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Nicki Newburger

Memphis, TN

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Experience: features, shorts, commercials, documentaries, music videos, reality, episodic tv, still photo shoots. Have worn many hats: producer/associate producer, production manager/coordinator, location manager/scout, casting, photographer/videographer.

Credits

6/23 – 7/23

Casting Director – Archer Malmo

Advertising — 10-4 Films

6/23 – 7/23

2/23 – 6/23

Location Manager (Location Scout ) – Alexander Zoltai & Service Master

ServiceMASTER — Advertising — Alexander Zoltai Photography

2/23 – 6/23

3/23 – 3/23

Producer (Location Manager / Scout) – VCCP & Edelman "Mike's Hot Lime"

Mike's Hard Lemonade — Advertising — Laird & Good Company

3/23 – 3/23

2/23 – 3/23

Location Scout (Location Manager) – Annie Leibovitz

FedEx — Advertising — Annie Leibovitz Photography

2/23 – 3/23

1/23 – 2/23

Co-Producer (Location Management/Scout & Casting) – Bleacher Report with NBA player Jaren Jackson Jr

Bleacher Report & National Guard — Advertising — Trybe Production Collective

1/23 – 2/23

1/23 – 1/23

Location Scout – Apple

APPLE Up Next — Advertising — Hens Tooth Productions

1/23 – 1/23

8/22 – 1/23

Assistant Location Manager (Scout) – “Young Rock” (Season 3)

NBCUniversal — TV — Universal Television LLC

8/22 – 1/23

11/22 – 12/22

Location Manager (Scout) – SOMESUCH - Product Launch with NBA Player Ja Morant

Nike — Advertising — Somesuch

11/22 – 12/22

10/22 – 10/22

Location Scout – St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital

Kia — Advertising — Fixer, Inc.

10/22 – 10/22

7/22 – 7/22

Location Manager (Scout) – “Safe and Sound”

Film (Feature-length) — Dead Leaf Productions

7/22 – 7/22

Production Manager – Commercial product launch with NBA player Ja Morant

Hypertech & Normavolt — Advertising — Hyperice Inc

7/22 – 7/22

6/22 – 7/22

Location Scout – “Delta”

Film (Short) — Prom Creative

6/22 – 7/22

4/22 – 6/22

Associate Producer (Location Scout & Casting) – Moving Memphis (Pilot)

HGTV — TV — RTR Media

4/22 – 6/22

4/22 – 4/22

Location Manager (Scout) – Translation

Beats By Dre — Advertising — Love Song - Illimiteworld

4/22 – 4/22

3/22 – 4/22

Key Assistant Location Manager (Scout) – Deutsch

Hulu — Advertising — Hungry Man

3/22 – 4/22

1/22 – 1/22

Producer (Locations & Casting) – SUPERFRESH

Political Campaign — Advertising — Candidate for Governor of Illinois

1/22 – 1/22

6/21 – 12/21

Location Manager (Scout & Coordinator) – Music History Documentary Series

HBO — TV — EastMack LLC

6/21 – 12/21

11/21 – 11/21

Location Scout – Wieden+Kennedy

Nike — Advertising — Superprime

11/21 – 11/21

8/21 – 11/21

Location Manager (& Scout) – "The Scent of Linden"

Film (Feature-length) — Reflective Project Pictures LLC

8/21 – 11/21

10/21 – 10/21

Production Coordinator (Talent Coordinator) – Fresco Trey “Draftkings”

Music Video — Vayner Media, LLC

10/21 – 10/21

9/21 – 9/21

Location Manager (Scout) – Untitled

Healthcare Testimonials — Corporate — Dace & Mohr

9/21 – 9/21

8/21 – 8/21

Production Coordinator – OnStar

OnStar & AutoZone — Advertising — Taproot Pictures

8/21 – 8/21

6/21 – 6/21

Casting Director – Publicis

Citibank/ Medhaul — Advertising — Harbor Pictures

6/21 – 6/21

5/21 – 5/21

Location Scout – Inspired/ Sidney Poitier

Apple TV+ — Digital — Network Entertainment

5/21 – 5/21

3/21 – 3/21

Location Manager (& Scout) – Yebba: Boomerang & October Sky

Music Video — Happy Place

3/21 – 3/21

1/21 – 1/21

Location Manager (& Scout) – Google Search

Google — Advertising — Furlined

1/21 – 1/21

9/20 – 9/20

Location Scout – Women of The Movement (Season 1)

