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Bill Morrow

Red Bank,NJ

Summary

Versatile media professional with extensive experience in the film/television industry as archival producer, rights & clearance specialist, video producer and stock footage archives director.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Content Curator

A+E Networks
02.2024 - Current
  • Content curation and editing.
  • Rights review

Archival Consultant

BuzzFeed
06.2024 - 06.2024
  • Archival consultant for documentary film, Brother Orange.

Archival Producer

Stephen David Entertainment (Netflix)
02.2023 - 03.2024
  • Archival research and clearance for Cowboy Wars.

Clearance Manager

Full Disclosure Films, LLC
08.2023 - 09.2023
  • Rights and clearances for independent feature film, 36 Seconds: A Portrait of a Hate Crime.

Archival Producer

Livestar Entertainment (Showtime)
07.2023 - 08.2023
  • Archival research for documentary boxing series for Showtime.

Clearance Manager

W&B TV
07.2022 - 08.2023
  • Managed clearance for a scripted feature film project about the pop group, Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True.

Clearance Manager

Smuggler Entertainment
10.2022 - 03.2023
  • Archival research and clearances for an independent feature film documentary - Pandamonium.

Archival Producer

Magnet Media Films
08.2022 - 09.2022
  • Providing archival services for the short documentary film - HOT SPOT: Preventing The Next Pandemic.

Director

Footage File, LLC
2013 - Current
  • A full service agency offering archival research, clearances, stock footage licensing, media curation and custom video production.

Archival Producer

Bullet Point Films (A+E Networks)
08.2022 - 09.2022

Archival producer for two projects:

  • The Clooney Foundation For Justice - short doc looks at what the CFJ is doing in Ukraine during the war.
  • Elton John AIDS Foundation - short doc looks at the progress the foundation has made over the last 30 years and what's ahead.

Archival Producer

Renowned Films (CBS / Paramount +)
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Archival research for a 3-part documentary about Elvis Presley.

Clearance Manager

ABC / Disney
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Clearance Manager for ABC specials - American Rescue Dogs, Great American Tag Sale and Finding Harmony.

Clearance Specialist

4C Permissions (Harvard University)
03.2022 - 05.2022
  • Photo and textual clearance for Harvard and the Legacy Slavery.

Clearance Manager

Renegade 83 Entertainment (National Geographic)
07.2021 - 02.2022
  • Archival research and clearance for Something Bit Me.

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Tribe Pictures
01.2012 - 12.2021
  • Archival research, clearance and consultation for various corporate projects including Stanley Black & Decker, Colgate, Amneal, Sumitomo Aerospace, UBS and Quest Diagnostics.

Clearance Specialist

ESPN +
06.2021 - 07.2021
  • Rights and clearances for American boxer, Claressa Shields television series.

Clearance Specialist

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
04.2021 - 06.2021
  • Photo clearance coordinator for MarthaStewart.com project.

Archival Producer / Clearance Manager

Kendrick Brothers
10.2020 - 06.2021
  • Archival Producer and Clearance Supervisor on the documentary feature film, Show Me The Father.

Archival Producer

Mediamonks (Google)
03.2021 - 04.2021
  • Archival Producer for Google Doodle Savoy Ballroom project.

Rights and Clearance Analyst

A+E Networks (History Channel)
07.2020 - 03.2021
  • Rights and clearances for Apocalypse Earth series.

Archivist

Bungalow Media Entertainment (History Channel)
01.2020 - 07.2020
  • Archival research and clearances for Histories Greatest Mysteries: Roswell.

Archival Producer

Live Star Entertainment
03.2020 - 06.2020
  • Archival research for documentary about basketball star Dick Barnett - The Dream Whisperer.

Archival Producer

Jupiter Entertainment (Discovery)
04.2019 - 06.2019
  • Archival producer for A Second Chance First to the Top of the World.

Archival Producer

Boyd Productions
01.2019 - 02.2019
  • Archival research for City of Las Vegas: The Early Years (KCLV-TV).

Clearance Specialist

Refinery 29
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Clearances for African-American history-related museum exhibit - 29 Rooms.
  • Archival consultant on various development projects.

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Casual Films
05.2018 - 12.2018
  • Archival research and clearance for Facebook Community Standards video.

Archival Producer

Hit+Run Creative (Animal Planet)
02.2018 - 09.2018
  • Archival research and clearance for the television series - I Was Prey Season 2.

Archival Producer

Altimeter Films
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Local New York City archival research for feature documentary film - Where's My Roy Cohn?

Clearance Specialist

Sky News
03.2018 - 05.2018
  • Rights and clearances for Meghan and Harry: A Love Story.

