February 1st, 2012 admin
MICHAEL ::: ACCOUNTING/FINANCE ASSISTANT
Although having only graduated in 2011, Michael Shanker has already accumulated a great amount of Accounting and Admin experience. During his first Accounting Internship at KRS Certified Public Accountants, he assisted with data entry, bank reconciliations, and account analysis. After a summer Finance Internship at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, he began tutoring an Accounting class at Indiana University, helping students master concepts like financial statements, time value, and methods of calculating cash flows. He is extremely comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite, has a solid admin skill set, and is looking to gain more experience in the field.
KIERAN ::: DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Kieran is an intelligent young man eager to continue his career in entertainment. He has a few years of experience as an office Admin Assistant, and he’s familiar with programs such as Quark Xpress and Adobe Photoshop. His most recent experience was working under a Producer at Jenifer Lopez Enterprises where he was responsible for office duties and script coverage. As an avid writer, director, and producer, Kieran would be an asset to a production company in a development assistant role.
ERIN ::: MARKETING / PR ASSISTANT
Erin Gilmore graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA degree in Communications and Marketing and soon after began interning at Young Hollywood, a next-gen skewed website, where she acted as Receptionist, handling multiple phone lines, worked first hand with clients, and helped develop material for the company’s website. She then moved on to Freelance Design work at LA Girl Secrets, creative concepts for their site and content. After moving home to Seattle a bit to help run her mother’s dental office, acting as Receptionist and Office Manager, she came back to LA and completed two more Marketing positions, lastly at Muze Agency, where she completed a short contract Exec Assistant assignment. She’s friendly and eager to join a great new company!
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January 26th, 2012 admin
STACY ::: MARKETING AND BRANDING ASSISTANT
Stacy Liang recently graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in Business Administration. While at school, she worked as a Marketing and Promotions intern for the Athletics Department. She was responsible for coordinating with sponsors and entertainment during sporting events, assisting with creating direct mail, and performing various administrative tasks. She’s currently interning part-time at Spin Shoppe PR in Hollywood, but looking for full-time opportunities with a great company she can grow with. Also she has a really friendly, upbeat personality.
ZACHARY ::: CREATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Zachary has extensive experience as an entertainment administrative assistant. He has done temp work at The Walt Disney Company and ABC 7. While at the Walt Disney Company, he worked as an Assistant to The VP of Finance and Licensing. He was responsible for managing high volume phone lines, sorting/ responding to e-mails, and other various administrative tasks. Currently, Zachary is working with the HR department and is a freelance payroll coordinator at ABC7. His responsibilities include reviewing payroll, managing phone lines, and maintaining attendance records. Zachary is hard worker and would make a great addition to many companies.
LEILA ::: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Leila most recently worked for a year as an Executive Assistant for Climb Access in Melbourne, Australia. She was responsible for organizing company travel arrangements, new hire orientation packets, and maintaining company financials. She’s a great candidate for admin jobs, specifically with a concentration in accounting and finance as she has previous experience in these areas. In addition, she is conversational in Japanese, has worked extensively with Social Media, and has years of experience working as a team leader. Her earlier background and education in theater makes her a natural personality and liaison between different groups of people.
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December 15th, 2011 admin
ADDISON ::: ENTRY-LEVEL GRAD INTERESTED IN FILM/TV
He graduated this past June from UCSB with a degree in Film and Media Studies and has gotten some good experience so far. He interned with the Montecito Picture Company where he got experience with basic admin duties such as answering phones, running errands, stocking supplies, etc. This led to an Assistant Director opportunity with another small production company called Karl Ford Productions. Here, he did everything from soup to nuts since it was a small production. From working with interns, to working on budgets to discussing shot lists, he was able to get great hands on experience. He is currently doing freelance editing work but is looking for a full-time position where he can learn and grow.
EVAN ::: MOTIVATED GRAD WITH GREAT INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Evan recently graduated from UofA with a degree in Media Arts and recently moved to Los Angeles to work in entertainment. In the summer of 2010, he interned full-time with Lin Pictures where they gave him full responsibility of working as an assistant. He answered busy phones, prepared script coverage, handled complex scheduling for the Creative Executives and ran errands when needed. He has a great personality – really eager and humble, sharp and mature.