ABC — TV — Kapital Entertainment

9/20 – 9/20

8/20 – 8/20

Location Manager (& Scout) – Untitled Documentary

Film (Feature-length) — Film 45

8/20 – 8/20

Casting Director (& Locations) – Keith Richards "Hate it When You Leave"

BMG/ Rolling Stone Online — Music Video — Off Line Pictures/ Jacques Naude

8/20 – 8/20

7/20 – 7/20

Casting Associate – Walmart Plus

Walmart — Advertising — Park Pictures

7/20 – 7/20

3/20 – 3/20

Location Scout – Wrangler Promo

Wrangler Jeans — Advertising — Bill Lusk Studio

3/20 – 3/20

1/20 – 1/20

Location Manager (Scout) – Kroger

Social Media — Advertising — Kroger Advertising

1/20 – 1/20

12/19 – 1/20

Location Manager (& Scout) – BLR Further

City Auto — Advertising — Flippen Media Group

12/19 – 1/20

6/19 – 11/19

Assistant Location Manager – Bluff City Law (Season 1)

NBC — TV — Universal Television LLC

6/19 – 11/19

5/19 – 5/19

Location Manager

Garmin — Advertising — Chirp Films Details

5/19 – 5/19

Location Manager/Scout for "Spying" comedic spot promoting new technology. Filmed 9 actors with 4 boats on lake.

4/19 – 5/19

Assistant Location Manager – "Wedding at Graceland"

Hallmark — TV — TKAM Music, LLC

4/19 – 5/19

4/19 – 4/19

Producer – Truth & Justice

Oxygen — TV — Herzog & Company Details

4/19 – 4/19

Casting, Props, Wardrobe, Location Scouting, Logistics Prep for Documentary Recreations

3/19 – 3/19

Line Producer

A&E — Advertising Details

3/19 – 3/19

Produce Stills & Video Shoots for promotional marketing

2/19 – 3/19

Assistant Location Manager – Bluff City Law (Pilot)

NBC — TV — Universal Television, LLC

2/19 – 3/19

1/19 – 2/19

Producer – Booking.Com

Internet — Advertising — The Directors Bureau

1/19 – 2/19

8/18 – 1/19

Location Manager (Location Scout) – "Uncorked"

Netflix — Film (Feature-length) — Netflix

8/18 – 1/19

7/18 – 7/18

Location Manager (Location Scout) – Lucero - Long Way Back Home

Film Director: Jeff Nichols — Music Video — BR2 Productions

7/18 – 7/18

Location Manager (Location Scout ) – Truth Collective

Fannie Mae — Advertising — Tibor Co

7/18 – 7/18

6/18 – 6/18

Casting Director

WWE — Advertising — Golden

6/18 – 6/18

Location Manager (Location Scout)

Youth Villages — Advertising — VIA Productions

6/18 – 6/18

Location Scout – Christmas at Graceland

Hallmark — TV

6/18 – 6/18

4/18 – 4/18

Location Scout

Advertising — VIA Productions

4/18 – 4/18

Location Manager (Script Supervisor) – Garmin

Garmin — Advertising — Chirp Films Details

4/18 – 4/18

Location Manager/Scout for commercial spot.

1/18 – 2/18

Production Supervisor (Casting) – Frederick Swanston

West Cancer Center — Advertising — Kiss & Kill, LLC

1/18 – 2/18

12/17 – 12/17

Location Manager – BBD

FIAT/DODGE /RAM SuperBowl Commercial — Advertising — The Bridge.co

12/17 – 12/17

11/17 – 12/17

Location Scout – Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Video

Corporate — Frederick Swanston Adversiting Details

11/17 – 12/17

Photograph location options for prep to shoot

11/17 – 11/17

Location Manager – Fed Ex

Corporate — Hanley Wood Marketing Group Details

11/17 – 11/17

Scout & Manage Locations for Photo/Video shoots about critical inventory logistics related to Health Care

8/17 – 11/17

Assistant Location Manager – The Brian Banks Story

Film (Feature-length) — Truth Shall Rise, LLC Details

8/17 – 11/17

Scout location options, negotiate contracts, manage logistics for multiple locations for feature film

