Production Manager

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EXPERIENCE

Production Manager

Marvel Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company | September 2022 - Present

Live Productions

  • Manage a rotating slate of productions in support of executive priorities, commercial obligations, and marketing objectives

    • Create and distribute call sheets, expense codes, creative decks, and communication plansIdentify legal concerns (guest releases, filming notices, etc) and ensure productions are in compliance with local laws, union rules, and company policies

    • Anticipate needs and potential problems; prepare for a variety of scenarios

  • Serve various roles depending on event needs, including live stage production for red carpets, talent liaison for press lines, and production support for scripted shoots

    • Consistent point of contact between production teams and executive, brand, and creative teams

  • Maintain impeccable file organization and archiving protocols across multiple teams

The Official Marvel Podcast

  • Steer production from concept through completion, driving the approval and delivery of 275 creative segments (interviews, scripted performances, etc.) over 89 episodes of a weekly podcast

  • Build processes based on production needs; owned and managed a complex process system on Airtable

  • Communicate between teams to ensure executive, commercial, and creative objectives are aligned and met through consistent execution of processes

  • Work with Legal to build out, negotiate, and execute contracts for freelancers, external production companies, and other vendors across Digital Media

  • Liaise between executive leadership, logistical managers, and creative teams to ensure goals are met and communication is clear

Director of Operations and Projects

FRIGID New York Theater Group | January 2020 - Present

  • Created and managed timelines, maintained overlapping projects, prioritized needs of various stakeholders

  • Trained and managed teams of professionals, independent artists, and volunteers over many productions

  • Led special projects that fell between departments

    • Researched and implemented six technical software programs during the pandemic

    • Created a digital season of livestreamed and video content alongside Managing Director

    • Automated contract workflow to improve team efficiency and client experience

  • Designed and maintained workflow strategy on the project management software Monday.com.

    • Increased team productivity by more than 40%

    • Established the organizational system used by the company today

  • Established agendas and ran weekly meetings to track progress, analyze data, identify action items, and communicate status of deliverables

  • Maintained vendor and artist databases, video archives, music libraries, and digital file systems

Marketing Manager

FRIGID New York Theater Group | October 2018 - January 2020

  • Built creative workflow, tracked marketing elements, and catalogued deliverables

  • Owned communication across internal teams, external teams, and high-level producers

  • Produced a variety of media/assets, including experiential, video, digital, and client-facing product

  • Managed outside vendors, freelancers, and agencies. Communicated expectations and timelines

  • Safeguarded sensitive/confidential materials and information

  • Promoted to Director of Operations in January of 2020. Role expanded to include Projects during the pandemic based on the changing needs of the company

Producer

High Stakes Theater Company, Independent Projects | November 2015 - January 2020

  • Owned all production processes from inception to performance

    • Developed scripts by emerging playwrights to stage original work

    • Identified venues, negotiated contracts, secured insurance

    • Platformed artists from diverse backgrounds and levels of experience

  • Coordinated talent across various overlapping productions, maintained a detailed artist database for future reference

  • Developed and managed all budgets, delivered financial reports to various stakeholders

  • Resolved interpersonal conflict between vendors, talent, and production staff

  • Guided aspiring designers and producers on each project

  • Can-do attitude: Independently produced a series of special events and media, including participatory screenings, live plays and performances, hybrid events, and a four-day multimedia festival

EDUCATION

Hunter College, City University of New York - Bachelor of Arts in Theatre

Additional Studies in Sociology and English

PRODUCER CREDITS

For a more detailed list of producer credits, please visit “Productions”.

Days of the Dead: On Film October 2022

A night of short films centering on themes of death, presented for FRIGID New York’s Days of the Dead Festival

The Messy Show June 2022

Live comedy podcast recording, produced alongside Quin Lamar and Katie Arroyo for the 2022 Queerly Festival

Fully Vaxed Comedy June 2021

Stand-up special, produced alongside Quin Lamar, featuring Wanjiko Eke, Dana Friedman, and Alex English.

Improvised Buffy March 2018 - March 2020

An hour-long unscripted parody of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ran monthly for two years, interrupted only by the pandemic.

Improvised Fresh Prince December 2019 - February 2020

Spun off from the Improvised Buffy team with an all-Black cast and director, also interrupted by the pandemic.

The Hulk Can’t Perform CPR | Winterfest RevivalJanuary 2020

A festival revival of Louis Gaudio’s 2017 play, with an updated script and a brand new cast.

The High Stakes Hellmouth Festival November 2019

A four-day horror-themed festival event featuring comedy, drag, music, and a live podcast recording

High Stakes Short Plays August 2017

Six 10-minute plays, selected from a large crop of submissions and presented at a one-night short play festival

The Hulk Can’t Perform CPR | World Premiere February 2017

Louis Gaudio’s original full-length play. We developed the script for a year before staging a full-scale production at the Kraine Theater

The Nerd November 2015

After receiving my degree, I was invited to produce Larry Shue’s 1980 play The Nerd at Hunter College in service of training designers and stage managers for the Hunter Theater Department. 

Software

Google Suite/G Suite, Microsoft Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, Sharepoint, Outlook, OneDrive), Monday.com, Airtable, Quickbooks, Slack, Zoom, Docusign, PandaDoc Contracts, Planyo Calendar, Adobe Suite (Premiere, Lightroom, Photoshop), StreamYard, Vimeo, Dropbox, Box, Frameo, SAP.

Additional Skills

Nine years of stage technician training. I’m an experienced lighting designer, with proficiency in projections, audio, livestreaming, and stage management.

Six years of hospitality experience as an NYC server. I am calm under pressure and excellent at multitasking.

Six years of DSLR Photography. Includes organization of shoots, photo editing, and video editing.

Five years in Event Planning. I’ve owned the coordination of large-scale, six-figure events from start to finish.

A Lifetime in Theater. I have experience in lighting design, script development, stage management, casting, producing, and musical theater. I’m familiar with the technical workings of a variety of theater spaces and capable of conversing with professionals in all departments respectfully and knowledgeably.

Tertiary Skills

Copywriting, Crocheting, Photography, Livestream Production, Conflict Resolution, Vintage Car Restoration, Baseball (Spectator), Disco (Enthusiast), Bread Baking (Inconsistent Results)