Stephanie Burns Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Oversee development, production, and international distributionCreator and Executive Producer // Showrunner of the long-running Disney+ and Nat Geo Kids’ series: Weird But True!Creator and Series Producer of Nat Geo Kids’ web series: Weirdest, Bestest TruestDevelopment Exec for:Nazis at Nuremberg, Nat GeoThe Armstrong Tapes, Nat GeoThe Apollo Chronicles, The CWLife 2.0, FOX syndication

Greater Philadelphia Area

Creator and Showrunner of the Nat Geo Kids’ series: Weird But True!*winner of 2019 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Educational and Information Series*winner of 2018 Cynopsis Kids Imagination Award for Best Educational Series/Special*winner of 2017 CableFax Award for Best Show or Series - Children'sIdentify, negotiate, and manage international distribution/licensing deals for all domestically syndicated programmingEstablish and grow relationships with new clientele including: major cable networks, distributors, vendors, digital content providers, and co-pro partnersManage production staffing, budgets, and schedules for Xploration Station, FOX's three hour block of six half hour science-related Saturday morning E/I seriesSpearhead format, series, contest, and episodic development across Xploration Station's six television series: Awesome Planet, Outer Space, Earth 2050, DIY Sci, Nature Knows Best, and Weird But True - totaling about 80 half-hour episodes per yearSupport syndication sales and sponsorships initiatives within syndicated seriesSource, write, produce sizzles, and pitch all development projects for cable networks and digital platformsDevelopment Executive for:Creator: Five-time Emmy-nominated DIY Sci (FOX, E/I), Nature Knows Best (FOX, E/I)Creator // Showrunner: Emmy Award-winning Nat Geo Kid's series Weird But TrueClients include: FOX Stations, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, Boat Rocker Media, Electus, Tricon, Sky Vision, Conde Nast, TastemadeSkills: showrunning, producing, writing, sales, budgeting/scheduling, Movie Magic, Avid and Final Cut Pro proficientExperienced in: writing, producing, negotiating, licensing, budgets, sales and media contracts, managing teams of 20+, international co-finance, scheduling, staffing

Greater New York City Area

"Buying the Beach" for Destination America/Discovery Networks

Greater Philadelphia Area

Managed creative and business development of all content (including both cable projects and indie docs), responsibilities included: identifying and sourcing alternative funding models, responding to network feedback, filing for tax credits and negotiating and reviewing all third party agreements Spearheaded strategic and editorial communication, acting as principal liaison with all corporate, network, co-pro, talent and distribution partners Developed and pitched cable and indie projects, responsibilities included: conducting network and grant funding research, drafting treatments/proposals and producing sizzle tapesActed as Post Producer on RAW WAR (AHC)Projects include: RAW WAR: The Lost Film of Dak To (AHC), D-Day Sacrifice (Nat Geo/TF1), Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic (indie doc circuit)

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Production Assistant on Monster Fish

Washington, Dc

Production Assistant on 'I Want That!' and 'I Want That - Tech Toys!'

Ba, Journalism And Film Studies

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude, Roberts Prize for Honors and Excellence in Journalism, Special Honors Graduate

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