Brandon Burkhart Email & Phone Number

Burbank, Ca, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Headline and Infographics contributor for digital satire website.

Write daily topical jokes and Top Lists for the industry leader in radio show prep. More than 1,200 stations use The Complete Sheet across 29 formats in 7 countries. Part of the Complete FM Nielsen RADAR® Network, which currently ranks #1 in Adults 18-49, Men 18-34, and Women 18-24.

Made stringouts, pulled bites, and edited audio for true crime podcast series.

Wrote comedic games and host copy for comedy game show hosted by popular podcaster JImmy Pardo and featuring guest comedians such as Carl Tart, Andy Richter, Andy Daly, Andy Kindler, Dana Gould and Bobby Moynihan.

Wrote sketches, jokes and games. Produced segments.

Story AP on HGTV home renovation competition show "Flipping Showdown."

Wrote Mad Libs-type story templates for word-based iOS game app.

Supervised diverse staff for late night talk show. Crafted monologue jokes, sketches, videos, host banter and deskpieces. Wrote, edited and polished master scripts to punched-up jokes and ensure consistent tone. Also wrote scripted podcast version of the show and generated Twitter/IG content.One of LAist's "30 Fabulous Things To Do In Southern California This Weekend."

New York City, Us

Paid contributor of creative copy for a variety of clients including brands, media companies, agencies, and individuals

Hollywood, California, Us

Pitch jokes/tweets/memes based off topics generated by parent company Funny or Die and clients such as McSweeney's, The Onion, and IFC.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Brainstormed social marketing concepts for award-winning digital marketing agency. Developed campaigns for Columbia Pictures, Focus Features and Universal Pictures feature films. Universal referred to content as "one of the strongest pitches ever done for them."

Researched and summarized films in an enticing manner for Program Guide to encourage ticket sales. Produced a high volume of work with quick turnaround. Feedback from Exec. Dir. Deb Lake: "Your blurbs are fun to read. Perfect. We’ll continue to assign you the funny films, because you are our best funny blurbist."

Oversaw writing and design staff for bi-monthly humor magazine. Wrote and edited funny articles, lists, satirical essays.

New York, Ny, Us

Organized/logged archival footage into Archive Ox database, created metadata tags for feature documentary "At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal" about the Larry Nassar sex abuse case.

New York, New York, Us

Scripted comedic video essays for YouTube webseries "Tooned Up" and "107 Facts." Topics include: Family Guy References, Censored Simpsons Episodes, Best Cartoon Reboots, Teen Titans Facts. Six videos have generated over 875,000 views.

New York, Ny, Us

Wrote and produced sketches for industry leaders in annual showcase series highlighting diverse talent. Selected from over 3,000 applicants (2% acceptance rate) to develop comedic sketches. Created one of five sketches chosen to represent the program for top CBS network executives visiting rehearsal.

Us

Worked extensively with producers, writers, editors and the clearance department to ensure an array of content on a wide variety of topics. Identified and sourced clips from many platforms and providers; researched and verified obscure information for segments; organized and monitored the transfer of media from archival sources into Avid.

Archival research and logging for NatGeo documentary feature "LA 92." Maintained and updated Archive Ox database. Find clips for editors. Helped Academy Award-winning directors address network notes.

Sherman Oaks, California, Us

Created Avid stringouts, drafted interview questions, managed team of editors, pulled bites, and addressed network notes for fitness/weight loss docuseries, "Fit to Fat to Fit." Oversaw story production for three episodes – including season opener and season finale.

Assisted Story Producers for Esquire Network docuseries "The Runner-Up" which followed Clay Aiken's Congressional bid. Created Story binders, organized b-roll footage, pulled bites for editors.

Organized story beats, created Avid stringouts, wrote voiceover narration, and collaborated with editors to finalize cuts for car makeover docuseries, "Highway to Sell." Impressed Story Producer and Editor with quick turnaround on quality stringouts.

Hollywood, California, Us

Organized and maintained Content Management System for network's media assets. Generated metadata tags.

Created Avid stringouts, assisted Story department for CBS feature documentary "Summer Dreams."

Cut Avid stringouts and organized footage for for TLC docuseries "Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs."

London, England, Gb

Imported footage into Avid. Organized B-Roll. Logged footage. Transcribed interviews. Assisted Story department.

Sherman Oaks, California, Us

Freelance writer of sketches, commercial parodies, and jokes.

Ba, Theatre Arts

Screenwriting

Sketch Comedy Writing, Improvisation

Screenwriting, Storytelling

Sitcom Writing