Cara Maiatico

Political Associate Producer at HARDPIN MEDIA LLC
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Experience

    • United States
    • Movies, Videos, and Sound
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Political Associate Producer
      • May 2022 - Present

      Chicago, Illinois, United States - Help create & edit budgets and scope of work documents - Work with Production Management and Operations to streamline logistics for projects - Streamline and format internal project notes, and keep shoot details organized. - Support producers in pre-production by managing client communications, taking notes, and supporting logistical efforts, freelancer outreach and communication. - Support producers in post production: Can include managing client notes process, some… Show more - Help create & edit budgets and scope of work documents - Work with Production Management and Operations to streamline logistics for projects - Streamline and format internal project notes, and keep shoot details organized. - Support producers in pre-production by managing client communications, taking notes, and supporting logistical efforts, freelancer outreach and communication. - Support producers in post production: Can include managing client notes process, some client communication, executing project wrap duties. - Potential for managing smaller projects based on proven ability and successful track record. Show less

    • Production Coordinator
      • Mar 2020 - Present

      Greater Los Angeles Area Supported Executive Producers, Directors, & Candidates - Lead team of coordinators to produced 150 videos for Candidates across the US for the 2020 Election. - Assisted creative meetings with Candidates to discuss overall tone, style & messaging for video. - Logged and tracked all paperwork, including Terms Of Service, Location and Appearance releases. - Logged, tracked and organized all candidate assets including headshots, archival footage, & B Roll. - Provided feedback… Show more Supported Executive Producers, Directors, & Candidates - Lead team of coordinators to produced 150 videos for Candidates across the US for the 2020 Election. - Assisted creative meetings with Candidates to discuss overall tone, style & messaging for video. - Logged and tracked all paperwork, including Terms Of Service, Location and Appearance releases. - Logged, tracked and organized all candidate assets including headshots, archival footage, & B Roll. - Provided feedback on creative treatments for candidate ads. - Assisted in developing remote production workflow. - Developed COVID compliant, no contact transportation of production gear. - Facilitated online training sessions for remote filming process & protocol for all staff and candidates. - Scheduled remote pre production meetings, and self taping sessions for all candidates. - Shipped, tracked & took inventory of all gear including transfers to and from candidates. - Acting DIT on shoot day as well as provided hot-sheet notes for editors. Show less

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Office Production Assistant
      • May 2019 - Present

      Greater Los Angeles Area • Supporting the needs of Production Coordinator / Executive Producer - Prepping timecards, talent agreements and creating shooting boards for director and clients. - Providing support for production such as craft services, lunch runs and equipment pick up and returns. - Assisting production crew on set, as well as responsible for preparing starting paperwork

    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Coordinator
      • Feb 2019 - Present

      Greater Los Angeles Area Offering coordinating and office assistance for commercials, feature films and television series.

    • Account Assistant
      • Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

      Joshua Tree Californi • Supported Head Accountant - Received, organized, prepped and filled start paperwork, timecards, as well as tax forms. - Prepped and filed SAG actor timecards and supporting paperwork as in agreement with SAG-AFTRA. - Organized crew’s weekly per diem as well as collected petty cash receipts and logged all transactions. - Responsible for logging all production credit card transactions for reconciliation.

    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Execuative Assistant / Production Coordinator
      • Aug 2016 - Feb 2019

      Greater Los Angeles Area Supporting the needs of Executive Producers / Directors - Manage calendar by scheduling meetings, lunches, calls, etc. Coordinate travel arrangements by booking flights and hotels. Liaison for Film Festival attendance. Partner with EP’s on production, schedules, and Product marketing. Maintain / update incoming and outgoing project and network database. Responsible for training, supervising and delegating tasks and responsibilities to development interns. Supporting the needs of… Show more Supporting the needs of Executive Producers / Directors - Manage calendar by scheduling meetings, lunches, calls, etc. Coordinate travel arrangements by booking flights and hotels. Liaison for Film Festival attendance. Partner with EP’s on production, schedules, and Product marketing. Maintain / update incoming and outgoing project and network database. Responsible for training, supervising and delegating tasks and responsibilities to development interns. Supporting the needs of clients - Handle requests for clients such as personal or business favors. Coordinate general meetings between Client and Producers/Directors. Track and calendar appointments. Organize and log incoming client submission material for review. Copy edit and send outgoing client material emails for meetings. Coordinating for in house productions - Research and book various stages, props, crew, etc for production. Handle all paperwork including COI’s, deal memos, contracts and PO’s. Obtaining insurance and clearance for locations, equipment and workers compensation. Manage crew on film shoots, implementing necessary changes to operation as needed. Create and organize Production wrap books. Experienced in copy editing scripts and contracts. Office Manager - Record all office expenses and managed a quarterly budget. Organize the office layout and maintaining supplies of food, stationery and equipment. Maintain the condition of the office and arranging for necessary repairs. Manage relationships with vendors, service providers, and landlord. Show less

