EMMY YOUNG
filmmaker, traveller, snail-mail aficionado, human.
I N D U S T R Y E X P E R I E N C E
Linden Entertainment
Executive Assistant to Co-Founder (Manager/Producer/Entrepreneur)
November 2024-Present / Santa Monica, California
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Maintains calendar and scheduling for extremely high-volume desk and A+ list talent; coordinates international travel; processes commission payments and maintains internal accounting records
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Sources information on actively casting projects for clients across company; identifies and tracks potential clients
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Reads and screens several books and scripts a week for A+ list clientele’s film and TV development consideration
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Mainstay Entertainment
Executive Assistant to Partner(s) (Managers/Producers)
September 2023-November 2024 / Hollywood, California
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Participated in signing meetings and managed multiple clients while serving as an assistant; oversaw daily operations for a high-volume talent desk, supporting comedians, actors, and writers across four time zones with effective communication and a positive attitude
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Advanced touring bookings across Europe, North America, and the MENA regions while effectively collaborating with corporate buyers to drive successful partnerships
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Coordinated weekly updates on over 40 actively-casting TV projects, led casting meetings to strategize client pitches/subs
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Created compelling pitch decks that reflect the tone of client and Mainstay original IP; generated comprehensive feature budgets using Movie Magic Budgeting for company co-productions with Trevor Noah’s pod, Day Zero Productions
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NBCUniversal
Scripted Content Intern, Cable and Peacock
January-April 2023 / Universal City, California
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Managed material logs for projects, performed script coverage; generated call note transcripts and created digestible premiere lists for an entire department on a weekly basis
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1.21 Entertainment
Creative Development Intern
September-November 2022 / Los Angeles, California
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Aided in tracking current projects and provided hypothetical director/actor talent lists
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Worked closely with Andrew Mittman (PRISONERS, Baz Lurhmann's ELVIS) to evaluate novel based IP
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FirstGen Content
Operations and Creative Development Intern
March-August 2022 / Los Angeles, California
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Collaborated directly with Academy-Award winning producer, Mollye Asher (NOMADLAND), to discover and evaluate original IP
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Took on weekly research projects to aid in company expansion
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Delivered trade updates to Development Executives/CEO
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Served as a point of liaison between film branding company and FirstGen
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Aspire Talent Management
Talent Management and Development Intern
May-July 2022 / Santa Monica, California
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Prepared research on potential and current clients by performing script coverage and delivering trade updates
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Aided current clients with image branding by bolstering resumes via fresh graphic designs
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The Newport Beach Film Festival
Associate Programmer
September-November 2021 / Newport Beach, California
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Solely responsible for NBFF program "Older not Shorter," ran Q&A, ensured smooth event
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Guided filmmakers throughout the festival process
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Fostered genuine connections through spectacular hospitality
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Provided creative, original graphic design ideas for festival's strategic marketing campaign
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Wake Forest University Department of Film Studies and Communication
Teaching Assistant
January-March 2020 / Winston-Salem, NC
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Collaborated with Dr. Dalton in COM 370: Dogme ’95 in Spring 2020 as a teaching assistant and the co-editor of Critical Media Studies VII: Student Essays on Dogme ‘95 (published Fall 2020)
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Lectured several times when Dr. Dalton was out for surgery
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Grey Matter Productions
Creative Development Intern
May-August 2019 / Culver City, CA
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Performed script coverage on over 50 books, scripts, & limited series, as well as short film tracking
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Covered executive assistant duties such as answering & logging calls via callPlease & note-taking during calls/meetings
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Learned about pre-production & business side of filmmaking from the unique perspective of a successful independent production house