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
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