Redondo Beach, California, United States
I am a strategic and creative senior-level communications professional, successfully establishing and maintaining relationships with major national media. My experience includes developing and implementing publicity and awards campaigns for original programming, overseeing talent relations and events, collaborating and organizing trade shows and conventions, facilitating trade and consumer press interviews for top executives, and handling crisis communications. I am a collaborative problem solver with strong leadership and team-building skills, adept at planning and implementing effective publicity and communications strategies. As a leader, I am known for quick thinking and decisiveness, with a keen attention to detail, commitment to quality, and efficiency. I have a unique skillset in strategizing around and managing talent, so if there's a company that works with talent in any capacity, I could come in and help strategize how best to utilize talent, then oversee a team to take care of that talent.
Oversaw all consumer publicity, strategic business communications, and awards campaigns for Paramount Television Studios’ (PTVS) slate of original programming. Responsible for all casting, development, and pilot trade announcements. Wrote speeches and talking points for PTVS President and other executives. Partnered with internal teams, including marketing, DEI, social, development, and more, to ensure cohesive and amplified brand messaging and visibility on a global scale and worked closely with both internal and external network and streaming partners on all aspects of the consumer publicity launches of our titles.
Oversaw Showtime consumer PR team and oversaw Showtime Awards department while taking on oversight of PTVS PR team. On Showtime and PTVS PR side, managed Entertainment PR and Operations staff. Led Awards team in charge of campaigning for Showtime original scripted series and documentary films and series.
Oversaw corporate communications, talent relations and events, awards campaigning, trade advertising, public affairs, department budget, and photo publicity. Maintained strong relationships with trade and consumer media. Worked closely with original programming and development team on all media announcements. Responsible for internal communications between FX Networks and FX Productions with Fox Networks Group and 21st Century Fox. Owned all communications outreach for FX Networks' marketing department and their consumer campaigns.
Created and implemented publicity campaigns for FX original programming. Managed talent relations for assigned shows, worked closely with and maintained strong relationships with actors, showrunners, and personal publicists, and worked closely with internal departments to meet their needs with talent. Managed and coordinated all premiere events and parties, including venue booking, press coverage, and red-carpet management. Aided in organizing trade shows such as TCA and conventions like Comic-Con. Ran point on FX Networks’ first appearance at New York Comic-Con and the ATX Festival.
Developed and implemented publicity campaigns for FX original programming. Managed talent relations, traveling nationally with talent for publicity appearances, managing schedules, ensuring on-time appearances, and ensuring certain expectations were met. Facilitated trade and consumer press interviews for the President and General Manager of FX Networks.