Steve Kaplan

Production Manager & Producer with 14+ years of experience across live events, broadcast news, digital media, and independent film. Experienced in producing, directing, writing, editing, scheduling, union labor coordination, vendor coordination, live event logistics, and live control-room operations. Career work includes large-scale live productions, primetime specials, nightly news programming, branded content, and internationally distributed documentary work.

Production Manager at Freelance (2024-01 – Present)

Selected Clients & Productions: Swisher Productions, Netflix, Apple, WWE, SAG Awards, American Film Institute, Turner Classic Movies, Independent Spirit Awards

• Coordinate production logistics for large-scale live events, serving as a central point of contact across vendors, venues, union labor, and internal production teams.
• Build and maintain master production schedules, trucking and load-in/load-out grids, labor calls, meal timing, credential and parking plans, radio allocations, and on-site contact lists.
• Manage vendor arrivals and production requirements across lighting, audio, scenic, drape, carpentry/props, catering, site services, video, and general labor; track vehicle, power, access, and space needs.

Independent Filmmaker at Independent (2023-01 – Present)

• Produce, direct, write, and edit independent film and comedy projects from concept through post-production.
• Develop scripts, plan shoots, direct performers and crews, and manage editorial workflow across video and audio post-production.

Senior Producer at Cheddar Inc. (2018-01 – 2022-12)

• Organized & wrote daily live content and line produced across multiple shows in a fast-paced control-room environment.
• Led writers and segment producers through show development and live execution, coordinated rundowns, scripts, timing, and communication across production teams.

Producer at Cablevision (News 12) (2015-01 – 2018-12)

• Produced programming, wrote and edited scripts across national and international current events, science, sports, health, and technology coverage.
• Researched stories and sourced archival information & footage for broadcast production.

Technical Director at Cablevision (News 12) (2013-01 – 2015-12)

• Directed live broadcasts in the control room, independently executed shows and coordinated technical elements in real time, and monitored master control.

Associate Producer at Triple Threat TV (2012-01 – 2012-12)

• Supported television production and editorial workflows as a researcher for syndicated sports documentaries.

– The Second City Film School (2022-01 – 2022-12)

– The Connecticut School of Broadcasting (2013-01 – 2013-12)

– Southern Connecticut State University (2008-01 – 2012-12)