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New York, United States

Archival research and clearance for PBS series "Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan"

New York, United States

Produced internal company films and digital series for a Fortune 500 client. Produced series pilot for upcoming documentary series featuring A-list celebrities.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Disney "AfroFutures" development project

New York City Metropolitan Area

Oscar Shortlisted feature documentary for Netflix "Stamped From the Beginning"

New York City Metropolitan Area

Development for The New York Times "The 1619 Project"

New York City Metropolitan Area

HBO "Between the World and Me"

Sacramento, California Area

Supported producer on-location with sourcing appearance & location releases for "Live Rescue". Took daily field notes and made sure all legal documents were filed and in-house.

Greater New York City Area

Tracked story and interviews for vérité series in New York, "Copwatch America". Lead and directed segments for B-unit. Logged detailed field notes and wrote daily hotsheets. Deftly handled sensitive subject matter in rapidly shifting environments. Supported team with location clearance, releases, and daily logistics. Created and maintained monthly calendar as well as daily shooting schedules.

Greater New York City Area

News Release “Persecution of Bahá'í’s in Yemen". Booked crew, sourced all equipment and directed crew in setting up shots on location. Prepped and managed talent throughout the shoot. Handled all DIT and ensured that all story beats and shots were covered.

Greater New York City Area

Created call sheets & managed actors schedules for limited series, "MotherStruck". Ran a team of PA’s on set and ensured that actors and crew needs were met with efficiency. Assisted with managing budget, props, & wardrobe. Consulted with all department heads to guarantee a successful run of show. Handled all SAG-AFTRA paperwork.

Greater Los Angeles Area

HBO short "GEMA", involved in all phases of the project from development to post. Directed & facilitated casting. Handled SAG-AFTRA contracts, paperwork & payroll. Managed submission to film festivals & ensured final deliverables.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Sourced and negotiated trade-outs for series, assisted with finding and booking show's final cast members, "Rescue Dog to Super Dog"

Greater Los Angeles Area

Sourced, scouted & booked all locations for local segments, as well as assisted with out-of-state locations for limited series, "Who Killed Tupac?" Coordinated with production management to ensure smooth run of show.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for booking & pre-interviewing guests and pitching shows to Producers for, "Judge Faith". Coordinated travel, compiled case evidence and prepped guests on day of show.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Created & managed schedule for web series & call sheets for all actors & crew. Supported Producers in creatively maintaining a small budget on a tight time-table, & ran crew on set to ensure that scripting & actors needs were met with efficiency. Consulted & mediated with all department heads to guarantee a successful run of show for, "The Doll Webseries"

Greater Los Angeles Area

Collaborated with Supervising Producer on creative elements & shooting script of "Virtually in Love". Booked all locations in & out-of-state. Field duties included location scouting, daily field notes & hot sheets for network, background & OTF interviews, and assisting with prepping guests.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for pre-interviewing show guests & collaborating with Producer on creative show elements. for "Iyanla: Fix My Life". Booked locations, assisted with field scouts & ensured necessary legal elements were in-house. While in the field, produced B-roll, background & OTF interviews. Assisted with prepping Host, guests & managing crew.

Greater Chicago Area

Delivered compelling guests for taped segments & live shows for "Oprah's LifeClass". Performed sitdown interviews with guests. Created paper edits of interview segments & worked closely with the editing staff to produce AVID final cuts. Prepped studio guests & coordinated virtual guests via Skype.

Burbank, Ca

Collaborated with producer on creative show elements for "Bye Felicia!". Researched, scouted, negotiated & booked all shoot locations while maintaining budget. Coordinated location logistics with Production Coordinators (i.e. props, set dressing, guest needs). Cast & managed all background actors, and prepped friends/family of guest for final makeover reveal.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for booking & pre-interviewing show guests -- newsmakers, experts, human interest & conflict stories. Pitched shows to Producers, researched, developed & wrote show topic ideas. Wrote & organized chyrons for broadcast.