EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR OF CONTENT - SONY MUSIC | RCA RECORDS (NY, NY) MAR 2018 - PRESENT

Produce all content assets (1,000+ per year incl. music videos, documentaries, live performances, album art, AR filters, social content) and oversee every step of the creation process from inception to delivery, high level to granular, for internal creative agency.
Act as commissioner and executive producer for music videos (200+ to date) by managing production budgets, hiring and negotiating bids with directors, refining the creative to best communicate each artist’s story and brand standard, maintaining quality control on set, and enforcing delivery deadlines, specs, and confidentiality.
Manage a team (100+) of internal and external creatives (incl. directors, photographers, designers, editors).
Ensure campaigns meet timelines and are successful (incl. 320+ million YouTube views to date, Sleepy Hallow and Nardo Wick certified platinum) by partnering with external clients (incl. artists, management, production companies) and working cross-functionally with internal teams (incl. marketing, business affairs, sales, delivery).
Work with VP and President to streamline, reinvent, and establish best practices for the content production workflow.

As producer, oversee production (guest curation, reach out, scheduling, recording, post, release) for the #1 writing podcast (150+ episodes, top 20% of all podcasts) featuring interviews with established writers and creatives for the world’s biggest platforms (HBO, Disney, Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, DC, Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon, Hulu, AMC).
As host, research guests, prepare questions, and conduct weekly interviews.
Guests have included 80-time NYT Bestseller Dean Koontz; “The Witcher” showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich; “Raiders of the Lost Ark” producer Howard Kazanjian; “Groundhog Day” writer Danny Rubin; “Hardcore History” host Dan Carlin; Academy Award-nominated writer Lucy Alibar; “West World,” “Mad Men,” and “Watchmen” writer Carly Wray; HBO’s “Showtime” and Hulu’s “Wu Tang” writer Rodney Barnes; and “Star Trek” actor Jonathan Frakes.

As producer, oversaw treatments, production, and post for content (230+ videos) and exclusive series for industry publications (HipHopDX, ThisIs50, NahRight, 2DopeBoz), artists (incl. Awkwafina, Common, Waka Flocka, Theophilus London, Jesse J, J. Cole, Killer Mike, Talib Kweli) and record labels (incl. Warner Music, Universal Music, Sony Music).
As director, directed music videos (100+ with 30+ million views to date) featured on TV (CNN, Ent. Tonight, BET, MTV).
As filmmaker, directed first feature film at age 20; was featured in the “Future of Filmmaking” issue of MovieMaker Magazine at age 21; screened the film internationally; and directed the viral short film “A Relationship in 5 Minutes,” which was featured on BuzzFeed and HuffPost, landed on front page of Reddit, and reached 1 million+ views in a week.
As manager, managed Golden Globe-nominated actor Awkwafina and directed her first 7 music videos.

As videographer, produced a wide range of internal videos (training, product release, weekly address with the CEOs).
As project manager, oversaw the creative team to ensure that all content (1,000+ assets, incl. website UI and photography, in-store designs) met their deadlines for the weekly creative review with the Head of Brand and delivery.

Organized press materials and facilitated releases for the international publicity team.