JANELLE A. LAND

PRODUCER

EXPERIENCE

Segment Producer | Philly Homicide, Bright Spot Content, Los Angeles, CA

04/24- 06/24

  • Booked Contributors for episodes.

  • Researched homicides thoroughly to locate contributors for episodes and write compelling questions for interviews.

  • Pre-Interviewed contributors for episodes.

  • Located, negotiated rates, and booked locations for field shoots.

  • Served as a liaison between contributors and production staff.

  • Collaborated closely with field producer and co-executive producer to ensure a smooth production process.

  • Overcame unexpected challenges to maintain project progress and meet deadlines.

Supervising Producer | The Dead Files, Painless Television, Los Angeles, CA

01/15 - 01/23

  • Supervised office production including reviewing pitches, copy-editing one-sheets, tracking deadlines, and monitoring archival needs.

  • Acted as a liaison between production staff and showrunner ensuring directives were understood and met, as well as made sure episodes met the standards of The Dead Files brand.

  • Communicated effectively with executive management regarding project goals and objectives.

  • Managed field shoots: wrote shoot sheets, wrote interview questions, briefed talent, clients, and experts, directed interviews, coordinated logistics, scouted locations, and created shoot schedules.

  • Chose settings and locations for interviews and determined how scenes would be shot in these settings.

  • Composed and edited scripts and provided story producers with beat sheets from which episodes could be strung.

  • Wrote episode one-sheets for the network.

  • Booked and pre-interviewed featured clients and experts.

  • Researched, booked, and pulled permits for locations.

  • Studied and researched clients, locations, and history to craft storylines and determine the direction of episodes.

  • Provided guidance and mentorship to junior associates.

Segment Producer | Killer Kids, 44 Blue Productions, Studio City, CA

06/14 - 9/14

  • Booked contributors and experts for segments.

  • Researched homicides thoroughly to write compelling and poignant questions for interviews.

  • Pre-interviewed contributors.

  • Prepped questions for field shoots.

  • Served as a liaison between contributors and production.

  • Collaborated closely with field producer to ensure a smooth production process.

  • Overcame unexpected challenges to maintain project progress and meet deadlines.

Senior Associate Producer | Dr. Phil, CBS Studios, INC., Hollywood, CA

08/10 - 05/14

  • Researched and pitched show topics.

  • Licensed footage and photographs for air.

  • Booked, interviewed, and briefed guests for episodes.

  • Maintained relationships with guests appearing on shows by providing timely feedback about their performance and the air date of the episode.

  • Wrote scripts.

  • Reviewed and gave notes on tape pieces.

  • Provided guidance and mentorship to junior associates.