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New York, New York, United States

Run all aspects of Oscar-winning production company. Grew company from having one project in production to multiple features and series, as well as expanded the scope of partnerships with other filmmakers, studios and financiers. Manage multiple production teams working across projects, as well as oversee the development of new projects and series. Producer or Executive Producer credits on all projects in production.

Greater New York City Area

Built and established successful Marketing division at Cinetic with multiple Oscar-winning films on its roster, including driving division growth over threefold in one year. Recent films include Oscar-winners FREE SOLO, ICARUS and OJ: MADE IN AMERICA; Oscar nominees HALE COUNTY: THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING, STRONG ISLAND, THE LOBSTER, FIRE AT SEA, and CARTEL LAND; and critical and box office successes MERU and DON'T THINK TWICE.Worked with many of the top documentary filmmakers of the last several years, as well as most major distributors, including A24, IFC Films, Amazon Studios, Netflix, The Orchard, Magnolia Pictures, Focus Features, National Geographic, ESPN Films, Hulu, Showtime and HBO.Skills include:• Creating overall positioning for a film’s marketing, publicity & distribution strategy.• Evaluating picture performance goals and developing P&A budgets.• Release strategy, timing, and maximizing all platforms, including TVOD, SVOD and traditional TV windows.• Creation of creative materials including trailers, posters, in-theater displays, spots, featurettes, etc. • Managing social media agencies and freelancers to build audience and awareness for films.• Developing media plans for all platforms including print, radio, social media and digital, and overseeing the creative production of all ad materials.• Overseeing grassroots and promotional outreach for films.• Partnering with like-minded brands to maximize the reach of film campaigns.• Setting up and managing premieres and special events.• Film festival strategy.• Awards campaign strategy and outreach.• Managing P&A budgets and cash flow.• Creating and interpreting film participation statements.• Overall company management, including developing corporate strategy• Running P&Ls, developing operating income and overall company growth forecasts• Overseeing contracts and agreements.• Hiring and managing employees.

New York, Ny

Responsible for overseeing all financial and administrative operations of film sales, finance and management company Cinetic Media, and entertainment law firm Sloss Eckhouse LawCo. Set up and managed Cinetic's theatrical distribution arm, Producers Distribution Agency, including overseeing the release campaigns for the Academy Award©-nominated film Exit Through the Gift Shop; Senna; The Way; and Brooklyn Castle.

Cambridge, Ma

Performed support for all aspects of film production and distribution for the company of documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman. In addition to the day-to-day aspects of managing a production and distribution office, responsibilities included shepherding films and projects from start to finish. Major projects included working on the conversion of Mr. Wiseman's 40+ films to their first-ever release on DVD; overseeing the implementation of a new home video release model; and development, pre-production and production coordination for several feature length documentaries.

Responsible for all aspects of planning and coordination for the numerous lecture and dinner events held at the Academy, a 225-year-old learned institution whose members are leaders in a diverse array of fields, including the arts, politics, business and academia.

Product Placement and Copyright Clearance Coordinator for "Knock First" on the ABC Family Channel. Negotiated trade deals with companies in exchange for promotion on cable design show in its fourth season. Also responsible for securing artwork, product and likeness clearances, preparing contracts for review and approval, and responding to clearance and placement needs of bi-coastal production team on a daily basis.

Responsible for assembling research reels for feature films, television programs, commercials, industrials and documentaries and maintaining extensive vintage and contemporary film and video library. Worked with clients such as Ogilvy & Mather, BBDO, Grey Worldwide, Comedy Central, A&E, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "Late Night with David Letterman" Duties also included training new employees and administration of library database.

Assisted former producers of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood on a documentary shoot of the New Haven Police Department's work with at-risk children. Duties included scheduling, coordinating shoots, release-securing, letter-writing and generally assisting the producer and director.

B.A. In Theatre Studies, Film

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