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Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles

• Managed marketing, strategic communications, and literary activities for a boutique management firm, led a variety of projects and initiatives to market clients within the entertainment industry, defined producing.
• Provided email marketing and copywriting services to support outreach efforts for clients, which included defining messaging for target audiences and creating compelling biographies.
• Planned, managed, and executed a variety of large-scale projects, led diverse creative teams, and established long-term relationships with artists, executives, and stakeholders.Key Accomplishments
• Served as a member of the producing team for the Oscar-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah and contributed to the development of the screenplay.
• Represented Steven Canals, who created the groundbreaking Emmy, Golden Globe, and Peabody-winning series Pose for FX, and was signed to a multimillion dollar overall deal at 20th Century Fox.
• Represented the Oscar-nominated documentarian Jason Cohen who created The Redemption Project with Van Jones for CNN, centered on victims of violent crimes seeking closure with their attackers.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Coordinated all aspects of setting up projects for adaptation, developed ideas with clients, established strategic partnerships with other producers, and facilitated project options.
• Sold David Morrell novel Brotherhood of the Rose to Gold Circle Films (Ross Katz directing).
• Sold Dennis Tafoya novel The Wolves of Fairmount Park to RCR Pictures and attached Marc Maurino to adapt.
• Partnered with renowned comic illustrator Mike Mayhew on a half-hour animated series, Thrilla, and helped craft a visual presentation for studios and networks.
• Optioned Josh Greenberg’s half-hour spec pilot Exile on Main Street to Cineflix..

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Oversaw slate and day to day operations for an independent production company with development equity fund under Trevor Albert (Groundhog Day) and James Keach (Walk the Line).
• Managed all aspects of development operations, hired writers, optioned books, conducted deal negotiations, and generated internal ideas for new writers.
• Broadened development slate to include horror, action, reality and scripted TV, and animation.
• Developed a makeup effects reality competition show featuring 7-time Academy Award winner Rick Baker.

• Oversaw creative production, generated new projects, tracked timetables for payments and options, resolved escalated project issues, and performed various creative leadership functions.
• Set up the Seth Lochhead spec script Hanna at Focus Pictures, which resulted in a full-length feature film in 2011 starring Cate Blanchett and Eric Bana.
• Sold life rights package The Necklace to Fox Searchlight, with Liz Garcia writing.
• Brought in Jonestown project and acquired life rights for Jim Jones’ only living relatives, with Paul Scheuring (Prison Break) attached to write and Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness) attached to direct.

Producing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Radio, Television, And Film, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon (VP of Member Development)

Learning For Action Fellowship