Brooklyn, New York, United States
With over 15 years and almost 100 credits in the film/television industry and digital media sphere, both behind and in front of the camera, it's safe to say I’m intimately familiar with the production process from start to finish and know what it takes to deliver great content across a number of mediums and platforms. Ever since I began in the industry I have intentionally sought out and taken as many varied roles in as many departments that I could find. I wanted to get to know and understand not only every aspect of the content production process, but the strengths and needs of the people involved in it. Over time this understanding turned to empathy, and that empathy led to stronger communication and a greater capacity to coordinate and lead large and diverse groups of people towards a singular goal. This has perhaps been best demonstrated in my experiences as a First AD and Production Coordinator - I’ve often had to make important decisions in the moment to meet the needs of the creative team, management, sponsors, legal, production, post production, and A-list talent while maintaining the integrity and morale of the team around me. For the past several years, even before the pandemic hit, I have also been working remotely and coordinating teams internationally. This has required a great deal of effective communication and a high level of organization, keeping track of projects happening across multiple international time zones with a tight production calendar and schedule. I am also fully vaccinated and Covid-compliant. I love making content, working on new projects and taking on new challenges. In short, I love what I do.
-In terms of creative development, my role has been to help establish and crystalize the vision of our clients for their project. This involves working closely with creatives, producers, clients, industry professionals and talent to create a project that is feasible within the time and financial constraints of the project, but also when completed by far exceeds the given budget in terms of on-screen production value and polish. -As a production specialist, my role has be intimately familiar with the minutiae of every project and the production process from inception to completion. I'm directly involved in scheduling, budgeting, selecting of crew and getting the most out of a budget in terms of timeline and production value. My confidence in my leadership, communication skills, and organizational ability means I've been able to successfully tackle projects of any size our clients have required.
Working in Editorial as a photo editor, it was my job to work efficiently under a large amount of time pressure to deliver high quality content. I had to liaise with the photographers on-site, often having to adapt to a new technical or logistical challenge on the spot, and improvise a working solution, communicating effectively with the event organizers, photographers and our waiting photo desk to deliver professional level content without missing a beat. The most recent event I had the privilege of working was New York Fashion Week. As a footage reviewer it was my task to process hundreds (sometimes thousands) of diverse pieces of footage on a daily basis. I had to make split second decisions in terms of composition, legal/branding/location restrictions, compliance, audio and overall appearance of the clip to ensure the delivery of high quality content for our customers.
As a production coordinator and first assistant director my job was to coordinate crews and talent for a variety of different show formats including narrative, promotional, documentary and live events for our clients. I was responsible for scheduling and helping assemble budgets and crew (sometimes of 150+ people) to make our client's creative vision a reality