JULIE ::: STRONG ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Julie moved to Los Angeles from New York about 3 1/2 years ago and is looking for a new opportunity within media buying. Before moving to L.A., Julie worked for Excelsior Radio Networks as a Market Development Coordinator. Here, she was responsible for assisting the SVP with scheduling, travel arrangements, phones, and other administrative duties as well as distributed monthly and weekly reports and served as the client liaison. She’s very hardworking, friendly and excited for a new opportunity.
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November 30th, 2011 admin
ELIZABETH ::: CUSTOMER SERVICE & RECEPTION
Elizabeth recently moved to L.A. from San Francisco, where she received her degree in Political Science from S.F. State University. She has various experience in customer service, between working as a Barista and Waitress at coffee shops and restaurants, and acting as the front desk receptionist for a major Fitness Club. She also has personal assistant experience and is very open to pursuing that again as well. Realizing her passion for law, she completed a 6-month Judicial Internship at the California Superior Court in San Francisco. There she assisted with case briefings, completed observation and analysis of trials, and handled many office administrative duties, like copying, faxing, and answering multiple phone lines. She’s friendly, has great communication skills, and is eager to join the right office environment.
MICHELE ::: ENTRY-LEVEL ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT
Michele is an experienced entertainment intern ready to make a smooth transition into an entry-level position with the right film, TV, or music company. While receiving her BA in Communication Studies at UCLA, Michele honed her skills by completing numerous internships. Her first was with United Talent Agency, where she shadowed the Head of Corporate Communications and learned the day to day aspects of the entertainment business. Next she interned at Film Roman Studio, where she read many scripts and wrote the corresponding coverage. She also researched potential branded clients for the VP of Business and Sales. Following another development internship at Starz Animation, during her senior year she assisted Alchemy Entertainment, a management company, and Ninjas Runnin’ Wild, a production company. There she acted as receptionist, administrative assistant, and story analyst, handling everything from multiple phone lines to extensive script coverage. She has a broad spectrum of experience, a hard-working personality, and is ready to start right away.
ANNE ::: ENTERTAINMENT & ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
Anne is a friendly, outgoing entertainment professional looking to continue her experience with Accounting and Payroll. After graduating from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, she quickly gained an extensive background in TV and film production. While working as a Production Manager for Hello Herman LLC, she maintained purchase order books, budgets, accounts payable, payroll, invoices, and various data entry. Wanting to learn more and become better prepared for the accounting and production world, she then received her NACPB Bookkeeping Certification, after which she completed a two-month contract assignment for Davis Elen Advertising in their Accounts Payable department. She is organized, always eager to learn more, and available to start immediately.
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November 16th, 2011 admin
CHELSEA ::: MUSIC AND MARKETING PROFESSIONAL
Chelsea is an experienced professional in the Music and Marketing Industries looking for new opportunities and challenges. Having completed two internships during college, one in Sales and Strategic Marketing at Warner Music Group and the other in Marketing and Promotions at Takeover Records, she was offered a job right out of college at EMI/Capitol Records as an assistant in their Catalog Marketing department. She segued this position into an assistant job with Interscope/Geffen’s International Marketing, and eventually became an A&R Pop/Rock Coordinator for them. UMG was an invaluable learning experience for Chelsea, as she created and implemented online marketing plans, built email blasts, assisted with posters, and coordinated with producers, mixers, and artist management. She’s passionate about the music industry, has a very creative, marketing-oriented mind, and is eager to explore new roads.
ALEXANDRA ::: ASSISTANT GRAPHIC DESIGNER / PHOTO EDITOR
Alexandra recently moved to L.A. from New York after graduating from NYU. After two internships with casting agencies in New York, she came to L.A. to pursue a career in Graphic Design and Photo Editing. She’s currently attending OTIS College of Art and Design and works part-time as the Photo Manager for Rassulo Photo, where she assists on photo-sessions, recommends print layout and design, and completes photo retouches and editing. She’s passionate about design, eager to learn more about the industry, and ready to start immediately!
