SUMMARY:
- Production Coordinator and Manager with 10 years experience in management roles.
- Over 17 years of TV production experience in roles such as Segment Producer, Live Producer, Associate Producer, On-Air Promos Producer, Animation Producer, and Editor.
- 6 Years animation experience managing teams of animators and motion graphics artists.
WORK HISTORY:
MVAR MEDIA, LLC, Alexandria, VA, May 2018 to December 2018
Production Coordinator for Political Media Consulting Firm
- Crewing Union and Non-Union shoots, coordinating casting and VO sessions for political ads
- Processing invoices and timecards, reconciling expenses, keeping nationwide crew database
- Notable 2018 wins include Jacky Rosen, Anthony Brindisi, Mikie Sherrill and Lizzie Fletcher
MOTIPLEX MEDIA, Washington, DC, December 2017 to PresentAnimation Producer and Production Manager for 3D and 2D Animation Studio
- Client relations, tracking projects, and managing all aspects of the production pipeline
- Assessing scope of projects, negotiating budgets and delivery schedules with clients
- Created and implemented bookkeeping system using Zoho Invoice
- Notable clients include Velocity Network, Scripps Network, DIY Channel, Lifetime
REBEL ARTS, Washington, DC, April 2016 to Present
Animation Producer and Production Manager for 3D and 2D Animation Studio
- Client relations, tracking projects, and managing all aspects of the production pipeline
- Assessing scope of projects, negotiating budgets and delivery schedules with client
- Negotiating contracts with vendors and tracking vendor deliveries, paying vendors
- Writing proposals, winning contracts, creating and implementing bookkeeping system
- Editing extended animation projects and story development, Premiere and Motion software
- Notable Clients are NatGeo, Chemical Safety Board, and National Assn. of Home Builders
HALF YARD PRODUCTIONS, Bethesda, MD, June 2014 to Present.
Graphics Coordinator for internal Graphics department
- Project management, client relations, scheduling and coordinating pipelines for team of artists
- Created procedures for tracking for graphics requests, versions, and final deliveries for GFX
- Notable clients include Travel Channel, History Channel, National Geographic and Discovery
PIXELDUST STUDIOS, Bethesda, MD, February 2012 to October 2013
Animation Coordinator/Producer for 3D and 2D animation studio
- Project management for team of 11 artists; project lead and client liaison animation projects
- Premiere and FCP Editor/AE, developed SOPs for render farm management
- Notable clients include Smithsonian Channel, NatGeo Wild, Al Jazeera, ID, TLC, TSA
OPTIK COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, U.S. Dept. of Health & Humans Services (HHS) Sept. 2008- Sept. 2011
Producer for segments and live talk shows Health Care WebChat and Know What to do About the Flu
- Producer of a series of live half-hour panel discussion shows
- Scripting content and coordinating production efforts for live series and ENG packages
Coordinating Associate Producer TV Studio, HHS
- Logistics for 5-person in-house staff & studio, Edge/ScheduAll
- Liaison between production teams and HHS in-house management, freelance staffing, billing
- Produced/coordinated satellite media tours (SMTs) and Press Conferences for Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, and other top officials
Associate Producer of live HHS talk-show, PlanFirst
- Script-writing and editorial support for episodes of live talk show featuring high-profile guests
- Performed tech roles as needed such as teleprompting, routing and some Avid/Final Cut Pro
RETIREMENT LIVING TV (RLTV), Baltimore, MD August 2006 – May 2008
Producer/Associate Producer of on-air promotions
- Scheduled and produced on-air promotions and well-received marketing projects
- Developed and implemented a paperless tracking system for promotions deliverables
Associate Producer for the Emmy Award-winning show Viewpoint
- Produced and wrote dozens of segments, AP for Emmy-winning special episode
- Provided production support in the office and in the field for other producers
- Trained production assistants in public domain footage research
- Produced and directed dramatizations for segment “Elder Abuse”
AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE, Silver Spring, MD Summers 2005 – 2010
Associate Producer/Director of Photography 2005-2008, Instruction 2005-2010
- Production support and shooter for 30-minute short films
- Assisted in film instruction, mentored aspiring filmmakers (ages 15 to 55+)
FREELANCE, Washington, DC area June 2001 – Present
Freelance Work (Selected Experience)
- Editor, Assistant Editor and Jr. After Effects Artist
- Production Management, Producer
- Prop Assistant and Production Assistant
- Assistant Camera, Camera Operator
MAGUIRE-REEDER, Alexandria, VA July 2003 – May 2005
Production Assistant
JWM PRODUCTIONS, Takoma Park, MD June 2001 – June 2003
Production Assistant
SELECTED CREDITS:
Who Is America? (Premiered July 15, 2018) Prop Assistant, Showtime Series w/ Sacha Baron Cohen
Unisys Biometrics for Pharmacies (May 2018) Freelance Editor/Jr. After Effects Artist, ZCOMM
Twin Turbos (Premiered Feb 28, 2018) Animation Producer, Velocity Series
Building Off the Grid (Premiered Feb. 2017) DIY Network Series, Premiered Feb 27, 2018
NAHB International Builders’ Show Opening Ceremonies (Jan. 2017) Animation Producer, Rebel Arts
Blocked In (Jan. 2017) Animation Producer, Rebel Arts, Chemical Safety Board
The United States of Animals (Premiered April 29, 2016) Animation Producer, NGT Wild
Iron and Fire (Premiered Apr. 11, 2016) Anim. Producer, History Channel
Life Reimagined (Dec. 2015) Production Manager, AARP
The Last Alaskans (Premiered May 25, 2015) Anim. Producer, Animal Planet
Time Traveling with Brian Unger (Premiered April 20, 2015) Anim. Producer, Travel Channel
Faultlines: How the White House was Won (Aired November 2012) Anim. Producer, Al Jazeera
Preventative Services for Women and Families (Aired July 22, 2010) Live Producer Episode 014 of HHS’s Health Care Webchat, feat. Sec. Sebelius, Actress Fran Drescher, HHS
In the Loop (2009) Props Production Assistant, feature film directed by Armando Iannucci
Brad Paisley’s “Welcome to the Future” (2009) PA, CMT Music Video of the Year Nominee
The Real World DC (Premiered Dec. 30, 2009) Production Assistant, Bunim/Murray Productions
Blonde Charity Mafia (Sept. 2008) Set Production Assistant, PB&J Television
Viewpoint: Medical Marijuana (2007), Associate Producer, Re-creations Director Emmy-winning 1-hour special on the controversial use of medical cannabis, Premiered July 18, 2008 on RLTV
EDUCATION:
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY,
B.F.A. in Film and Television
Graduated May 2006, Cumulative G.P.A. 3.8
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Professional: Emmy Award, “Medical Marijuana” special for Viewpoint series, RLTV, Emmy Award, Viewpoint news-magazine series, RLTV
Academic: New York University Founder’s Day Award, Eisenstat Memorial Scholarship, Tisch School of the Arts Scholarship, Phi Theta Kappa Member, Board of Trustees Scholarship, Montgomery College (Full Tuition), Women In Film and Video Imagemakers Award, First Place
Community: I have served as the volunteer president of the Board of Directors for my homeowners association since 2008