Amanda Sidney Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Contracted by brands such as Sketchers, Beachbody, Size Matters Agency and Lakewater Entertainment to design and manage multi-platform, social media marketing campaigns. Responsible for building out all brand assets and creating a social media presence from scratch for Beachbody’s new program launch, “2B Mindset Nutrition.” Full creative control over website design, logo, editing all graphics and related videos targeted for specific social media channels, designing all brand assets with the specific goal to create cohesive branding and drive consumer sales. Edited photos for all of Beachbody’s multiple fitness programs, creatingcohesive visual schemes in Photoshop to establish clear branding.• At Size Matters Agency, I managed the lifecycle of marketing campaigns for television shows for Netflix, CBS, and others, every step of the process; working directly with the design team to organize decks of drafts for marketing materials for both internal use and externally for clients, ultimately organizing all final files for delivery, resizing all assets to appropriate specs, and submitting them via each network’s individual asset deliverable tool, working directly with clients and making sure to pay extreme attention to detail in seamlessly delivering massive amounts of key assets for both web and print marketing. Tasked with additional graphic design work and originating concepts for social media marketing campaigns.• Approached by the head of Lakewater Entertainment to take over all Social Media Marketing responsibilities for their popular webseries in order to grow their social media presence. Fully in charge of creating all content release schedules for webisodes and ancillary social media marketing material, designing brand assets and editing together videos, and tracking social media engagement. I have dramatically increased followers across all platforms, resulting in their digital series being approached by notable distributers and festivals.

Los Angeles, California, United States

ART DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION DESIGNER, 1/16 – 2/18• Due to my nonstop work ethic, high energy, and intellectually creative curiosity as a Production Assistant in the Art Department for network television shows, television pilots, feature films and commercials, I have been recommended and trusted by producers I’ve worked with and their peers, promoted to lead the Art Department for feature films, web series, short films and music videos. A natural multitasker and clear communicator, I am commended by my superiors for my ability to manage a team and delegate responsibilities, keeping in sight the overall vision along with the specific minutia of all the steps to get there. Always thinking 10 steps ahead, I avoid potential future problems by makingsure to be as detailed and specific as possible when communicating with my team and carrying out my work. No task is too small, and I always am right there in the dirt helping out in any way possible without ego, fully utilizing the, “There are 24 usable hours in every day” mentality.ART PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, 01/15 – 12/17• Production Assistant on network television shows such as “The Bachelor” on ABC, “Cake Wars” on the Food Network, “Millionaire Matchmaker” on Bravo, commercials for Princess Cruises, Mattel, Spin Master and Honda, as well for television pilots from independent producers. Worked consistently due to recommendations from crew members, directors and producers that always kept me booked. I have anan unmatched attention to detail, and always wanting to know the next thing I can do to help out and stay involved, maintaining boundless energy for 15+ hour shooting days.

Greater New York City Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Took initiative to simultaneously intern at three film financing companies while accepted into the Los Angeles Extension Program as part of my Master of Science in Television degree at Boston University.- Organized incoming script submissions with online organizational platforms, then read manuscripts and wrote thoughtful script coverage, utilizing editorial judgment, taking into account creative, socio-political and financial concerns in deciding which scripts to recommend for further internal review.- Wrote development pitch packets for television shows & web series.- Regularly reviewed the work of competitors & industry leaders to track content trends.

Greater Boston Area

• Taught Video Production courses to Graduate MFA and Undergraduate classes. Constructed course assignments and held office hours for individual instruction outside of class hours on shooting on Canon DSLR and editing with Avid Media Composer.• Also approached by the Director of the Media Ventures program to help create a new required course called “Media in Evolution.” This course looks at a historical lens to predict future trends of how media can be best utilized by marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness. I wrote homework assignments, exams, sourced readings, and constructed a comprehensive syllabus.

New York, New York

• Edited together drafts of the book Annie Leibovitz was working on, “A Photographer’s Life.” Promoted to client and vendor liaison, responsible for coordinating key deliveries for to ensure photoshoots went seamlessly, and personally assigned to organize and digitize Annie Leibovitz’s entire personal and professional photography archive. Trusted as Annie Leibovitz’ personal assistant to coordinate household.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Television, Overall Gpa: 3.71. Graduated With Distinction, The Highest Academic Achievement.

• Graduated “With Distinction” as top of class with 3.8 GPA, highest in graduating class. • Hired to teach two media classes to students.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Gender Studies With A Minor In Sociology And Concentration In Photography, Gpa In Major: 3.7

• Directly recruited into the BFA - Photography program. • Specially invited by Professors to enroll in PhD level Gender Studies courses.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: • Dalton “Lifer” • Founded the annual student photography magazine “Shutterbug” which still is still produced.