State University of New York College at Buffalo

Emmy Award Winning Producer at Spectrum Networks, NY1

New York, New York, United States

Produce, shoot, direct, and edit promotional content for the networkWork with team to create concepts and promo ideas meeting marketing needsEstablished connections with the news team for promotional effortsOrder and manage equipment inventory in order to have what we need for shootsSchedule and budget for production shoots when hiring an outside production crew

Spectrum Networks, NY1

Producer

Responsible for the development and management of all brand visuals included but notlimited to website, logo, documents, social media and video contentResponsible for developing, creating and maintaining a consistent brand look through allvisuals and contentDevelop and manage the production/creation of all video content for the platformincluding scheduling, renting and shootingDirect, shoot and edit all current social/digital series running on the platform

eres.You LLC

Executive Producer & Content Creation Lead

Responsible for scheduling and creating call sheets and production schedules for crew,talent, days and locationsAssisted Producer in managing budget and hiring crewReviewed all contracts, agreements and documents exchanged by vendors, crew andtalentWorked closely with Director on script review, creating shot lists, storyboards, and thefilms visual deck/ color storyResponsible for maintaining a timely schedule during shoot days & working with all depts

Dahlia, Short Film

Assistant Director & Associate Producer

Develop on-air and integrated creative for the networkResponsible for developing concepts, writing scripts and producing promotional content from project inception till completionWork alongside Creative Directors in order to deliver promo consistency within network brand while continue to push past brand expectationsMaintain production schedule when booking and overseeing voice-over talents. graphic and in-house edit sessions.

BET (BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.)

Freelance Writer/ Producer - Branded Content

BBC America

Project Coordinator

Manage and produce custom integrated spots, brand bridges, tagged tune ins & vignettes for sponsored partnershipsResponsible for overseeing the post-production of all projects, finishing, tagging, graphics, VO, mixing and successful deliveryKnowledgeable with proprietary systems such as Creative Marketing Database (CMDB), On-Air Pro (OAP), and Direct File Output (DFO) in order to track, deliver, master and submaster all spotsProvide Quality Check for all spots produced which includes ensuring that all audio/ visual tags, bugs and graphics are correct and within show guidelines

A&E Television

Associate Producer

Shoot and edit events, performances and promo material for the company which includeover 20+ events, 100+ performances and over 40+ custom promo videosCreate and develop video design and graphics for company visuals, resulting in anincrease of 2K+ followersSuggest and lead creative opportunities to continue to promote brandProduced, shot and edited digital series, World of Step

Art of Stepping, Inc.

Creative Director

Responsible for developing the positions duties from inceptionCreated master documents in order to keep track of all project statusesAssisted production companies by ensuring asset delivery for any project being worked onWorked closely with the Project Manager and Creative Director by scheduling and attending kick-off calls to avoid confusion on what's expected from the vendorDeveloped a system from start of project until it's completionWorked directly with vendor and Sales team in order to ensure that the project was being completed to the clients standard

Syfy Network/ NBCUniversal, Inc.

Ad Sales Production Coordinator

Assist Producers with assets necessary to develop promos correctly for an Original Series called DefianceWork with Creative Director, Project Manager and other Associate Producers to ensure all promos are drop for air, Video-On-Demand and Social Media/ Digital TeamMain point of contact for Social Media and Digital teams for video packaging and asset distributionResponsible for contacting Producers to ensure delivering of all assetsEdit and package videos with proper tags, lower thirds, mixes and tune-in for Social Media/ Digital TeamsProduced and edited several promos for both the Syfy and Chiller Network

Assisted Project Managers and Producers with trailer deliveries and asset distribution/ organization, Responsible for editing and converting video to proper broadcast and/or digital specsSubmit requests for visual effects and full resolution video clips, Digitized footage and stored for usageLogged all footage/ promos and stored in a master trackerWorked solely on a Brand New Show called “Defiance” from pre – premiere to post premiereAssist Project Managers and Producers with trailer deliveries and asset distribution/ organizationProvide assistance to the Social Media team in gathering assets – Created a Social Guide outlining the process and projects that were in place for the new series “Defiance”

Syfy Network/ NBC Universal, Inc.

Post Production Assistant

Viewed morning shows & compiled online research on a daily basis to create editorial notes on major headlinesAssisted w/ video feeds to ensure its arrival for same day air Logged major stand up interviews in order to find appropriate sound bites for commercialsEdited post shoot notes & packaged videos to be sent to LAVerified press/staff credentials for on-site shootsAssisted all New York based producers and correspondents at shoots such as: movie premieres, fashion week, NFL exclusive parties and other major red carpet affairs

E! Networks

Production Assistant [Freelance]

Assisted the Marketing Director with all projects in relations to promotional effortsSecured and maintained several databases in order to use for email campaignsAssisted with the planning of our two major launch eventsCreated a database by researching and pulling out thousands of emails from publishing web sites (Using both Microsoft Word and Excel programs)Developed ideas to create a video for promotional use

Aquafadas

Marketing Assistant

Transcribing FootageFile Compression and Conversions Basic EditingAttend Production WorkshopsProduction Assistant at Video Shoots

Downtown Community Television Center

Setting up Merchandise Area Maintaining a clean environment for the selling of merchandiseProvide Customer satisfaction at all times.Assist with Video Lobby throughout the day as wellVideo Lobby duties include registering studios, basic editing for videos being sold, and burning CD's to be sold.

StarQuest International, Inc.

Merchandise Manager

NST Advisory Cabinet of Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

President

Acted as the internal department liaison between Producer’s AD, Cinematographer, Production Design and Wardrobe Design teamScouted locations needed for filmingMaintained the Director’s calendar, assisted team with docs needed for on-site shooting including: scenes and script breakdownCreated sponsorship proposals to submit to companies in order to obtain locations free of costWorked directly with producers, assisted with documents, calls, & overall organization

Christine Cortes