Faranak Sahafian

• Assist VFX team in prepping director reviews.
• Take notes during director reviews. Log and distribute notes using our FileMaker database. Track shot status updates.
• Evaluate weekly vendor status reports with alertness to delivery goals and deadlines.
• Manage IO downloads/uploads and keep the server organized and structured.
• Manage VFX team calendar and distribute zoom links for meetings.
• Additional duties as needed by the VFX team.

Coordinates the post-production of Audible Studios audiobooks and other productions as needed. Coordinates sending/ingestion of assets for ongoing productions. Provides feedback to solicit the required materials for ingestion and completing audio books. Coordinates 2nd QC process, manages inbound/outbound flow of projects against release schedule. Attends regular planning meetings and scrums with internal teams. Coordinates production reporting and provides updates to all stakeholders as requested, via email, speaking, and reporting. Communicates the editor's needs to the director, producer, and the narrators of the project while making sure they have access to the files and information they need throughout the production and post production of Audio books.

• Checked assignments, proctored tests, and provided grades according to university standards.
• Documented attendance and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records.
• Prepared lessons according to course outline to convey required material and deepen student understanding of subject matter.

• reading and analyzing feature film scripts and teleplays and providing summaries with comments on structure, characters, dialogue, theme, and general opinions, ultimately deciding if the script should be considered.

• Develop and deploy on air marketing campaigns designed to capture both existing and potential viewers to drive tune-in conversion for assigned Discovery networks.
• Work alongside the Media Strategy Director to understand network marketing priorities to help create targeting recommendations for on air and non-linear campaigns
• Manage and schedule multiplatform media plans for various DCI networks.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Producers, Commercial Operations, and the Broadcast Center teams daily to ensure all marketing assets deliver for air in time.
• Communicate closely with the Commercial Operations and Programming Scheduling teams to ensure correct log formats and schedule changes are applied to finalize logs.
• Create scheduling elements and screening promos & snipes to ensure the correct elements are delivered for air.
• Maintain and update accurate metadata within the creative workflow tracker and on-air scheduling systems.
• Contribute to the launch of Discovery’s global streaming service, discovery+.