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HRTS Associates is a committee of HRTS, a volunteer-directed association, guided by two separate but collaborative volunteer boards, one based in Los Angeles and one in New York City. The Associate Membership is the newest and fastest growing group within HRTS. Founded in 2016, HRTS Associates is designed for mid-career entertainment and media professionals such as mid-level agents, managers, writers and executives. The objective and purpose is to offer a premier information and networking forum by providing educational tools, seminars, and program materials; to foster and facilitate the exchange of information; to provide a forum to discuss issues important to its members, and to provide avenues of effective communication between HRTS Associates and its constituents, and on matters of importance.

• Initiates strategic consultations with executives from prominent entertainment entities such as Netflix and Amazon Studios by offering valuable feedback on their franchises, as well as sharing research insights and recommendations to refine their creative strategies.• Collaborates with agents and managers to support projects in development and expand creative opportunities for new talent by evaluating script samples and facilitating introductions between emerging writers and industry professionals.• Active member in entertainment organizations, including HRTS Associates, Latin Tracking Board, and Colour Entertainment by fostering relationships with executives, producers, and creatives to explore collaborations, share insights, and stay informed on emerging trends.• Serves as a script consultant for Roadmap Writers by scheduling weekly consultations and generals to aspiring writers, delivering constructive feedback, story development notes, and strategic guidance to enhance the quality and marketability of their scripts.• Analyzes industry trends such as company mandates, market demands, and new technologies to identify emerging development opportunities as well as potential areas to enhance project management workflows.

• Managed the day-to-day creative responsibilities as the Point Executive for 10+ live-action series from development through post-production, including slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed entertainment such as Superman & Lois, The Flash, Titans, Doom Patrol, and Gotham Knights.• Collaborated with key stakeholders across internal and external channels, including showrunners, producing partners, and executives to discuss essential series information as well as episodic notes on all story areas, outlines, scripts, and cuts.• Served as an on-set producer for Gotham Knights by closely collaborating with creative talent, producing partners, and executives in overseeing and approving creative and logistical decisions while remaining on schedule and under budget.• Established trusted relationships with agents and managers by evaluating material submissions, generating comprehensive talent lists, and conducting weekly generals to discover new writers and directors for development and staffing opportunities.• Sourced 80 years’ worth of characters and storylines, as well as outside graphic novels to be adapted, developed, pitched, and packaged by overseeing the creation of 50+ series research decks, character sheets, and pitch presentations.• Acted as a key architect in the development of a long-term content strategy and distribution plan by leveraging historical franchise data and market analytics towards the execution of universe building multi-genre programming for HBO Max.• Orchestrated synergistic marketing campaigns to strengthen new and legacy franchises by aligning creative strategies and project release schedules with publishing, marketing, publicity, and consumer products.• Supervised a team of Summer Interns covering all aspects of development and current programming culminating in a capstone project and presentation, while also fostering team building research, communication, leadership skills, and brand advocacy.

• Coordinated the creative process for 60+ live-action projects from development through post-production by delivering creative guidance and effective notes on submissions, pitches, drafts, and cuts. Associated programs include The Sandman, Peacemaker, The Penguin, and Sweet Tooth.• Supported 3 executives including VP, Creative Director, and Creative Executive of Television by managing and prioritizing high-level studio and network meetings.• Administrative tasks included maintaining calendars, assembling talent lists, tracking IP, distributing weekly production data, rolling calls, and submitting expense reports.• Collaborated with the live-action team in brainstorming and developing an interconnected long-term content strategy and distribution plan by pitching properties and concepts for television development at Warner Bros. Television, HBO Max and The CW.• Wrote and sourced artwork for series decks, pitch presentations, and character sheets which explored immutable character elements and curated storylines to be pitched and packaged for new and returning projects.• Spearheaded the research into historical content strategy initiatives developed across rival studios by evaluating market trends over a 20-year period and creating long-term franchise planning reports distributed across business divisions.• Managed a new streamlined character list database by introducing updated review processes with legal and business affairs to ensure accurate tracking and clearance of 900+ characters, storylines, and elements across film and television.• Served as Summer Mentor for the DC Creative Affairs Intern by delegating essential assignments and initiating a capstone research project.

