Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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ISABELLA JACKSON

Brooklyn,NY

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Writer's Assistant

Nurse Jackie - Reboot
07.2024 - Current
  • Transcribing, organizing and distributing notes for the writer's room
  • Creating templates for the pilot outline
  • Subject research and compiling of facts

Features Programmer / Assistant Venue Manager

Rooftop Film Festival
12.2022 - Current
  • Reviewing and selecting feature films for Rooftop's Summer Series
  • Day of event management. Assisting Venue Manager with set up and break down of event spaces
  • Box Office - Client facing customer service and line/crowd control.
  • Volunteer coordination and delegating responsibilities for a smooth run of show

Cinesend Content Manager

DOC NYC
09.2023 - 12.2024
  • Print Traffic - Handling the organization of over 240 films using Airtable and Cinesend
  • Upload, review and tech check films for the online streaming platform, working closely with the festival's Tech Director
  • High volume email organization, managing deliverables from film teams and production companies
  • Tech support for streaming platform users with various devices. Quick thinking and problem solving during technical failures or malfunctions.

Writer's Assistant

Apple TV - Palm Royale - S1 & S2
11.2021 - 04.2024
  • Transcribing, organizing and distributing notes for the writer's room
  • Writing copy for episodes including news reel, legal forms and date/calendar tracking.
  • Pitching and punch up work on scripts
  • Supported daily operations, contributing to a well-organized and efficient work environment.

Writer's Assistant

Apple TV / Warner Bros - Presumed Innocent
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Transcribing, organizing and distributing notes for the writer's room
  • Writing copy for episodes including legal documents and police reports
  • Legal research and calendar / timeline management for the series

Associate Programmer

Hamptons International Film Festival
05.2021 - 10.2021
  • Lead curator for the University Short Films Showcase and prize distribution for winning teams
  • Liaison between distribution companies and the festival regarding deliverables, screening dates, premier status and cast/crew appearances
  • Maintained and organized calendar for 8 day festival screening 73 films from around the world
  • Q&A host for various films throughout the festival, maintaining a professional relationship with film teams and production companies

Script Coordinator & Part Time Writer's Assistant

Viacom - George & Tammy
08.2020 - 02.2021
  • Technical management of scripts, template creation, organization of files and copy editing for script distribution
  • Calendar and timeline management for the series
  • Liaison between various production departments and the writer's room
  • Pitching and punch up work on scripts
  • Transcribing, organizing and distributing notes for the writer's room

Meetings Coordinator

Independent Filmmaker's Project
04.2015 - 09.2015
  • Coordinated and scheduled over 200 meetings between filmmakers, distributors and producers for Film Week at Lincoln Center
  • Screening and reading submissions for Film Week and participating in feedback sessions
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully execute large-scale events.

Education

MFA - Screenwriting

Brooklyn College
New York

Dual Degree BA - Dance & Culture / Media Studies

The New School Eugene Lang
New York, NY

Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Workspace & Calendar
  • Effective Writing - Prose / Script / Copy / Social Media
  • Outlook
  • Airtable
  • Cinesend
  • Zoom
  • Adobe Premier
  • Avid Media Composer
  • Pro Tools
  • Final Draft
  • Copy Editing
  • Transcription with Timecode
  • Sound Devices 633
  • Film Curation
  • Script Coverage
  • Customer Service
  • Managerial / Keyholder Experience
  • Tech Support
  • Choreography and Dance Experimentation

Accomplishments

  • Sinking Sun (Short Film, 2022) - Producer
  • Elite Match (Short Film, 2022) - Line Producer
  • Prom King 2010 *New Vision Award Cinequest Film Festival * Grand Prize Narrative Feature Rhode Island Intl. Film festival * Best Feature Iris Prize Festival - (Feature Film, 2017) - Producer
  • Caveh Zahedi's The Show About the Show (Web Series, 2016) - Assistant Editor
  • Bob Dylan Hates Me *Sundance Film Festival (Short Film, 2016) - Assistant Editor

Certification

F-01 - Certificate of Fitness for City Wide Fire Guard For Impairment

Timeline

Writer's Assistant

Nurse Jackie - Reboot
07.2024 - Current

Cinesend Content Manager

DOC NYC
09.2023 - 12.2024

Features Programmer / Assistant Venue Manager

Rooftop Film Festival
12.2022 - Current

Writer's Assistant

Apple TV / Warner Bros - Presumed Innocent
01.2022 - 05.2023

Writer's Assistant

Apple TV - Palm Royale - S1 & S2
11.2021 - 04.2024

Associate Programmer

Hamptons International Film Festival
05.2021 - 10.2021

Script Coordinator & Part Time Writer's Assistant

Viacom - George & Tammy
08.2020 - 02.2021

Meetings Coordinator

Independent Filmmaker's Project
04.2015 - 09.2015

MFA - Screenwriting

Brooklyn College

Dual Degree BA - Dance & Culture / Media Studies

The New School Eugene Lang

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