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April Jones

Philadelphia, PA

http://staffmeup.com/profile/ponyjones

Summary

Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer & Director whose multi-hyphenate body of work spans primetime series, documentary, acclaimed lifestyle & culinary programming, as well as cutting edge short-form & branded content, curated both domestically & abroad.

Credits

10/22 – 11/22

Executive Producer (EP) (Director) To Be Announced Project

TV — Tastemade Details
10/22 – 11/22

Executive Produced and directed pilot for Tastemade and Amazon.

9/22 – 10/22

Producer and Director Nissan: Up Next Initiative

BET — Digital — BET Productions Details
9/22 – 10/22

Produced and Directed branded content for Nissan and the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards with Grammy Award Winning artist Mannywellz and DreaKnowsBest.

7/21 – 7/22

Producer and Co-Host The Culinary Call Sheet

Heritage Radio Network — Podcast/Audio Details
7/21 – 7/22

Whether you want to be in front of the camera, behind the camera, or just entertained- each episode of The Culinary Call Sheet lifts the apron to reveal the adventurous and often unexpected secrets to how the sausage (aka a food show) gets made. In conversation with a variety of epicurean icons, culinary production veterans, April Jones and Darin Bresnitz, give an insider's view into personal stories from the field and provide an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look into some of the most popular food programming and current trends happening in today's evolving culinary media landscape.

8/21 – 1/22

Director TBD Announced Series with Carla Hall (Season 1)

TV — Original Productions Details
8/21 – 1/22

Produced and directed complex stories told through several popular food dishes in roughly 20 cities and 10 countries.

10/13 – 9/21

Director Behind Happy Faces

Corporate — The Human Power Project Details
10/13 – 9/21

Researched, organized, produced, directed, and edited corporate content for Behind Happy Faces Curriculum: a first-of-its-kind, evidence-based, award-winning program, used by hundreds of thousands of students and adults nationwide. The goal of the curriculum is to give people the tools they need to address mental health effectively, by providing a new vocabulary for mental health, understanding of brain development, teaching participants about coping mechanisms, and showing the important steps to help a friend in crisis.

4/21 – 7/21

Executive Producer (EP) (Director) Throwdown with Michael Symon (Season 1)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions Details
4/21 – 7/21

Researched and cast series while managing a rotating group of producers, talent and episodes. Directed multiple verite, studio and live to tape segments.

2/20 – 3/20

Executive Producer (EP) (Director) The Flay List 2 (Season 2)

Food Network — TV — Rock Shrimp Productions Details
2/20 – 3/20

Began research, casting and scripting process for second season of series before the pandemic shut production down.

11/19 – 1/20

Executive Producer (EP) (Director) Unnamed Pilot (2020) (Pilot)

Quibi — TV — Cowboy Bear Ninja Details
11/19 – 1/20

Developed, Directed, and Showran short form concept pilot for Quibi.

Orgs

  • Television Academy (ATAS)

Recos

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Skills

  • Producing
  • AVID Media Composer
  • Directing
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Video Editing
  • Casting
  • Scripting
  • Writing
  • Research
  • Budgeting
  • Project Management
  • Public Speaking
  • Google Docs
  • scheduling
  • Production Management
  • Google Sheets
  • Creative Writing
  • Location Scouting
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Google Drive
  • Pitch Decks
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Copy Editing
  • Crew Hiring
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Logistics Management
  • Canva
  • Google Cal
  • Multi-Team Management