• Coordinated the progress and execution of 100+ agreements, including but not limited to talent, media options, and reversion deals, by drafting contract requests and distributing weekly deal memos outlining updated key terms and payment information.• Supported 3 senior executives including VP of Business Affairs, VP of Business Strategy & Finance, and SVP of Business Strategy, Finance & Administration by managing and prioritizing high-level meetings and conference calls across the studio.• Additional administrative duties included maintaining call sheets, booking travel, and submitting expense reports.• Created weekly presentation decks for high-level executives, tracking all key franchise strategies across publishing and media by collecting creative initiatives and release schedule data from all internal departments.• Assembled quarterly excel workbooks approving talent payment data for 400+ assets cleared and allocated for film and television projects to guide senior executives in negotiating future media deals with Warner Bros. Pictures and Television.• Enhanced talent relations strategies by ensuring comic book writers and artists received contractual payments or discretionary bonus compensation for characters and storylines appearing across film, television, animation, games, and podcasts.• Gathered, maintained, and organized reference books from previously executed media deals and talent agreements, as well as directories of past and present comic book writers, artists, and agents.

• Collaborated with supervising producers in developing and producing promotional campaigns by managing multiple project schedules concurrently to ensure all deadlines and client expectations were exceeded. • Coordinated with outside production houses in distributing isolated selects and entire episodes to our Editors.• Archived all rough cuts and master footage for each show in production to our local servers and hard-drives.• Collaborated with the Editorial and Finishing teams to confirm notes had been addressed for each cut of a trailer.• Delivered front-line communication to clients and ensured all assets had been approved for promotional use.• Quality checked every frame of each asset and finalized with appropriate specs before delivering to our Clients.

• Produced and Edited original promotional content that included the creation of branded visual assets including thumbnails, endcards, graphics, and banners.• Managed the daily operations of YouTube channel by uploading episodes, trailers, and promos.• Supervised content calendar as well as tracked video performances based off viewership and social engagement.• Administrated weekly production meetings to develop creative concepts and evaluate new digital media strategies.• Established long term social media campaigns that increased already active presence on Twitter and Facebook.• Collaborated with outside vendors in the creation of a new server that archives three years worth of media.

• Supervised a team of production assistants by coordinating the team's services to film on-campus events and lectures; as well as assign video editing projects before uploading to university's YouTube channel.• Closely collaborated with department’s Production Manager in quality checking and monitoring the university’s YouTube channel.• Digitized vast collections of DVDs / VHSs / DV tapes for the university’s video directory and archival preservation.• Directed and Edited informational videos on behalf of campus administrators and professors seeking the department's services.• Collaborated with the AV team in organizing and filming live-streamed public events, including Commencement Ceremony.• Facilitated training sessions for students to certify familiarity with video equipment and overall production workflow.

• Performed directorial duties for the short film, “Facunda” in collaboration with a cast and crew of 20 students.• Facilitated initial script meetings with Producer and Screenwriters in establishing vision and tone for the film.• Collaborated with Producer and Cinematographer in casting the roles and scouting for locations in Rhode Island.• Led daily rehearsal sessions with actors in preparation for a 2-month long production shoot with entire crew.• Participated in daily editing sessions with the film and sound Editors during the post-production phase.• Initiated social media strategies to market the film including the creation of trailers, posters, and social posts.

Supported the Talent Development and Editorial teams by evaluating and selecting professional writers and artists for the Fall 2016 Talent Development Workshop.• Initiated a speculative comic book series proposal and delivered a mock pitch to the VP of Talent Development.• Developed a 100-page writer’s handbook that analyzed the best practices for crafting characters and writing comics.• Examined and catalogued historical character data to further archival development on DC Comics Vault.• Updated and maintained directories containing relevant information regarding past and present talent within the company.

Supported Creative Executives by providing daily coverage for film and television pilot scripts in development for Director, Justin Lin.• Collaborated with Executive Assistants in distributing administrative and clerical support to Creative Executives.• Designed presentation decks that explored the most popular independent comic books for possible development consideration.• Developed weekly reports which tracked the commercial and critical successes of current television shows.• Scripted weekly concept proposals based on relevant national news stories for development consideration.

Supported Creative Executives by providing coverage for scripted pilots in development and edited short reels for unscripted content in production.• Wrote and distributed weekly MTV Entertainment Reports that examined the latest commercial trends within film and television.• Participated in pitch meetings and offered guidance by outlining each project's commercial viability.• Developed a new and efficient archival preservation workflow for all audition videos submitted to the company.• Introduced new workflow strategies to optimize digitization practices for content sent to Executive Producers.

Performed directorial duties for the short film, “Relay” in collaboration with a cast and crew of 20 students.• Facilitated initial script meetings with Producers and Screenwriter in establishing vision and tone for the film.• Collaborated with Producers and Cinematographer in casting the roles and scouting for locations in Rhode Island.• Led daily rehearsal sessions with actors in preparation for a 2-month long production shoot with entire crew.• Participated in daily editing sessions with the film and sound Editors during the post-production phase.• Initiated social media strategies to market the film including the creation of trailers, posters, and social posts.