N I K K I H O R O W I T Z
CREATIVE PRODUCER | PRODUCTION MANAGER
Resume
E D U C A T I O N
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR: BFA Interarts Performance (3.98)
Class of 2016: STAMPS School of Art & Design / School of Music, Theatre, & Dance
CIEE SEMESTER IN PRAGUE: Communications, New Media, & Journalism
Film & TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts / Charles University
E X P E R I E N C E
COED STUDIOS: Producer
March 2019 - Current, Brooklyn, NY
• Support to the Executive Producer and Directors, working on multiple projects at once
• Overseeing day to day management of projects in development, pre-production, and production
• Liaise with clients and agencies on sales and current projects
• Instrumental to the bidding process - creating, managing & tracking budgets, providing creative support, research, treatment writing & treatment design
• Manage and coordinate shoots including booking travel, holding & hiring crew, & researching production costs
• Onboarding production and post-production staff with studio policies/procedures
BODEGA STUDIOS: Creative / Production Coordinator
May 2018 - March 2019, New York, NY
• Administrative support to the Head of Production, Executive Creative Director, and EP working on multiple projects at once
• Instrumental to the bidding process, providing creative support, research, treatment writing & treatment design
• Coordinate shoots including booking travel, holding & hiring crew, & researching production costs
ANDREW ZUCKERMAN STUDIO: Production Coordinator / Creative Development
Feb 2017- Feb 2018, New York, NY
• Worked on a branded content style documentary feature film for a top 5 Fortune 500 Company
• Instrumental to the creative process, pitching analytical & editorial ideas regularly, contributing to story development
• Researched story themes & subjects, summarized 100+ interviews, & provided the director with interview questions for 30+ subjects
• Expedited production efficiency by analyzing 5 years of footage & 100+ interviews, preparing transcript pulls & paper cuts
• Coordinated international travel for NYC crew, created itineraries & call sheets, & maintained production calendar
DES HAMILTON CASTING + MJZ: VOLKSWAGEN COMMERCIAL: Director's Assistant / Casting Assistant
Dec 2016 - Jan 2017, New York, NY
• Street-cast a documentary-style commercial through research, social media, strategic cold-calling, & in-person networking
• Personal assistant to the director, Benito Montorio, organizing his calendars, arranging travel, & assisting with location scouting
• The eight-part commercial series, “The all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas” aired close to 24,000 times nationally in 2017
NETFLIX’S ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK SEASONS 3 & 5: On-set Production Assistant
Summer 2014, Oct 2016 - Dec 2016, Astoria, NY
• Assisted the Production Department, handling all requests from the Assistant Directors including communicating rolls & cuts between all departments,
assisting with background extras & main actors.
SHOWTIME’S BILLIONS SEASON 2: On-set Production Assistant
Sept 2016 - Dec 2016, New York, NY
• Assisted the Production Department, handling all requests from the Assistant Directors including communicating rolls & cuts between all departments,
assisting with background extras & main actors.
MISTER DIXON: COCA-COLA COMMERCIAL: Casting Assistant
Dec 2016, Brooklyn, NY
• Interviewed, filmed, & improved organization by creating a database of New York locals, which was essential to the casting process
• Aired nationally with the campaign “Serve with a Coca-Cola” gaining close to 100,000 views on Youtube alone
PTA PLANESTRAINS+AUTOMOBILES OTT NETWORK: Development Intern / Mini-series Producer
Jun 2015 - Dec 2015, New York, NY
• Produced, location scouted, coordinated, & scheduled shoots for “EatPlayStay,” a TV mini-series for 14 million fliers on
Delta Airlines, thousands of hotel rooms nationwide with ClearTV, & on Amazon FireTV & Roku
• Designed & managed all social media campaigns, enhancing the brand image & audience through a social online presence
MOXIE PICTURES PRODUCTION COMPANY: Development Intern (2014) / Freelance Researcher (2018)
May 2014 - Jan 2015 + March 2018, New York, NY
• Researched & promoted concepts for new show development, while designing presentation decks & one-sheets
• Development for FYI’s series “Arranged: Season 1,” contacting thousands through cold calling to cast real arranged marriage couples
•Freelanced starting September 2014 as a graphic designer
• Freelanced starting March 2018 doing research, development, & transcriptions for new TV series
“GROOVE” INDEPENDENT FEATURE FILM: Producer / Art Director
Sept 2015 - Present, Brooklyn, NY
• Recipient of Panavision New Filmmaker Program grant. Showed at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
(won Best American Film), the Long Island International Film Expo, & the St. Augustine Film Festival.
• Spearheaded the fundraising campaign, raising more than $65,000, while applying for various grants
• Supervised & coordinated film shoots, casting call, set design, costumes, props, & secured complicated locations around NYC
FILMIC PRODUCTIONS: Creative Director / Producer
Sept 2015 - May 2016, Ann Arbor, MI
• Responsible for producing & developing commercial advertisements for Michigan businesses, while leading a crew of 12
MOTUS ALFRED VE DVORE THEATRE: Assistant to Creative Director / Videographer
Winter 2015, Prague, CZK
• Administrative tasks, coordinated artists, graphic designed, filmed & edited footage of events.
• Created an audience database & expanded their social network & international audience through translating Czech