Talent Agent
New York, Ny
*Recruited and developed a roster of over 400 emerging and established actors through cold calling and building a network of professional relationships. *Promoted my roster of actors to a wide variety of movie studios, casting directors, producers, and ad agencies, working on such high profile projects as ABC's Pushing Daisies, the Harry Potter audio book series and Star Wars' The Old Republic as well as projects with Disney, PBS, Scholastic, Electronic Arts, the Weinstein Group, MTV and commercial campaigns, like Cymbalta for FCB, Snuggles for BBH and Bud Lite for Goodby. *Negotiated salaries, residuals, terms and conditions to secure the best engagements.*Collaborated with the Operations Manager to target and recruit new employees, supervised support staff, including development and scheduling, and provided regular performance reviews. *Established and grew the agency’s Internet presence by regularly updating the company website and content, as well as external sites, to increase demand generation.*Managed operations and casting for 3 recording studios producing a high volume of projects. *Taught entertainment business classes on empowering emerging actors with the skills to secure an agent, develop a personal brand, negotiate terms and agreements and audition effectively.