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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

New York City, Ny, Us

* Developed, produced, and scripted creative and innovative segments and features for E! News linear and digital platforms. Produced and interviewed talent at junkets, on red carpets and on location shoots.* Produced and briefed talent both in studio and on location at red carpets and junkets. Managed and directed crews and talent and effectively communicated priorities and strategies. Produced stories and segments from concept to completion.* Involved in daily and weekly planning meetings. Managed content and post-production to ensure consistency and adherence to standards and practices.

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Regularly contribute to some of the biggest editorial brands in the industry including Variety (2020-Now), A.Frame (2023-Now), Forbes (2015-Now), Indiewire (2021-Now), TheWrap (2024-Now), IGN (2016-Now), The Playlist (2022-Now) and many others.

* Led the production arm of Luke Goss' LDG Group.* Identified and developed feature film and TV projects and production partnerships for Luke Goss.* Secured and represented Luke in high level meetings with studios, production companies and production executives including Universal Pictures and David S. Goyer.

Los Angeles, California, Us

* Developed, scripted and produced daily show, Rotten Tomatoes Watch List. Hit and exceeded KPIs delivering a show that ranked in the top five on Quibi’s Daily Essentials slate with consistent audience growth and high viewer retention.* Produced host talent remotely, in studio and PCR. Managed and mentored junior members of the production team. Produced content for social media for the Communications & Marketing team.

New York, New York, Us

* Researched and produced news and entertainment editorial features for domestic and international markets across linear broadcast and digital platforms. Hit and exceeded KPIs, drove growth and maximized opportunities to optimize performance metrics.* Produced, edited and scripted short and long-form content. Maintained content archive. Oversaw quality control, approvals and clearances. Managed and resolved production issues and streamlined processes for maximum efficiency.* Production lead on entertainment and news content including awards season coverage including the Oscars.

London, England, Gb

Produced content for the US, UK and international markets.

London, Gb

Freelance entertainment produce for Oscar-winning ITN Productions in LA.

London, Gb

Responsible for arranging and conducting interviews in the U.S. for Popcorn – the biggest film magazine in the UK. Published in partnership with Sky Cinema, Popcorn was a 28-page film magazine that with a circulation of 2.4 million copies.

London, Gb

Developed, produced and project managed all entertainment editorial across the 6Tribes platform from launch. Developed and implemented 6Tribes’ editorial strategy from concept through to delivery.

London, Gb

Headed up the entertainment content team, worked with editorial and commercial teams to maximise impact and coverage.Produced and developed editorial programming and content for London Live, the 24 hour entertainment TV channel for London, as cross all day parts.Developed and produced the nightly arts and entertainment show, London Go - both in and out of gallery - as well as oversaw and produced all entertainment editorial content for the rest of the channel. Also wrote and presented the weekend extended show, London Go Extra.I also wrote two weekly columns in the London Evening Standard and regularly appeared on screen.Co-ordinated and managed a team of video journalists as well as producing and managing freelance crews and location shoots. Interviewed talent at junkets and red carpets with my interviews making the headlines around the world. Developed and maintained relationships with studios and PRs at a senior level to secure unrivalled access. Worked closely with PR and marketing teams to maximise the impact of all editorial.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Researched, produced and developed editorial content for Getty’s Entertainment news service in the UK and Europe for online and TV. Manage assignments and produced location shoots for clients including Netflix, Nike, and Entertainment Weekly.

London, Gb

Wrote, produced and presented the daily entertainment TV show Inside Hollywood on 5USA and Channel 5. Built daily audience of almost 1M within 4 months.

Engaged to present EPK and promotional features and Blu-ray extras for blockbuster films including Super 8, X-Men: First Class and Warner Home Entertainment product including The Mentalist, Nikita and The Vampire Diaries.Developed, produced and presented The Big Picture Show, a monthly online movie show in association with DMS Productions for key ISPs including Orange, The Daily Mail, The Daily Record, Digital Spy and Bauer.

Developed, produced, wrote and presented online movie show, The Big Picture. The show is the only one of it's kind endorsed by major films studios including Universal, Disney, Warner Bros. and 20th Century.

Developed strategic commercial and editorial relationships with partners and major studios and distributors such as Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, and Sony Pictures. Spearheaded content development for online and TV, creation and development of brand strands and bespoke commercial content for clients.

London, Gb

Head of Entertainment for Global Radio's Heart brand across the UK including Heart 106.2 in London and the associated websites. We have 7.2 million ABC1 listeners across 33 Heart brand stations and over 1.5 million unique users per month online. Developed editorial portfolio for the Heart brand including podcasts and special programming.

Attended screenings, junkets, premieres and launches. Interviewed talent, secured exclusive stories, researched, wrote, subbed and launched content via various CMSs. Identified potential revenue strands and commercial partnerships.

London, Gb

Interviewed celebrities, secured exclusive stories, researched, wrote, subbed and launched online content. Attended preview screenings, junkets and launches.

London, Gb

Researched, wrote and voiced news and entertainment packages for Capital FM and the Capital network. Attended preview screenings, junkets, launches and interviewed celebrities. Wrote and produced news and entertainment bulletins for the award winning Chris Tarrant Breakfast Show.