SARA MASETTI
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Producer of TV, documentary, social and promotional content with over eight years of production experience. I have interviewed Bill Gates on pandemic preparedness and the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia on surviving a sex cult for Netflix, developed Brie Larson’s episodic docuseries Growing Up for Disney+, produced long-form TV docs for The E.W. Scripps Company, and managed production and post-production teams across Vox Media editorial brands.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Producer
The E.W. Scripps Company
12.2022 - 04.2024
- Developed and produced episodes of two seasons of original programming for Scripps’ true-crime channel; tasks included story development, pitching, field producing, directing interviews and location shoots with the host, script writing, managing associate producers and camera crew.
Senior Producer
LIT Videobooks
10.2021 - 06.2022
- Tripled output of long-form documentaries per quarter successfully transitioning from an a-la-carte sales approach to the launch of a membership subscription model
- Story produced long-form documentary adaptations of nonfiction works
- Edited scripts, produced animated segments, managed delivery calendars and author relationships
- Conducted interviews with authors including Jamie Lee Curtis, booked key experts.
Senior Producer
Culture House
11.2020 - 08.2021
- Developed and produced Growing Up series at Culture House Media, resulting in an Emmy nomination
- Pitched, wrote treatments and scripts, lead hero casting
- Lead post production staffing, managed director relationships, post-production timelines and teams, oversaw archival asset licensing.
Senior Producer
Vox Media
07.2018 - 10.2020
- Pitched, wrote scripts, produced and associate produced Vox’s Explained series on Netflix
- Developed segments for Eater’s Hulu series Eater’s Guide To The World
- Led extensive archival research, directed field shoots, talent, managed crews, animators, both in-house and freelance on current events Facebook series Consider It.
Producer
Vox Media
07.2016 - 06.2018
- Produced Vergecast CES live, Recode Video Series, SBN NFL Draft Series
- Directed field shoots, managed editors, graphic designers, animators, and booked talent
- Managed series calendars, created budgets, deliverable schedules.
Education
MFA in Documentary Film Studies & Production -
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Science in Radio, Television, and Film -
University of Texas At Austin
Skills
- Creative Development
- Series Producing (field/post)
- Project Management
- Talent management (casting/staffing)
- Network and Client Management
- Adobe Premiere
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- GSuite
- Proficiency with Avid and After Effects
- Operate DSLR cameras, audio and lighting equipment
- Fluent in Italian, proficient in Spanish
Timeline
Senior Producer
The E.W. Scripps Company
12.2022 - 04.2024
Senior Producer
LIT Videobooks
10.2021 - 06.2022
Senior Producer
Culture House
11.2020 - 08.2021
Senior Producer
Vox Media
07.2018 - 10.2020
Producer
Vox Media
07.2016 - 06.2018
MFA in Documentary Film Studies & Production -
University of North Texas
Bachelor of Science in Radio, Television, and Film -
University of Texas At Austin
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