WORK EXPERIENCE

MTV

Producer/Story Editor

  • “MADE”

-Design challenges and oversee all logistics for reality show
-Ensure show’s story arc flows organically
-Work closely with field producer and editor to make sure footage appropriately tells our story

CBS News Productions, New York, NY

Producer/Writer

- Helped conceive format and layout for Science Channel shows
- Wrote scripts, host reads, oversaw edits, and produced entire episodes and show promos
- Pitched segments, bumpers, and overall show structure
- Researched show topics thoroughly
- Booked and pre-interviewed expert guests
- Directed talent in studio and on field shoots
- Managed team of AP’s, PA’s, and worked closely with show’s Executive Producer

VH1, New York, NY

Segment Producer

  • “Undateable”
  • “40 Most Slimmed Down Celebs”
  • “100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs”
  • “VH1/VH1 Classic: News Flash” (Interstitial news packages – click here for links)
  • “VH1 News Presents: Red Hot Red Carpet Lowdown” (Online video – click here for links)
  • “VH1 and Self Magazine Present Hollywood’s Tightest Bodies”
  • “All Access: Lindsay Lohan’s Most Shocking”
  • “All Access: 20 Cutest Celebrity Babies”
  • “All Access: Hollywood’s Shortest Marriages”
  • “VH1 and Self Magazine Most Wanted Bodies”

- Wrote and produced multiple segments
- Conducted talent interviews
- Helped to determine structure and angle of show and segments

Associate Producer

  • “Brokeback Mountain Movie Special”
  • “Hip Hop Honors Highlights”
  • “R. Kelly’s Urban Opera: Trapped in the Closet”
  • “All Access: Awesomely Wacky Celebrity Baby Names”
  • “All Access: Paris’ Most Shocking”
  • “All Access: Serial Daters”
  • “When Star Wars Ruled the World”

- Responsible for keeping shows under budget
- Acquired all photos and footage
- Coordinated with Rights and Clearances on clearing music, photos, and footage

Production Associate

  • “When Playboy Ruled the World”
  • “When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World”
  • “When Supermodels Ruled the World”
  • “When Talk TV Ruled the World”
  • “50 Greatest Celebrity Breakups”
  • “50 Greatest Teen Idols”

- Screened, logged, and organized footage
- Created detailed show-logs and music cues at close of each show

NBC, New York, NY

Today Show “Al Be Home for Christmas” Video Contest Judge

Page Program

  • “Saturday Night Live” Production Assistant

- Provided cast, host, and musical guests with all requests
- Collaborated with producers and stage manager

  • “Thanksgiving Day Parade” Production Assistant

- Assisted on remote shoots, served as a runner for production staff

“Late Night with Conan O’Brien” Production Intern

EDUCATION

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Class of 2001
Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, minor in Communication

Cornell Lunatic, Sergeant-at-Arms for campus humor magazine

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Familiarity with basic HTML and web tools as administrator of www.alannoah.com; some DV/HDV shooting; Word; Excel; Outlook; Powerpoint; Windows Movie Maker