Natasia Gascon

• Answering and screening high volume calls and transferring them to appropriate departments • Greeted and transferring guests, distributing parking validations, signing for incoming packages • Restocking supply closets and office kitchens, scheduling meetings, coordinating mail pick-ups

•Assistant to documentary filmmaker Monica Richardson •Providing personal administrative support including dictation, mailing, filing, copying •Creating correspondences, writing speeches, proofreading materials and doing extensive research •Researching and writing grant applications, potential stories and cold-calling interview subjects

• Managed phones by directing lines and taking messages • Greeted guests, scheduled appointments, and assisted in customer service • Managed ticket orders, sponsorship correspondence, advertisements and film press packages • Provided administrative and clerical support including data entry, mailing, scanning, filing, faxing and copying • Recruited, trained, scheduled and managed volunteers for the 2013 festival

• Determined the appropriate equipment required for the documentation of the summer events • Transported, set up and operated camera, audio and lighting equipment and obtained b- roll footage and interviews of program participants and instructors • Transcribed interviews for use by the editor • Logged and transferred b-roll footage in preparation for editor

• Part-time personal assistant to independent reality television producer • Transcribed interviews, logged b-roll for editors, burned dailies and edited segments • Researched and brainstormed new non-scripted television show ideas and scouted for new talent

• Wrote and distributed press releases and general correspondence to filmmakers, sponsors and donors • Managed volunteers, ticket sales, box office, information booth and concessions • Coordinated outreach and promotional events in Los Angeles, CA and Park City, UT • Designed graphics for press materials for banners, postcards, T-shirts and other merchandise

• Transported, set up and operated camera, audio and lighting equipment, obtained b-roll footage and interviews of film festival participants and organizers • Edited said footage for promotional pieces for the festival’s social media sites • Assisted in festival programming by screening film submissions • Wrote and edited film summaries for festival program

• Handled phones by answering, directing lines, taking messages and rolling calls • Office duties - photocopying, faxing, e-mail correspondence, filing, and data entry • Production duties - distributing scripts, incoming mail and production paperwork • Arranged lunches, meetings, and transportation reservations • Receiving, organizing, duplicating and mailing screeners, film dailies and confidential documents