Experience

Music Box Films

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Content Production & Creative Development

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Head of all production processes for Music Box Films, Music Box Films Home Entertainment and genre side label Doppelgänger Releasing, overseeing 18-20 releases a year, with an annual discretionary operational budget of over $1 million.-Direct creative and editorial for theatrical posters, trailers and DVD/Blu-ray releases.-Lead creative direction, release strategy, concept and product development for Blu-ray and DVD including production and editorial for bonus content such as behind the scenes featurettes, filmmaker interviews and commentaries, collector's booklets featuring critical essays and liner notes, and custom packaging for special edition box sets.-Head digital delivery and strategy for online distribution of films via iTunes, Netflix and Amazon etc, including creation of bonus material for iTunes Extras.-Direct systems and workflow of digital cinema, 35mm, tape and file elements for theatrical arthouse releases.To date I have created over 100 skus in the Music Box catalog which include multiple Oscar and Golden Globe nominated foreign language films such as Pawel Pawlikowski's IDA and Philippe Falardeau's MONSIEUR LAZHAR, as well as the Swedish edition of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and its sequels. MBF theatrical releases since 2008 have collectively grossed over $50 million in North American box office. Show less

• Technical Director and DVD Producer

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2012

  Directed full Home Entertainment production process, including art and marketing direction for DVD, Blu-ray and digital releases for Music Box Films Home Entertainment. Established major operational relationships with Netflix, iTunes, Amazon and Google, among others, while leading company expansion into new technologies, including digital cinema and digital distribution via cable and online outlets.Doubled the Home Video release capacity while simultaneously cutting per project production costs in half. Show less

• Technical Director and Exhibitor Relations

  • Jul 2009 - Sep 2010

  As Technical Director, directed all technical production, logistics, and delivery of theatrical and home video release material, including the creation and management of 35mm prints, DCP and trailers, while expanding company’s reach through new media platforms. In my concurrent Exhibitor Relations role, I coordinated the timely delivery of trailers, posters and ancillary marketing materials to partnering movie theaters, maintaining and nurturing essential relationships with key exhibitors, while building internal management systems and department infrastructure. Played key role in launch of Music Box Films Home Entertainment in 2010. Show less



Freelance Video Editor

• Greater New York City Area

• Editor

  • Oct 2007 - Jul 2009

  Edited numerous narrative and non-fiction film and web video projects including an independent feature film and two Streamy Award-nominated web series: THE HAYLEY PROJECT and THE TEMP LIFE. Edited numerous narrative and non-fiction film and web video projects including an independent feature film and two Streamy Award-nominated web series: THE HAYLEY PROJECT and THE TEMP LIFE.



Spotnik, LLC

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Assistant Editor

  • Dec 2006 - Sep 2007

  Assisted lead editors at creative editorial house with commercial accounts including Best Buy, Target, Cox, Cargill. Purina, Kemps, and Sun Country Airlines. Assisted lead editors at creative editorial house with commercial accounts including Best Buy, Target, Cox, Cargill. Purina, Kemps, and Sun Country Airlines.