Archival Producer

Weed The People, LLC
06.2017 - 03.2018
  • Archival research for independent documentary - Weed The People.

Archival Producer

Lucky 8 TV
06.2017 - 10.2017
  • People Magazine Investigates: Inside Cults (Investigation Discovery).
  • Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman (History Channel).

Clearance Specialist

Hearst Digital Media
06.2017 - 07.2017
  • Clearances for Inspiring Stories series - Sylvia Earl episode (Rolex + Elle).

Archive Researcher

Dog Eat Dog Films
03.2017 - 06.2017
  • Archival research for Michael Moore's feature film documentary - Fahrenheit 11/9.

Archivist

Optomen Productions (Travel Channel)
09.2016 - 03.2017
  • Archival research and clearance for television series - Mysteries at the Museum Season 14

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

LTBL Productions, LLC
11.2016 - 02.2017
  • Archival research and clearance for independent feature film - Let There Be Light.

Archival Producer

Talos Films (History Channel)
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Archival research for America's War on Drugs.

Archival Producer

Scott Morris Productions (PBS)
02.2016 - 08.2016
  • Archive research for Saving The Great Swamp: Battle To Defeat the Jetport.

Clearance Specialist

Kaleidoscope Pictures
03.2015 - 07.2016
  • Clearance coordinator for education videos produced by Franklin Covey.

Archival Producer

Network Entertainment (National Geographic)
02.2016 - 06.2016
  • Archive research for two episodes Facing series episodes - Facing Donald Trump and Facing Suge Knight.

Archival Producer

The Range
02.2016 - 03.2016
  • Archival research for independent documentary - All We Need is Another Chance about The Escorts, a R&B group formed in Rahway State Prison in 1970.

Archival Producer

Atlas Media
01.2016 - 02.2016
  • Archive research and clearance for independent feature film - The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Happen.

Archival Producer

Jumer Productions (PBS)
10.2015 - 12.2015
  • Archive research for Mike Nichols American Masters (PBS)

Clearance Specialist

Leopard USA (MSNBC)
09.2015 - 10.2015
  • Clearance coordinator for Filthy Rich Guide Season 2 (CNBC).

Archival Producer

Invision Productions
08.2015 - 09.2015
  • Archival research for television documentary - Lockerbie IV.

Archival Producer

Kanaga System Krush Records
07.2015 - 08.2015
  • Archival research and clearance for independent documentary about music in Mail, Africa - Life is Hard, Music is Good.

Clearance Specialist

LPA Video, LLC
03.2015 - 07.2015
  • Archival research and clearances for independent documentary about sports gambling - Living The Fantasy.

Archival Producer

Ben Loeterman Productions
02.2015 - 06.2015
  • Archival research for independent project about architect, John Portman - Portman in Film.

Clearance Specialist

DCTV (HBO)
01.2015 - 04.2015
  • Rights & clearances for The Latin Explosion: The New America (HBO) celebrates the music, the artists and the visionaries who have pioneered this sea change, exploring how the growing Latino community is impacting American culture.

Archival Producer

Two Cats Productions (PBS)
12.2014 - 01.2015
  • Archival research for Jewish Journey: America

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Oberland
10.2014 - 12.2014
  • Archival research and clearance for advertising campaign - Blue Man Group Dare To Live.

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Local Projects
01.2014 - 06.2014
  • Archival research and clearance for 911 Memorial Museum exhibits.

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Parkwood Entertainment
12.2013 - 12.2013
  • Archival research for Beyonce's visual album project.

Field Producer

Guindala Production (ARTE)
07.2013 - 08.2013
  • New York City field producer for French television production - Sexy & Music.

Vice President of Sales and Co-founder

MyFootage, LLC
2009 - 2013
  • Managed all aspects of stock footage business including sales, licensing, archive management , website planning/administration, business development and bookkeeping.

Vice President and Co-founder

Third Millennium Films, Inc
1999 - 2009
  • Co-founder of independent stock footage library that transitioned from the analog to digital age successfully. Co-managed all aspects of company including sales, licensing, research, archive, website development and administration.

Research Director

Fast Images, a division of F.I.L.M. Archives
1995 - 1999
  • Managed archive research, sales, licensing and content acquisitions.
  • Liaison for European network of partners.


