Developed and executed influencer and talent content strategies to support marketing for brand priorities and tentpole events.• Partnered with Yes, and… Laughter Lab to launch The Drawing Board, a program that identifies, spotlights and collaborates with diverse animators and writers to produce short-form animated content for Comedy Central’s Animated social platforms.• Established deep and trusted relationships with influencers in entertainment, comedy, and lifestyle communities.• Nurtured and developed a digital talent pipeline of Queer comedic talent for The Gag.

Presented briefs, project descriptions and deliverables to talent/representatives, and managed the process to ensure that content aligned with Comedy Central’s key messaging.• Spearheaded DE&I initiatives, including participating in a cross-departmental team and helping to launch The Gag, a Queer comedy hub featuring LGBTQ+ talent on Instagram.• Fostered positive relationships with talent, agents and managers to find streamlined ways to work together to support network priorities.• Facilitated the creation of assets with influencer talent, working with the social creative team to ensure the brand’s social tone of voice was communicated.• Negotiated talent rates for projects relating to the Comedy Central brand and The Gag.

Oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Digital Creators Program, a developmental position aimed at discovering emerging comedy writers, performers, and producers to help cultivate ideas and create content for Comedy Central’s digital platforms. Managed payroll, legal, scheduling and travel logistics for all team members while also initiating organizational agendas and setting goals.• Oversaw hiring and onboarding the Creators, ensuring a successful transition and to establish key relationships with staff across all departments from Social Strategy to Production.

Collaborated with Senior Management to develop core programs to lead improvement initiatives and encourage a culture of excellence, efficiency, innovation and creativity. Controlled and oversaw office scheduling, building maintenance, supply inventory, office security and corporate communications.• Formulated the Above Average Residency Program. Vetted 1,000+ applications for the program by reviewing submission materials, including writing packets, pitches and reels, before narrowing down and presenting top candidates to the larger creative team.• Conducted interviews for all incoming candidates in connection with Senior Management and Human Resources, including all entry and mid-level leadership.

Supervised and managed an internal production team of producers and coordinators to mitigate constraints and drive productivity. Interfaced with cross-functional teams, partnering closely with clients, vendors, talent, internal staff and external teams to produce quality content in line with industry standards and best practices.• Executed and managed strategic sourcing and staffing plans to support project development and production efforts.

Partnered with emerging writers, directors, actors and established talent to develop, review and manage scopes, paperwork, art direction, production costs, schedules and strategies to align with achieving Above Average’s creative intent.• Played a key role in identifying up-and-coming talent consistent with the Above Average voice to create original programming by attending live comedy shows, conducting general meetings and scouting digital content creators on YouTube, Facebook & Instagram.• Produced and distributed over 200 original, short-form videos from idea conception through post.

Coordinated with key clients including Viacom, NBCUniversal, CBS and HBO to organize project workflows, schedule edit sessions and ensure deadlines were met & deliverables received.

Recruited new members, retained current members, and ensured that all members were engaged and received the full benefits of their membership. Key responsibilities included:• Maintaining membership records• Processing renewals and new applications• Coordinating member events• Communicating with members through newsletters, emails, and social media