EXPERIENCE
Researcher / Associate Producer – WildBear Entertainment
5 x Limited Docuseries for Channel 9 | November 2022 - current
- Handling unseen archival footage from Channel Nine's database to develop 12 hours of programming for national broadcast and international distribution.
- Licensing copyright materials, managing legal documentation and maintaining database of copyright information.
- Interviewing talent, researching timelines of historical events and fact-checking scripts.
- Developing story beats and writing series synopses.
- Liaising with Channel Nine’s tapes department and metropolitan newsrooms to coordinate delivery of archive footage reels to WildBear for ingest.
- Coordinating shoot logistics i.e. creating and distributing call sheets, arranging crew, hiring studios for filming, managing releases and ingesting rushes.
- Attending film shoots to manage talent and provide production support i.e. setting up and packing down equipment, providing coffees and catering, and handling location logistics.
Production Assistant / Ad hoc Field Producer – ABC
“Art Works” | March 2021 - November 2022
- Pitching, researching, scripting and producing field stories for broadcast, from conceptualisation to edit delivery.
- Writing studio throws for weekly arts stories on ABC state news bulletin.
- Coordinating logistics for local and interstate shoots i.e. shoot scheduling, booking crew, arranging travel and accommodation, obtaining film permits.
- Creating and distributing call sheets to production crew, collaborating with venues and councils for location management, liaising with talent and producers to collate rights releases.
- Facilitating day-to-day running of the production unit, maintaining office supplies and systems, assisting the team with general office requirements.
Production Assistant – ABC
"ABC 90 Celebrate!" | June 2022 - July 2022
- Escorted VIP on-air guest presenters and featured performers (i.e. The Wiggles, Christine Anu) through the ABC, ensuring they were comfortable & looked after.
- Facilitated production office requirements, i.e. late night runs to Officeworks to print essential daily documents.
- Provided accreditation & logistical support to approx. 200 crew members and contractors.
Production Assistant – ABC
Mardi Gras | March 2022
- Speedily printed essential daily documents including TX rundowns, schedules, scripts and distributed to studio crew.
- Liaised with catering company to set up and pack up meals for studio crew.
- Organised common areas for crew, maintaining snacks, stationary and hygiene supplies.
Production Assistant – ABC
New Years Eve Live | December 2021
- Efficiently carried out various production duties in a fast-paced live OB environment while ensuring VIP featured artists such as Missy Higgins, Budjerah and Polish Club were comfortable and well looked-after.
Commissioned Content Coordinator – ABC
February 2021 - March 2021 (backfill)
- Reviewed and monitored commissioning documentation and projects throughout the commissioning process, highlighting key variances to the Commissioned Content Team Leader.
- Assisted the Commissioned Content Team Leader with the preparation and organisation of general commissioning documentation and meetings as required.
- Coordinated and administered the project Development and commissioning Variation process.
- Undertook Screenrights registrations on behalf of Television.
- Coordinated system permission allocations and general database administration.
Assistant Producer – Spotify
"Housewarming" Podcast | December 2021
- Pre-interviewed iconic Australian comedians who were guests on the podcast, then briefed hosts Marty Smiley & Nat Damena on discussion topics and input segments into each episode rundown.
- Created a production schedule outlining recording and interview times, caller and guest information, as well as posting callouts on social media to crowdsource stories.
Producer – SBS
“Story Line” | April 2020 - December 2020
- Researched current affairs events and identified widespread issues affecting the Australian public throughout the covid pandemic, then interviewed talent from across Australia.
- Manually transcribed over 12 hours of voice messages to script into 1 minute packages for national broadcast every week.
- Delivered online assets monthly to Digital Creative Labs for upload to the Story Line interactive website.
- Oversaw editing projects in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Production Assistant – SBS
“The Feed” | January 2019 - December 2020
- Produced live music performances for broadcast, collaborating with local music venues and record labels to coordinate shoots and acquire recording and distribution rights.
- Carried out crew duties including camera operating, sound recording, wrangling talent, operating studio autocue, setting up and packing down shooting set ups for interviews.
- Scheduled shoots, booked travel and accommodation for crew, created and distributed call sheets.
- Overhauled the logging of production music and commercial soundtracks for submission to APRA AMCOS.
Associate Producer – SBS
“The Feed Comedy” | January 2019 - June 2020
- Operated 2nd camera on shoots and acted as sound recordist when required, attaching microphones to talent and recording four lavalier mics simultaneously.
- Created call sheets for shoots and coordinated running schedules.
- Location scouted for field shoots and managed the facilitation of filming permits and contractual documentation.
- Established working relationships with small local businesses to frequently purchase props and costumes which I then used for set dressing and costume design.
- Made acting appearances in comedy sketches and provided vocals on singing parodies.
Production Assistant – SBS
“Where Are You Really From?” Series 3 | October 2019 - November 2019
- Executed a variety of crew duties including sound recording, boom operating, running, setting up and packing down camera and lighting equipment, as well as appearing alongside Michael Hing in the series opening sequence.
- Acquired archival footage from talent and other Australian television networks.
Production Assistant – Blackfella Films & SBS
“Filthy Rich & Homeless” Live | August 2019
- Directed participants to their designated waiting areas around SBS, assisted with production tasks, communicated with co-production heads, acted as a stand-in for live rehearsal, maintained office areas and catering units.
Production Assistant – NEP Host Broadcasting
Commonwealth Games | April 2018
- Setting up and packing down commentary units, operating commentary support position, monitoring audio and visual BTOC in Outside Broadcast compound.
Production Assistant – NEP Host Broadcasting
ASEAN Summit Live | March 2018
- Overseeing editing workflow, logging, uploading footage to SilverTrak for distribution throughout Australian and South East Asian networks.
Client: Office of Prime Minister & Cabinet.
KEY SKILLS
Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Scripting, Transcribing / Subtitling, Scheduling, Microsoft Excel
Proficient in multi-camera shooting (Canon C200, Sony FS7), Sound recording (722, Zoom H6, boom operating)
QUALIFICATIONS
Griffith Film School, Brisbane
Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production (2016-2018)
Australian Music Examination Board
High Distinction in Music Theory, Piano and Classical Voice
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Interactive/Immersive Documentary (nominee)
Australian International Documentary Conference (2021)
“Story Line,” SBS
Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship
Awarded to Griffith University students who achieved OP 1 - 3 that demonstrated leadership and community engagement (2016 - 2018)
Persuasive Literature Award
Presented by leading journalist, Madonna King (2015)
VOLUNTEERING
AACTA Film Festival
September 2018
Falls Music & Arts Festival
December 2016 - January 2017