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Senior/Supervising-level writer, producer, field and post producer with 20-plus years of experience across all genres and formats; on-air promos; sales; marketing; reality; short-form; long-form; documentary/biography; reality; entertainment; interviewing and more. Comprehensive experience from pre-production, production and post production; conception to final delivery. Extensive experience working with publicists and conducting celebrity interviews, profiles, on-set/EPK shoots, red carpet events, film festivals and premieres both domestically and internationally. Tenures at both network level and independent production companies. Resume pasted below:
RENEE McGINNISS
917- 328- 7231 | [email protected]
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Present: freelance Writer, Producer, Story and Field Producer.
2011 – 2012: Writer/Story Producer: HGTV: “House Hunters International”
2007 – 2011: Freelance Writer, Producer,Post/Story and Supervising Producer, Field Producer
Clients:
Martha Stewart Show (writer and post producer for field unit); Martha Stewart Presents
(writer and post producer for primetime specials); WE-tv “Amazing Wedding
Cakes (field Producer); HGTV “Small Space, Big Style” (field producer); Dogmatic, Inc.
(post-produced corporate marketing and sales videos; music and sizzle videos; plus
field producing and PSAs); MJM Creative (post-produced corporate marketing and sales
videos, sizzle videos as well as field producing); Rainbow Media: VOOM HD Networks:
(writer/producer); High Impact TV (field producer); Pronovias Bridal (field producer,
writer and producer for fashion videos)
2002–2006
Senior Writer/Producer, A&E Networks and Biography Channel
• Wrote, produced, field and post-produced one and two hour Biographies
• Supervised freelance writers and producers; provided creative and editorial
feedback on concepts and scripts
• Created, wrote, produced and post-produced annual, hour-long Academy Award special
entitled “Race to the Red Carpet.” Conducted film critic interviews, wrote and produced
host wraps, packages and segments.
• Conducted interviews with celebrities, industry insiders and a variety of non-Hollywood
interview subjects depending on nature of the Biography.
• Produced and conducted press junket interviews
• Conceptualized, wrote and produced Bio4Kids. Re-wrote existing historical biographies
for kids ages 7 to 12 utilizing new voice-over talent, music and custom graphics. Wrote
and produced host wraps; managed production schedule; directed all post-production;
managed staff of Production Assistants and Associate Producers
• Wrote and produced elements for Biography including bumpers and closes
• Conceptualized, wrote and produced theme week teases, packages and interstitials
• Wrote and produced “crash” programs such as obits and Biography in the News
• Post-produced all projects; managed all edit schedules, directed voice-over, edits and
mixes
2001–2002
Supervising Producer, Johnson & Murphy
• Opened and managed New York office of Los Angeles-based advertising and promotion agency;
created office infrastructure and operational procedures
• Launched Fall 2001 on-air advertising and promotion campaign for the “Ricki Lake Show.”
Produced music-driven launch spot to reinforce the “So Real. So Ricki” branding campaign
• Liaison between Executive Producers of show and on-air promotions team
• Set creative mandates; hired and supervised pool of freelance Writer/Producers
• Reviewed scripts and offlines and provided creative feedback for revisions
• Executed timely delivery of weekly satellite feed
1990–2001, Senior Writer/Producer, Showtime Networks
• Conceptualized, wrote and produced on-air promos, image campaigns, sales, marketing, and
radio spots for Showtime Theatricals, Original Pictures and series.
• Created, developed, wrote, produced, field and post-produced short and long-form
programming
• Worked with studio and personal publicists to book and conduct interviews with
celebrities, writers and directors; conducted interviews with a variety of non-Hollywood
interview subjects depending on nature of shows/projects.
• Field Produced and directed behind-the-scenes/electronic press kit shoots and man-on-the-
street segments
• Casted and directed talent
• Field Produced and covered press junkets, film festivals, premieres and red carpet
events domestically and internationally
• Post-Produced all projects; directed voice-over, edit and mix sessions
AWARDS
• Telly Award: Biography Channel’s “Race to the Red Carpet”
• New York Festival Award “Biography” category: Showtime’s “Behind the Green Door with
Marilyn Chambers.”
EDUCATION
Villanova University, B.A. English
References available upon request
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