6/17 – 7/17

Location Scout – Street Outlaws: Memphis (Season 1)

Discovery — TV — Pilgrim Studios

6/17 – 7/17

5/17 – 6/17

Producer (Locations & Casting)

Vogue Magazine — Advertising — Sylvia Farago Ltd Details

5/17 – 6/17

Local Producer. Arranged options, negotiations for: Locations, Casting, Picture Cars, Transportation Logistics, Releases

4/17 – 4/17

Location Manager – Greenleaf (Season 2)

OWN — TV — Lionsgate

4/17 – 4/17

2/17 – 2/17

Location Manager (Location Scout & Casting ) – Trailer Park Boys "Out of The Park" (Season 14)

Netflix — TV — TPB OTP Inc Details

2/17 – 2/17

Location Management & Scouting, Casting (Speaking Roles & Background Extras for all locations), Picture Car scout/coordinator

1/17 – 1/17

Location Manager (Location Scout)

Volkswagen: "America" and "Blanket" — Advertising — MJZ Details

1/17 – 1/17

Managed multiple locations in rural Arkansas for 2 national commercials. Scouted locations, handled logistics.

10/16 – 10/16

Location Manager – "Antiquities"

Film (Feature-length) — Antiquities Film, LLC Details

10/16 – 10/16

Manage Locations for feature film

9/16 – 9/16

Location Manager (Scout) – Street Outlaws (Season 8)

Discovery — TV — Pilgrim Studios Details

9/16 – 9/16

Scout and negotiate agreements for prepping drag racing street and vicinity for safety.

9/16 – 9/16

Location Coordinator (Extras Casting) – K.Michelle: My Life (Season 3)

VH1 — TV — EASTERN (NFGTV) Details

9/16 – 9/16

Find and arrange locations and agreements, including people to fill scenes at locations for docudrama.

8/16 – 8/16

Producer (Location Manager/Scout) – Ad Council PSA Commercial

Digital — Human Interest Films Details

8/16 – 8/16

Hire Crew/ Equipment. Prep Locations. Arrange Logistics.

8/16 – 8/16

Producer (Location Scout) – "William Eggleston" for New York Times - T magazine

Film (Short) — Wolfgang Tillmans Studio Details

8/16 – 8/16

Arranged locations and facilitated access for photography and video; provided content ideas for coverage. Portrait of photographer William Eggleston.

8/16 – 8/16

Co-Producer – "The Blues Society"

Film (Feature-length) — Cultural Animal LLC Details

8/16 – 8/16

Research, Development, Find and Schedule Interviews, Logistics

1/16 – 7/16

Assistant Location Manager – Sun Records (Season 1)

CMT — TV — ThinkFactory Media Details

1/16 – 7/16

Scouted locations for "Sun Records for CMT". Negotiated contracts. Managed logistics for 8 episodes shot over 3 months as part of team. Over 130 locations. Occasionally provided help to set decorator and casting dept when there was overlap.

1/16 – 1/16

Location Manager (Location Scout)

Advertising — First Shot Productions

1/16 – 1/16

10/15 – 10/15

Location Scout – The Garage

Mazda — Advertising — Superprime Details

10/15 – 10/15

Scout & Photograph locations options for "Mazda Matters Most" commercial

9/15 – 10/15

Location Manager (Location Scout/Manager) – "Arkabutla"

Film (Short) — Arkabutla Movie LLC Details

9/15 – 10/15

Scout/Manage numerous locations for scenes. Cast location extras. Source/Manage picture car. Source/Manage props /dress set/ art department needs. Provide support and troubleshoot issues.

7/15 – 7/15

Location Manager (Location Scout/Manager) – ESPN

ATT: "It Can Wait" no texting and driving — Advertising — Smuggler Details

7/15 – 7/15

Scout & Manage locations for "It Can Wait" Anti Texting and Driving Campaign

6/15 – 6/15

Location Scout (Casting Scout) – Fluffy Breaks Even

Fuse — TV — B17 Entertainment/Copper Hill Entertainment Details

6/15 – 6/15

Photographed options and arranged logistics: Locations, Casting, Picture Cars for Reality/Doc/Comedy.

