Resume

Lindsey Cohen

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Experience

Paradigm Talent Agency New York, NY

Agent Assistant June 2008-October 2008

Set-up New York division of Artist Marketing Department by assisting department head with:

• Creating uniformity between LA/NY offices.

• Managing new buyers and brands including follow up, meeting set up, computer tracking.

• Attending out of office events, meetings, concerts to build exposure of department.

Don Buchwald and Associates New York, NY

Agent Assistant March 2007-April 2008

Assisted head beauty agent with any and all responsibilities including:

• Communicating auditions/confirmations to talent/casting directors.

• Reviewing and responding to e-mail; Scheduling and coordinating meetings, appointments, travel, and maintaining calendar and contacts database; Filing, faxing, scanning and photocopying.

• Redlining contracts of significance; Drafting and preparation of standardized documents and correspondence, formatting, word processing and review of documents. Handling of phones (fielding, transferring, connecting, conferencing calls) and messages.

• Recording talent to be sent to casting directors; choosing the material and assisting in talent understanding of the material.

• Preparation of submissions for casting directors, commercial and legit breakdowns, scheduling appointments for actors, organizing agency contracts, writing press releases for celebrity clients; Creating contracts, both short and long term, creating press kits, managing special projects.

General Hospital Los Angeles, CA

Production Intern January 2006-April 2006

Involved in pre and post-production by:

• Communicating production schedules via email, fax, phone.

• Assisting to ensure script continuity.

• Attending daily director’s meeting and weekly production meetings.

• Distributing scripts, changes, and memos to directors, producers, production staff.

• Acting as a runner between production office, control booth, set.

• Acted as Casting Assistant while current CA prepared for maternity leave; Scheduled auditions daily, Maintained client calendars for Casting Directors; Prepared and administered weekly production/accounting information packets.

One Life to Live New York, NY

Production Intern May 2005-September 2005

Assisted directors, producers, and writers by:

• Rolling phone calls, scheduling meetings, and distributing office documents to superiors.

• Liaise with writers, artists' agents, members of the public, and publicity staff; co-coordinating and communicating production resources and facility arrangements in tandem with the production managers.

• Coordinating and communicating frequently changing production schedules to Directors, Actors, production team.

• Control public interference while on location filming.

ABC News, Good Morning America New York, NY

Writing Intern May 2004-September 2004

• Sole intern assigned to assist all day and overnight staff and freelance writers.

• Researched talent, events, and news items relevant to daily segments.

• Coordinated in studio arrival of multiple talent for live broadcast.

Education

Boston University College of Communication, Boston, MA: Graduated May 2006

BS in Film and Television/Minor in English

Skills Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, InEntertainment, Oasis, and Movie Magic Screenwriter

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