Niki Karimi
Los Angeles,USA
Summary
Iranian-American creative executive in the entertainment industry, currently working in development and production on drama series at HBO/MAX. I’m extremely passionate about bringing to life more queer and diverse content, and on a mission to help talent and creators find their voices and make more resonant work. With experience in television and film development, I am looking to explore new opportunities with talent and creatives who are continuously inspiring me, across all forms of media in TV, Film, Music, Games and Digital.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Creative Executive, Drama Series
HBO / MAX
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021 - Current
- For the past 6 years, have been a part of seeing drama series projects through from inception to production.
- Managing various series including THE PITT, IT: WELCOME TO DERRY (Upcoming), THE CONJURING, GOSSIP GIRL, STATION ELEVEN, THE STAIRCASE and THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, in addition to more projects in development.
- Drafted and discuss creative notes with writers, filmmakers, and other executives on all treatments, drafts and cuts.
- Visit the set frequently for our shows in production, maintaining constant communication with the showrunner and each specific episodic director to ensure a consistent through-line for the series.
- Tracked, solicited, and evaluated incoming submissions, source materials, and pitches for new development.
- Meet, evaluate, and report on potential writers and directors that may fit department needs, whether it be an open writing or directing assignment, or staffing for writers' rooms.
- Track books, graphic novels, comic books, and podcasts for possible development that may fit mandates.
- Participate in series pitches and general meetings.
- Cover screenings and festivals for the department to track talent for our projects, most recently the Sundance Film Festival 2024.
- Liase with cross-functional partners in content scheduling, production, post-production, legal, marketing, and consumer insights from development to onservice launch of projects.
- Manage and oversee our DC Comics slate, developing a comprehensive, long-term content strategy and distribution plan by leveraging historical brand data and market analytics towards the execution of universe building multi-genre programming for the MAX platform.
Creative Assistant, Drama Series
HBO / MAX
Los Angeles, CA
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Coordinate Drama Original Series while at the same time working for 2 SVPs of Drama Programming.
- Duties includes, but are not limited to heavy scheduling, expense reports, phones, booking travel, etc.
- Oversee HBO MAX's Internship Programs across the year for Fall, Spring and Summer.
- Managing 6 Interns at a time.
- Assessing and tracking talent as well as possible development material such as articles, books, graphic novels, etc.
- Covering screenings and events as needed, and reporting back to executives.
- Reading scripts and providing coverage.
- View dailies of our Max Original series in production and create playlists for department head reviews.
- Build and update tracking grids for projects in development and production.
- HBO MAX Drama Original Series
Agent Trainee & MP Lit Assistant
WME - William Morris Endeavor
Los Angeles, CA
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Worked on a high-volume covering desk in Film, tracking the status of all Open Directing and Open Writing Assignments at Netflix, Amazon, Working Title & StudioCanal.
- Worked mostly with International Film Directors and coordinated International Festival submissions for festivals such as Cannes, La Biennale and Berlinale.
- Write up coverage on and track scripts and novels in consideration for development, packaging and open directing assignments.
- Served as the first point of contact between clients, agents, and production/studio executives by scheduling meetings, submitting scripts and other client materials for consideration, and tracking client payments.
Education
Double Major - Business, Film &Television Studies, Graphic Design
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MISkills
- Fluent in Farsi
- Film & TV Production & Development
- Industry Relationships & Knowledge
- Tracking & Developing IP
- On-Set Production Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Evaluating Production Budgets & Grids
- Talent Management
- Overseeing & Managing 6 Employees
- Final Cut Pro Expertise
- Graphic Design & Presentations
Timeline
Creative Executive, Drama Series
HBO / MAX
01.2021 - Current
Creative Assistant, Drama Series
HBO / MAX
01.2019 - 01.2021
Agent Trainee & MP Lit Assistant
WME - William Morris Endeavor
01.2018 - 01.2019
Double Major - Business, Film &Television Studies, Graphic Design
University of Michigan
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