6/15 – 6/15

Location Scout (Casting) – Dow Enlist Soybean Farming Aerial Shoot

Corporate — Jason Lindsey Details

6/15 – 6/15

Scout Landscape and Community Real People/ Real Stories Casting Soybean Farming

5/15 – 5/15

Location Scout

Advertising — Proof Films Details

5/15 – 5/15

Scout public locations for mammography awareness campaign.

5/15 – 5/15

Production Coordinator (Location Manager) – "Me and the Light" with Lil Buck

Film (Short) — Spearman Adams, LLC Details

5/15 – 5/15

Secured and Managed Locations. Coordinated multiple requests of director and producer to insure shoot days ran smoothly.

4/15 – 4/15

Location Manager (Location Scout & Casting) – Leo Burnett USA

Marlboro Nights Out — Advertising — Native Content Details

4/15 – 4/15

Find, Photograph, Negotiate, Manage Locations. Casting of Locations Cast & Background Extras, Agency and Non-Agency. Nightlife content. Music venues and House concerts.

3/15 – 3/15

Location Manager (Location Scout/Manager) – “Even the Devil Gets the Blues”

Film (Feature-length) — Bhumi Films Details

3/15 – 3/15

Location Scout/ Manager for documentary film about 89 year old blues musician, Cedell Davis.

3/15 – 3/15

Location Manager (Location Scout/Manager) – Mangan Holcomb Partners

LeBonheur Children's Hospital — Advertising — Waymack & Crew Details

3/15 – 3/15

Location Manager/ Scout

2/15 – 2/15

Casting Assistant (Videographer) – The Kitchen (Pilot)

TruTV — TV — Metal Flowers Media Details

2/15 – 2/15

Shot video footage: B-roll and interviews with family members in unique remote environment. Implemented requests of Casting Director.

2/15 – 2/15

Second Second Assistant Director

Advertising

2/15 – 2/15

11/14 – 11/14

Location Manager (Location Scout) – TargetCom

Youth Villages — Advertising — Hype Repetition Overkill Details

11/14 – 11/14

Pre-Production: Coordinate and oversee 10 locations for one shoot day. Set up places in close proximity and drive times where kids would be filmed for a national foster care agency spot. Find & Photograph multiple locations. Handle Permits & Manage sites/agreements/contacts.

10/14 – 10/14

Location Scout

Advertising — Shadowlight Pictures Details

10/14 – 10/14

Sought the perfect cotton field in full bloom. Photography for pre-production.

5/14 – 5/14

Co-Producer (Casting) – National Geographic Netherlands

National Geographic — TV — Kiem Media Netherlands Details

5/14 – 5/14

Pre-Production development. Prep for crew to arrive from Netherlands. Casting for numerous reenactment scenes.

4/14 – 4/14

First Assistant Director (Location Scout/Manager) – "Nobody"

Film (Short) — Sideburned Cinema, Inc. Details

4/14 – 4/14

1st AD and Location Manager/Scout for a film about young Elvis.

4/14 – 4/14

Location Scout (Casting Scout) – Wieden + Kennedy

Nike — Advertising — Imperial Woodpecker Details

4/14 – 4/14

Found and photographed locations /options. "Real people" casting in conjunction with casting directors and talent agencies. Tribute to NBA player Kevin Durant.

3/14 – 3/14

Production Assistant – Child Preachers (Pilot)

CMT — TV — Magilla Entertainment Details

3/14 – 3/14

General support for crew. Driver. Runs as needed. Meals. Talent Releases. Transported crew & equipment. Loading/ Unloading. Assist with set up and strike. Attend vehicles and gear. Prevent interruptions to shooting process.

11/13 – 2/14

Associate Producer (Locations & Casting) – "Free In Deed"

Film (Feature-length) — Greyshack Films Details

11/13 – 2/14

Pre-Pro development groundwork with producers, director. Locations. Casting. Recruitment of crew. Arranged accommodations. Photographed environments, built relationships, provided options. Facilitated recruitment of experienced and non-experienced actors for Casting Calls. Managed agreements, negotiations, releases for locations and extras throughout production. Found, arranged Art Department items for Production Designer. Liaison.

11/13 – 11/13

Location Coordinator (Scout)

Dr. Pepper College Tuition Giveaway (ESPN) — Advertising — ABC/ESPN Details

11/13 – 11/13

Provided locations photos for options. Scouted/supervised multiple sites. Arranged permits for a docu-mercial during football game on ESPN. Provided general support to director and crew as liaison. "I Am Not What You Think I Am" Spot highlights how Dr. Pepper transformed life of Football Challenge College Tuition Scholarship Winner.

