JoiAshanti Watkis
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HUEMAN GROUP MEDIA - ASSOCIATE & BOOKING PRODUCER May 2023 - Present
● Write branded podcast episode scripts using Descript for “Say More with Tulaine Montgomery”, “Inclusion Begins With Me: Conversation that Matter”, “Forces for Good”, “Source of Good”
● Streamline production workflow through calendar management, and guest booking
● Book A-list podcast guests for branded shows
● Curate interview briefs aligned with episode themes
● Manage audio recordings via Riverside Studio
FX NETWORKS - CASTING ASSISTANT FEB 2024 - DEC 2024
● TV Pilot & Season 1 “Adults” FKA“Snowflakes” with Estrin/Bergstein Casting Office
● Send ecocast appts, set up zoom sessions, coordinate callback appointments
● Create tapes to view and select links via Breakdown Services and Cast It
● Edit videos from zoom sessions as needed
● Maintain Qwire lists
CBS STUDIOS - CASTING FELLOW AUG 2022 - OCT 2022
● Assisted the casting process for “Blue Bloods” through Bowling Miscia Casting
● Set-up & run Zoom auditions & Eco Cast live auditions
● Use Breakdown services to create sides, select talent & create presentations
● Create cast lists and status update sheets for network MOVIKARMA - TV DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT FEB 2022 - MAY 2022
● Research & outreach potential talent
● Create pitch decks using Canva & PowerPoint
● Pitch presentations to Producers
● Edit casting videos
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE DOCUMENTARY - ASSISTANT EDITOR FEB 2022 - Dec 2023
● Edit spotlight videos for the Obstruction of Justice: The True Meaning Docuseries
● Research and source music, archival footage, production footage SHARECARE INC MAY 2020 - NOV 2023
JUNIOR PRODUCER
● Produce 50+ webinar scripts for presentations
● Review video footage and provide notes to editors
● Upload videos to YouTube - edit thumbnails, insert cards, end cards, tags, monetization, ratings, descriptions
WRITER/RESEARCHER
● Convert on screen text videos to talking head scripts PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
● Create rundowns for “Normal Now” interviews
● Convert video essays into talking head scripts
● Edit Social Video Clips using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects YOLANDA HUNT ENTERTAINMENT APR 2021 - OCT 2021
CASTING ASSOCIATE
● Casting Associate for Crackle TV’s “Inside the Black Box” Season 1
● Book actors, directors, theatermakers, etc. for talk show via cold-calling & emailing CASTING ASSISTANT/COORDINATOR
● “Night Games” feature film, “Safe Room” feature film, “Pretty F#ck’d” pilot
● Use Breakdown services to create breakdowns, sides,
● Run Eco Cast Live Auditions
● Emailed & called agents/managers to check actor’s availabilities
● Use Google Docs & Sheets to create cast lists & deal memos GREAT DECISIONS DOCUMENTARY - PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MAY 2019 - JAN 2020
● Lead Video Editor for episode 4, Unchained: The Scourge of Human Trafficking
● Media Manager for all production footage
● Assemble string outs for all 10 episodes using adobe Premiere Pro PRAISEWORKS HEALTH & WELLNESS - PRODUCER INTERN JULY 2018 - FEB 2019
● Produce/edit podcasts, promotional videos, and YouTube channel videos
● Research and book guests for podcast
● Write copy for promotional videos, YouTube channel intros & outros
● Conduct preliminary interviews on guests for podcast series
● Manage Executive Producer’s professional and personal calendar EDUCATION
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SEPT 2015 - MAY 2019
Bachelor of Arts in Video and Television Production with a Double Minor in Creative Writing & Psychology
SKILLS
● Adobe Premiere Pro
● Adobe After Effects
● Adobe Photoshop
● Photoshop
● Canva
● Microsoft/Google Apps
● Zoom
● Slack
● Breakdown Express
● EcoCast Live
● Qwire
● Cast It
● Backstage
● Asana
● Project Management
● Monday.com