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New York, NY, US

Internationally

THE FEISTY BEAST is a devilishly delicious poetry narration collaboration I've embarked on with poet / exec producer Maureen "Moe" Phillips and audio designer, Ian Phillips. We've come together to bring her magical, mystical, macabre works to life via rich, slick audio narrations! If you like mischief and mayhem, dragons and fairies, suspense, the.

US, Spain

• Performance & Voice Over work in: theatre, commercials, TV / Film, digital content, OTT, SVOD, etc. Notable credits:
• "Fairview" (u/s) Winner: Pulitzer Prize - Drama 2019, by Jackie Sibblies Drury
• "Under The Paper Gown" webseries, (co-star), feat. Amber Ruffin
• "The Daily Show: What Women Voters Want" (co-star), Comedy Central, feat: Desi Lydic
• "Inventing Anna" Netflix limited series, (co-star), WINNER: EMMY for Outstanding Casting For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - 2022
• The VOICE of REI's "Force of Nature" campaign | WINNER: CANNES International Festival of Creativity, BRONZE GLASS LION Award, 2018

Greater New York City Area

• Agent 99 is a Content Producing / Consulting / Recruiting collective. We work with established businesses, professionals and artists, in the management and growth of their brand voice, visual and digital identities, in.
• Staff Recruiter for OTHER NYC, an award winning, commercial editorial shop (May - Aug 2022)
• Associate Producer (NY shoot) of essay, feature film, "I Mother" (Feb 2022)
• VO Casting Producer for the annual video for LAUNCH Inc.'s "ACHIEVERS CLUB" (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Documentarian / Field Producer on @RadicalMedia | PBS "American Portrait" Project 2020

The Hamptons, NY

Property Manager / Administrative Coordinator for Watch & Ward Property Management, a boutique collective servicing (traditional and smart) homes for an exclusive, high net worth clientele in The Hamptons. Some duties include: overseeing the day-to-day operations and maintenance of luxury homes, on-premises house checks, providing personalized client.

United States

• Editor of commercials (US & Latin Markets), short films, episodic webseries, EPKs, new business pitches, concert performances, news segments, behind-the-scenes doc and art pieces. In addition to audio editing, sound.
• Some agencies/clients: CPB, Ogilvy, McCann, JWT, mcgarrybowen, Hershey's, Coca Cola, American Express, Smirnoff and Levi's. Including working directly with creatives in advertising, film and television such as: Spike.

Lovers Not Haters is an innovative and authentically diverse, multicultural agency. A fervent collaborator, my role is to ensure diverse, true-to-life representation in all phases of the production process: from strategy to pre-pro to production to post. My goal is to execute natural storytelling via faithful representation, by pulling from a diverse.

NYC, NY

• Edited episodes for an online youth betterment initiative, sponsored by Honey-Bunches-of Oats, featuring Detroit youth rap group, "Beasts of the Beat".
• Key editor on EPKs/promotional videos for "Genius on Hold" documentary, producers Matthew Weiner and Walter T. Shaw. Videos used as part of the marketing for the forthcoming narrative feature film, slated producer.
• Edited video for Conde Nast promotional initiative, announcing the launch of their on-line media presence.
• Edited pharma video, showcasing multiple products for 3 day conference. Also booked as VO talent.
• Booked as model for video shoot for projections during VH1's Hip Hop Video Awards.
• Booked as Asst Grip / Teleprompter operator on a video shoot for BET.

Greater New York City Area

• Under Agent 99, I headed up the business development division of Manhattan Productions:
• Consulting
• Direct-to-Client acquisition
• Network expansion (brands, products, agencies, organizations, etc)
• Social media management
• Event planning

Greater New York City Area

• Building contacts with bands, bookers and music venues (such as; The Shrine, Spike Hill & The Delancey), procuring and booking standard concert gigs and other alternative, performance opportunities for indie rock/punk.
• Managing band's rehearsal calendar and space
• Responsible for monitoring band budget for productive use, such as; keeping monthly rehearsal rent payment current, reproduction and proliferation of PR materials; flyers, posters, supplies, etc
• Enlisted videographer and still photographers to film/document the band's rehearsals and gigs throughout NYC and Bklyn at music venues; The Trash Bar, The Shrine and The Delancey.
• Organized media materials and created edits of the band's rehearsals and live concert performances (utilizing running footage and stills), including music videos from their performance in the Brooklyn Infringement.
• Responsible for setting up, editing, adding content and maintaining the band's YOUTUBE Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/RebelRacket

