on the show; assisted the audience coordinator with keeping track of the audience members during breaks; various other duties as assigned.

1/13 – 5/13

Production Assistant Justice For All With Judge Cristina Perez (Season 1)

Syndication — TV — Entertainment Studios Details
1/13 – 5/13

Delivered tapes to the company's headquarters 2-3 times each day; maintained craft service areas; picked up lunch and coffee for Judge Perez; bought items to be used as evidence on the show; assisted the audience coordinator with keeping track of the audience members during breaks; various other duties as assigned.

10/12 – 1/13

Data Management (Data Entry Intern) Variety Insight

Details
10/12 – 1/13

I worked as an intern/data entry assistant at Variety Insight, the digital database division of 'Variety' magazine. I performed extensive data entry for the TVTracker.com database, remained up-to-date on all upcoming television projects, and regularly called agencies to confirm representation information for the talent records.

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Education

Class of '12

Boston University

B.S. in Film & Television