Creator, FilmRadar.com
Greater Los Angeles Area
Creator, FilmRadar.com
Greater Los Angeles Area
I run a website called FilmRadar.com which is all about specialty film going in Los Angeles. It covers indie films, foreign films, silents, classic Hollywood and other specialty fare. It has a very loyal and highly targeted audience of people who are very passionate about film!
The site has been written up in LA City Beat, the LA Times, Variety, Fade In Magazine and the Toronto Star.
I am currently working to expand FilmRadar to San Francisco and New York.
I also love film history with a passion and have done freelance work proofreading books and doing a historic tour of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. I was recently featured doing this cemetery tour on Turner Classic Movies.
I've juggled all of this in addition to my professional full time work which has included working for HBO Films, Innovative Artists, Miramax and IGN/Rotten Tomatoes.com
Self starter, strong work ethic and a team player with a pitch in attitude. Exceptional attention to detail, strong follow through and outstanding interpersonal and people skills. A gracious phone demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills. Efficient, able to multi task and prioritizes well. Film history knowledgeable.
(Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2002 — Present (7 years)
Due to my great love for film, I created FilmRadar in 2002 as a newsletter to a handful of friends. They forwarded the newsletter around town and it soon grew into a website as well. I am working to develop this in multiple cities and to expand it to become a more full time profitable venture. For the past 7 years (and to this day) I run this on my nights and weekends. This has been a great challenge to me and has taught me a great deal about time and resource management.
The website has been written up in Variety, The Toronto Star, LA Times, LA City Beat and was named one of the top 100 coolest movie sites on the internet by Fade In Magazine.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
April 2006 — January 2007 (10 months)
Responsible for overseeing the building and maintenance for film websites including An Inconvenient Truth, Little Miss Sunshine, and Venus. Assisted company President with special projects, film tracking, client relations and initiatives.
(Online Media industry)
2004 — 2006 (2 years)
Wrote editorial and promotional copy, assisted the marketing & promotions department with special projects, provided full administrative support to the Entertainment Sales office, tracked online campaigns, helped manage online ad reservations, assisted coordinated travel, scheduled meetings and appointments.
(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
Provided full administrative assistance to executive; handled phones, maintained calendar and scheduled meetings and appointments. Oversaw publicity initiatives in support of feature films and home entertainment including premieres, special events, media relations, and coordinating talent and executive travel. Worked on campaigns for the following features; Cold Mountain, Magdalene Sisters, Kill Bill Volume I, Station Agent and on the Academy Awards campaign.
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
Provided full administrative assistance to agent; handled phones, maintained calendar and scheduled appointments. Coordinated script submissions, tracked studio projects and interfaced with screenwriters to establish meeting schedules. Handled client relations, interfaced with studio executives, managers and other industry personnel.
(Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
Provided administrative assistance to executive; handled phones, maintained calendar and responsible for scheduling. Coordinated travel, organized script submissions and script library in conjunction with story departments and assisted as screenings and other special events. (As a floater, was assigned to this desk for an initial two week period that lasted duration of employment with HBO.)
BA , Film Studies (Moving Image Arts) , 1995 — 1997
film history, silent film, documentaries, independent film, foreign films, experimental film, Los Angeles, city history, architecture, art deco, fashion, vintage clothing, antiques, retro culture, travel, reading, public speaking, historic cemeteries
Member of Art Deco Society, Hollywood Heritage Society, Los Angeles Conservancy, American Cinematheque.