Jennifer Dowding
Manchester,NH
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Checkers International Inc., excelling in client communication and team leadership. Adept at managing operations and driving sales through effective upselling techniques. Known for engaging personality and strong problem-solving skills, consistently delivering exceptional results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Manchester Distillery
11.2025 - Current
- Engage and inform customers about Manchester Distillery products.
- Create and serve craft cocktails.
- Complete customer transaction as well as upselling.
- Clean, organize, and stock bar and product shelves.
Manager of Operations
Checkers International Inc.
03.2022 - 09.2025
- Team lead of the Operations/Submissions team.
- Lead intake process with new clients, including selling services and drafting legal paperwork (contracts and background forms).
- Educator to all new hires within the department.
- Main roles consist of communicating with clients, creating invoices, collections, tracking and payment of Accounts Payable, and other administrator roles.
Multiple Television Production Positions
Various
Los Angeles, California
06.2010 - 02.2022
- Cold called businesses and potential candidates in person and over the phone for reality television opportunities.
- Created and managed tracking documents and databases for budgets and regulatory paperwork with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Quickbooks.
- Planned and executed large-scale casting calls across multiple cities including venue booking, staff travel, staff hiring/firing, and day of event management.
- Organized and produced large-scale events with over a thousand people for filming scenes including release documents.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Television
Emerson College
Boston05.2010
Skills
- Google Docs
- Pages
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Quickbooks
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- People skills
- Social media
- Internet research
- Cold calling
- Conducting interviews
- Writing one-sheets
- Running open casting calls
- Coordinating paperwork
- Coordinating travel
- Camera operating
- Audio operating
- Lighting set up
- Cocktail preparation
- Product knowledge
- Customer transactions
- Upselling techniques
- Client communication
- Invoice management
- Event planning
- Database management
- Budget tracking
- Training staff
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Clear and effective communication
- Engaging personality
- Salesmanship
- Customer service
Tv Production Experience
- Netflix - Nailed It! (Magical Elves) Contestant Coordinator
- Netflix - The American Barbecue Showdown (All3Media) Casting Producer
- Netflix - Dated and Related (All3Media) Casting Producer
- Netflix - Tattoo Redo (All3Media) Casting Producer
- History - Untitled Rewilding Project (Good Story) Casting Producer
- Netflix - Dance Monsters (All3Media) Casting Producer
- HBOMax - 12 Dates of Christmas (All3Media) Casting Producer
- FOX - Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square Casting Producer
- FOX - Flirty Dancing (All3Media) Casting Producer
- MTV - Flex My Ex (MTV Digital) Casting Producer
- MTV - Spit Take (MTV Digital) Casting Producer
- FOX - MasterChef Junior (Endemol Shine) Casting Producer
- FOX - MasterChef (Endemol Shine) Casting Producer
- Food Network - Spring Baking Championship (Sonic Dog) Casting Producer
- Food Network - Kids Baking Championship (Sonic Dog) Casting Producer
- Food Network - Holiday Baking Championship (Sonic Dog) Casting Producer
- Food Network - Halloween Baking Championship (Sonic Dog) Casting Producer
- Food Network - Guy's Grocery Games (Triage) Casting Producer
- FOX - Love Connection (Venertainment) Casting Associate Producer
- Food Network - Dessert Games (Sonic Dog) Senior Casting Associate
- HISTORY - PayDate (Hangar56 Media) Senior Casting Producer
- NBC - Genius Jr (Venertainment) Casting Associate Producer
- FOX - Hell's Kitchen (A. Smith & Co.) Talent Co-Producer & Casting Associate Producer
- Food Network - Christmas Cookie Challenge (Triage) Casting Associate Producer
- LOGO - Food to Get You Laid (Lightbox Media) Casting Producer
- Lifetime - Project Runway (Bunim/Murray) Casting Coordinator
- VH1 - Dating Naked (Lighthearted) Casting Producer
- VH1 - Twinning (Lighthearted) Casting Coordinator
- VH1 - Bye Felicia (Lighthearted) Casting Manager
Skills Summary
Composed pitch materials to sell candidates to network for show selection. Corresponded with general public as well as media outlets to get press for casting calls. Communicated with clients through the intake process to billing. Created and managed tracking documents for budgets and paperwork within Microsoft Office, Google Suite and QuickBooks. Headed the implementation of system strategies to ensure consistent knowledge in the organizational system, while increasing efficiency and optimization., Planned and executed large-scale casting calls across multiple cities including venue booking, booking staff travel, staff hiring/firing, and day of event management. Organized and produced large-scale events with over 1k people for filming scenes including legal release documents. Oversaw multiple offices including ordering and inventory of office supplies and crafty. Quick learner of IT tools and systems. Aid in the teaching and troubleshooting with colleagues. Managed the reception desk at a high-paced production company interfacing with a variety of people. First person to learn new software and teach to other members of staff. Created new systems for Accounting with a transition from analog to digital systems including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Timeline
Bartender
Manchester Distillery
11.2025 - Current
Manager of Operations
Checkers International Inc.
03.2022 - 09.2025
Multiple Television Production Positions
Various
06.2010 - 02.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Studio Television
Emerson College