NYC, NY

• Notable project:
• Campaign Launch for (BET founder) Bob Johnson's Urban Trust Bank (2x spots), Dir. Bob Giraldi, agency: Uniworld Group

NYC, NY

• Responsible for creating concept of this 10 episode show, writing scripts, casting, scouting and securing locations, preparing and submitting SAG contracts, creating budgets, hiring DPs, directing and editing all.
• Responsible for marketing/PR, supervising website design and construction. http://kateandkula.com
• Producer of this and other commercial, new media/web content, film and theatre projects. Some duties include; vetting/hiring crew (DP, sound recordist, PA, etc), organizing casting, pre-screening talent for the.

NYC, NY

• Commissioned to edit videos for The MoMA's Artist Oral History Initiative, showcasing pioneering artists; Yvonne Rainer, Dan Graham, Vija Celmins, Bruce Nauman, Vito Acconci, Ed Ruscha, James Rosenquist and Ellsworth.
• All 8 videos are on The MoMA's site: http://www.moma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/210/1159

Miami/Design District, FL

• Represented as an editor for commercial projects in the Miami area, both in the General and Latin markets, editing projects in ENGLISH and SPANISH.

NYC, NY

• Freelance editor on new business pitches, new media/web content an, b videos for significant agency accounts, such as; Nivea, Starburst and Snickers, to name a few.
• Also, booked as VO artist on industrials, new business pitches and internal videos for such clients as; Nivea and Nuvaring.

Coconut Grove, FL

• Represented as a commercial editor for General and Latin market projects in the Coconut Grove/Miami area.
• Edited commercials for AT&T and Florida Lottery, working with agencies: Cooper/DDB and The Bravo Group/Y&R.

Greater New York City Area

• Worked directly with artist / producer Michael Bivins, founding member of pop music group "New Edition"​, on 3 indie projects: - A BTS video chronicling the group's 4 month reunion tour, "New Edition: Behind Closed.

NYC, NY

• Integral part of founding the NYC office of London based editorial house, Final Cut
• Involved in the vetting, hiring and training of the support staff, in addition to assisting London editors, (Kirk Baxter & Duncan Shepherd) in their assimilation to the US market.
• Assisted Owner/Founding Editor Rick Russell on US projects
• Edited commercials and long format projects such as; montage reels, EPKs and short films.
• Worked in NYC, London, LA, Boston and Madrid.
• Responsible for organizing Avid system hotel install in Madrid with technical staff, in Spanish.

Barcelona Area, Spain

• Represented in Barcelona as a model and actress.
• Sent out on castings (in Spanish) for music videos, commercials and print. Booked Ford Focus industrial for Spanish market.Agents: Monica & Yasint

NYC & LA

• Wrote spec comedy scripts (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sex & The City, Six Feet under, The Bernie Mac Show, Frasier) that were being shopped to major networks by Brillstein Grey agent, Lee Kernis.
• Was given an original pilot to script doctor
• Based on my commercial parody reel, I garnered a meeting with MadTV, where I pitched over a dozen characters and sketch ideas to all the producers/writers.
• Wrote original stand up comedy material, performed in NYC comedy clubs (ie; The Comedy Cellar, Stand Up NY, Gotham and Boston Comedy Club).

Soho, NYC

• Worked in Avid Media Composer. Assisted editors; Barry Alexander Brown, Don Kleszy, Bruce Ashley and Jordan Greene on various commercials, music videos and new business pitches.
• Duties; tracked, loaded and organized film dailies/media for projects.
• In addition to entertaining and accommodating the clients, anticipating and keeping track of their special needs and idiosyncrasies.
• Often acted as a liaison between the editor and the agency producer and creatives.
• Scheduled finishing sessions ie; colour correction, audio mixes and online sessions.
• Was the assistant editor to film editor Barry Alexander Brown on projects, most notably on John Leguizamo's Broadway show "Freak" directed by Spike Lee for HBO. I was responsible for loading and organizing footage for.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Served as concierge & hotel operator at Paramount Hotel, during the period when hotelier, Ian Schrager, owned and resided on the premises. Principal duties were to anticipate, accommodate and tend to the needs and requests of an elite clientele consisting primarily of those in the upper echelon of finance, entertainment, advertising, and other esoteric.