Craig Macrae Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, On, Ca

Leveraging my skills in creative writing and my proficiency in data verification, I contribute to the xAI Team's mission to develop artificial intelligence that enhances and accelerates human scientific discovery.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Promoted to lead a team of producers and editors with accountability for the daily production of Entertainment Tonight Canada.• Approved and vetted all stories moving to air for the daily show• Approved schedules of producers and editors to ensure availability of relevant production and creative staff for daily show.• Managed a team of 13 Producers and Editors. Organized lineup of daily show by assigning stories to producers and editors.• Created 30 minute One on One specials with celebrities like Dwayne Johnson and Simu Liu• I oversaw the Film Beat - chased interviews to get sit downs with the biggest Hollywood Stars. Built a relationship with Publicists from around the world.• Organized and scheduled the ET Canada team at the Toronto International Film Festival for sit down interviews, red carpet interviews, screenings and sending links to studio.• Created weekly pitch meetings with team of Producers to generate relevant and creative ideas for the show.

Created content for the daily broadcast show and online. Given responsibilities by the Executive Producer to oversea the output of the show and vetting scripts. Made amazing relationships with publicists in the film world, to get exclusive sit downs for the show.• Wrote daily stories, studio links and the “Daily Promo” segment for broadcast on Global News Produced the Film beat for ET Canada.• Booked interviews with all studios for Junkets, Red carpets, On Sets, etc. And went out in the field to produce behind the scenes segments and featurettes for the show• Built strong relationships and worked closely with domestic and international publicists to research and secure exclusive celebrity interviews.• Prepared for celebrity interviews by researching celebrity, their current project and created interview questions for myself and various hosts; interviewed celebrities for various Junkets and Red Carpets Ensured documentation following celebrity interviews is completed to facilitate usage of materials for future use.

• Wrote the daily news stories• Prepared hosts for daily show, Red Carpets and Junkets.• Specialized in the area of Film - Chasing on sets, field produce, interviews, junkets, extensive list of contacts in the business. • Produced half-hour specials for E! and ET Canada - Back fill Supervising Producer, approve, output the daily show.• In Studio writing for hosts - will also back fill the Writer on the show, working in the control room, updates for Global News.• I wrote and produced Promos for the show and upcoming theme weeks and specials

Held various roles of increased complexity and accountability as Producer for E! News • Associate Producer writing the weekly segments• Back fill Supervising Producer• Chase Producer• Field Producer (Sundance Film Festival)

• Helped produce and write promotional material that would air on Star!• Produced 30 minute countdown specials