Meghan McDonald
North Hollywood,CA
Summary
Highly organized and adaptable professional with over a decade of experience providing high-level support in fast-paced environments for varied roles, including administrative work, data entry, reception, technical writing, coordinating, scheduling, assisting and event planning.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
VFX Coordinator
Netflix
Los Angeles, California
03.2024 - 12.2025
- Visual effects coordinated for Netflix's "Stranger Things 5" show
- Prepped and scheduled meetings for VFX vendors and showrunners
- Took notes for more than 1,200 VFX shots
- Kept track of fast-paced deadlines and schedules
Event Coordinator
The Recording Academy, MusiCares
Los Angeles, California
09.2023 - 02.2024
- Event Coordinated for The Recording Academy's 2024 Person of the Year event
- Coordinated travel arrangements for staff and talent to ensure timely attendance
- Oversaw and organized more than 100 volunteers for event operations
- Developed training presentations for volunteers and designed dressing room layouts
VFX Coordinator
Netflix
Los Angeles, California
06.2022 - 06.2023
- VFX coordinated for Netflix's "All the Light We Cannot See" show
- Communicated VFX notes to vendors
- Scheduled and prepared for meetings with team members
Administrative Assistant
Raleigh Studios Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA
10.2018 - 01.2022
- Post Production admin and lead projectionist for screening rooms at Raleigh Studios
- Managed incoming phone calls to assist clients and staff.
- Scheduled screenings with clients
Assistant
The New York Times
New York, New York
06.2015 - 09.2017
- Scheduled meetings between editors / reporters
- Managed incoming phone calls
- Took notes at meetings
- Created and scheduled social media content
Chief Copy Editor
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn, New York
06.2014 - 05.2015
- Copy edited all content for clarity and grammar for the Brooklyn Eagle
- Created and scheduled social media content
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA05-2014
Skills
- Project coordination
- Virtual Collaboration Tools (Teams, Zoom, Slack)
- Digital scheduling
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Drive)
- Data Entry
- Technical and Grant Writing
- Copy editing
- Canva
- 90 words per minute typing speed (note taking)
- General receptionist skills
Timeline
VFX Coordinator
Netflix
03.2024 - 12.2025
Event Coordinator
The Recording Academy, MusiCares
09.2023 - 02.2024
VFX Coordinator
Netflix
06.2022 - 06.2023
Administrative Assistant
Raleigh Studios Hollywood
10.2018 - 01.2022
Assistant
The New York Times
06.2015 - 09.2017
Chief Copy Editor
Brooklyn Eagle
06.2014 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - English
Indiana University of Pennsylvania