ALEXANDRA LIPPINCOTT
Summary
Detail oriented and skilled Crewer known for managing the hiring, travel and payroll for broadcast technicians. Previously worked with Program Productions and Fox Sports who specialized in staffing live sports productions for MLB, NHL, NASCAR and NBA. Committed to maintaining professional relationships and building my career in broadcast media. Over the past year, I was the primary caregiver to my aging father. In August, I started a temporary contract position as a Seasonal Event Coordinator Assistant. I am looking to get back into the broadcast media/production industry when my current employment contract ends in January 2025.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Seasonal Event Coordinator Assistant
Health Dimensions
Carlsbad, CA
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Coordinate with internal teams to ensure timely delivery of products and services for corporate health and wellness events
- Create detailed reports outlining event planning progress, timelines, budgets, and other relevant information
- Collaborate with clients to identify their goals and expectations from the event
- Manage logistics related to transportation, catering, entertainment, decorations for events
- Provide on-site support during the day of the event including problem solving if necessary
- Ensure effective communication between vendors and suppliers before, during and after the event
Primary Caregiver
Family
Temecula, CA
10.2023 - 07.2024
- Provided weekly care for an aging family member.
- Medication management, appointment setting
- Assistance with activities of daily living
- Clerical duties, ranging from bill pay, filing, household management
- Financial management
Crewing Manager
Program Productions/XLT Management
Remote
05.2023 - 09.2023
- Work closely with the current Bally Sports directors and producers to identify crew needs
- Utilize union referral list and schedule technicians for live MLB, NHL and NBA broadcasts
- Check availability of preferred technicians and process payroll
- Strong knowledge of IBEW and IATSE collective bargaining agreements
- Point of contact for all technicians on-site; responsible for crew changes, injury reporting and personnel issues
- Submit media credentials for each MLB, NHL and NBA home shows
- Process technician payroll for all pertinent events, responsible for managing rates bargained with the union contract
- Submitting on-boarding requests for new hires; collaborating with HR on managing I-9 paperwork.
Crewing Coordinator
Fox Sports
Los Angeles, CA
03.2020 - 05.2023
- Serve as the main point of contact for FOX freelance technicians
- Manage freelancer travel, crew schedules, crew sheets, union obligations, submitting expenses
- Knowledge of union contracts and labor laws
- Crewing for Fox's entire Major League Baseball package; managing on-boarding, venue information, distributing production memos
- Build show templates in Playbook and perform payroll data entry in FOXPay
- Manage department systems, such as data entry in SmartSheet and GoogleSheets
- Collaborate with tech managers on timecard reviews and any pertinent event paperwork
- Experience working in a fluid, fast paced environment.
Crewing Administrator
Fox Sports
Playa Vista, CA
09.2018 - 03.2020
- Assisted crewing department with on-boarding of freelancers for college football, NFL and MLB
- Provided administrative support to crewing managers and directors
- Responded to freelancer inquiries pertaining to on-boarding and payroll related issues
- Updated one-sheets for each game broadcast; confirm that support staff data is accurate and up to date
- Reviewed IBEW union spreadsheets and see which technicians need on-boarding before game broadcasts
- Tracked and managed travel information for the Thursday Night Football core production crew.
Production Runner
Fox Sports
Los Angeles, CA
12.2017 - 03.2020
- Worked closely with stage production, field operations, engineering and IT departments to ensure a smooth on-air broadcast for Los Angeles Rams home games
- Provide assistance with broadcast booth; ensure that the on-air talent had essentials and the audio department had all corresponding equipment needed
- Passed out game credentials and parking passes to television crew
- Prepared crew call sheets, drive on passes, manage parking for production vehicles
- Served as a liaison between producers, directors, camera operators and talent; provide administrative support to fellow staff.
Runner/Stage Manager
NBC Sports
Bethesda, MD
08.2016 - 11.2017
- Provided administrative support to production and technical crew
- Assisted on air-talent; ensured that proper, timely cues were received from producer and communicated successfully to the talent
- Delivered cue cards to on-air talent and monitored production show run downs; performed data entry for production department
- Took an active role in observing daily operations, events and activities of each show; assisted engineer with coordinating efforts regarding technical equipment and shipments.
Education
Master of Professional Studies - Sports Industry Management
Georgetown University
Washington, DC08-2014
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA05-2010
Skills
- MS Office Suite
- Google Suite
- SmartSheet, Box and SalesForce
- Crew Scheduling
- Payroll
- Project Coordination
- Expense Management
- On-Boarding of new hires
- Data Entry
- Travel Planning
- Event Logistics
- Workflow Optimization
Accomplishments
- Fox Sports Employee All-Star Performance Award 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
- Sports Emmy Award winner and nominee credit; MLB on FOX 2022 & 2023
- Worked on Super Bowl LIV, MLB World Series and Daytona 500 productions
- Contributed to the development and implementation of new Fox payroll system
Timeline
Seasonal Event Coordinator Assistant
Health Dimensions
08.2024 - 12.2024
Primary Caregiver
Family
10.2023 - 07.2024
Crewing Manager
Program Productions/XLT Management
05.2023 - 09.2023
Crewing Coordinator
Fox Sports
03.2020 - 05.2023
Crewing Administrator
Fox Sports
09.2018 - 03.2020
Production Runner
Fox Sports
12.2017 - 03.2020
Runner/Stage Manager
NBC Sports
08.2016 - 11.2017
Master of Professional Studies - Sports Industry Management
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
University of San Francisco