Experience

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  Freelance

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Scripted comedy series “Camp Be Better” for TVNZ, funded by NZ On Air.

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  Happiness is the Path Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Co-Producer

    • Jan 2022 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Happiness is the Path. Drama-comedy series.Three self-absorbed Chinese-Pākehā siblings are confronted by their obligations to their dysfunctional family when their father announces: he's leaving them forever to become a Buddhist Monk. Our pilot episode was created with support from Pan-Asian Screen Collective, NZ On Air and the NZ Film Commission. We are now working on developing the full series.

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  Odd Fam Charitable Trust

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Producer, Treasurer and Stage Manager

    • May 2018 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    The Odd Fam is a collective of artists creating meaningful work that serves our community. We practice ‘whānau theatre’ where those involved heal from past trauma through the process of creating creative work.The Odd Fam ran two sold-out seasons of Odd Daphne at Māngere Arts Centre, Auckland. Odd Daphne is a theatre show where a weaboo baker, a dysfunctional Pacific family, a gay rugby player and a k-pop dance group all come together to tell a story of mental health awareness.

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  Culture Park Productions Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager and Location Manager

    • May 2022 - Jul 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Scripted comedy series “Bouncers” (NZ On Air funded for Sky Television; Comedy Central).

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  EQ Media Group

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager

    • Nov 2021 - May 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Travel-documentary series: Griff's Canadian Adventure (ABC, Blue Ant Media, Channel 4 and Discovery NZ).

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  Kindred Films Ltd

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager

    • Nov 2021 - May 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    One-off documentaries: No Māori Allowed (NZ On Air funded for TVNZ) and Manufacturing Chaos (NZ On Air funded for TVNZ).

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  Notable Pictures

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager

    • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Documentary series: Arranged 3 (NZ On Air funded for Discovery NZ), Waiata ANthems (NZ On Air funded for TVNZ), and The Elephant in the Bedroom (NZ On Air funded for RNZ). - Budget strategy and forecasting, invoices and receipts processing for pay-run.- Production and post-production scheduling.- Shoot planning including location scouting, hiring equipment, talent and crew liaising, creating call sheets.- Casting, script, and edit feedback.- Onlining assistance & feedback in voice-over records, audio mixing and grading. - Drafing producers reports for funding drawdowns. - Production development and drafting of funding proposals. - Office management.

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  Groundloop

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Third Assistant Director

    • Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    GROUNDLOOP: a moving-image work that overlooks the central atrium of the Art Gallery in New South Wales. GROUNDLOOP takes us on a voyage across the lands, sea and skies of our region. In this new film, Lisa Reihana imagines a future where the ocean is a superhighway – an everyday connector between Indigenous voyagers from Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia; a path along which ancestral stories circulate.

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  Screentime

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Coordinator

    • Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Māori TV commercial: ACC Tamariki.

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  Discovery NZ

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager - Local Production

    • Dec 2020 - Mar 2021
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Part of Discovery NZ's Local Production team; responsible for all internal and external NZ productions.- Managing budgets and production schedules for internal productions, and tracking progress of external productions.- Managing all aspects of the New Zealand On Air, Te Māngai Pāho and NZ Film Commission funding process. Including developing proposals and online applications, managing contract initiations and draw-downs.- Managing master delivery and contracted deliverables for all internal and external local productions.- Providing feedback on research, scripts, auditions and story lines to Network Executive Producers.- Drafting Production and Licence Agreements in tandem with Legal team and external production companies.

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  MediaWorks NZ

  • New Zealand
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Production Manager - Local Production

    • Jun 2019 - Mar 2021

    - Part of Three’s Local Production team; responsible for all internal and external NZ productions. - Co-Project Manager of Three's Te Wiki o te Reo Māori TORU campaign, supported by Te Māngai Pāho.- Network Executive Producer of Te Māngai Pāho funded show R&R with Eru & K'Lee. - Production Manager of kids TV show Meridian AMPED. - Managing all aspects of the New Zealand On Air, and Te Māngai Pāho funding process. Including proposals and online applications, contract initiations and draw-downs.- Managing the master delivery and contracted deliverables for all internal and external local productions.- Providing feedback on research, scripts, auditions and story lines to Network Executive Producers.- Liaison for Three’s local production events.

  • 3rd Assistant Director, Talent Coordinator, Production Assistant and Production Runner

    • Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

    Worked on set for 7 Days, also on MediaWorks Promos for The Block NZ S8 and Dancing with the Stars 2019.- Talent coordinating and scheduling. - Running equipment, food and beverages to cast and crew.- Set dressing, organising and cleaning.- Food and beverage service for live audiences.

