Gary Freedman Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Booking talent, supervising field shoots, and creating content that connects with viewers.

• Managed day-to-day production and logistics for studio shoots including budgets, schedules, and staffing needs.• Collaborated regularly with Editorial, On-Air Promotions, Marketing, and Social Media teams to devise programming strategies and campaigns.• Worked closely with A-list talent for on-air and segments consisting of curated content, interviews and wrap arounds containing commentary, discussions, and critiques.• Partnered with with legal, studios, and estates to secure all rights and clearances for content within budgetary guidelines.• Approved produced segments and shows for air ensuring alignment with network brand.• Curated and created content for network franchises such as The Essentials, Guest Programmer, and Race & Hollywood. • Coordinated with post production team members to ensure accuracy of delivery to Broadcast Operations.• Built strong relationships with notable industry contacts.• Increased productivity by 20% with implementation of project management software.• Reduced department's travel costs by 30% with a cost effective travel policy.

• Created programming themes to enhance viewer experience and generate engagement.• Secured the rights and negotiated agreements for film titles and other related content. • Created programming and production schedules and distributed to both internal and external department and partners. • Collaborated regularly with Editorial and Marketing to ensure network and campaign strategies and goals were effectively met.• Reviewed and approved films and original content to ensure campaign/stunt alignment with targeted demographic.• Monitored competitive SVOD/DTC services and reported research to head of programming and production. • Identified effective workflows for new DTV service, with a focus on time management.• Managed metadata for titles and other content. • Produced exclusive content consisting of original talent interviews, segments, in-depth film exploration, and mini-docs to add value to film titles and programming themes.• Served as Talent Booker for interviews and segments to provide context to films and themes.

• Produced content to support programming on air and digital platforms. • Wrote film introductions for talent, while focusing on key marketing initiatives. • Managed on-air talent, ensuring all needs were met including payment and travel logistics.• Created budgets and guided logistics while determining resource allocation.• Managed digital assets and all media for production departments.• Created and distributed multiple weekly reports.• Decreased department spending by 35% due to implementing a recycling program for all digital productions.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Film, Cinema, Video Studies

Certificate, The Art Of The Interview

Certificate, Lighting And Shooting Interview

Certificate, Documentary Film Making