Sally Schmidt

Digital Media Entertainment Executive

Greater New York City Area

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  • Executive Producer, Scholastic.com at Scholastic
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Sally Schmidt’s Summary

Digital media executive with 10 years experience in programming, producing and promoting for web, mobile and VOD platforms.

Sally has filled many roles over the years including brand managment, UI/UX development, project and client management, online advertising strategy, product development in emerging technologies, usability testing, live television production, iTV, MCE channel development, mobile, social media and production process development.

Sally Schmidt’s Specialties:

Extensive knowledge of the television and music industries focusing on popular youth oriented culture.

Special expertise in building and leading diverse, efficient and productive teams while working across divisions of major media companies.


Sally Schmidt’s Experience

  • Executive Producer, Scholastic.com

    Scholastic

    (Public Company; SCHL; Publishing industry)

    April 2009Present (4 months)

  • Senior Project Manager, Scholastic.com

    Scholastic

    (Public Company; SCHL; Publishing industry)

    March 2008April 2009 (1 year 2 months)

  • Online Media Consultant

    Self-employed

    (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)

    October 2007February 2008 (5 months)

  • Executive Producer

    Worldwide Biggies

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

    March 2007October 2007 (8 months)

  • Producer - Product Development

    MTV Networks

    (Public Company; Online Media industry)

    19992006 (7 years)

  • Producer - Product Development

    Comedy Central

    (Public Company; Online Media industry)

    June 2005October 2006 (1 year 5 months)

    Led digital media group’s large scale rollouts--specializing in channel convergent interactive content including development of architecture, content, software & UI for Comedycentral.com.

  • Producer

    Nickelodeon Online

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; via; Online Media industry)

    August 1999July 2005 (6 years)

    Project & brand management, product planning & development, budgeting, talent relations and interaction with site team to produce Flash content for the 2003 Webby Winner for ‘Best TV Website’. Specializing in channel convergent content including webcam, live award shows, voting; dynamic page production; online gaming; Community (chat & BBS)

  • Associate Producer - PPV Events

    Showtime Networks

    (Public Company; CBS; Entertainment industry)

    19981999 (1 year)

    Assisted in production & marketing tasks for SET PPV events including Tina Turner, Spice Girls Live, Tyson vs. Holyfield among others. Duties included executing production of marketing to local cable systems, online marketing, supporting the EVP of SET PPV, as well as live event production support.

  • Equity Research Associate

    UBS

    (Public Company; UBS; Financial Services industry)

    19971998 (1 year)

    Supported Managing Director of Media & Entertainment Equity Research for the worlds largest institutional bank. Sourcing data to compile preliminary drafts of equity research reports for institutional investors.

    Other responsibilities included: regular interaction with senior company managements, institutional sales force and buy side clients; construction and maintenance of financial models; publication of research reports in response to company developments; proprietary research including overall consumer and corporate market trends; maintenance of institutional client contact information; maintenance of research dissemination.

  • Tour Support

    Polla Productions

    (Entertainment industry)

    19961997 (1 year)

    Freelance tour manager and tour support for international musical productions.

  • Membership

    ASCAP

    (Non-Profit; Music industry)

    19921996 (4 years)

  • Volunteer Coordinator & Sales Associate

    New Music Seminar

    (Music industry)

    19911994 (3 years)

    Responsible for coordinating/acquiring staff for a 200+ person workforce, including interviews and assignments for a yearly music industry convention. Over the years i wore many hats including sales associate, convention floor & client management, club/nights event management and organizing the Haoui Montaug Benefit.


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Sally Schmidt’s Interests:

Getting it done, thinking BIG, gaming, optimizing the use of technology, travel, indoor horticulture, Central Park, dog walking, bicycling & Charlie Rose.

Sally Schmidt’s Honors:

2006 & 2007 -- Lectured on branding and media campaigns at Pratt Institute
2003 -- Webby for Best TV Site


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