Experience

Buck Productions

• Canada
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Development, Scripted & Director of Development, Unscripted

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  -Generate, develop and champion creative concepts for scripted, unscripted and branded arms-Negotiate and oversee the packaging of creative teams and materials-Establish tone, direction and positioning plan for each project-Manage workflow and priorities for third party material deliveries -Nurture and support creators as we package and bring project to market-Position and pitch materials into networks, alongside Head of Television & CEO -Generate, develop and champion creative concepts for scripted, unscripted and branded arms-Negotiate and oversee the packaging of creative teams and materials-Establish tone, direction and positioning plan for each project-Manage workflow and priorities for third party material deliveries -Nurture and support creators as we package and bring project to market-Position and pitch materials into networks, alongside Head of Television & CEO



RTR Media

• Canada
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Producer

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  -Find & develop talent for network/broadcaster pitches-Produced over 15 commissioned network sizzles, field directing eight of them -Cast, curate and shape edits on over 150 character reels sent to networks-Pre-production Producer for four RTR pilots-Writing and packaging show pitches for broadcasters -Produce & direct shoots for digital new media clients -Find & develop talent for network/broadcaster pitches-Produced over 15 commissioned network sizzles, field directing eight of them -Cast, curate and shape edits on over 150 character reels sent to networks-Pre-production Producer for four RTR pilots-Writing and packaging show pitches for broadcasters -Produce & direct shoots for digital new media clients



New Metric Media

• Brand Strategist

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015

  -Negotiating and securing brand and prop releases for the Crave TV Original Series Letterkenny and Super Channel’s What About Sal-Creating innovative and unique marketing & PR plans for the Letterkenny launch-Organizing and assisting with the facilitation of production-deliverables to various broadcasters and funding agents-Increasing social profile and web-presence, for New Metric Media, across all social-media platforms-Liaising with agents and managers to secure cast, writer and crew deal memos and contracts-Assisting in the creation of applications for various funding agents and tax-incentives-Organizing, calculating and filing of petty-cash and expense reports



General Purpose Entertainment

• Canada
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  -Assisting Executive Team in the creation of pitch-material and one sheets, for presentation to broadcasters and networks-Bringing fresh ideas to the development table for analysis -Helping to solidify show-ideas, from the Development Slate, and fine-tune concept-logistics-Market research into acquirable formats, and the current acquisitions and needs, of Canadian Broadcasters

• Casting Producer, "Undercover High" Season 1 & 2

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  -Developing appropriate pitch material to bring to prospective participants-Selling show concept and securing agreements, for 10 integral school boards, and 43 schools-Cold-calling schools, throughout Southern Ontario for pitch-meetings-Pitching show-concept, pranks and logistics to Principals and Executives at the school and Board levels-Acting as the liaison between schools and production teams, throughout the process, while securing dates, technical scouts and facilitating appropriate documentation and agreements.



9 Story Media Group

• Canada
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marketing and Distribution Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2013

  -Assisting the senior team, in developing and promoting their slate, on an international stage-Writing and creating copy for marketing materials to be distributed at major trade shows-Packaging and merchandising of content, to send to prospective channels and buyers-Forging relationships with international broadcasters, while managing executive schedules during trade-season-Reading proposals and pitches of content, for potential development -Assisting the senior team, in developing and promoting their slate, on an international stage-Writing and creating copy for marketing materials to be distributed at major trade shows-Packaging and merchandising of content, to send to prospective channels and buyers-Forging relationships with international broadcasters, while managing executive schedules during trade-season-Reading proposals and pitches of content, for potential development



marblemedia

• Canada
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Distribution Assistant/Production Assistant

  • 2007 - 2009

  -Organizing necessary press, releases and appearances of key-cast, for multiple productions-Overseeing location-scouts, costume-picking, set-runs and scheduling transportation-Facilitating photo-shoots, ADR and post-Choosing stills and writing copy for production materials/grants -Organizing necessary press, releases and appearances of key-cast, for multiple productions-Overseeing location-scouts, costume-picking, set-runs and scheduling transportation-Facilitating photo-shoots, ADR and post-Choosing stills and writing copy for production materials/grants