Mark J. Marraccini

Current

• Producer / Director, News at AMC

Past

• Producer at Access Hollywood
• Supervising Producer at Fuse
• Field Producer / Director / Interviewer at Sharp Entertainment

• Supervising Producer at Sharp Entertainment
• Supervising Producer at Sharp Entertainment
• Producer at MTV News
• Producer at Sharp Entertainment
• Segment Producer at Sharp Entertainment
• Producer, Field Producer at MTV News
• Series Producer at The Image Factory, Inc.
• Segment Producer at MTV Networks
• Segment Producer, Field Producer at VH1
• Associate Producer, Production Assistant at VH1

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Education

• Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Connections

144 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Website

Mark J. Marraccini’s Summary

resume / reel / credits online at www.markmarraccini.com

I am an accomplished and diverse Media Professional with 13 years of TV production experience in Entertainment News, Pop Culture, Lifestyle, Music and Reality genres.

I have a keen eye, a discerning ear and a proven track record of meeting deadlines, developing creative elements, and maintaining high team morale on my projects.

Core skills: DEVELOPING / PRODUCING / SUPERVISING / DIRECTING / WRITING

Mark J. Marraccini’s Specialties:

Showrunning, Field Producing / Directing, Researching, Paper-cutting, Supervising Edits, Motivating Teams, Interviewing (celebrities, reality, key storytellers)

Avid (novice: can string out segments)

Mark J. Marraccini’s Experience

• Producer / Director, News

  AMC

  (Media Production industry)

  October 2008 — Present (10 months)

• Producer

  Access Hollywood

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2008 — October 2008 (2 months)

• Supervising Producer

  Fuse

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  Web content produced by me for Fuse. I built a Los Angeles-based $130K production by myself. I hired staff, negotiated vendor bids, booked facilities, supervised casting, directed talent on set, supervised edits, delivered content and network deliverables...all unsupervised, on deadline and under budget.

• Field Producer / Director / Interviewer

  Sharp Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  January 2008 — June 2008 (6 months)

  Freelance field producer / director / interviewer for VH1, Travel Channel, HGTV programs produced by Sharp Entertainment.

• Supervising Producer

  Sharp Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)

  FUSE : “Videos That Rocked The World”
  Supervising Producer / Director / Writer for this 10-episode music video documentary series with a $1.1 million budget.
  
  In addition to showrunning the series, I also conducted the majority of the interviews and wrote/produced the Alanis Morissette episode.

• Supervising Producer

  Sharp Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2006 — June 2007 (1 year)

  FUSE : “Pants Off-Dance Off”
  Supervising Producer / Director / Writer for 2 seasons of this 13-episode Reality / Competition series with a $700K budget.
  
  I led the re-design and re-launch of the series for its 2nd season. I also directed all green screen shoots and interviews with the reality talent, story produced and wrote each episode, and supervised the editing.

• Producer

  MTV News

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

  June 2006 — August 2006 (3 months)

  MTV News : “World Trade Center Movie Special on MTV Overdrive”
  Town Hall / Movie Special

• Producer

  Sharp Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  May 2004 — April 2006 (2 years)

  VH1 : “The Fabulous Life Of...”
  Producer / Segment Producer / Writer
  Celebrity Lifestyle Series

• Segment Producer

  Sharp Entertainment

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  August 2003 — May 2004 (10 months)

  VH1 : "100 Greatest Red Carpet Moments"

• Producer, Field Producer

  MTV News

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

  February 2002 — August 2003 (1 year 7 months)

  "All Eyes On: Britney Spears"
  "Snoop To The Extreme"
  "Grammy Hangover"
  "You Hear It First: Little Brother"
  "This Is My Band: D12"
  + various news pieces

• Series Producer

  The Image Factory, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  August 2001 — February 2002 (7 months)

  Metro-TV (NYC) : "Finders Keepers"
  *Took over as Series Producer when original Series Producer had to exit the show

• Segment Producer

  MTV Networks

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

  August 2000 — July 2001 (1 year)

  MTV News and Specials
  "MTV 20: Most Outrageous Moments"
  "MTV 20: Laugh Track - 20 Years of Comedy on MTV"
  "U2 On Tour: Leaving Nothing Behind"
  "MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs"

• Segment Producer, Field Producer

  VH1

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

  February 1998 — June 2000 (2 years 5 months)

  "Before They Were Rock Stars: Commercials"
  "VH1 Live Grammy Pre-Show"
  "VH1 Fourplay: Madonna, Sheryl Crow"
  "Rock Across America ’99"
  "VH1’s 100 Greatest Rock & Roll TV Moments"
  "VH1’s Top 90 Videos Of The 90’s"
  "Rock Across America ’98"
  "VH1 Tours First: John Mellencamp, Rolling Stones"
  "VH1’s Top 10 Video Countdown"
  "VH1 Street Games"

• Associate Producer, Production Assistant

  VH1

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

  October 1995 — August 1998 (2 years 11 months)

  Various productions for VH1 Studio, Dayparts, News and Series/Specials.

Mark J. Marraccini’s Education

• Clarion University of Pennsylvania

  1987 — 1992

Additional Information

Mark J. Marraccini’s Websites:

• My Website

Mark J. Marraccini’s Interests:

Pop Culture, Sports, Music

Mark J. Marraccini’s Groups:

Out in Television and Film (OTF), Sigma Chi, NAGVA, Sigs In Entertainment, GLASA, Connecting Reality

•    ThoseinMedia
•    Film TV Professionals
•    VH1 Alumni

Mark J. Marraccini’s Honors:

Nominated as Producer for a 2002 New York Emmy®: Entertainment Series: "Finders Keepers" (Metro-TV, NYC)

Mark J. Marraccini’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• getting back in touch