Talent Relations, PR, Events, TV, Assistant & Manager Experience

ARLENE M. GETMAN

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P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E :

DISNEY/ABC TELEVISION GROUP, Burbank, CA (04/10- Present)

Coordinator

• Generate talent itineraries and book executive travel arrangements

• Coordinate series talent and liaise with press photographers on Red Carpet for events including: The Academy Awards, American Music Awards, The Critics Association Summer/Winter Press Tours, Dancing with the Stars, etc.

• Pitch ABC television affiliates “Shark Tank” Season Three entrepreneurs for local news program interviews

• Reconcile T&E, invoicing and departmental supply orders using SAP

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES – THE MUPPETS STUDIO, Burbank CA (2/09 – 04/10)

• Collected and maintained press clippings, taped interviews and video elements from shoots

• Handled Muppets fan mail requests and correspondence

• Rolled calls, handled heavy meeting scheduling and travel itineraries for two senior executives

FROM HOLLYWOOD WITH LOVE, Studio City, CA (5/07 – 05/09)

Freelance Talent Consultant -- various non-profit & corporate clients

20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION, Los Angeles, CA (4/04 - 05/07)

Talent Relations

• Built on-going relationships with series actors, EPs and talent managers, agents and publicists for more than 20 prime-time scripted series produced including acclaimed series such as 24, Arrested Development, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, Family Guy, American Dad, My Name is Earl, etc.

• Pitched Series talent and coordinated their itineraries with personal publicists for red carpet events and gifting suites

• Planned, budgeted and handled logistics and RSVP lists for high profile Studio events; Upfronts Talent Reception, Annual Producers & Stars Fall TV Season Launch Party, Emmy After-Party, Series premieres, 100 Episode milestone events

• Created/ maintained talent information database for more than 200 actors & EPs

• Leveraged relationships with popular make-up, fashion brands, theatres, restaurants and major sports entities (e.g., NBA, MLB, NFL, USTA) to gain VIP access and product for series talent and show runners

• Managed on-going birthday, special occasion and awards gifting for all series talent and show runners

NBA ENTERTAINMENT (NBAE), New York, NY (4/92 - 11/03)

Player & Talent Relations

• Managed NBA All-Star Weekend talent relations and press requests for over 50 "A" list celebrity participants, their guests and supervised staff of 10

- Handled talent appearance bookings, interview requests and activities/competitions including; scheduling, itineraries, travel, ticketing/seating, uniforms, gifts and on-site talent relations

• Worked in collaboration with talent’s personal publicists and NBA PR Dept. on all press and promotional issues

• Developed and maintained key relationships with high profile talent and talent reps from film, TV and pro sports in order to pitch and secure talent commitments for various NBA/WNBA broadcast programming, interviews, special events and community relations initiatives on an on-going basis

• Planned and executed NBA Store Fifth Ave’s weekly special events, celebrity VIP personal shopping, promotions, player book signings, press conferences and receptions

E D U C A T I O N :

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, NY

Bachelor of Arts - English Major w/Marketing Minor (3.74 GPA, Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude)

UCLA EXTENSION, Westwood, CA

Television Publicity (9 Week Class – Fall 2011)

Writing for PR (9 Week Clas – Winter 2012)

C O M PU T E R P R O F I C I E N C Y:

Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, MAC, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Mechanic, SAP

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