Alish Erman
** ******** ******, *** * - *****. 732-***-**** . acek13@r.postjobfree.com
EMPLOYMENT
Red Crown Productions . New York, New York
Creative Executive . December 2010 - March 2014
. Sourced scripts, books, plays, articles, video games, et al. in search
of stories for company to fund and produce.
. Worked with writers and filmmakers, shaping successive drafts of
screenplay for production.
. Brought 6 projects to the company slate, including critically
acclaimed What Maisie Knew (88% on Rotten Tomatoes: "rises on the
strength of its solidly sourced script" -Rotten Tomatoes consensus)
and Beasts of No Nation, to be directed by Cary Fukunaga (director of
HBO's True Detective).
. Associate Producer on What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore, Alex
Skarsgard and Steve Coogan and Beasts of No Nation starring Idris
Elba.
. Point person with managers/agents/producers for submitted
materials/passes from the company.
Plum Pictures . New York, New York
Assistant to Partners . August 2009 - February 2010 . May 2010 - June 2010
. Assisted partners as they ran the company. Tracked expenses, handled
executives' calendars, handled phones.
. Served as point person for client's agents and directors. Assisted in
legal delivery of two films.
Odyssey Prep . New York, New York
Tutor . June 2010 - December 2010
. Tutored Physics (Classical Mechanics) and SATs (Verbal and
Mathematics).
Focus Features . New York, New York
Intern . Production Division Assistant . Jan 2008 - Sep 2008
. Worked as John Lyons' 2nd assistant, scheduling travel, scanning, filing
and reception.
EDUCATION
Columbia University; Columbia College . New York, New York. 2005 - 2009.
. GPA: 3.5/4.0 . B.A. in Film Studies.
. John Jay Scholar . awarded to top 25 applicants admitted to Columbia
College each year
. Dean's List . 2005 . 2008
ACTIVITIES
Piano . New York, New York and Shanghai, China
Competitive and volunteer performer . Sep 2001 - Current
. Competed internationally in venues including Shanghai Grande Theatre and
Chia Tai Square in Shanghai, China as well as Lincoln Center, Carnegie
Hall, Steinway Hall, and Merkin Hall in New York City.
. Performed as volunteer in children's ward at St. Luke's Hospital in
Morningside Heights from 2007 to 2009.
New York Cares . New York
Volunteer . Sep 2009 - Current
. Volunteer chaperone for sports outings and after school homework
assistance to inner-city middle schoolers.
SKILLS
Language
. Turkish . conversational
Computer
. MS Office, Excel, Powerpoint, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, After Effects,
Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, Flash