Content Producer - AKA NYC - New York, NY
(2021-09 - 2024-10)
- Led end-to-end production processes for multimedia content (still, animation, live action video, and augmented reality) for high-profile clients including celebrities, Broadway plays, and global brands such as Harry Potter, Warner Bros., and Bloomberg.
- Managed internal creative teams and external vendors, overseeing project execution from bidding to delivery.
- Created estimates, timelines, scopes of work (SOWs), asset trackers, and managed actualized budgets, consistently delivering projects on time and on budget.
- Championed the formalization of Content Team production processes, achieving a 99% on-time delivery rate.
- Presented production plans to internal and external stakeholders to secure alignment and gain approvals, ensuring all initiatives met strategic goals.
- Migrated team to Frame.io for real-time collaboration, significantly streamlining the creative review process.
- Leveraged AI technology to optimize production workflows, reducing reliance on external vendors for animation, stock photography, and storyboards.
Producer/Director - Rebel Blood Films, LLC - New York, NY
(2020-04 - 2021-07)
- Led a team of five producers and managed a global vendor network, delivering world-class video content on critical medical technology to high-profile partners (e.g., CNN, Oxford University) for strategic distribution.
- Created and managed detailed production timelines for optimal resource allocation and on-time deliverables.
- Executed post-production for informational and docu-style video content, including animation and motion graphics, leveraging expertise in Adobe Creative Suite.
- Developed and presented comprehensive project budgets and production plans to investors, securing critical approvals and funding for various initiatives.
Producer/Director - PBS & Religion News Foundation - Dubai, UAE
(2019-02 - 2020-03)
- Produced, filmed, and edited live action video and animation content offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Middle East peace process, featuring high-profile talent like the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
- Operating under sensitive political conditions, secured all necessary US/UAE script approvals and film permits.
- Managed a $400K total production and post-production budget, coming in 100% on-budget for all shoots.
- Managed international production vendors across two countries, adapting workflows to meet fast-paced, breaking news deadlines and ensuring agile production.
- Organized, edited, and packaged the footage into a full-length documentary for distribution on PBS.
Shooter/Editor - Vox Media (Thrillist) - New York, NY
(2017-08 - 2019-02)
- Produced high-impact branded and editorial video/podcast content for in-house creative teams, achieving 120M+ views and contributing to world-class digital deliverables.
- Project managed shoots from pre-production through post-production, including setting project schedules and optimizing workflow for complex creative deliverables.
- Planned and managed internal resources and external vendors to streamline production workflows, significantly increasing the quality and efficiency of final creative assets.
- Created the "Thrillist Interviews" series, securing the company's first celebrity-related breakthrough content.
- Produced and directed the first scripted video series in company history, demonstrating creative innovation.
- Directed and shot "US of Awesome," which was sponsored by Microsoft and is still the largest branded live action content series in company history, involving complex logistics across all 50 US states.
Producer - The Tribune Company (The Daily Meal) - New York, NY
(2017-02 - 2017-08)
- Pitched, developed, and produced strategic video series to revitalize the brand's creative content.
- Implemented agile batch production strategies and workflow to create an ongoing one-month reserve of videos.
- Produced branded marketing videos that enabled the video advertising sales team to secure new business.
- Upgraded camera technology and editing software, significantly elevating video production standards.
Video Producer - Forbes - New York, NY
(2016-03 - 2017-10)
- Produced a 50-episode live action video interview series covering business, finance, and emerging technology.
- Developed a batch content production strategy to maintain a two-week lead time for approvals and trafficking.
Video Producer - Freelance - New York, NY
(2016-02)
- Executed end-to-end video production for advertising agency clients such as Havas, Ogilvy, and Ketchum.
- Filmed live action video content distributed by major outlets such as PBS, CNN, Netflix, and Comedy Central.
