Karolyn Szot Email & Phone Number

United States

New York / London / Los Angeles

Producing creative experiences, digital content, branding, and events for Google and YouTube• Spearheaded integrated creative agency within Google that developed campaigns and content proposals ranging from 10k to 3M. • Oversaw in-person and virtual event execution, digital asset creation, film & photo shoots (domestic & international, AR interactive immersive content, website builds, podcasts, art/ print, branding & design assets, swag curation, and activations from creative conception, execution, and delivery• Translated briefs / RFPs into project plans, built budgets and reconciled costs • Produced interactive immersive experiences for a 300ft ramp inside Google’s Pier 57 event space in Chelsea Market, NYCo Led operational strategy development, story, and design exploration for exhibitions • Developed creative branding and style guides for different divisions of Google while maintaining their brand identity• Onboarded, contracted, and tracked bids & payments for vendors and production partners.• Created video outlines, creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, shot lists, and paper edits for production team• Provided constructive feedback to a core team of producers, strategists, coordinators, designers, and video editors on different creative assets• Drafted production schedules, created calendars & project timelines, and managed deadlines across different time zones• Helped implement a digital storage solution for our studio’s project files

• Oversaw virtual production for 5 engagement programs per month for various Google teams and diversity initiatives• Supported YouTube creators with at-home content creation and introduced them to best practices on the platform• Analyzed event attendee engagement and feedback from post survey data• Researched and implemented other creative interactive tools for events (Slido, etc)• Became an expert in different virtual event livestreaming softwares (Streamyard, Hopin, Vmix, Brandlive etc)• Created event landing page, online registration, event invites, and corresponded to event attendees• Led daily all-team meetings and communicated over-arching objectives and goals (Team of 18 people)• Directly managed a production team of four and delegated responsibilities to support virtual productions & events• Moderated events, introduced speakers, and fielded questions from live chat

Los Angeles, California, United States

I founded the Silverlake Fencing Club in Los Angeles, California. I've promoted the sport on the ABC7 Morning Show, Univision, The Voice, KTLA's L.A. Unscripted, Buzzfeed, Refinery29's show "Be A Badass,” a Reese’s Olympic commercial, and was a part of the Los Angeles Olympic bid presentation at Mayor Eric Garcetti’s 2017 inauguration. I'm also a writer for American Fencing Magazine.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Managed a high volume of large-scale production and event requests for top creators (Marshmello, Katy Perry, Will Smith, Kidz Bop, Kesha, etc) and oversaw over a dozen productions a week• Point-person for all production operations in YouTube’s in-person studio and drove day-to-day administrative tasks• Spearheaded both weekly and daily all-team meetings (approx. 20 people). Motivated the team and aligned them on action items for both events & productions, and supervised a production team of four people• Streamlined production workflows and implemented best practices in YTSLA's Production Creator Handbook• Worked with building’s engineers, facilities team, and tech support to identify and troubleshoot technical issues• Production managed the YouTube VR Creator Lab. A 3-month production-intensive VR / Augmented Reality program.• Responsible for communication outreach with top creators and provided white glove production services• Leveraged creator tiers and data insights before booking resources to creator productions and events

• Coordinated productions, creator experiences, events, AR / VR workshops, and labs for creators who maintained over 100k subs• Communicated production requests to multiple teams, including facilities, engineering, security, reception, and tech cage• Streamlined projects from pre-production tech scouts through submitting final videos to Google's legal clearance• Introduced creators to resources available to them within the facility, coordinated building access, and issued MSA• Taught pre-production course to YouTube creators that resulted in them jumpstarting their own projects and growing their channels

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Produced children's content on YouTube, which garnered over 5 million views and led to BabyFirst and NETFLIX distributing 26 episodes of our show “Shushybye Baby” o Shot on a virtual set using a tricaster to live composite, switch, and merge special effects and audio mix• Coordinated Production Operations for the Oxygen Network, Defy Media, Break Media, etc o Monitored TV production budgets, crew deal memos, vendor contracts, SOWs, insurance COIs, film permits, safety protocols, gear rentals, and tracked operational deliverables• Produced videos for Top Creator, "MysteryGuitarMan," helping them scale their YouTube channel by managing their bigger-budgeted projects, which improved their production value and allowed them to create more content• Hired influencers, produced, and shot ecommerce photography and video content for Vine Street Market USA

- The show aired on NETFLIX and Baby First TV on DIRECTV, Dish Network, Time-Warner and Charter, and throughout Europe, Asia, Latin American and the Middle East.- Directed 26 episodes of the kids TV show "Shushybye Baby" as well as 52 music videos, and a Davy Jones tribute - Experienced with live broadcast production workflows and live editing with a tricaster.- I oversaw all the development, production, graphic design, motion graphics, compositing, and editing.- Hired crew, location agreements, tracked materials and handled deliverables.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Social Media Manager for eco-friendly reusable tote bag company• Managed all the technical aspects of social media programs across multi-platforms (YouTube, facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat etc)• Produced photo/video shoots, created ads, and managed all of the company's media files

Los Angeles, California, United States

Production Coordinator on the feature film “Higher Power” (2018)

Burbank, California

- Production Coordinator for the Oxygen Network. - Managed shows in all aspects of production and operations - Handled production calendars, budgets and schedules, organized meetings and managed all production materials and assets

Working as an assistant to TV and Film Director, Garry Marshall.• Shadowed Garry Marshall on productions and assisted him with multiple tasks and time-sensitive deadlines• Responsible for aligning the elements across various projects that Garry was actively developing• Interned for Garry summer of 2008 and worked for him intermittently throughout my freelance career

Internship

website, videos, photographer, event organizer