    • Personal Assistant
      • May 2015 - May 2016

      Greater Los Angeles Area Personal Assistant to the Disney Channel star, fashion icon and artist, Zendaya Experienced, dedicated and enthusiastic personal assistant with more than a year of administrative and personal support to celebrity. Easily adaptable to work well in a fast paced environment along side A-List clients. Able to multi task with ease and possessing excellent time management and organization skills. - Arranged appointments and maintained daily, weekly, monthly and yearly schedule for… Show more Personal Assistant to the Disney Channel star, fashion icon and artist, Zendaya Experienced, dedicated and enthusiastic personal assistant with more than a year of administrative and personal support to celebrity. Easily adaptable to work well in a fast paced environment along side A-List clients. Able to multi task with ease and possessing excellent time management and organization skills. - Arranged appointments and maintained daily, weekly, monthly and yearly schedule for client - Communicated with clients and organizations on behalf of celebrity. - Supplied administrative support on a daily basis - Note taking and summary of client meetings. - Worked along side key assistant to organize travel and events. - Responsible for all errands (personal and business related) - Organized preparation for business trips - Briefed cliental on her itineraries, speeches, scripts, and interviews - Responsible prior to events to prep for celebrities arrival. - Ensure celebrity was running on time to meetings, photoshoots, events. Show less

    • United States
    • Production Assistant
      • Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

      Greater Los Angeles Area Art Department for Season 2, Episode 5 of the show "Murder Book" - Dressed various sets for scenes throughout episode - Organized and assembles prop truck

    • Production Assistant
      • Sep 2015 - Sep 2015

      Santa Clarita, California Production Assistant Samsung "Mixed Talents" -Assembled moving sets - crew runs as needed

    • United States
    • Real Estate
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Producer
      • Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

      Greater Los Angeles Area Scheduled shoot times produced call sheet Worked side by side with the director throughout pre production and production. Handled on set conflicts as well as equipment procedures Kept crew and cast organized and on task

    • Production Design assistant
      • Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

      Greater Los Angeles Area - Helped dress and visually design the set. - Wardrobe assistant for extras

    • Production Coordinator
      • Feb 2015 - Feb 2015

      Greater Los Angeles Area - Helped set and dress the set. - Prepared food - Extra throughout music video

    • Ghana
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Dance Assistant/ Camera Assistant/ Photographer
      • Jun 2013 - Dec 2014

      Assisted with Yoga classes and Pilaties classes operated a DSRL and Blackbird for Collaborative, behind-the-scenes shoots. Collaborate in production and post - production on dance films Visual Storyteller for dance films

    • Assistant Camera/ Production Assistant
      • Oct 2014 - Oct 2014

      Wilmington Delaware Production and Camera Assistant on set of “The Little Couple” Season 7, shoot #7631 Assisted main camera operator with exterior shots for the episode. Worked quickly and efficiently to perform the necessary tasks that were asked of me as a Production Assistant. Organized food runs, equipment mobility and crew schedules in a timely matter.

    • EyeTeeth
      • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

      Assisted with basic Production Assistant tasks on set. Prepared food for crew as well as compiling budget for food. Helped run blog posts for publicity of the film.

    • Producer
      • Jan 2014 - May 2014

      Bethlehem Pennsylvania Producer of a thesis film for Senior Seminar course: - Oversaw all phases of "Pill Problem" from pre-production to post-production. - Pre Production paperwork (breakdown of script, shot breakdown, location scouting, necessary actor paperwork, etc.) - Finding Locations to shoot at and locking them down - Finding and auditioning actors to be apart of the film - Scheduled Shooting Times - Kept Crew Organized and On Task - Solved Last- Minute Problems Premiered at… Show more Producer of a thesis film for Senior Seminar course: - Oversaw all phases of "Pill Problem" from pre-production to post-production. - Pre Production paperwork (breakdown of script, shot breakdown, location scouting, necessary actor paperwork, etc.) - Finding Locations to shoot at and locking them down - Finding and auditioning actors to be apart of the film - Scheduled Shooting Times - Kept Crew Organized and On Task - Solved Last- Minute Problems Premiered at the Desales Film Festival 2015 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4191682/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Show less

    • Camera Assistant/ Videographer
      • Dec 2013 - May 2014

      Videographer for dance performances Archived footage Edited footage/performances for retail sales

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Personal Assistant
      • Aug 2011 - May 2014

      -Assisted professor with organization, paper work and phone calls -Responsible for phone calls when professor was unavailable -Assisted in University’s Scholarship day -Assisted with various film/ photography shoots

    • United States
    • Banking
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director / Producer
      • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

      Allentown, Pennsylvania Area Oversaw all phases of video production for Peoples First Credit Union: “Credit Cruise” from pre-production to post-production. Attended various corporate meetings to ensure production was running smoothly Finished Product was highly accepted within the company as a training video for incoming employees

    • Production Assistant
      • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

      Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania Set up and send out call sheets as well as did food runs. Assisted on set of the corporate video for the medical client, Allergan. Instructional and educational video for "Ozurdex Injection"

    • United Kingdom
    • Photography
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Felt Mile
      • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

      A young puppet's struggle with his dream of becoming a famous rapper, and the fact that he is made of felt. Winner of the Best In Show award at the 2014 DeSales University Film Festival

    • United States
    • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Camera Assistant
      • Jun 2013 - Oct 2013

      Emmaus, PA Oversaw all phases of the video production for “Brains” Operated Canon EOS for behind-the-scene and Corporate shoots Met with Clients and hosted business meetings for corporate videos

    • United States
    • Entertainment
    • Company Member
      • Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

      Company dance member Performed in various performances Rehearsed 30 hours per week

Education

  • DeSales University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Tv/Film
    2011 - 2014
  • Notre Dame High School
    2005 - 2009

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