Assistant Manager

Scott R. Smith

** ******* ****** 516-***-**** (Voice)

Huntington Station, NY 11746 ********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

MSG Media, New York, NY

Manager Studio Operations July 2010 – December 2017

Scheduled studio and control room spaces for Fuse and MSG productions, both live and live-to-tape.

Responsible for the tracking and the assignment of hours for both stagehand as well as technical personnel (union as well as non-union).

Departmental representative in contract negotiations between the company and labor unions.

Responsible for the maintaining budgetary goals associated with operational costs as well as labor costs.

Managed set builds, lighting setups, equipment rentals, labor origination as well as other logistics pertaining to a studio production.

Formed relationships with vendors that pertain to the upkeep of the studio facility. (ie Barbizon, mutual hardware, midtown electric, etc.)

AWARDED 2014-2015 NEW YORK EMMY AWARD

Received New York Emmy Award for outstanding Graphic Arts: Set Design.

Was part of the design team as well as oversaw all of the construction elements pertaining to MSG’s NY studio set.

Spent months planning the logistics of the sets transportation/delivery and fabrication in the NYC environment.

Kept multiple vendors on schedule and on track to meet company goals and deadlines.

MSG Media, New York, NY

Visiting TV Coordinator October 2009 – July 2010

Scheduled, maintained, and supervised all essential personal required for a live television broadcast.

Onsite crew supervisor for all home NBA, and NHL games at MSG for the 2009-2010 season.

Overseer of crew hours, responsible for keeping broadcast costs concurrent with budget goals.

Formed relationships with vendors, equipment rental studios and shoot locations.

RAINBOW MEDIA, New York, NY

-CLIENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE August 2007 – January 2009

Serve as key liaison between post production department and subsidiary networks to ensure proper and exceptional fulfillment

of all our clients’ needs including equipment, duplication, shipping and scheduling

Organize and track the dubbing of tapes from the in-house and off-site tape libraries

Manage and expedite the delivery of programming to distribution partners abroad

-EQUIPMENT ROOM MANAGER

Administer and schedule the assignment of video equipment including cameras, audio and lighting gear etc. to outgoing crews.

Test and maintain HD Cameras, HD Lenses, field lighting kits, monitors, audio mixers, and microphones.

White balance, back focus, troubleshoot HD Cameras. Monitor and record camera drum times, usage times.

Cablevision, Bethpage, NY

RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE June 2006 – January 2007

Direct client relations with pre-existing clientele as well as recruiting new business accounts

Full service account management

Ensured growth of new market penetration

Retention of re-market customer base

Review contractual provisions with clientele

Law and Order, New York, NY

SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT November 2005 –September 2006

Production assistant on location and in studio shoots

Heavy communication with directors, assistant directors and producers in organizing talent placement

EDUCATION

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, New York January 2001 – May 2005

Undergraduate Studies (Awarded partial scholarship)

Date of Graduation: May 2005

Double Major: Bachelor of Science in Business & Television/Video

SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Film editing software Avid, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere;

Photoshop, Internet Research. Databases: File Maker Pro, ScheduAll, MESS, Media Pulse

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