10/13 – 10/13

Location Manager (Scout) – Drake - Worst Behavior

Music Video — DNA Details

10/13 – 10/13

Found and photographed locations. Provided Director with multiple options with brief lead time. Facilitated tech scouts. Negotiated agreements/payments. Liaison with Police Security. Handled Location Releases. Managed multiple locations as main point person throughout shooting of music video.

8/13 – 9/13

Field Producer (Locations & Casting) – Small Black - Breathless

Music Video — Nick Bentgen & Lisa Kjerulff Details

8/13 – 9/13

This music video is about being young, with exhilarating, awkward, edgy moments. Casting: I recruited youth participants (many minors with parental permission). Locations: I found/set-up environments/situations to film-- facilitating desired realism to fit the song's delirium state of mind. Handled Releases/Schedule.

5/13 – 8/13

Location Scout – Quarry (Pilot)

HBO — TV — HBO Cinemax Details

5/13 – 8/13

Location scouting throughout North Mississippi and Memphis. Found office spaces/ warehouses to lease for setting up production. Photographed period architecture for recreation of 1973 Vietnam War era. Provided options to Production Designer and Director. Negotiated contracts. Arranged relocation of tenants for transformation of properties by Art Department. Restored order.

10/12 – 4/13

Associate Field Producer (Researcher) – The Mathis Project (Pilot)

BET — TV — ITV Studios America Details

10/12 – 4/13

Coordinated doc-reality pilot story elements/characters/logistics. Researched unsolved homicide cases during development. Outreach to traumatized families. Set up interviews. Found interviewees related to victims. Photographed locations for filming. Shot video for casting. Main liaison for interviews/reenactments. Extensive note-taking. Continuity pics. Fact checking. Releases. Provided directors/story producers updates.

3/11 – 3/11

Production Manager (Locations & Casting) – Free Sol featuring Justin Timberlake - Hoodies On, Hats Low

Internet — Music Video — Mega G Productions

3/11 – 3/11

Production Manager (Locations & Casting) – Free Sol featuring Justin Timberlake - Role Model

Internet — Music Video — Mega G Productions

3/11 – 3/11

12/10 – 12/10

Videographer – Cyndi Lauper in Memphis

"Memphis Blues" Concert Performance DVD — Live/Special Event — Lucky Girl Productions Details

12/10 – 12/10

Shot behind-the-scenes footage of Cyndi Lauper in Memphis as well as performances on stage with live audience.

2/07 – 3/08

Archival Producer – The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306

Nominated for Oscar Best Short Documentary — Film (Short) — Rock Paper Scissors Details

2/07 – 3/08

Handled Archival Film & Audio, historic material research & clearances. Worked closely with National Civil Rights Museum to tell the story of assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr from perspective of friend witness Reverend Kyles.

10/05 – 11/05

Production Manager (Location Manager, Scout, Casting, Wardrobe, Props) – “Soul Power” feature documentary on Soul Music

BBC London — TV

10/05 – 11/05

1/04 – 4/04

Production Coordinator – Forty Shades of Blue

Film (Feature-length) — Charlie Guidance Productions

1/04 – 4/04

5/03 – 6/03

Production Manager (Location Manager & Scout) – “Give My Head Peace” (Season 10)

BBC Northern Ireland — TV Details

5/03 – 6/03

Oversaw many aspects & elements of Memphis episode of established comedy series, including locations, picture cars, props. (Vintage Cadillac convertible, mannequin of Elvis)

4/02 – 5/02

Production Manager – St Jude Childrens Hospital Movie Trailer

National Theaters — Film (Short)

4/02 – 5/02

10/01 – 11/01

Production Manager (Location Manager & Scout) – BNC Spain

Teatro Nacional de Cataluna — Advertising

10/01 – 11/01

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Unions

IATSE Local 492 Studio Mechanics (SM)

Orgs

Indie Memphis Film Festival

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Education

University of California, Berkeley

BA Humanities/Film (Cultural Studies) & BA Fine Art

Washington University, St. Louis

Emory University, Atlanta

Skills

Photo/Video
Taught Filmmaking & Photography to High School students & youth

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