Commercial Log Editor for the Oxygen Network (Prime-time and Late Night)

• Lead responsibility for processing invoices and staff expense reports, monitoring credit card statements, creating purchase orders, budget coding and cost tracking. • Maintained the seasonal production calendar and revise as needed.• Responsibility for managing staff layoff and vacation schedules and maintaining accurate records of all payroll transactions including calculating proper weekly medical insurance deductions, utilizing current union rates and contractual payments required for all AFTRA, DGA and WGA personnel.• HR lead for office, evaluated and selected optimal medical, dental and vision insurance plans for production staff to provide the best possible coverage within the budgeted parameters. Enrolled new employees and provided timely COBRA paperwork for outgoing ones.• Arranged travel and lodging for cast and guests. Researched and negotiated rates for guest and staff bookings with various hotel sales departments. Booked additional rooms using online applications.• Responsibility for all external communications pertaining to case submissions. Responded to email inquiries and comments.

Responsibility for all travel and hotel arrangements for show guests, processing of invoices, creating and updating purchase order system and staff payroll submissions.

Created and distributed daily production rundowns, processed invoices and submitted show payroll. Followed through with makeup, hair and prop departments to confirm production needs have been fulfilled according to producers’ requests.

• Various projects for MTV, VH-1 and Nickelodeon including “Hanging with MTV”, “The Goods”, “Jonathan Ross Presents”, “VJ” Remote Segments, “Wayne’s World Special”, “Headbangers Ball” and others. Created production budgets, published actual and estimate reports, procured equipment and hired freelance video crews for remotes, attended to all day-of production needs at the studio including craft services and propping. Processed invoices and provided accurate purchase order information. Obtained shoot permits from city agencies and provided certificates of insurance to locations. Complied with union regulations as they pertained to each site

Set up “live to tape” locations around the city, obtained permits and accompanied crews to shoots. Processed show invoices and created actual and estimate reports. Attended show tapings daily as department representative and handled all in-studio requests. Provided craft services and catering for cast and crew, ordered late night car services for performers.

Calculated and processed all production payrolls for freelance cast and staff. Accurately calculated all residuals for union members. Processed and file all show invoices. Prepared actual and estimate reports for Unit Managers. Booked hotel room for hosts and musical guests. Set up catering area for pre-show dinner. With the NBC Sales Department-coordinated all commercial integration for the live show as directed/suggested by individual commercial clients. General office duties, filing and phones.