Ellen Houlihan

Current

Director, Brands and Operations at The Robert Thorne Company

Past

Freelance Production Coordinator at Person Films/HSI Productions
Director's Assistant / Producer's Assistant / Production Coordinator at Imagi Animation Studios
A-List Manager/Producer's Assistant (Clients: Jim Carrey, Vince Vaughn, Ellen DeGeneres) at The Gold Company

Freelance Production Assistant (No Reservations, The Brave One, I Am Legend) at Warner Bros. Pictures
Freelance Production Assistant (Night at the Museum) at 20th Century Fox
Producer's Assistant, "Natale A New York" (Italy's top-grossing film of 2006) at Filmauro SRL, Rome, IT
Music Writer at Filter Magazine
Production Intern, "Martha" show at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Freelance Writer at The Record, New York metro area newspaper
Warner Music Group, Publicity Intern at Warner Bros.
Development Intern at LivePlanet (Matt Damon & Ben Affleck's production company)
Videographer/Editor, KOMU-TV at NBC Universal
Production Intern at Showtime Networks
NY-1 News Production Intern at Time Warner Inc.

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles
Upright Citizens Brigade- New York and Los Angeles
Fordham University

University of Missouri-Columbia

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Connections

276 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Ellen Houlihan’s Summary

Director's Assistant, Producer's Assistant, Manager's Assistant, Production Office Coordinator, Production Coordinator, Entertainment Writer, Entertainment Journalist, Comedy Writer, Screenwriter, Blogger

Ellen Houlihan’s Specialties:

MS Office, Outlook, Expense Reporting, Rolling Calls, Heavy Scheduling, Script Coverage, 90 wpm, French language, Power Point, Final Draft, Final Cut Pro digital editing, DVC Pro and DV cameras, Office Management, Vendor Relations, Intern Management, Negotiations

Ellen Houlihan’s Experience

Director, Brands and Operations

The Robert Thorne Company

(Entertainment industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Management, new media and brand licensing for Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana, Quincy Jones, Hilary Duff, Snoop Dogg, E! Entertainment, Primp, OmniPeace and several programs in active development
Freelance Production Coordinator

Person Films/HSI Productions

(Entertainment industry)

April 2008 — April 2008 (1 month)

Production Coordinator on Levi's commercial
-Director Michael Hausmann (Madonna, Kanye West, Justin Timberlake)
-Coordinated high-fashion runway shoot for national television

Production Coordinator on Rock Star: Supernova Music Video
-Coordinated Downtown LA rooftop music video and album shoot
-Director Klaus Thymann (music video, still photography)
Director's Assistant / Producer's Assistant / Production Coordinator

Imagi Animation Studios

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Animation industry)

May 2007 — February 2008 (10 months)

Production Office Coordinator, "Gatchaman"
Assistant to Kevin Munroe, Director "TMNT" CGI movie

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A-List Manager/Producer's Assistant (Clients: Jim Carrey, Vince Vaughn, Ellen DeGeneres)

The Gold Company

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

May 2007 — May 2007 (1 month)

Temp Assistant to Eric Gold
Clients: Jim Carrey, Vince Vaughn, Ellen DeGeneres
Freelance Production Assistant (No Reservations, The Brave One, I Am Legend)

Warner Bros. Pictures

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

March 2006 — January 2007 (11 months)

-"No Reservations" (Warner Bros/Castle Rock)
-"The Brave One" (Warner Bros/Silver Pictures)
-"I Am Legend" (Warner Bros)
Freelance Production Assistant (Night at the Museum)

20th Century Fox

(Public Company; Entertainment industry)

January 2006 — January 2007 (1 year 1 month)

-"Night at the Museum" (20th Century Fox)

http://imdb.com/name/nm2214843/
Producer's Assistant, "Natale A New York" (Italy's top-grossing film of 2006)

Filmauro SRL, Rome, IT

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Entertainment industry)

July 2006 — December 2006 (6 months)

Assistant to Producer Luigi DeLaurentiis
Top-grossing Italian film of 2006 (+$40 million)
Music Writer

Filter Magazine

(Public Company; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)

June 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 4 months)

Wrote concert reviews and daily news stories for Filter Magazine's website, www.filter-mag.com
Production Intern, "Martha" show

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; MSO; Publishing industry)

August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)
Freelance Writer

The Record, New York metro area newspaper

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)

September 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 1 month)

Interviewed major recording artists and promoted regional appearances
Warner Music Group, Publicity Intern

Warner Bros.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)
Development Intern

LivePlanet (Matt Damon & Ben Affleck's production company)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)

January 2004 — August 2004 (8 months)
Videographer/Editor, KOMU-TV

NBC Universal

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Entertainment industry)

September 2001 — May 2004 (2 years 9 months)
Production Intern

Showtime Networks

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; VIA; Entertainment industry)

June 2003 — August 2003 (3 months)
NY-1 News Production Intern

Time Warner Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

June 2002 — January 2003 (8 months)

Ellen Houlihan’s Education

University of California, Los Angeles

N/A , Writers Program , 2008 — 2008

-Funny is Money: Writing the R-Rated Comedy, under Keith and Juliet Giglio ("A Cinderella Story")

-Creating from Character: Utilizing Character to Develop an Original Comedy Series or Screenplay, under David Isaacs ("M*A*S*H", "Cheers", "Frasier")

-2008 Writers Studio: Crafting the Comedy Screenplay, under Steve Mazur ("Liar, Liar")
Upright Citizens Brigade- New York and Los Angeles

N/A , Sketch Comedy Writing 101, Improv 101, Improv 201 , 2005 — 2008
Fordham University

Bachelor's of Art , Film, Communication & Media Studies , 2004 — 2006
University of Missouri-Columbia

Film Studies, Broadcast Journalism 2001 — 2004

Activities and Societies:

NCAA and KOMU-TV (NBC) videographer and editor