Nathan Baker

• Casting Producer for top-rated network gameshows and competition shows, including "American Ninja Warrior" and "Celebrity Name Game." • Outreached to potential talent through heavy phone calling, emailing, and social media. • Conducted and edited Skype interviews with talent to find story bites. • Pitched talent to executive producers and network executives. • Prepared contestant one-sheets to pitch along with Skype interviews. • Received and organized legal documents for contestants. • Traveled to various cities (when needed) to scout for, interview, and produce potential talent.

• Maintain live television show audiences ranging from 60 - 3,000 people for various reality shows, including So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing With the Stars, and The X-Factor. • Ensure all seats all filled in the studio in a timely manner through the process of managing long lines of people, checking in ticket holders, and making sure audience numbers are correct at all times.

• Coordinate in the outreach, marketing, and booking of high school, college, and adult groups to be in the audience of a variety of television reality shows, game shows, and sitcoms. • Manage a database of over 40,000 contacts, while consistently updating and reaching out to new groups. • Work closely with company owners in conjunction with the production companies to make sure every seat is filled in the shows with the desired audience demographic.

Planning events for the 3,000 undergraduate students at Pepperdine University's Seaver College. Events include Pepperdine's annual "Blue and Orange Madness," Senior Ball, and other various events throughout the year. Responsibilities include: • Planning at least two events every weekend for a community of 3,000 students • Working collaboratively in a team of 12 students to plan the events • Working closely with fellow students, faculty members, alumni, and Los Angeles businesses and organizations

Directed & Filmed for Pepperdine athletic games, including men and women's basketball, men's volleyball, and baseball. • Responsible for setting up camera equipment • Filmed a highlight that made ESPN's Top 10 plays

Responsibilities include: • Creating videos, posters, flyers, and other various promotional advertisements for the International Programs office at Pepperdine University. • Answering the phone, filing paperwork, and sending emails • Running tech equipment at orientations and other events.

Buenas Noches Pepperdine is a bi-weekly, student-produced television show on Channel 32, which is broadcast to the Malibu and surrounding areas to an audience of about 20,000. Responsibilities include: • Organizing weekly meetings for the crew and assigning production packages to teams • Writing, filming, and editing content to be used on the show • Setting up news studio with 4 camera set-up • Teaching fellow students how to run studio equipment including lighting board, teleprompter, cameras, switcher, audio board, and graphics • Making sure everything runs smoothly in both the control room and the studio during the show taping

REELSTORIES FilmFest is one of the biggest events Pepperdine University hosts. The film festival, which takes place in January, attracts an audience of around 1,200 students, faculty, and local Malibu residents. The event features 3 feature-length, award-winning documentaries and 5 student films. • Responsible for contacting and coordinating celebrity judges, including Tom Shadyac, Randall Wallace, Hutch Parker, and Chris Carter • Responsible for finding feature documentaries to be shown at the event and contacting the directors and booking their flights and hotel reservations • Responsible for planning logistics of the event and making sure the event runs smoothly • Responsible for contacting Pepperdine donors and entertainment industry professionals to attend as VIPs at the event

Assisted cinematographer Bill Megalos in class with various tasks including setting up equipment, taking down equipment, and making sure everything in the class runs smoothly.

Through my month working at Prospect Pictures, I did research for prospective television series' on networks such as BBC, BBC Three, Channel 4, etc. Responsibilities include: • Researching inspiring and interesting stories via the Internet. • Contacting politicians, social rights activists, and non profit organizations to schedule interviews and gather information for a potential series. • Writing a project proposal for a possible series on BBC Three.

Assisted in various production shoots including an international award-winning music video for the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) in Austin, TX, which helped in raising $500,000 to find a cure for Diabetes. Responsibilities include: • Setting up and taking down production equipment. • Working closely with the director and producer and helping with any tasks needed to be done.