Television

Story Associate Producing involves having a knowledge of story telling, a discerning eye for the best moments captured, and an ability to read emotional arcs across weeks or months of shooting. Split into episodic teams, collaboration and communication between groups of both producers and editors are key to creating a great show. As with any documentary, a docu-series works with real people, capturing their real lives in real time and there needs to be a delicacy and respect for the stories we are responsible for telling. On top of this, the technical ability of using nonliner editing softwares and computer programs to organize footage and notes are required. This show was one of my favorite to work on and I am grateful for the opportunity to tell these stories. I was left in awe of both the bull riding athletes and the bovine athletes that compete in this intense sport.

I worked across departments with Executive producers, producers, and editors to complete creative for multiple episodes. I stringed together sequences, finding usable audio/visual bites, pulling selects, and refining individual segments, and carried an overall knowledge of the show which could be applied to future episodes or passed on to new team members.

Worked as an associate producer on stage, in the field, and in post. I traveled all over the country shooting field segments with families and their homes. With a fellow producer, I managed crew, schedules, and on set talent. At times the crew would need to split up to get coverage, at that time I would take over a camera team and a PA and run the shoot entirely independent of the other producer. While doing reshoots I was the sole producer responsible for managing our high profile talent, the crew, and the creative of the shoots. In post, I worked as a story associate producer creating string-outs, pulling together sequences, and working as a researcher.

As a Field Associate Producer on Lights Out with David Spade (Comedy Central), my responsibilities included speaking with high profile talent, working in coordination with several other departments and helping to create streamlined production processes.

As a team, we broke down scripts, disseminated information to necessary departments and collaborated creatively with brands to create pieces that were rolled into the show.

Hopped on this hit show as a Segment Producer. Being exposed to a fast-paced, highly secretive environment, we were tasked with putting together full segments, creating shot lists and following segments to completion. The process required collaboration between supervising producers, show teams, field producers, editors, and graphics departments.

Worked as a 'swing' associate producer alongside both the show team and Field department. I coordinated with team members to produce quick-turn around comedic sketches and remote segments.

Worked with high profile talent both in-person and virtually to ensure effective recording from anywhere in the world. I worked with producers and legal advisers to form budgets and ensure clarity and efficiency through the production and post-production process. Collaborating with the field director, we analyzed creative to match budgets and plan shoots accordingly.

I had the opportunity to jump in for Season 2 of Steve Harvey’s day time talk show STEVE (NBC Universal) as a member of the field department.

As a field team member, I worked with other producers to execute human interest pieces that took us all around the country, working with ENG crews from all over the US. I also had the unique chance to film Steve Harvey’s final walkout of Season 2.