Vice President Los Angeles

Shanon M. Smith

Los Angeles, California ***** * 818-***-**** * *********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Seasoned Executive in Production Management & Operations with a record of building strong partnerships between networks, production companies, and creative executives; keeping shows under budget while maintaining production quality; and cultivating strong employee morale. Over 22 years of media experience in multiple formats, including news, reality, celebrity reality, clip shows, documentaries, competition shows, game shows, short form, digital content, specials, and live events. International experience includes experience producing content in the US, France, Italy, UK, Romania, Denmark, South America, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Korea, and Australia. EXPERIENCE

Asylum Entertainment Group 2022 - 2024

Executive Vice President of Production, Operations & Company Integrations Senior Vice President of Production, Operations & Company Integrations

• Responsible for managing Production & Operations of Asylum Entertainment Group’s portfolio of companies; Budget volume $100+M o Asylum Entertainment, Texas Crew, Film 45 Docs, Film 45 Live, Breaklight Pictures, Big City TV, Large Eyes Entertainment,

& Audity

• Primary point person for JV management and production company heads

• Created and implemented integration strategy for all Production Company acquisitions to optimize Operations & increase Profits

• Managed Production, HR, IT, BA, Production Finance, Current Production, Post, Operations, and Facilities

• Oversaw all budgets for specials, series, and company overhead NBCU: Oxygen Network 2016 - 2021

Vice President of Production & Operations

• Managed critical aspects of Oxygen rebranding; Delivered 380 hours of original programming; Budget volume $65+ million

• Oversaw all development and series production budgets; Finance; and Operations for all Productions

• Reported directly to EVP of Production for all NBCU cable channels

• Ensured Productions maintained Schedule and Budget; Identified savings opportunities and audited 3rd party costs Twofour America / ITV

Executive Vice President of Production & Operation 2012 - 2016 Senior Vice President of Production & Operations

Vice President of Production & Operations

• Oversaw production, finance, and operations for all productions; Budget volume $30+M o Chrome Underground, The Hunt, Risking It All, Edge of Alaska S1C, Edge of Alaska S1B, Edge of Alaska, Rocky Mountain Law, and Catching Monsters

• Launched US office for a UK Production company, growing from 3 to 65 employees in 2 years

• Promoted 2 times in 3 years for outstanding performance, consistently receiving salary increases and bonuses for strong performance

• Created and managed all series production budgets from pre-production through payment following delivery; Consistently under budget without compromising production quality; Wrote and managed annual budgets, 5-year forecast, monthly forecasts, and overhead

• Increased profit margins beyond expectations by utilizing vendor, network, and production contacts

• Maintained network affiliations; Cultivated strong relationships with creative executives; Served as point person for networks o Discovery, Animal Planet, TLC, Nat Geo, History Channel, ABC, Lifetime, WETV, Esquire, and A&E Own: The Oprah Winfrey Network

Executive Director of Production 2010 - 2012

• Oversaw 3rd party productions: pilots, series and documentaries from initial budget phase through delivery

• Ensured productions were on schedule and within budget; Identified savings opportunities and audited 3rd party costs

• Managed network programming and development budget; supervised financial reporting, including cost reports, flash reports, development forecasts, programming forecasts, and deal memo summaries

• Worked with Integrated Marketing to create OWN’s trade-out policies Comcast: E! Entertainment (International), G4 Network (US), Style Network (US) Director of Production Management

2006 - 2010

• Managed 30+ series, specials, pilots and E! news in France, Italy, and Asia

• Worked with the International Legal department for various contracts related to 3rd Party Production Company agreements

• Produced ad-funded programming for Ford, Rolex, and the Greek Tourism Board

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