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Paloma Bennett

Santa Monica,CA

Summary

As a content curator at Fandango, I curated clips for the Rotten Tomatoes YouTube channels, which feature the most extensive collection of licensed movie clips on the web. I also encoded, edited, metadata-tagged, and published clips, as well as create playlists for the channels. I have been in this role since June 2022.

I have a passion for all things pop culture, especially TV shows, movies, comic books, and podcasts. I bring an engaged understanding of the contemporary zeitgeist to my content curation as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, a feminist, a ravenous reader, and a super fan. I have a B.A. in Film and Digital Media from UC Santa Cruz and an M.A. in Cinema Studies from San Francisco State University, where I wrote a thesis on how Marilyn Monroe and Kim Kardashian, as sexual icons, both support and subvert heteronormative ideals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Content Curator (Contractor For Rotten Tomatoes)

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
06.2022 - 12.2023

• Curated clips for the Rotten Tomatoes Movieclips YouTube Channel (Channel the most extensive collection of licensed movie clips on the web), Rotten Tomatoes TV YouTube Channel, and Rotten Tomatoes Family YouTube Channel.
• Encoded, edited, and metadata-tagged clips.
• Created playlists for the Rotten Tomatoes Movieclips YouTube channel.
• QC, scheduled and published clips for the Rotten Tomatoes Family YouTube Channel, the Rotten Tomatoes Movieclips YouTube Channel, and the Rotten Tomatoes TV Youtube Channel.

Associate Archival Producer

Wild Rose Pictures
04.2022 - 08.2022

• Researched and found archives that contained footage of Janis Ian performing or other archival footage for the Janis Ian & The Art of Song documentary.

• Coordinated with archivists to acquire footage for the documentary.

• Created and maintained a archival footage library to keep track of all the footage.

POV Documentary Pre-Screener

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - POV
02.2020 - 05.2022

• Downloaded select feature documentaries to pre-screen each week.

• Evaluated documentaries for POV on-air affiliates and pbs.org website.

• Curated POV show schedule including story, character, overall rating, etc.

Visitor Services Representative

Paley Center For Media
09.2018 - 01.2020

• Introduced visitors to the curated television & film exhibits and screenings
• Trained new users on the Paley Television/Radio archive system and searched methods for the 200,000 plus media assets
• Tabulated statistics on visitors and archive usage.

Co-Founder & Co-Host, and Podcast Producer

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles - Jump Start Cinema
07.2018 - 08.2019

• Produced and co-hosted a monthly podcast, interviewing filmmakers, recording episodes, and creating podcast webpages
• Selected a "must-see" short film from the NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) monthly festival program
• Curated a "must-see" feature film from a historical era (ex. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf).

Graduate Assistant

San Francisco State University Cinema
08.2016 - 05.2018

• Screened movies and television shows for the class.

• Built media rich PowerPoint presentations for professors.

• Read and graded academic papers for up to 90 students under tight deadlines.

Education

Master of Arts - Cinema Critical Studies

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
06.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Film & Digital Media - With Honors

University California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
05.2015

Skills

  • Web Analytics
  • Email Marketing
  • Data Entry
  • Data Interpretation
  • Editorial Judgment
  • Airtable
  • Copywriting
  • Content Curation
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Content Scheduling
  • CMS Expertise

Timeline

Content Curator (Contractor For Rotten Tomatoes)

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
06.2022 - 12.2023

Associate Archival Producer

Wild Rose Pictures
04.2022 - 08.2022

POV Documentary Pre-Screener

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - POV
02.2020 - 05.2022

Visitor Services Representative

Paley Center For Media
09.2018 - 01.2020

Co-Founder & Co-Host, and Podcast Producer

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles - Jump Start Cinema
07.2018 - 08.2019

Graduate Assistant

San Francisco State University Cinema
08.2016 - 05.2018

Master of Arts - Cinema Critical Studies

San Francisco State University

Bachelor of Arts - Film & Digital Media - With Honors

University California, Santa Cruz
Paloma Bennett