Customer Service, Media (Copyright) Researcher

CHERYL L. JOHNSON

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EDUCATION: The University of Texas at Austin • Moody College of Communications Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio-Television Film WORK EXPERIENCE

Customer Service Support

QVC • San Antonio, TX • 2016-2017

o Supported customer service agents at call center

Deliverables Manager

World of Wonder Productions • Los Angeles, CA • 2015 – 2016

o Created and organized all legal cover sheets per episodes including all music agreements; material releases; acquired clips/footage agreements; acquired photo agreements; third party agreements; appearance and talent releases etcetera for delivery to network. o Coordinated with post-production the acquisition of all their paper elements including final broadcast scripts; episode timing sheets; synopsis; contact sheets; call sheets; music cue sheets; final credit roll; on air graphics timing sheets and raw tape logs. o Maintained daily (and sometimes hourly) communication with post-production supervisors for episode screenings and clearance notes. Generated clearance & broadcast standards notes per episode.

« Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (Bravo) • Million Dollar Listing San Francisco (Bravo) • Transcendent (Fuse TV) • Island Hunters (HGTV) • Selling it in the ATL (WeTV) • RuPaul’s Drag Race RuVealed (LogoTV) » Clearance Supervisor • Clearance Coordinator • Archival Researcher Freelance • Various Production Companies • Los Angeles, CA • 2000 – 2015 o Researched show topics, as well as archival photos; footage; headlines; magazine covers

(defined as ephemera) for use in programs. Creatively glean images for producers’ use. o Responsible for third-party talent clearances appearing in film clips in our program. Required cold calling agents, managers and/ or publicist for permission from actors appearing in clips and or / stills.

o Negotiated terms, territories and media for ephemera use in TV programs, films and documentaries. Acquired all archival material (ephemera) per project. o Third party ephemera budget manager: Responsible for estimating, formulating and executing third party material budgets for each episode, series and or documentary. o Evaluated show content for network Standards and Practices including notes for audio drops or bleeping for language and/or dialogue. Blurring for visuals of any kind not cleared or not acceptable per ad sales per network feedback.

« Extra (Syndicated) • Restaurant Stakeout (Food Network) • Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy (Fox) • Mob Scene (Discovery) • The Making of Pumping Iron (HBO-Cinemax) • JFK: A President Betrayed (Feature) • The Girls in the Band (Feature) • Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (Feature) »

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