Expertise
- Relationship Building
- Team Leadership
- Interdepartmental Collaboration
- Talent Management
- Story Producing
- Short-form Media Storytelling
- Writing / Copywriting
- Media Management
- Event Management
Technical Skills
- Camera: Canon XA series, GoPro
- Basic Editing: AVID, Premiere, Social Media Editors, Audacity
- Graphic Design: Photoshop, Canva
- Website Building: Wix, Squarespace, Square
- Google Suite, Microsoft Suite
- First Aid Certified
Achievements
- 2x Emmy Award Winner - Outstanding Structured Reality Program for Netflix's Queer Eye
- History's ALONE
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2022 Realscreen Award Winner
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2022 Critic Choice Real TV Nominee
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2021 Banff Rockie Award Winner
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Council at ITV America
Education
Wagner College
B.S. Arts Administration - TV/Film/Theater
Experience
2024
Talent Producer & Field Talent Manager
Freelance
In unscripted TV production this role is the main liaison between talent & production - includes talent prep for filming, story producing, & maintaining mental & physical talent care throughout production.
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Key communicator translating business production needs to creative talent, usually new to media.
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Consulted on casting decisions & talent duty of care, health & safety by executive producers & network executives.
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Quickly built high-trust, professional relationships with talent in order to keep them healthy, engaged & energized for filming.
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Collaborated with production, legal & safety teams on various needs pre - post production, including managing diligence materials, real-time problem solving on set & assisting with medical emergencies.
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Coordinated production details including managing the talent team, securing talent travel & immigration, scheduling, handling vendors, creating & maintaining production rules, & crafty setup.
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Adapted to working / living on location while preserving strict confidentiality of production.
2017 - 2024
Field Talent Producer
ALONE - Seasons 5 - 8, 10 & 12
History Channel / Leftfield Pictures
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Built lasting relationships with cast tasked with filming an off-grid experience completely alone (no film crew) for months.
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Coached talent & ensured they & their families had support needed to safeguard their overall health throughout filming.
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Worked in off-grid locations (Mongolia, Canada & more), excelling under pressure with limited resources & not afraid to jump in & (literally) get hands dirty where needed.
2023
Field Talent Manager
Love Island USA - Season 5
Peacock / ITV Studios
2014 - 2022
Development, Casting & Talent Producer - NonFiction TV
ITV America
Genres: Survival, Lifestyle, History, Entrepreneurs, Culinary, Tradesman, True Crime + more
*internally promoted from - Casting PA (2014-2015) & Casting AP (2015-2018)
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Successfully cast over 65 nonfiction series & development projects resulting in multiple 1st season greenlights including Netflix’s Queer Eye & History’s ALONE & insuring continuation of long run iconic series such as History’s Pawn Stars (full credits on website)
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Researched, developed & vetted engaging, authentic talent, businesses & subcultures across the country to star in or build reality tv programming around. Produced interviews & packaged their stories to be pitched & sold to networks.
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Daily duties: talent interviews, story producing, editing string outs, writing bios & episode breakdowns, copywriting & graphic design for social media outreach campaigns, websites & other materials needed for pitch presentations.
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Directed in person & virtual network casting finals week events for large & small-scale productions.
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Led diverse casting teams while adhering to award-winning company standards, tight deadlines & constantly evolving directives.
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Big picture vision with a detailed oriented mindset - managed multiple concurrent castings while tracking & addressing 100s of individual candidates, & coordinating large volumes of footage, NDAs, contracts, travel arrangements & diligence processes.
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Maintained close communication with interdepartmental staff, executive producers & internal/external executives to establish project alignment.
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Established relationships with diverse talent from off-grid survivalists to CEOs & influencers.
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Improved & innovated within the casting department - integrated new tech (Canva, Vimeo, Wix, Squarespace & starting its socials), developed series templates & created guides to streamline onboarding.
2021
Field Talent Producer
ALONE: FROZEN
History Channel / Leftfield Pictures
2020
Field Talent Producer
ALONE: The Beast
History Channel / Leftfield Pictures
2020
Casting Producer
HGTV Development / Leopard USA
2013
Post Production Coordinator
Best Funeral Ever - Season 1
TLC / Park Slope Productions
2013
Production Assistant
Alaskan Bush People - Season 1
Discovery / Park Slope Productions
2013
Development & Casting Producer
Park Slope Productions
2009 - 2012
Theater Crew
Wagner College
Various positions including: stage manager, front of house manager, costume designer, props designer, assistant state manager, box office assistant, light board operator, spot op, wardrobe, stagehand
2005 - 2012
Hospitality
Throughout high school & college, held roles in restaurants, hotels, music venues, movie theaters & parks & recreation including Front Desk & Concessions Supervisor for 5 years, Hostess, Server & Kitchen Expo.