Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Special Interests
Fun Facts
Languages
Websites
Timeline
Generic

GABRIELLE HUGHES

Burbank,CA

Summary

Dynamic Content Specialist with a proven track record in story ideation and project management. Expert in analyzing market trends to optimize business, while ensuring cultural integrity on creative side. Adept at synthesizing extensive information, delivering impactful insights, adapting writing style to client needs, and fostering collaboration across diverse teams.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

FREELANCE CONSULTANT & STORY ANALYST

CBS, Piller/ Segan, Roadmap Writers, Black List
Remote, CA, NY
04.2019 - 01.2025
  • Returning judge for CBS D&I Fellowship and Final Draft's 'Big Break' Contest.
  • Independently produced original short film and provided story passes on numerous indie feature productions and published novels.

LEAD CONTENT SPECIALIST - FEATURE FILM DEVELOPMENT

AMAZON MGM STUDIOS
Remote, CA
06.2020 - 08.2024
  • Punched-up story on dozens of $6M - $150M projects.
  • Identified concepts with franchise potential, and holistically strategized how to appeal to audiences based on a researched 5-year outlook on market trends.
  • Wrote outlines that ideated arcs for IP acquired from unreleased novels and forgotten media, plus non-traditional sources like digital media, graphic novels, anime and international children's shows.
  • Reshaped TV pilots and animated series into live action feature structures.
  • Conducted research to optimize historical accuracy, entertainment value and positive representation of the audiences we sought to uplift.
  • Evaluated writers and declared concern if they clashed with company values.
  • Regularly provided comprehensive development notes and analysis packets, synthesized 230 - 1400 pages daily, averaging 5000 pages of reading weekly.

NEW FRONTIER COORDINATOR

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Park City, UT
01.2020 - 02.2020
  • Mediated relations between artists, IT department and film festival attendees.
  • Installed hardware and monitored inventory between warehouse and venues.
  • Paired headsets, computers and GPUs on 12 VR/AR installations. Delegated and trained a revolving team of docents with minimal tech background.
  • Resolved customer complaints in a timely manner while upholding Sundance's strict timed ticketed entry.

RECEPTION/ FLOATING ASSISTANT

NEW LINE CINEMA, WARNER BROS STUDIOS
Burbank, CA
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Scheduled daily itinerary for 3 executives, rolled calls for 30 employees, and provided script coverage for 12 creative executives. Served as office manager, ordering inventory and building services, under the operations executive.
  • Entered extensive data into Excel database for PR, distribution, marketing and theatre ventures teams. Prepared supplies for interdepartmental meetings.
  • Handled confidential materials using established procedures in collaboration with the archives and legal departments, Deluxe Media and Iron Mountain.
  • Welcomed high-profile clients daily, and ushered 16 WB red carpet premieres.
  • Created and managed social media presence for WB Theatre Ventures.

DEVELOPMENT INTERN

NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS
Universal City
08.2017 - 12.2017
  • Proxy Assistant to Head of Programming.
  • Compiled one-sheets to brief coordinators and executives before meetings.
  • Designed visual decks in Adobe Suite for series sold to ABC, HBO, and BBC.

VIDEO PRODUCER & SOCIAL INTERN

HER CAMPUS MEDIA, LLC
Boston, NYC, Remote
05.2016 - 10.2016
  • Filmed and edited social content, plus Her Conference's sponsored video content and pop-up event coverage for Intel, Rebecca Minkoff, Shake Shack, Juicy Couture, Baked By Melissa, The Bachelor, Netflix, Tinder, etc.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

QUANTUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Northfield, NJ
05.2015 - 08.2015
  • Digitized a database of the hedge fund's physical records from 1982 to 2015.

Education

Certificate - Medicinal Plants

Cornell University
Remote
06-2024

Improvisational Acting

The Groundlings School
CA
10-2023

Bachelor of Science - TV, Radio & Film + English & Textual Studies

Syracuse University
other
05-2018

Skills

  • Project Management, Collaboration
  • Creative Problem Solving
  • Quality Control, Sensitivity Reading
  • Analytical Skills, Creative Insights
  • Copywriting, Editing
  • Brand Voice Consistency
  • Story Ideation
  • Acuity for Advances in Tech
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Public-Facing Performance

Special Interests

  • Osteopathic Health
  • Connecting with Nature and Animals
  • Improv, Singing, Jamming
  • Museums, Art Walks, Workshops like Metalsmithing and Pottery
  • Immersive Theatre
  • Value Investing

Fun Facts

  • Volunteering at the South Jersey Field of Dreams throughout my teens helped me cope with and overcome the chronic pain of Tietze's Syndrome.
  • My favorite place is my late MorMor's farm, and I've fostered over 50 animals. Well, half became pets.
  • When Tietze's Syndrome restricted my athletic abilities, I pivoted to theatre and have participated in over 75 productions since.
  • My goal to see 30 countries before age 30 is nearly complete.

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Professional
French
Limited

Timeline

LEAD CONTENT SPECIALIST - FEATURE FILM DEVELOPMENT

AMAZON MGM STUDIOS
06.2020 - 08.2024

NEW FRONTIER COORDINATOR

SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
01.2020 - 02.2020

FREELANCE CONSULTANT & STORY ANALYST

CBS, Piller/ Segan, Roadmap Writers, Black List
04.2019 - 01.2025

RECEPTION/ FLOATING ASSISTANT

NEW LINE CINEMA, WARNER BROS STUDIOS
01.2019 - 01.2020

DEVELOPMENT INTERN

NBCUNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL STUDIOS
08.2017 - 12.2017

VIDEO PRODUCER & SOCIAL INTERN

HER CAMPUS MEDIA, LLC
05.2016 - 10.2016

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

QUANTUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
05.2015 - 08.2015

Certificate - Medicinal Plants

Cornell University

Improvisational Acting

The Groundlings School

Bachelor of Science - TV, Radio & Film + English & Textual Studies

Syracuse University

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
GABRIELLE HUGHES