Summary

Russell is a 12 year veteran of TV and digital media. He has a deep production background, and a track record of creating, developing, and delivering high quality series for NBC, Netflix, Fox, Hulu, History, YouTube, TruTV, TBS, VH1, TikTok, and more. His recent credits include The American Song Contest for NBC, Kings of Pain for History, Bet Your Vibe for CJ ENM, and the award winning history series Heart of the City on TikTok.

Credits

9/22 – 9/23

Executive Producer (EP) Heart of the City (Season 1)

TikTok — Digital — Reflex Inc Details
9/22 – 9/23

Developed and EP'd series distributed on TikTok and YouTube. 3.5M views in two months across multiple platforms.

4/17 – 9/22

VP of Development

Staff Position — Propagate Content Details
4/17 – 9/22

Developing and pitching large format competition series, game shows, social experiments, food, lifestyle, and soft scripted comedies. Special emphasis on an ability to conceive, structure, and redevelop series for buyers both domestically and internationally. Highlighted projects include: American Song Contest for NBC, Kings of Pain for History, Baking Impossible for Netflix, Bet Your Vibe for CJ ENM.

4/16 – 4/17

Co-Executive Producer (CoEP) Fameless (Season 2)

TruTV — TV — Entertainment One Details
4/16 – 4/17

Ran the writer’s room, made critical decisions on all aspects of production, directed actors live during hidden camera, and delivered episodes of David Spade’s “Fameless” season 2 for TruTV.

7/14 – 7/16

Development Producer

Staff Position — Entertainment One Details
7/14 – 7/16

Developed shows for sale and produced sizzles and series.

9/15 – 4/16

Supervising Producer Scare PewDiePie (Season 1)

YouTube — Digital — Entertainment One Details
9/15 – 4/16

Developed, wrote, and ran post on “Scare Pewdiepie” season 1, YouTube Red's flagship series. Supervised a team of 8 editors to deliver all network deliverables. Supervised graphics, color, sound mix, and final cut delivery.

1/14 – 7/14

Story Associate Producer I Heart Nick Carter (Season 1)

VH1 — TV — Fresh Horses, Inc.
1/14 – 7/14
10/13 – 10/13

Story Associate Producer Way Out West (Season 1)

TruTV — TV — Rogue Atlas Productions
10/13 – 10/13
8/13 – 10/13

Story Associate Producer Ceelo Green's The Good Life (Season 1)

TBS — TV — Emerald Productions
8/13 – 10/13

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Education

Class of '09

Chapman University

Television Production

Skills

  • Producing
  • Social Media
  • Video Editing
  • Development
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Google Docs
  • pitching
  • sizzles
  • Google Drive
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Analytics
  • Deck Building