SHEENA ::: FILM/TV ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Sheena graduated from Azusa Pacific with her Masters and is currently looking for entry-level opportunities within entertainment. Out of school, she interned with Silver Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment where she performed script coverage, covered the reception desk when needed, assisted with research for various projects and assisted three Development Executives as needed as well. She was with them for about a year before deciding to pursue a teaching opportunity in Spain. She lived in Galicia just under a year and taught English to elementary students. It was a great learning experience for her but now she is back and ready for an entry-level opportunity within entertainment. She’s eager, very personable and motivated.
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November 9th, 2011 admin
JULIE ::: MEDIA ASSISTANT
Julie moved to Los Angeles from New York about 3 1/2 years ago and is looking for a new opportunity within media buying. Before moving to L.A., Julie worked for Excelsior Radio Networks as a Market Development Coordinator. Here, she was responsible for assisting the SVP with scheduling, travel arrangements, phones, and other administrative duties as well as distributed monthly and weekly reports and served as the client liaison. She’s very hardworking, friendly and excited for a new opportunity.
JOHN ::: PR/BRANDING ASSISTANT
John graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Public Relations and recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career within entertainment. During school, he interned twice with PMK*BNC, first assisting with producing and distributing their press kits and last year, came back to intern in their Corporate Branding department, where he was also the Head Intern. Here, he managed a team of 14 interns, created a Media Briefing Book for a major client and created press documents and pitch letters for clients. He is very outgoing, motivated and eager to gain experience.
KATHERINE ::: MOTIVATED ADMIN ASSISTANT
Katherine recently graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Communication and moved back to Los Angeles to find a great full-time opportunity. During school, she interned with Sotheby’s International Realty where she assisted a realtor with basic administrative duties. She also interned with Century City Business Solutions where she worked in the legal and litigation side and was responsible for processing and supervising client orders and preparing for trial and assisted with business development. She’s smart, motivated and eager to learn!
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November 2nd, 2011 admin
KATY ::: ENTRY LEVEL ADMIN ASST
She recently graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder and decided to move to Los Angeles for more opportunity. During school, she interned with a small company called Comedy Works where she worked in the Business Affairs department. Here, she was responsible for assisting the CFO with business plans, helped plan a tradeshow, conducted market research and assisted with answering phones, scheduling, etc. She is very smart, hardworking and eager to gain some experience.
MICHAEL ::: HR COORDINATOR
Michael recently moved to Los Angeles and is also looking for a great opportunity where he can stay and grow. He is originally from the East Coast and after graduating from Brown University, he moved back to New York and got a job working in Human Resources at TSI/New York Sports Club. He was with the company for about 6 years and was responsible for managing employee records for over 100 branches, ensured federal documents were updated and correct, worked with Payroll and Legal departments and was responsible for shipping, receiving, and shredding. He has a great personality – very humble, personable, smart and just really eager for a good opportunity.
ELIZABETH ::: VERSATILE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Elizabeth is a multitalented administrative assistant looking to join the right team in Entertainment, Music, Marketing, and Publicity. She realized her passion for Marketing and Promotions during her first internship with the Seattle Mariners, where, beyond assisting with administrative duties, she oversaw the design, development, and outreach for flyers, posters and other event advertising. Later, she was able to utilize her love of music at Warner Bros. Records, where she interned in the marketing department. She loved learning about the operations of a record label, while strengthening her social media skills, as she updated artists’ websites and used Twitter and other media outlets to promote their upcoming concerts and albums. While interning, Elizabeth worked in Guest Relations at the Montage Beverly Hills, a 5-star hotel. This gave her extremely thick skin and taught her how to work with and handle all kinds of personalities. She’s motivated, outgoing, and ready to start immediately.
