Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Co Founder
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GRACE WARD

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Grace Ward is a freelance producer based in NYC and Mumbai, specializing in cross-cultural productions. Grace is passionate about collaborating with inspiring teams to create impactful narratives. Her work reflects a deep understanding of how societal and physical environments shape identity, influenced by her unique upbringing and international experience.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Producer

"Shiro Oishi"
New York
03.2025 - Current
  • (Pre-Production - Documentary)
  • Pitched to brands, Secured funding

Producer/Director

"Heven"
02.2025 - Current
  • (Commercial for Home in Heven - in Pre-Production)

Producer

"Where Three Oceans Meet"
Kampala, Uganda
03.2024 - Current
  • (Feature Documentary - Uganda/Australia - in Production)
  • Organized international travel and full production in Uganda

Producer

Dark Sun Pictures
03.2022 - Current
  • (Production Company)
  • Through conception, development, and post, I ran projects like commercials, photoshoots, music videos, short films, and pilots for each project that came through this company
  • I tracked projects, calendars, and coordinated all productions.

1st AD

"Mafia King"
Buffalo, NY
02.2025 - 02.2025
  • (Indi Feature)
  • Ran Set and created schedule
  • Broke down 100+ page script

Production Coordinator

"John Proctor is the Villain"
01.2024 - 01.2025
  • (Ad for Broadway Play)
  • Assisted with all on-set execution and communication

1st AD

"Sweet Love"
10.2024 - 10.2024
  • (Indi Feature)
  • Ran Set and created schedule
  • Broke down 100+ page script

Producer

"Sun in Aries"
07.2024 - 07.2024
  • (Commercial for Zimo)
  • Organized EQ rental, schedules, vendors, locations

Development Coordinator

Chick Entertainment
09.2023 - 07.2024
  • Assisted in creating pitches for streaming services
  • Cold-Call Casting and reaching out to participants for a true crime docu-series
  • Research
  • Archival Producing

1st Team PA

"Yes And"
11.2023 - 11.2023
  • (Music Video/ Ariana Grande)

1st AD

"Kisses and Bullets"
10.2023 - 10.2023
  • (Short Film - Cannes Premiere)
  • Delt with fire, a large extras crowd, and NYC exterior scenes

Producer

"Glimpse of Childhood"
03.2023 - 03.2023
  • (Short Film)
  • New York Film Festival 2023, Beyond Shorts

Producer

"IF"
, NM
02.2023 - 02.2023
  • (Short Film)
  • Organized all crew and cast travel to and in NM and delt with multiple vendors

Production Manager

"Medea Commercial"
01.2023 - 01.2023
  • (Radical Media)
  • Organized all wardrobe fittings, handled actor contracts, assisted in expense/accounts reconciliation

Junior PM for NYC Shoot

"Mafia Spies"
01.2023 - 01.2023
  • (Paramount Documentary Series)
  • Organized vendors, car rental, etc

Production Office Coordinator

"Pet Shop Days"
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • (Indi Feature - Starring Willem Dafoe and Peter Skarsgård and Produced by Oscar Winner 2025 Alex Coco)
  • Handled and helped execute the production calendar
  • Handled production reports and dealt with vendors

Key PA

"Inside Amy Schumer"
11.2022 - 11.2022
  • (Hulu)

1st Team PA

"Next in Fashion"
03.2022 - 03.2022
  • (Netflix Series)
  • Worked with Bella and Gigi Hadid assisting them between scenes

PA

"FBI Most Wanted"
02.2022 - 02.2022

PA

"Michael Che"
01.2022 - 01.2022
  • (HBO MAX)

Producer

"Waiting for You"
10.2021 - 10.2021
  • (Short Film)
  • Handled all aspects of production (permits, locations, hiring crew)
  • Coordinated all transport in and out of state for full cast and crew

Producer/Director

PBS/Radical Media
, ID
09.2020 - 10.2020
  • (PBS American Portrait)
  • Contracted to produce 5 short segments to represent Idaho
  • Handled Contracts
  • Cast Partipants
  • Interviewed
  • Hired Crew

Social Media Manager and Video Producer/Director

Paradise Point Summer Camp
, ID
05.2020 - 08.2020
  • Created 5 weeks of virtual camp that all live on YouTube and our website
  • Responsible for all the creation and creative language for media content produced - made summer camp into a virtual camp during COVID
  • Wrote scripts and designed sets

Media and Marketing Officer

MAF Tech Services PNG
, Papua New Guinea
12.2015 - 05.2019
  • Organized and created the marketing and media department within the organization
  • Produced short videos for fundraising and marketing needs
  • Developed a strategic and sustainable marketing strategy
  • Ran successful fundraising campaigns in UK, Australia, and US

Education

Filmmaking Conservatory -

New York Film Academy
08.2021

Skills

  • Scheduling - Call Sheets
  • Movie Magic Budgeting
  • Movie Magic Scheduling
  • Final Draft
  • Photoshop
  • Premiere
  • Davinci

Accomplishments

Live Mas Taco Bell Scholarship Recipient, 01/19, Recognition of passion, drive, and career goals to use film/storytelling to share the voices and stories of those in some of the most remote parts of the world after living in Papua New Guinea.

Co Founder

Dark Sun Pictures LLC

Timeline

Producer

"Shiro Oishi"
03.2025 - Current

Producer/Director

"Heven"
02.2025 - Current

1st AD

"Mafia King"
02.2025 - 02.2025

1st AD

"Sweet Love"
10.2024 - 10.2024

Producer

"Sun in Aries"
07.2024 - 07.2024

Producer

"Where Three Oceans Meet"
03.2024 - Current

Production Coordinator

"John Proctor is the Villain"
01.2024 - 01.2025

1st Team PA

"Yes And"
11.2023 - 11.2023

1st AD

"Kisses and Bullets"
10.2023 - 10.2023

Development Coordinator

Chick Entertainment
09.2023 - 07.2024

Producer

"Glimpse of Childhood"
03.2023 - 03.2023

Producer

"IF"
02.2023 - 02.2023

Production Manager

"Medea Commercial"
01.2023 - 01.2023

Junior PM for NYC Shoot

"Mafia Spies"
01.2023 - 01.2023

Key PA

"Inside Amy Schumer"
11.2022 - 11.2022

Production Office Coordinator

"Pet Shop Days"
09.2022 - 12.2022

Producer

Dark Sun Pictures
03.2022 - Current

1st Team PA

"Next in Fashion"
03.2022 - 03.2022

PA

"FBI Most Wanted"
02.2022 - 02.2022

PA

"Michael Che"
01.2022 - 01.2022

Producer

"Waiting for You"
10.2021 - 10.2021

Producer/Director

PBS/Radical Media
09.2020 - 10.2020

Social Media Manager and Video Producer/Director

Paradise Point Summer Camp
05.2020 - 08.2020

Media and Marketing Officer

MAF Tech Services PNG
12.2015 - 05.2019

Filmmaking Conservatory -

New York Film Academy
GRACE WARD