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6 Ridge St, North Sydney, NSW 2060 p. +61 2 8458 1300 | e. [email protected] rmkcrew.com.au RACHEL CHOY PROFILE This Graduate level qualified, experienced and motivated Production Coordinator is ready for the next move and is looking to expand her experience. She has excellent experience gathered from working for the Television/Film industries in Toronto, the UK, New Zealand and Australia, coordinating projects with a range of budgets from $10,000 to $3,000,000+. Working with clients, cost management, budgeting and negotiating crew rates have been a big part of her roles. She has built and managed productive teams of up to 15, whilst also supporting HODs in other departments. In one of her latest Television roles, she helped apply for a waste reduction community grant, implement a green initiative and stopped over 4,000 plastic water bottles being used. She also has extensive experience working with The NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian and holds a valid Working With Children Check. She has strong capabilities in relation to administrative and client facing roles, providing high level written work, and is particularly effective in scheduling and multitasking. EDUCATION Bachelor of Broadcasting Communications, CPIT, 2010 KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE • Scheduling and calendar management • Project administration and support, working with clients • Accounting knowledge including cashflows, budgets, payroll • Team management and hiring • Advanced Microsoft Office • Initiative, ability to manage time wisely, pro-active • Stress-resistant and adaptive to change • Excellent communication and writing skills • Strong problem-solving and coordination skills • Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop CAREER HISTORY ViacomCBS (Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central) February – May 2020 Production Coordinator – TVCs and Digital ViacomCBS delivers premium content to audiences across traditional and emerging platforms worldwide. Through television, streaming and digital content, studio production, publishing, live events, merchandise and more, they connect with billions of people. Role & responsibilities: • Organising commercial shoots, working with the CP team • Accounting responsibilities – coding invoices, raising POs • Lodging paperwork with the OCG, working with children • Booking crew, equipment, studios • Tracking paperwork and making sure all contracts/releases were filed and signed • Creating budget templates and cost tracking for projects • Liaising with other departments as per their needs (e.g. social, digital, marketing, commercial) Key Achievements: • Organising and implementing COVID-19 safety rules for shooting during the lockdown period. Saloon Media (T&E Channel, Discovery ID) April 2019 – July 2019 Production Coordinator – Witches of Salem Saloon Media is a Blue Ant Studios company, a creative hub that makes television and digital productions. They deliver successful, award-winning programs that are broadcast all around the world for networks such as National Geographic, Smithsonian, Netflix and History. Role & responsibilities: • Scheduling, calendar management, support for Line Producer • Accounting responsibilities – checking cashflows, comparing budgets, petty cash, collecting, coding and submitting payroll • Hiring team members and negotiating rates, running a team of 10 • Sending team members to the US and UK for projects – travel, accommodation, locations • Vehicle coordinating and tracking for HODs, drivers and director • Office paperwork, writing cast and crew contracts • Liaising with T&E Channel executives to provide and execute PR stills for publicity Key Achievements: • Implementing a green initiative where we eliminated plastic bottles and food waste • Coordinating shoot days with 50+ extras in period costume and stunts • Successfully executing a payroll system with over 80 crew, 38 cast and 245 extras Cream Productions (History Channel, Discovery ID) September 2018 – April 2019 Production Coordinator – History Erased: The World Without Nations, Fear Thy Neighbor (S6), Paranormal 911, BTK: The Hunt For A Killer Cream Productions is a Canadian entertainment company based in Toronto, Canada. They produce documentaries, mini-series and digital content, both domestically and internationally. Their clients include Netflix, CNN, Discovery Channel US, National Geographic and more. Role & responsibilities: • Booking cast, studios, locations and crew travel to the USA • Writing cast and crew contracts • Scheduling and calendar management – support for the Line Producer and HODs • Handling insurance requests and incident reports • Accounting responsibilities – Purchase orders, petty cash, liaising with external vendors Key Achievements: • Running vehicle tracking systems and calendars for multiple shows at once • Coordinating the casting process for 40 cast members on ‘BTK: The Hunt For A Killer’ Sinking Ship Entertainment (TVO, Amazon) December 2017 – August 2018 Production Coordinator – Dino Dana (S4), Dino Dana: The Movie Sinking Ship Entertainment is an award-winning production, distribution and interactive company specialising in family and kids’ live action and CGI blended content. They have won 17 Daytime Emmy awards and a variety of other international awards. Role & responsibilities: • Liaising and working with crew and cast unions (DGA, ACTRA) • Scheduling, distribution of paperwork, calendar management and support for LP • Worked with children under 12 – monitored tutoring hours, working hours and IPA rules • Writing crew and cast contracts, getting agent approval and filing paperwork • Liaising with agents and talent managers, booking and coordinating talent/extras • Booking equipment, travel, accommodation • Sourcing difficult elements, such as contact lens technicians and pigeon wranglers Key Achievements: • Coordinated sending 40 people to Alberta and brokered a group deal for accommodation • Interviewing, hiring and training a new Production Assistant North One Television (Channel 4 & 5, UK Gold, ITV) April 2015 – March 2016 Production Coordinator – The Best of Bad TV: The 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, Britain’s Best Loved Sitcoms, Damned Designs, Stand Up Legends with Bernard Righton, Isle of Man TT Page 2 of 3 For nearly 30 years, North One has been a globally recognised producer of world class factual entertainment, sports and live event TV programming. Role & responsibilities: • Writing risk assessments, schedules and using cost management software • Worked across multiple projects at once • Organised travel and logistics – sent 83 crew members to the Isle of Man • Studio, crew and equipment bookings • Coordinating paperwork, final deliverables and publicity materials for the networks • Liaising with the Post Department, clearing archive photos and footage • Making sure all contracts, release forms and permissions are signed and filed Key Achievements: • Working with celebrities and agencies for “Britain’s Best Loved Sitcoms” • Using PMI software to track all costs, POs and floats Red Bee Media (BBC One, Two/Four, BBC News & Sport) November 2014 – March 2015 Production Coordinator – Promo Department Every day, people on all continents watch television programs prepared, managed and broadcast by Red Bee Media staff. Every year, the business delivers more than 2.7 million hours of programming. Role & responsibilities: • Planned and arranged resources (edits/audio sessions, programme materials) • Used Agresso software and POs to track costs, entered promo information into On Air software • Checked promos for correct branding and tags before sending them on air • Calendar management – making sure promos were delivered correctly and on time Key Achievements: • Working with the BBC One team over the Christmas period – busiest time of the year Godzone Pictures (7 Network Australia) February 2014 – March 2014 Production Coordinator – The Amazing Race Godzone Pictures has been making Films and Television in New Zealand since 2000. Role & responsibilities: • Coordinated and organised over 50 drivers/assistants, scheduling and distribution of paperwork • Sourced and booked crew, equipment and locations • Problem solving and last minute schedule changes • Accounting responsibilities – petty cash, reconciling, wrapping up and chasing invoices Key Achievements: • ‘The Amazing Race’ contestants missed their flight to New Zealand, so the Production team had to reschedule and organise the shoot day, coordinating a large international and local crew. OTHER ROLES Production Coordinator Alaska TV – UK (2014) Barging Round Britain with John Sergeant (ITV), Ireland’s Oyster Empire (TV3 Ireland) Story Producer / Production Coordinator Eyeworks NZ (2012-2013) Multiple reality shows such as NZ’s Hottest Home Baker, The Block NZ and The Great Food Race Page 3 of 3 .