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RESUME

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

2020 – 2024

B.F.A., Film & Television Production at the School of Cinematic Arts

Minor, Public Relations at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Thematic Option Honors Program

WORK EXPERIENCE

POST-PRODUCTION INTERN, HBO/MAX (WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY)

JAN. 2024 –

  • Assist Post Production and Production Assistants with tracking, database management, file creation, and research projects

  • Help streamline data on Airtable, Scenechronize and PIX

EDITOR, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

JAN. – MAY 2023

  • Selected as Recipient of Community Collections Grant led by Archaeologist Dr. Lynn Dodd to preserve practices of transportation for indigenous groups in the greater Los Angeles area

  • Responsible for conducting interviews, indexing archival footage, researching, and working with indigenous elders to find ethical practices of recovering footage and preserving documents

STUDENT ASSISTANT, SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS

JAN. 2023 –

  • Serving as an assistant for Navid McIlhargey’s class, “Producing in Hollywood” and Torrie Rozenwieg’s class, “Organizing Creativity: Entertainment Industry Decision Making”

  • Perform office and administrative tasks

FEATURE FILM DEVELOPMENT INTERN, HEYDAY FILMS

AUG. 2022 – DEC. 2022

  • Coverage and script notes on screenplays, pilots, and novels

  • Research on trending films, artists, television shows, and emerging directors, writers, and producers

  • Attend and participate in meetings with potential directors and executives for future projects

TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT INTERN, ACE ENTERTAINMENT

JAN. 2022 – AUG. 2022

  • Design and build pitch decks of series for prospective buyers and producers for writers

  • Coverage on feature screenplays, television pilots, and novels; cover desk assignments

  • Complete daily research and memos on popular culture trends, predictions, and impact

PRODUCTION INTERN, STUDENT TELEVISION NETWORK

MAY 2020 –

  • Recognized as part of the 2019-2020 Student of the Year Award

  • Led and organized Q&A sessions for C.E.O. Sheri Stilson with industry professionals

DOCUMENTARIAN, INUA PARTNERS IN HOPE

MAY 2018 – OCT. 2018

  • Traveled to Naivasha, Kenya to conduct interviews with program participants

  • Edited for 5 months to create a 20-minute documentary screened at various film festivals (Miami Independent Film Festival, All-American High School Film Festival)

  • Premiere at Busch Theatre at Rollins College raised $2500+ for nonprofit

AWARDS & HONORS

  • USC Presidential Merit Scholar (2020–2024)

  • George Lucas Family Foundation Scholar (2023-2024)

  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

  • UNC-Chapel Hill Chuck Stone Scholar for Diversity in Media and Education (2019)

  • Classical Cellist – Most notable performance with Yo-Yo Ma and Orlando Philharmonic (2018)

  • Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholar (2019)

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