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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York

Sell Factual series to US, Canada, and BENELUX to broadcast and digital platforms Library consists of 1500 hours as well as new series, three to five per year.-Acquire and sell factual content, both series and movie packages for broadcasters worldwide.-Work on co-productions with broadcast channels such as BYUtv and Reelz Channel in the US.-Identify third party projects for distribution. Work directly with producers.

Greater New York City Area

- Sell TV mini-series, movies and series to US and Canada television, digital and home entertainment outlets. Library consists of 1,000 titles and 3,500 hours - Maintain monthly forecasts and budgets - Review scripts and bibles for new show concepts, pitch to US cable and conventional and specialty channels in Canada

New York, Ny

- Managed the successful sale of television, home entertainment and licensing/merchandising rights to Animation Collective and National Geographic Kids programming in major territories including US, Canada, UK, Germany, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and Asia- Directed day-to day operations and collaborated on sales strategy for a worldwide sales division responsible for over $1 million in annual sales- Managed global master agent for the licensing and… Show more - Managed the successful sale of television, home entertainment and licensing/merchandising rights to Animation Collective and National Geographic Kids programming in major territories including US, Canada, UK, Germany, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and Asia- Directed day-to day operations and collaborated on sales strategy for a worldwide sales division responsible for over $1 million in annual sales- Managed global master agent for the licensing and merchandising of four different properties- Created key relationships with broadcasters such as Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, BBC, KIKA, Super RTL, Canal Plus and VRT to maximize exposure for the National Geographic Kids Entertainment library- Identified major co-production projects for development and distribution; also partnered with other National Geographic divisions to ensure cross-platform exposure for NG Kids properties- Negotiated contracts, managed sub-agents, and prepared sales projections and budgets Show less

− Supervised the day-to-day operations of 20-person sales department and annual revenues of over $50 million− Managed sales teams in New York, Miami, London, Sydney and Singapore− Successfully generated an average 10% yearly increase in revenue and operating income for the MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Spike, Noggin, The N, Nick @ Nite, TV Land, BET and CMT program libraries− Closed program sales, channel blocks, volume deals, output deals and format sales in Europe, Latin… Show more − Supervised the day-to-day operations of 20-person sales department and annual revenues of over $50 million− Managed sales teams in New York, Miami, London, Sydney and Singapore− Successfully generated an average 10% yearly increase in revenue and operating income for the MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Spike, Noggin, The N, Nick @ Nite, TV Land, BET and CMT program libraries− Closed program sales, channel blocks, volume deals, output deals and format sales in Europe, Latin America, Asia and North America; windowed programming and established relationships with key international broadcasters such as the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV, RTE, TF1, Super RTL, CTV and CanWest Media− Collaborated on franchise management efforts with the Nickelodeon Consumer Products division to maximize broadcast exposure for programs including SpongeBob (sold in 173 countries and translated into 25 languages), Dora the Explorer and Rugrats− Identified co-production projects for Nickelodeon, MTV and VH1 both internally and with external production companies such as DreamWorks and Paramount Show less

Newyork

− Sold programs, formats and channel blocks in Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, generating over $12 million in annual revenue− Managed day-to-day sales operations and a team of 10 − Negotiated windows between Nickelodeon channels and terrestrial broadcasters in the UK, Germany and Australia

New York

− Sold programs, formats and channel blocks in Latin America, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Benelux, Eastern Europe, Portugal, Turkey and the Middle East− Managed a three-person sales and support team

Masters Of Professional Studies, Interactive Telecommunications

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