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  Enter The Dragon

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Data Wrangler and Editor

    • May 2019 - Jun 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Comedy series The Ring Inz Season 3 (for Māori Television).- Managed and organised daily footage rushes.- Simple cuts of footage.

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  Thievery Studio

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Manager and Studio Manager

    • Feb 2019 - Jun 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Sourced anything from freelancers to props.- Worked to tight budgets. - Created call sheets. - Studio maintenance and scheduling.

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  Māori Television

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Video Editor

    • Dec 2018 - Jun 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Edited stories on Edius for daily news programme Te Ao (English and Māori).- Collaborated with the Producer, Reporters and Editors to produce high quality content under tight deadlines.

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  Nimble Productions

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Assistant

    • Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Super Rugby 2019 TV commercial.

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  Kingston Productions NZ

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Coordinator, Location Manager and 3rd Assistant Director

    • Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Brutal Lives - pilot for NZOA funded web series.- Created and sent call sheets.- Assisted with time management on set - crew setup, cast makeup and wardrobe.- Organised cast and crew communications and meetings.- Assisted the Producer with location management.

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  YULU

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Social Media Coordinator

    • Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    - Content creation - videography, photography, graphic design, and news articles.- Creative copywriting for social media.- Managed all social platforms: planning, posting, strategy, community engagement and data-driven reporting.- Ongoing website improvements - SEO checks, copywriting, design.

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  The Conscious Club B.V.

  • Netherlands
  • Events Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Event Host

    • Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

    - Worked in the café area. - Worked at business events as a client liaison and host. - Organised venue setup logistics and crew.

  • Content Creator

    • Jan 2018 - May 2018

    - Created video content for all online channels.- Assisted with creative concept development and copywriting.- Managed social media channels. Researched and reported on social media best practices.- Provided support for website development. - Supported B2B and B2C marketing activities (campaigns, events and promotions) for The Conscious Club and The Green Temple.

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  Red Heart, Blank Face Film

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Location Sound Recordist and Line Producer

    • Jan 2018 - Jul 2018
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    - Captured clean dialogue in varied locations and challenging situations. - Recorded wild takes, atmos and room tones; acoustic treatment of the sets and locations.- Quick and effective on-set troubleshooting. - Professional liaison between cast and crew members. - Organised audio rushes and detailed sound reports for the Sound Designer.

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  Māori Television

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Video Editor

    • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Edited stories on Edius for daily news programme Te Kaea (English and Maori).- Collaborated with the Producer, Reporters and Editors to produce high quality content under tight deadlines.

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  Suncorp New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Branded Content and Stakeholder Relations Advisor

    • Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Content creation - video (interviewer, videographer, sound recordist and editor), photography, website copy, internal communications and graphic design.- Delivered charitable initiatives as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility programme.- Led the company website migration project (switch from Drupal platform to Adobe Experience Manager). - Built and strengthened internal and external stakeholder relationships.

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  Fuji Xerox

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Marketing Assistant

    • Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Content creation - video (interviewer, videographer, sound recordist and editor), photography, advertisements, articles and case studies. - Organised internal and external events with clients, charities, volunteers and high school students.

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  MediaWorks NZ

  • New Zealand
  • Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Production Assistant

    • Dec 2015 - Dec 2015

    - Collaborated with the team behind television show '7 days' to research for and develop the script. - Supported the Producer, Associate Producer and Production Manager throughout the shoot.

  • Production Runner

    • Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

    - Hands on support for the production team behind television show 'Jono and Ben'.

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  Freelance

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Assistant

    • Oct 2015 - Oct 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Part of the professional production crew for the short film 'Bathilda's Cauldron' - 2016 Tropfest NZ Finalist.- Supported the Producer and Production Designer with prop sourcing, logistics and set design.

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  Humans Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Production Assistant

    • Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    - Part of the professional production crew for the short film ‘Madness Made Me’.- Liaised with talent and crew, managed logistics, and supported the Producer.

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  Starship Foundation

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Marketing and Communications Intern

    • Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Starship Foundation is a social-profit organisation that raises funds for Starship Child Health.- Contributed to the creative success of Starship’s major fundraising campaign ‘The Big Egg Hunt’.- Filmed and edited videos of the campaign launch and fundraising auction events.- Created and uploaded social media, website and TradeMe content.

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  Beachfront Productions

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Camera Operator

    • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  Sky New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Live sport cabler

    • 2011 - 2012
    • Auckland, New Zealand