Tim Tahir Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca

Los Angeles, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

● Produced a series of in-depth, high-quality video product reviews from cannabis brands: 1964, Alpine Vapor, Altai, Awakened Topicals, Caligold, Cannavis, Chuuuch, Coast, Dulze, Ganja Gold, Heavy Hitters, Himalaya, Honey Vape, Humboldt Apothecary, Kush Queen, Little Brittons, Loki Lotion, Lowell Farms, Milo Confections, Papa & Barkley, Paradise Candy, Royal Concentrates, and THC Design.● Researched pertinent and controversial cannabis topics to write informative, engaging and entertaining cannabis-related articles that resonated with current readers, drove traffic, attracted new subscribers and generated user-content: product reviews, brand spotlights, cannabis 101s, MMJ patient guides, law guides, and cultural pieces.● Assembled, trained and brainstormed with a team of writers to produce these articles.● Successfully established detailed brand blog guidelines for writers to follow when composing all articles.● Created comprehensive ten-point product rating systems—flower, vape cartridges, disposable pens, edibles, topicals, and tinctures—that are the standard measurements for all product reviews.● Proofread, edited, optimized and published all articles and embedded video posts. ● Edited, rewrote and optimized NuggMD California, New York and Nevada sponsored articles published online that converted new patients.● Spearheaded the rewriting and redesigning of articles based on analytics to add topic specificity, reflect brand tone, clarify CTA, improve readability, and increase SEO. ● Developed video review marketing release strategies across channels to maximize views, reposts and product sales. ● Generated and tracked weekly, bi-monthly and monthly Mailchimp newsletter campaigns that garnered more sign-ups, open and click-through-rates, and platform users.● Organized the first Nugg x PopCultivate brunch: secured sponsors Ganja Gold, Tinley Beverage Co., and Papa & Barkley to provide product and funds; planned event layout; coordinated product arrival.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Find, meet and network with industry contacts to acquire equity, talent, and monetizable resources. • Create detailed slate packets and individual project packets for possible co-production partners. • Design marketing materials (artwork, posters, one sheets).• Cover, edit, and revise scripts.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Century City, Ca

● Oversaw acquisition of an eclectic array of dramas, documentaries, family, foreign and horror movies that were sold/distributed internationally.● Negotiated and amended contractual terms of sales agency agreements with producers/lawyers to finalize deals.● Created investment and marketing plans for post-production acquisitions requiring finishing funds.● Calculated international pre-sales estimates based on genre sales data, current market trends and distributor relationships.● Provided development notes and cast lists for pre-production acquisitions to make the most marketable movie possible.

Century City, Ca

● Acquired sales rights to The Maid (La Nana), Sundance 2009 World Cinema Grand Jury Prize winner and Golden Globe nominee, prior to its premiere by courting the filmmakers in the post-production process, setting expectations, and negotiating contractual terms and fees; sold to distributors worldwide.● Acquired film sales rights to Undertow (Contracorriente), Sundance 2010 World Cinema Audience Award winner, due to The Maid’s global sales and the filmmaker’s positive experience; also sold worldwide.● Supervised production of 3D animated horror movie The Living Corpse to make a profitable pic: created an LLC, controlled expenses, revised schedule to keep film on budget and on time, resolved expenditure related conflicts, wired funds to director, reconciled monthly statements, and prepared tax returns.● Assisted in producing indie films High Life (2009), starring Timothy Olyphant and Joe Anderson, and Master Harold and the Boys (2010), starring Ving Rhames and Freddy Highmore, from development to completion: script notes, cast selections, shooting locations, editing notes and distribution strategies. ● Drafted, updated, and sent sales agency agreements to filmmakers.● Contacted directors and producers to request screeners/screenings and evaluate their salability.● Controlled a movie database and tracked over 1,000 titles in all stages of production.● Recruited, trained, and managed a team of interns each semester to find and watch marketable movies to acquire. ● Covered scripts for potential development and acquisition.● Scheduled calls, made expense reports, coordinated meetings and arranged lodging and travel.