OBJECTIVE
To work on projects that feature and deconstruct stories of those from various communities. I have experience in every area of production and post production. I look to use my skills to create work that is impactful and unique.
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE (PARTIAL LIST)
Skills: I have extensive experience working as an on-set PA, 2nd AD and Associate Producer on productions of all shapes and sizes. Responsibilities have included creating call sheets and daily production reports, serving as the main liaison between talent and production team, hiring crew for shoots and pitching ideas for segments.
Associate Producer // Soul of a Nation, Disney Television Group (2021)
Special news series highlighting various aspects of Black life in America using a multitude of elements including interviews and performances. Executive Produced by Robe Imbriano and Eric Johnson.
2nd Assistant Director // Masterclass (2019)
Online educational digital series featuring Neil Degrasse Tyson. Directed by Christina Burchard and Gabe Jewell.
Production Assistant // AMEND, Netflix (2021)
Docuseries on the 14th Amendment. Produced by Overbrook and The Doc Group.
Production Assistant // Who Killed Malcolm X?, Fusion/Netflix (2018)
Six-part series on Malcolm X. Directed by Phil Bertelson and Rachel Dretzin.
Production Assistant // Sasha Velour’s Nightgowns, Quibi (2019)
Follow series about a drag show. Produced by The Doc Group.
Additional Set PA // King of Staten Island, Universal Pictures (2019)
Feature comedy-drama starring Pete Davidson. Directed by Judd Apatow.
Additional Set PA // For Life, ABC (2019)
Episodic drama series starring Nicholas Pinnock and created by Hank Steinberg.
Set PA // Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2019)
Emmy-nominated news satire show created by Samantha Bee.
EDITING/POST
Skills: Edit short form content; log, ingest and organize footage, create daily sequences, gather and log archival assets, add coverage to scenes. Proficient with Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects. Familiar with Avid.
Editor // “Oridgenators” presented by Ruffles, Complex Media (2020)
Branded content episodes tailored for a social media audience of 7.5 million.
Assistant Editor // Faya Dayi (2021)
Sundance world feature documentary selection about Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop. Directed by Jessica Bashir.
1st Assistant Editor // Unladylike2020, PBS/American Masters (2020)
Episodic series about unsung women who changed America. Directed by Charlotte Mangin and Produced by Sandy Rattley.
Assistant Editor // Art in the 21st Century - PBS
Peabody Award-winning biennial program on contemporary artists for PBS. Produced by Art21.
Editor // People Not Property, Historic Hudson Valley (2019)
Webby-award winning digital multimedia project.
ART DEPARTMENT
Skills: Research and order items for production design, communicate with vendors, assist with prop creation and production design, shop and source items, physically and digitally organize crew paperwork, releases and department financials.
Art Assistant // Black Is King: A Film by Beyoncé, Disney/Good Company (2019)
Visual album re-imagination of The Lion King. Directed by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. Awards: Grammy nominee for best musical film
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
Skills: Research and organize archival footage from well and lesser-known archival databases; Work with AE to ensure footage is ingestible; create organizational structure using spreadsheets and unique naming conventions.
Archival Researcher // Women in Blue, PBS/Independent Lens (2020)
Feature documentary about Minneapolis Police Department. Directed by Dierdre Fishel, Produced by Beth Levison. Festival Selection: DOC NYC
Archival Asset Manager // Julia Child Documentary, Storyville Films (2018)
Feature documentary about world-renowned chef, Julia Child. Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
OTHER PROJECTS (PARTIAL LIST)
Producer, Editor // One Word at a Time, Big Sea Productions (coming soon)
Feature documentary about New York Times bestselling children’s book author, Kwame Alexander.
Director, Editor // “Just Read” Music Video, Houghton M. Publishing (2019)
Marketing video for Follett Publishing featuring bestselling children’s book author, Kwame Alexander.
1st Assistant Camera and Digital Image Technician // Coup! (2019)
Award-winning micro-web series directed by Matthew K. Esolda and Brian Goodheart. Festival Selections: Tribeca Film Festival Creator’s Market, Austin Film Festival, Bushwick Film Fest
Video Producer // TIME Magazine, Education Division (2017)
News related video, print and multimedia pieces filmed in studio and in the field and produced for the digital space.
Co-Director, Editor, Producer // FEARLESS, JJB Productions/Medill at Northwestern University
(2016)
Award-winning short documentary about activist organization on the south and west sides of Chicago.
EDUCATION
Medill School at Northwestern University, Master of Science in Journalism, 2016
The University of Alabama, Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Information Sciences, 2012
AWARDS
Webby Award: Websites/Education (2020)
Karen Schmeer Fellowship Diversity in the Edit Room Fellow (2019)
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMYs):
Chicago/Midwest Chapter Nominee (2017) — FEARLESS
March on Washington Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (2017) — FEARLESS
Medill Community Leadership Award (2016)
Broadcast Education Association Interactive Multimedia Competition Winner (2012)
The Crimson White: Most Improved Journalist (2011)
References available upon request.