Experience
ABC Signature Studios, Office of the President (Jonnie Davis) | Chief of Staff
2022 to 2023
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Shepherded the President’s goals and initiatives as a strategic partner.
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Aligned studio, brand, and division priorities in partnership with senior executives and liaised between executive leadership and the wider team.
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Lead the onboarding of Overall Deals, execution of internal initiatives, and planning of all On-Site and Off-Site team workshops and retreats.
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Developed and deployed new information & data sharing systems with Airtable (adopted across Disney General Entertainment) that increased efficiency and relieved creative executives of time-consuming tasks giving them more time to focus on creative and special projects.
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Created a monthly meeting series for the Chiefs of Staff within DGE, resulting in improved collaboration, communication, best practices, and cohesiveness across business units.
Disney General Entertainment, Creative Production | Manager
2018 to 2022
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Executive produced 100+ marketing content & promo shoots annually for DGE series, pilots, and specials with budgets ranging from $500k to $2.3M+.
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Successfully pitched and developed the special “Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming” with collaborators ABC News and ABC Alternative Specials.
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Increased efficiency by creating a collaborative workspace in Microsoft Teams to share documents, schedules, and updates with internal business units.
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Managed cross-functional communications with internal & external stakeholders ensuring that creative, strategic and brand goals were met.
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Created “Fresh Voices,” a program to find and introduce talented candidates from underrepresented groups to the marketing executives and creative decision-makers, increasing diversity hires by 20% across all projects.
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Created “Coffee Connections,” a networking series that was deployed across DGE with a focus on DEI, as well as strengthening relationships between employees of all levels.
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Managed and executed vendor contracts, deliverables, budgets, and schedules, in addition to producers, coordinators, and PAs who reported directly to me.
Disney General Entertainment, Digital Studio | Manager/Executive Producer
2016 to 2018
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Collaborated and worked cross-functionally with brands across the company, including ABC Network, Disney Parks, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation Studios, & ABC News.
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Producer of The Oscars: All Access and Executive Producer/Showrunner of The CMA Awards: All Access, Grey's Anatomy: Post Op & Quantico: The Recruits among other live events and digital series.
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Developed, Executive Produced and delivered a 23-episode digital series to support the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars. The series was filmed over 3-days, with a budget of $10K and made over 1 million impressions within its launch period.
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Managed 3 creative producers to execute on digital content and series, satisfying multiple stakeholders, including marketing, programming, sales/integrated marketing, business development, legal & labor, and external partners.
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Identified cultural trends and emerging technologies to drive production initiatives and viewer engagement.
Awards
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Primetime Emmy (Won, 2017)
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Daytime Emmy (Nominated, 2014)
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Webby Award (Won, 2017)
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ProMax DBA (Silver, 2018)
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People’s Telly Award (Silver, 2012)
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Telly Commercial Award (Silver, 2012)
Skills
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Building & Maintaining Relationships
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Television, Digital Content & Live Broadcast Production
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Development & Creative Notes
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Wide Network within Entertainment
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Crisis & Project Management
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Resourceful & Creative Problem Solving
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Budgeting & Scheduling
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Talent Scouting & Acquisition
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Team & DEI Leadership
Professional Affiliations
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Producers Guild of America, New Media Council Former Vice-Chair
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Television Academy, Television Executives peer group
Education
2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts​ | Chapman University
The Dodge College of Film & Media Arts
Major: TV & Broadcast Journalism, Minor: Advertising
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Director and Executive Producer of the live streamed 2010 Cecil Awards (The "Academy Awards" of The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts).
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Wrote and directed three 30 second spec commercials, one of which was awarded the 2010 Cecil Award for Best Commercial.
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Produced two and wrote one thesis film.
A+E Studios, "ROOTS" (mini series) | Post Production Coordinator
2015
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Managed day-to-day operations, budget tracking and scheduling, in addition to all PAs.
CBS Television Distribution, "JUDGE JUDY" | Producer
2012 to 2015
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Managed, mentored and trained many associate producers and production assistants, all who reported directly to me.
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Researched, wrote, and produced 200+ episodes.
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Consulted and trained producers on Judy's spin-off, Hot Bench.
2010 to 2016
BehrMoto Media | Managing Partner & Executive Producer
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Creative directed & produced projects from concept through final delivery that increased client’s reach by 70%.
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Delivered content for major brands including Walgreen's Pharmacy, Acuvue Contact Lenses, Hormel Foods, The Bissell Pet Foundation, and Brother Printers.
2011 to 2012
Alcon Entertainment, Office of the Presidents (Broderick Johnson & Andrew Kosove) | Executive Assistant
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General assistant duties.
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Films produced during this period:
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SOMETHING BORROWED​
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DOLPHIN TALE
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JOYFUL NOISE
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Temple Hill Entertainment, Office of the co-President (Wyck Godfrey) | Executive Assistant
2010 to 2011
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General assistant duties.
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Films & TV shows produced during this period:
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THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 1​
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THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - PART 2
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10 YEARS
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REVENGE (ABC)
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