KESHUNA JONES-LEE

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PROFILE

Passionate Casting Director who understands that selecting the right talent for a particular role is very important to relate with the character. Always acting as the link between the writers, producers, and directors serving a middleman between the studios, talent agents, and actors. Offering outstanding presentation, communication, and cross-cultural team management skills. Highly enthusiastic, results-driven leader with an entrepreneurial attitude. Ambitious individual who creates strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives.

Top Skills:

Strong relationships with both the Los Angeles and Broadway talent community.

Experience working directly for studios, production companies, and/or agencies.

Instinct for identifying new and existing talent and their suitability for a particular Spotify vertical.

Experience reading scripts and collaborating with producers, directors, and writers.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are vital in order to liaise with a range of people, including production staff and talent agents.

EXPERIENCE- Casting

04-2001, Cash Money Records Casting Director -“Tight Whips” Music Video, New Orleans, LA

01—2003, Casting Director TimeWarner Films/ Turner Industries, USA

01/2003, Casting “Run Away Juor “New Orleans,LA

03/2004, Casting ”Mr. 3000-New Orleans,LA movie

05-2005 Casting Director Specials/Extras“Ray” Universal Pictures New Orleans, LA

01/2006-2007 HBO “Treme” New Orleans, LA -cable series

2007/2008 Casting Asst. Paramount/Warner Bros” The Case of Benjamin Button”

01/2009 -2013 Casting /Set Cordinator /Dialect Coach CW “ The Originals “ TV Series

2009 – Casting Director – Specials, “Notorious “ movie

2009-2010 Casting Director- Specials, Chrysler Commercial-Nationwide.

2015-2016 Casting Dir.Specials, music vid.,Beyoncé Roc Nation “Lemonade”

2015-2020 Casting Manager/ Producer Sony Pictures/ Columbia Records

2017 Columbia Records- music vid. SolangeKnowels” ASeat at the Table “

2017Casting Director -music vid. Columbia Jidihnna “ Chief don’t Run”

2017-2018 T’Mobile Commercial Casting Director- Specials“Pink New Orleans “

Casting Director, Sony Pictures/Columbia Records, New York, NY, USA

Reviewed promotional photos, resumes, and demo reels as well as scripts, and prepared special casting requirements.

Managed the casting budget and coordinated with the production accountant.

Conducted research and generated casting reports on existing and prospective casting leads.

Designed strategies and arranged for necessary equipment and venue for casting.

Managed contact with talent agencies and kept them posted about casting requirements

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Followed up union rules and regulation and worked according to the labor laws.

Negotiated contracts with agents and talent agencies.

STRENGTHS

Networking

Charismatic

Passionate

Negotiation

Excellent organizational skills

Excellent time-management skills

Action oriented

Attention to detail

EXPERIENCE

LINE PRODUCER, SOLANGE KNOWELS

Houston, TX

04/2016 – 2020

Assist senior producer in creating daily broadcast by executing editorial vision of day

Work with show director and production crew to block newscast

Work with senior producer to approve (copy edit) all scripts

Oversee daily rundown changes

Preview upcoming stories and segments

Preview accuracy of upcoming video, graphics and chyron

Watch on-air programming

LINE PRODUCER SONY PICTURES,

09/2012 – 12/2015

Work closely with news networks the Internet to provide on-air tie-ins to material on live video stream.

Work with show director and production crew

Serves as backup senior producer (senior producer in-trying )

Discuss day-of correspondent requests with desk

Initiate planning process

Oversee all in-show graphics and story titles

Calmly deal with changes and breaking news during show

LINE PRODUCER COLUMBIA RECORDS

06/2006 – 05/2012

Develop and maintain relationships with key production vendors to create cost and workflow efficiencies that could benefit NGC productions

Work hand in hand with legal and business affairs to maintain network business, labor and legal/compliance standards

Develop and produce live and taped guest segments. Implement and work independently with guidance from Senior and Executive Producer

Work with Head of Production chairing projects in development and production

Creates and supervises production schedules to ensure all work stays inside budgetary boundaries and time constraints

Builds, supports, and refines working relationships with all internal and external clients and personnel with whom production management interacts

Strategically recommend structural and workflow improvements to maximize show quality

EDUCATION

DILLARD UNIVERSITY

BA SPEECH COMMUNICATION AND THEATER PERFORMANING ARTS

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

MA ARTS MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS

MA ARTS ADMINISTRATION

M.ED EDUCATION

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

MA MUSEUM STUDIES

Bachelor’s Degree in Integrity

SKILLS

Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Demonstrated ability to problem solve in a fast paced environment

Able to develop positive working relationships with all levels in an organization

Work with Head of Production chairing projects in development and production

Any additional language would be

Sales coaching experience

Fluent in English and Spanish (essential)

Act as a liaison between producers and Head of Production

Provide pre-sale cost estimates

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