Producer / Communications Expert

Resume posted by Matt Sheldon in Broadcast Media.

Desired position type: Any

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Summary

FREELANCE DIRECTOR/VIDEOGRAPHER/CONTENT CREATOR/PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERT

Education

Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL   (Aug. 2005 – May 2009)

 Major: Communications/Journalism

 Minors: Law, Sociology, & Film

 Cumulative GPA: 3.8

 

**FLUENT SPANISH SPEAKER

Experience

A&E NETWORK

ASSOCIATE FIELD PRODUCER

2016-2017

  • Supervised and Coordinated all filming & budgetary production operations pertaining to the field production team for the law-enforcement media broadcast series ‘live pd’
  • Obtained & organized daily location, suspect, law enforcement officers, and general appearance releases during all 911 distress calls & police investigations
  • Created daily/weekly schedules, call sheets, production reports, hotsheet documents, segment templates, logline overviews, and highlight story arcs utilizing individual field notes and shoot day summary’s

STOOPID BUDDY STOODIOS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

2016

  • Served as the Assistant Director/Production Manager for 8 stop animation commercials for major clients Denny’s & Ziploc
  • Prepared and created all shot list breakdowns, preliminary shooting schedules, call sheets, budgetary cost assessments, and marketing deliverables for clients & agency executives
  • Devised and developed extended resources to execute video directions, camera operations and other aspects of production.

 

FYI NETWORK

FIELD PRODUCER

2016

  • Created daily shot lists, hot sheets, call sheets, production timelines, story arcs, production timelines, detailed tc field note documents, wrote episodic log lines, and storyboared individual episode events
  • Devised and developed extended resources to execute video directions, camera operation and other aspects of production
  • Secured locations, managed talent, obtained appearance releases, conducted otf interviews , delivered creative logistics for episodes,

FOX SPORTS

RESEARCHER

2014-2016

  • Conducted sports research and stats for live broadcast operations for fox nfl sunday
  • Worded as intermediarary between highlight producers and operations providing live breaking news details & states for on-air tv hosts and fox sports analysts

 

ELECTUS MEDIA/ ENTERTAINMENT BY BONNIE & CLYDE

FIELD PRODUCER/SHOOTER

(Feb. – Sept. 2015)

  • Developed, coordinated, filmed and tracked all story content with multiple storylines as they unfolded in the field for Crime/Docu reality series while personally operating 14 Hero4 Go Pro Cameras & Canon 5D – Mark III
  • Conducted interviews, gathered information, developed leads, and designated content in dangerous and unknown field/story conditions surrounding fugitive recovery and criminal investigations/apprehension
  • Obtained and acquired all location and appearance releases from on-screen subjects integrated within episode shoots

 

 

EXTRATV

1st ASSISTANT CAMERA

(Sept. 2012 – Jan. 2015)

  • Assisted in all elements of prep, lighting and camera set-ups, and filming for red carpet premiers and movie junket interviews with celebrity talent

 

TRIPLE THREAT TV – LOS ANGELES

PRODUCER/SHOOTER

(Sept. 2010 – June 2014)

  • Developed show concepts, innovative pitch reels, and creative media content with management to present to clients and major television and film networks. (Clients include: ESPN, MTV, PBS, NFL, MLB, USMC, NASCAR, NBA, Spike TV, WWE)
  • Managed and supervised all production activity from pre-production to show delivery
  • Researched, wrote, casted, and produced segments and interviews for 8 major ESPN documentaries
  • Directed and Produced PBS WWII Documentary narrated by Tom Brokaw
  • Directed and interviewed talent in field, studio and voice-over shoots
  • Utilized computer software packages for screenwriting, editing, budgeting and scheduling

 

 

CARTOON NETWORK

1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR & UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER

(Apr. 2012 –Aug. 2013)

 

  • Managed and supervised all production activity from pre-production to show delivery
  • Organized, documented, and monitored file inventory of all raw video and audio files, DSLR stills: Asset & Background Plates, and Digital Art Dept design layouts for editorial and VFX operations
  • Prepared and created all shot list breakdowns, preliminary shooting schedules, call sheets, budgetary cost assessments, and marketing deliverables.
  • Supervised and Coordinated all production operations of all various sub-discipline departments of lighting, grip, camera dept., wardrobe, make-up, sound, stage management, practical art and props, digital art dept., editorial, and VFX post

 

 

CNBC

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER & WRITER

(Jan. – March 2012)

 

  • Researched, wrote, produced, and created news oriented segments, short documentaries, and on-air presentations utilizing emerging medical journals and research as assigned
  • Devised and developed concepts to pitch and review with management, legal, marketing and studio partners
  • Effectively and efficiently directed talents on field locational shoots, studio shoots, and narrative voice-over recording sessions

 

 

BRUJO ARCHEOLOGICAL COMPLEX

ARCHAEOLOGIST APPRENTICE

(Oct. 2009 – Jan. 2010)

 

  • Developed course curriculum & instructed English to archeologists and guides of the Wiese Foundation, one of the leading archeological organizations & national institutes of culture within Peru
  • Assisted archeologists in El Brujo Laboratory in Magdalena de Cao cleaning and cataloguing Pre-Colombian era textiles, historical artifacts, mummies, and murals under the direction of lead archeologist Dr. Regulo Franco

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Budget Consultant
  • Photography
  • Budgeting & Planning
  • Client Support
  • Creative Spirit
  • Problem Solving
  • Organization
  • Time Management
  • Adaptability
  • Motivated

Specialties

    Leadership Communication, PRESENTATION, Public Relations, Public Speaking

Spoken Languages

    English, Spanish