Film Researcher

Second Line Search Inc
1994 - 1995
  • Secured archival and contemporary stock footage, clearances, and handled project coordination and license negotiations

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Radio / Television / Film

Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Skills

  • Archival Research
  • Rights & Clearances
  • Content Licensing
  • Asset Management
  • Stock Footage
  • Business Management
  • Archivist
  • Content Curation
  • Film and Video Production
  • Archival Consultant
  • Copyright
  • Sales Expertise

Affiliations

  • AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists), FOCAL (Federation of Commercial Audiovisual Libraries), CLEAR (The Association of Clearance & Research Professionals), APA (Archival Producers Alliance)

Timeline

Archival Consultant

BuzzFeed
06.2024 - 06.2024

Content Curator

A+E Networks
02.2024 - Current

Clearance Manager

Full Disclosure Films, LLC
08.2023 - 09.2023

Archival Producer

Livestar Entertainment (Showtime)
07.2023 - 08.2023

Archival Producer

Stephen David Entertainment (Netflix)
02.2023 - 03.2024

Clearance Manager

Smuggler Entertainment
10.2022 - 03.2023

Archival Producer

Magnet Media Films
08.2022 - 09.2022

Archival Producer

Bullet Point Films (A+E Networks)
08.2022 - 09.2022

Clearance Manager

W&B TV
07.2022 - 08.2023

Archival Producer

Renowned Films (CBS / Paramount +)
05.2022 - 07.2022

Clearance Manager

ABC / Disney
05.2022 - 07.2022

Clearance Specialist

4C Permissions (Harvard University)
03.2022 - 05.2022

Clearance Manager

Renegade 83 Entertainment (National Geographic)
07.2021 - 02.2022

Clearance Specialist

ESPN +
06.2021 - 07.2021

Clearance Specialist

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
04.2021 - 06.2021

Archival Producer

Mediamonks (Google)
03.2021 - 04.2021

Archival Producer / Clearance Manager

Kendrick Brothers
10.2020 - 06.2021

Rights and Clearance Analyst

A+E Networks (History Channel)
07.2020 - 03.2021

Archival Producer

Live Star Entertainment
03.2020 - 06.2020

Archivist

Bungalow Media Entertainment (History Channel)
01.2020 - 07.2020

Archival Producer

Jupiter Entertainment (Discovery)
04.2019 - 06.2019

Archival Producer

Boyd Productions
01.2019 - 02.2019

Clearance Specialist

Refinery 29
09.2018 - 12.2018

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Casual Films
05.2018 - 12.2018

Archival Producer

Altimeter Films
05.2018 - 08.2018

Clearance Specialist

Sky News
03.2018 - 05.2018

Archival Producer

Hit+Run Creative (Animal Planet)
02.2018 - 09.2018

Archival Producer

Weed The People, LLC
06.2017 - 03.2018

Archival Producer

Lucky 8 TV
06.2017 - 10.2017

Clearance Specialist

Hearst Digital Media
06.2017 - 07.2017

Archive Researcher

Dog Eat Dog Films
03.2017 - 06.2017

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

LTBL Productions, LLC
11.2016 - 02.2017

Archivist

Optomen Productions (Travel Channel)
09.2016 - 03.2017

Archival Producer

Talos Films (History Channel)
06.2016 - 08.2016

Archival Producer

Scott Morris Productions (PBS)
02.2016 - 08.2016

Archival Producer

Network Entertainment (National Geographic)
02.2016 - 06.2016

Archival Producer

The Range
02.2016 - 03.2016

Archival Producer

Atlas Media
01.2016 - 02.2016

Archival Producer

Jumer Productions (PBS)
10.2015 - 12.2015

Clearance Specialist

Leopard USA (MSNBC)
09.2015 - 10.2015

Archival Producer

Invision Productions
08.2015 - 09.2015

Archival Producer

Kanaga System Krush Records
07.2015 - 08.2015

Clearance Specialist

Kaleidoscope Pictures
03.2015 - 07.2016

Clearance Specialist

LPA Video, LLC
03.2015 - 07.2015

Archival Producer

Ben Loeterman Productions
02.2015 - 06.2015

Clearance Specialist

DCTV (HBO)
01.2015 - 04.2015

Archival Producer

Two Cats Productions (PBS)
12.2014 - 01.2015

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Oberland
10.2014 - 12.2014

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Local Projects
01.2014 - 06.2014

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Parkwood Entertainment
12.2013 - 12.2013

Field Producer

Guindala Production (ARTE)
07.2013 - 08.2013

Archival Producer / Clearance Specialist

Tribe Pictures
01.2012 - 12.2021

Director

Footage File, LLC
2013 - Current

Vice President of Sales and Co-founder

MyFootage, LLC
2009 - 2013

Vice President and Co-founder

Third Millennium Films, Inc
1999 - 2009

Research Director

Fast Images, a division of F.I.L.M. Archives
1995 - 1999

Film Researcher

Second Line Search Inc
1994 - 1995

Bachelor of Arts - Radio / Television / Film

Rowan University
Bill Morrow