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New York, United States

Securing commissions with broadcasters. Originating new concepts and formats.Developing co-production opportunities with other production companies (domestic and international) for both long and short form. Identifying and engaging entertainment-related talent.Maintain a comprehensive understanding of targeted-broadcaster interests in factual and entertainment programming. Maintain a strong knowledge base of both content success, and emerging trends of culturally relevant broadcasters domestically and internationally. Travel to television and content-related trade shows, and the offices of overseas owners of content and formats. Pitch and sell Company-owned IP and formats to international broadcasters, distributors, and production companies. Oversee Company series or short forms as the program executive.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Create and develop new original programming for Magnolia Network, as well as manages all aspects of original commissioned productions. Review and steer show treatments, scripts, music, production, show cuts to ensure brand specifications and excellent production standards and manages ongoing series. Ensure production quality and adherence to established budgets and schedules. Takes pitches and develops internal programming concepts. Responsible for identifying and developing new talent. Direct professionals who oversee the implementation of original programming projects. Communicate brand strategies with production community. Accountable for the performance and results of a team, adapts plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges. Make decisions guided by established goals and objectives.Content: An American Story, Cleverly Delicious, The Craftsman, Homegrown, In With the Old, Monty Don’s Garden, Pool King, Restoring Galveston, Wilderdads, Worlds Most Secret Homes

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Responsible for strategic leadership in the rapidly growing digital, GO, and DTC businesses. Collaborate with the programming team to identify strategies and solutions that will best meet the network’s needs. Manage the technical, creative and implementation of best practices while meeting or exceeding the expectations of Discovery stakeholders. Supervise a team of producers and contracted production companies as well as annual budgets. Direct cable and digital talent for productions. Ensure all projects are delivered on time, within budget and at the highest quality. Effectively program the digital distribution outlets with compelling original & convergent midform content. Content: Windy City Rehab: High Heels, High Stakes, Home Town: Erinspired, Home Town: Talkin’ Shop, Restored by the Fords: Ford Family Classics, Eliot Glazer Reacts to House Hunters, Flip or Flop Nashville: Ride with Me, Hidden Potential: Mind to Design, Tarek’s Flip Side, Rock the Block: Rock the Round Table, Portals to Hell: Enter the Underworld, Kindred Spirits: Inside the Investigation, Ghost Brothers: Haunted Cuts, Building Brady, Sunshine Upcycle, Back Home with the Bradys, A Very Brady After Show, Just Ask Brady, Brady Backstory, A Very Brady Renovation, Rock the Block

Conceive new programming ideas and pitch, Research and develop story concepts, create narrative outlines to guide production outcomes, write review and revise scripts, hire freelance production crew members, manage production process and personnel from pre-post, create and maintain TV show and commercial budgets, create and manage production schedules, conduct on camera talent interviews, direct talent and crew executing the vision of a project, responsible for making technical and aesthetic decisions concerning captured images, operate camera lighting sound and DIT equipment on set, manage and direct edit session, liaise with clients to deliver content, work closely with production partners to solve problems and achieve client’s needs, travel nationally and internationally for productions. Shows: The Graduates ATL (Aspire), Evidence of Innocence (TVOne), Fatal Attraction (TVOne), Dying To Belong (Oxygen) Snapped (Oxygen), A Wedding and a Murder (Oxygen), For My Man (TVOne), Killer Couples (Oxygen), 30 for 30 (ESPN), Say Yes To The Dress ATL (TLC), Justice By Any Means (TVOne), My Strange Addiction (TLC), Tiny House Hunting (FYI), Salvage Dawgs (DIY), Swamp Murders (ID), Murder Comes to Town (ID), Your Worst Nightmare (ID), Double Divas (Lifetime), We Bought the Farm (HGTV), Postmortem In Vegas (A&E), The Prancing Elites Project (Oxygen), E True Hollywood Story (E), Pretty Bad Girls (ID), The Oprah Winfrey Show (Harpo) The Miss Virginia Pageant (Houlterhaus Productions) Organizations: P.G.A. Producers Guild of America

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Consult with internal and external clients to analyze needs, formulate goals, and achieve objectives. Research subject matter, prepare program treatment, write or revise scripts as needed. Plan all phases of productions, set production schedules, and coordinate logistics. Operate video cameras, audio and videotape recorders, and all accessory production equipment for studio and location shoots. Prepare lighting plans and select visual compositions for a variety of productions. Direct talent and supervise production crews. Creatively edit video projects on various non-linear video-editing systems. Record studio and location sound. Create original musical compositions for productions. Select and edit visual, narration, music, and sound effects on multi-channel soundtracks and mix master soundtracks to meet strict quality standards. Design and create titles and computer graphics, and video effects to enhance program quality and achieve communication objectives. Formulate marketing plans, meeting the client’s public relation needs. Populate Virginia Tech’s social media sites with video and audio content.

Radford, Virginia, United States

Supervise, write, produce, and direct television CD-Rom & web programs. Provide leadership over TV production professional and student personnel. Administer and directly contribute to all aspects (creative & technical) of digital/analog video editing, computer graphic animation design/production, videography, lighting, and audio acquisition.

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Plan, coordinate, direct, and manage all aspects of Television programs, commercial productions for local business, and promotional productions for News Channel 10, Share business development responsibilities with the WSLS Ad Sales and Ad Marketing department in the servicing of customer accounts. Conceptualize and integrate value added marketing solutions based on customer needs. Serve as Director and Producer for all aspects of commercial production. Write commercial and promotional scripts, Video Tape the production, Manage and edit in Post-Production. Educate customers concerning the latest advertising trends and technology. Proactively develop marketing plans and strategies to improve client relations and increase business productivity. Ascertain client needs and cost parameters. Formulate appropriate production package. Make effective proposals and presentations.