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Leads show/IP development and programming strategy for the unscripted content studio. • Generates new show pitches specializing in unscripted comedy in the travel, horror, food and edutainment spaces.• Creator and Director of Too Many Spirits, Co-Creator of Mystery Files, Are You Scared? and Survival Mode, Executive Producer and Director of Puppet History, and Executive Producer of Ghost Files- among others. • Oversees creative across all stages of all shows, from pre-production through post and publishing.• Analyze viewership and performance metrics across shows to inform existing show development and new show ideation.For more info- contact directly

Lead creative and operations across BuzzFeed's flagship shows and developed growth potential in burgeoning and veteran properties. • Ran each series through ideation, pre-production, production, post and publishing- prioritizing content quality and efficiency at every stage.• Managed all brand communication between collaborating departments including legal, marketing, social, research, PR, sales, and executive.• Identified/ideated new original creative to develop into scalable IP & new brand expansion & revenue opportunities in existing IP. Creatively produced and directed on focal shows, including:• Worth It- The biggest food show on YouTube- +1 billion views / +7 billion minutes watched • BuzzFeed Unsolved- The biggest true crime/supernatural show on YouTube- +900 million views / +10 billion minutes watched

Introduced serialized digital shows to BuzzFeed, and created the piloting process for future development- establishing series as a principal means of revenue and industry acclaim. Developed and produced over 18 scripted and unscripted properties that became beloved brands. • Successfully led and managed scripted and unscripted teams in cracking original shows and formats for digital platforms. • Developed notable alumni- including writers for Abbott Elementary, The Morning Show & Solar Opposites, popular talent on E! and Netflix and many mainstream YouTube personalities.Showrunner for BuzzFeed’s first digital series- The Try Guys • Transformed the brand from niche viewing to international with over 1.5 billion views worldwide. • Produced over 100 videos that range from quick-hit comedic reaction videos, to emotional transformations, to full-scale performances in front of thousands.

Produced and wrote inter-season web series and behind the scenes content for Review With Forrest MacNeil, Season 2, with Andy Daly and Jeff Blitz.

Assisted stand up talent on set, including Ari Shaffir, Bobby Lee, Keegan-Michael Key, Iliza Shlesinger, Paul Scheer and Tom Segura

Key team member in developing and managing CC STUDIOS, Comedy Central’s original digital content initiative- generating 8 million views in the first 18 months.

-Produced web videos- including the viral video “Fake Oscar Prank” which achieved 1 million views in 24 hours. http://youtu.be/XpIqfzYN4yM