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Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Leading the charge on all human resource, culture and social impact needs at Mythical and Smosh

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Oversaw all Production and Operation functions including HR, IT and Producers
• Collaborated with content producers to facilitate creative goals and properly build out a workflow that ensures production plans are in line with proposed timelines, release schedules and budgets
• Managed and motivated producers, coordinators, full time production crew, art department and postproduction team across all productions, ensuring they are following best-practices
• Lead the HR department and implemented non-biased and effective hiring, performance management and manager training across both companies.
• Oversaw office operations, including the build out of 18,000 sq ft facility
• Managed the organization and production of various touring and special event productions

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Oversee physical production of all POPSUGAR video content, including:o Branded and editorial social, online and streaming media as well as all television licensing productionso Unscripted, documentary.
• Oversee cost-estimating and budgeting for all forms of video content, expertly balancing between the needs for outstanding creative execution and fiscal discipline
• Work with Studio Business Operations to track/project overall production demand, match demand with production capacity and deliver the annual video demand within annual operating budgets
• Work with Sales, Brand Integration and Client Services teams in pre-sale and production phase to review, advise and guide the physical production aspects of creative proposals, treatments and scripts

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed budget, staff and crew from prep through delivery on 20 episodes of first-season order
• Oversaw and executed talent releases, location agreements, COIs and film permits

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed all aspects of production including recruiting & hiring staff & crew, onboarding new employees, handling payroll and invoices, sourcing locations, coordinating air travel and ground transport, managing crew on.
• Research, build budgets, and initiate production for digital projects
• Produce live segments for daily streaming videos
• Oversee post process for converting archived TV shows to digital platforms

Culver City, CA

• Managed all aspects of production including recruiting & hiring staff & crew, onboarding new employees, handling payroll and invoices, sourcing locations, coordinating air travel and ground transport, managing crew on.
• Secured on- and off-site office space and set up work spaces for new employees
• Created and managed production budgets, schedules and cost reports

Hollywood, CA

• Recruited, negotiated with, and hired staff & crew including onboarding new hires; distributed welcome sheets inclusive of company policy & benefits information and vetted inquiries regarding EP Cares (payroll-provided.
• Created, maintained and distributed company Production Manual outlining company and office policies and OSHA-required Injury and Illness Prevention Packet
• Took receipt of and approved timecards & payroll edits and distributed paychecks
• Tracked workers’ comp and property damage incident reports, assisted with internal investigations of claims and communicated with insurance companies as necessary
• Enforced union labor laws in pre-production and on location (IATSE, DGA, WGA, SAG/AFTRA)
• Oversaw safety compliance, schedule adherence and employee relations on set

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Handled all production startup paperwork including POs, check requests, call sheets, calendars, insurance certificates, etc.
• Hired department heads, drafted deal memos and distributed new employee start paperwork
• Took receipt of and approved timecards & payroll edits and distributed paychecks
• Managed crew on set to ensure efficiency, safety and client satisfaction

Burbank, CA

• Interviewed and hired producers, crew members, and short-term staff
• Took receipt of and approved timecards & payroll edits and distributed paychecks
• Organized shoots and managed crew on set with an eye on schedule, meal & rest breaks, and cost efficiency
• Developed and pitched original non-scripted ideas for broadcast and network and supported department with projects in development across all unscripted genres

Burbank, CA

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• Interviewed and hired producers, crew members, and short-term staff
• Took receipt of and approved timecards & payroll edits and distributed paychecks
• Organized shoots and managed crew on set with an eye on schedule, meal & rest breaks, and cost efficiency
• Developed and pitched original non-scripted ideas for broadcast and network and supported department with projects in development across all unscripted genres

• Acted as liaison between production companies and all Lifetime internal departments (Programming, Marketing, Research, Scheduling, Network Operations, etc.) on all series and pilots in development and production
• Vetted budgets, reviewed cash flows, cost reports and residual contracts
• Responsible for maintaining and distributing network guidelines and technical specifications to producers

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Television And Communications