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United States

Building the first dedicated Social Commerce conference in the US, bringing together the best and brightest in e-commerce, creators, and content to spark innovation, collaboration, and the growth of social commerce globally.

Creative director and consultant for brands and agencies looking to break into long-form branded entertainment that can stand on its own (streaming formats, podcasts, series, films, events). GOODJOBYARN.com

New York, Ny, Us

BBDO NY’s first EP of Creative Development & Partnerships - BBDO created this unique position for me as a cross-departmental role, responsible for ideating original branded content series and innovative partnership opportunities across their client portfolio, developing projects hand-in-hand with creative teams, helping negotiate deals, and overseeing production and distribution strategies. Some highlights: - Developed, wrote and directed "Tarmac Warriors" an award-winning long-form podcast exploring the future of business travel, for SAPConcur- In partnership with Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, developed and Executive Produced "Building Hope," a 20-minute documentary film chronicling stories of disaster relief efforts over the last 30 years at The Home Depot - Developed and sold "Horizons," an educational content series for Meta- Created BBDO NY’s first in-house podcast; wrote, hosted, and produced monthly episodes exploring how various client work came to life and the key folks involved, as well as cultural touch points like DE&I- Ran BBDO’s influencer collaboration lab, "The ResidNYC," pairing rising social media creators with Creative teams and producing their dream projects, including: #MyAmericanPie - a photo/food series exploring multiculturalism through the titular dessert #Game4YourLives - an 8-bit video game to help change gun laws #TakeAKneePad - a social justice art exhibit for NFL kickoff weekend

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

In 2010, I launched the Los Angeles Music Video Festival with the goal of providing a platform for emerging musicians and bleeding-edge directors to showcase their collaborative work. So far we've received over 2,000 entries from more than 34 countries, awarded thousands of dollars in prizes, hosted workshops, industry panels, live musical installations and even commissioned our own music video in conjunction with Red Bull Records. As Creative Director, my primary responsibility is the curation and programming of each screening at our annual festival and our various ancillary events. I work year-round to grow the LAMVF brand and develop strategic partnerships with music labels, production companies, sponsors, schools and platforms.

New York, Ny, Us

Helping Co: Collective & The Pub identify and connect with top-level influencer talent to pair with some of the biggest consumer and media brands in the world.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Developing original IP and identifying talent for off-platform scripted and unscripted formats as R29 expands beyond their O&O channels.

New York, Ny, Us

Working to ideate, develop and create unique, breakthrough show ideas with influential talent for a wide variety of platforms and industry-leading clients.

London, England, Gb

Working with Caviar's amazing roster of directors to produce music videos with major and emerging labels. Helping steer Caviar into the branded new media space through partnerships and talent integration

Playa Vista, California, Us

Playa Vista, California, Us

Oversees all management, development and brand integrations for top tier talent clients and channel partners

Glendale , Ca, Us

Managed Ray William Johnson, #1 YouTuber in the world at the time (1.5 billion views, 6 million subscribers)Produced comedy/live action/animated content for top YouTube roster, including Ray William Johnson, Timothy DeLaGhetto, KassemG, NicePeter, ShayCarl, Totally Sketch, Good NeighborMajor focus on long-term audience development, content development, talent relations & brand partnerships

Beverly Hills, Ca, Us

TV Lit and Packaging

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Raised 6-figure budget for independent feature-length documentary, FIGURES OF SPEECH; organizing 17 film shoots in 9 states over the course of 12 months; and securing legal filming rights for hundreds of subjects and dozens of locations. Oversaw casting, story, post-production and press.The film was completed in 2016 and acquired by Netflix.

Masters, Communication Management

B.A., Communication

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