Mitchell Hart Cooper

Reporting directly to the company’s two partners, help run development efforts for DBG. Brainstorm, research, and pitch new projects, make overtures to new potential talents, evaluate materials submitted by new potential talents, conduct Skype interviews with talent, partner with editors and crews (outside vendors) on sizzle reels and provide notes on cuts, write treatments, One Sheets, loglines and overviews for new projects, and provide input into overall development strategies and executions for network (industry client) pitching.

Lead efforts at development and production company for TV and digital series. Brainstorm, develop and create new show concepts, heavy research and ideation to identify and make overtures to new potential talents for new reality TV/unscripted projects, evaluate submitted materials to identify best talents. Offer and execute contracts to talents, write loglines, One Sheets, show treatments and sample episodes, conduct Skype interviews with talents, edit demo reels for each talent/project. Pitch talents/projects to other production companies and networks (industry clients), work in conjunction with partner companies to create and edit new written materials and give notes on cuts of sizzle reels, evaluate and negotiate co-production and shopping contracts for projects, periodically evaluate new program mandates from networks.

For America’s number one television newsmagazine reaching 4.5 million daily viewers, researched, brainstormed and pitched new stories in a wide range of topics, conducted research, extensive interviews and pre-interviews, and booked shoots for stories of both day of air and long-term status, secured interviews with high-profile experts and guests, some of which exclusives, and doing such for an eclectic variety of topics ranging from high-profile hard news to lighter feel good stories to kicker stories, under intense, tight daily deadlines and extremely specific editorial parameters.

Researched and booked live and taped segments, conducted pre-interviews, ideated and brainstormed new segment ideas and stories, attended to operational logistics, fixed time code issues with entire shows, overall creative guidance, etc.

Responsible in full for multiple shows’ scripts and rundowns, oversaw entry of tape information into network system, designed and ordered graphics, researched, selected and cut tape for News Breaks and assorted programs (Fox News Live, Big Story, The LineUp, Big Story Weekend Prime Time, Studio B, and Heartland), coordinated field shoots with Associate Producers and Field Producers, and kept Senior Producers in Control Room appraised of status of all video and elements. Began pitching stories, booking guests, researching, and writing scripts, etc.