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October 26th, 2011 admin
DAVID ::: TALENT AGENGY / MANAGEMENT COMPANY ASSISTANT
David is an experienced Management / Agency Assistant looking to further his knowledge of the industry and join an exciting new team. After receiving his Masters in Business from UCSD, he began an internship with Hopscotch Pictures as a Literary Intern. There, he gave extensive coverage on over 50 scripts and helped assist managers and producers. He was able to move directly from this internship into a full time position at David Shapira & Associates as a Talent Agency Assistant. He assisted four agents total simultaneously, handling heavy phone lines, scheduling, and breakdowns for clients. He also oversaw the DSA internship program there, increasing turn out by 25%. After three years at an Agency, David moved on to ROAR, a Talent Management company, and began assistant two Managers there. He has seen many facets of the entertainment industry and eager to learn even more.
LAUREN ::: MARKETING ASSISTANT
Lauren graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Psychology/minor in Marketing and moved back home to work and save up to move out to Los Angeles. She first got interested in entertainment from an internship with Fox, where she worked in Broadcast Marketing. Here, she compiled market research, assisting with planning their Fall Launch Party and was able to get exposure to various departments through their internship program. Once she moved home, she started working part-time with Saks Fifth Avenue to stay busy. She also got an internship with a company called PA Psychological Services, which administers aptitude tests and evaluations. Here, she assisted the owner with scheduling, filing and overseeing evaluations including follow-up reports. She learned a lot but ultimately she is interested in working in some area of entertainment, although she isn’t 100% which direction she wants to go just yet. She’s really outgoing, motivated and smart.
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October 20th, 2011 admin
CAMILO ::: STRONG ADMIN ASST
After graduating from UCSB, Camilo moved back to Los Angeles and for the past 3 years has worked as a floater at CAA. Here, he worked in several departments covering for agents within Motion Picture, TV Packaging and Marketing. He recently left CAA to explore new opportunities and is available right away. He is adept at working in an extremely fast paced environment and very comfortable coordinating schedules, rolling calls and managing phone sheets. He has a great personality, is really hardworking and has great communication skills.
NICOLE ::: EVENT PLANNING
Nicole graduated from Fordham University with a degree in Communications and has been working in Event Planning since. Out of school, she started with Events in Motion, an event production company and stayed on with them for about 5 years. Here, she was responsible for project management of high-profile events ranging from red-carpet premieres to after-parties, business meetings and high-end social events. She recently moved to Los Angeles for more opportunity and is looking for a similar position. She’s sharp, poised and motivated.
SPENCER ::: MUSIC ASST
Spencer is a motivated assistant who graduated from Indiana University in 2009 with a degree in Business and Music. During school, he interned with Rock Paper Scissors as a publicity intern and with Secretly Canadian on their digital side. He moved to L.A. after graduating and started interning with Sargent House/Refused TV where he assisted their Director of Marketing and with Constant Artists and BuzzMedia, where he helped with web maintenance and social networking. He is currently still working part-time with BuzzMedia/PureVolume but is still looking for additional experience. He’s smart, eager and hardworking.
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October 12th, 2011 admin
DEREK ::: MEDIA ASSISTANT
Derek is a diverse Media Assistant, having worked in a few different fields within Entertainment and Marketing. After graduating from Bowling Green, he began temping at FOX Interactive Media and MySpace and quickly turned it into a full time position in their Customer Care and Support division. He became a Content Review Specialist, overseeing the quality control and helped identify potential issues before the launch of one of their major websites. As such, he became very familiar with different media platforms, such as social media marketing, websites, software, and IT training. He’s outgoing, motivated, and looking forward to gaining more experience in a variety of areas within the industry.
JENNIFER ::: CASTING ASSISTANT
Jennifer is a motivated administrative assistant. Most recently, she has been interning with a few casting offices in order to gain experience in that field, which is ultimately what she wants to be doing. Prior to this, she worked for about 5 years with L.A. Theatre Works. Here, she started as an administrative assistant and worked her way up to Associate Producer for Casting & Rights. She’s very personable, outgoing and sharp.
VICTOR ::: TV ASSISTANT
He recently graduated from Chapman University and has been interning the past few semesters with World of Wonder Productions, MTV, NBC Universal and Rumpus Entertainment. He’s very polished, smart and organized.
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