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HEATHER JACK New York, NY 310-717-3465 [email protected]

Education: New York, NY Dual Degree Program – Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Tisch School of the Arts Master of Business Administration, May 2011 Master of Fine Arts, Film • Specializations in Entrepreneurship, Finance

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara, CA Bachelor of Arts, Communication; Bachelor of Arts, Film Studies, September 2001 • Graduated magna cum laude

• Joint Honors Program – Glasgow University, Scotland

Experience: INDEPENDENT WRITER/PRODUCER New York, NY 2009–Present • Conceive, develop, and produce projects with creative teams, including narrative films, branded entertainment, commercials, music videos, and online content • Wrote and produced branded web series Tech Up for Subway, My Damn Channel and IFC; over one million total online views; screened at SXSW Festival; featured in Variety, Indiewire, Tubefilter and Forbes • Produced two short films in association with Moxie for I LOVE NY Tourism Campaign; selected to screen on JetBlue seatbacks and at Syracuse International Film Festival, featured in Variety • Created viral marketing campaign for Vita Coco, featured on Buzzfeed.com; generated over 50,000 views • Winner of Cisco Brand Award for producing branded entertainment highlighting Cisco home technology • Past clients and collaborators also include CollegeHumor, L’Oreal, Maybelline-Garnier, AOL

FILMNATION ENTERTAINMENT New York, NY 2010 Strategic Planning & Creative Affairs MBA Intern • Identified financiers and private equity sources to cultivate potential investment relationships • Prepared exhaustive report on film industry and financing landscape in India for EVP and CEO • Generated comparables to assess financial viability of upcoming projects

JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS Santa Monica, CA 2005–2008 Assistant to Melissa Reid, Executive Vice President, Feature Production • Evaluated spec scripts, samples, and reels to identify talent and make recommendations for projects • Wrote detailed story analysis for projects in development; feedback presented to writer for future drafts • Collaborated with production team to identify and hire key physical production department heads • Compiled comprehensive talent lists to target major writers, directors, and actors • Created presentation materials to secure key talent • Supervised readers and managed all script submissions; assigned coverage and disseminated feedback • Actively tracked spec market, competitive development, and industry news via multiple tracking boards

METRO GOLDWYN MAYER Los Angeles, CA 2004–2005 Assistant to Pete Chiarelli and DeVon Franklin, Creative Executives • Read available material and reviewed samples for open writing assignments • Composed extensive script notes for projects in development • Edited weekly highlight reel of select dailies from films in production for the President of Production

2002–2004 Assistant to Andy Davis, Executive Vice President, Physical Production • Created daily wrap reports for films in production and attended weekly production meetings • Oversaw MGM assets for use by productions and set up offices for producers, writers, and directors • Hired, trained, and supervised interns

Additional: • Dual citizenship: /United Kingdom • Skills: Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling, Final Draft, Mac/PC proficiency • Commissioner, Urban Achievers Bowling League, 2005-2008

PRODUCTION CREDITS New York, NY 310-717-3465 [email protected]

WEB/COMMERCIAL: SUBWAY – TECH UP (BRANDED WEB SERIES, HD) New York, NY 2012 Writer/Producer; directed by Charles Rogers

COLLEGEHUMOR – DIRE CONSEQUENCES PAINTBALL (BRANDED CONTENT, HD) New York, NY 2012 Producer; directed by Sam Sparks

AMERICAN VIRAL (WEB SERIES, HD) Brooklyn, NY 2012 Co-Producer; written by Shandor Garrison, Jennifer Suhr, Annarose King

Starring Michael Showalter

L’OREAL – DMI; MAYBELLINE-GARNIER – DMI (CORPORATE, HD) New York, NY 2012 Writer/Producer; in association with TAG Creative

AOL – AGENCY FOR ONLINE LIFEIFICATION (WEB COMMERCIAL, RED) New York, NY 2012 Line Producer; directed by Vikram Gandhi

VITA COCO – SUNGA SAMBA (BRANDED CONTENT, HD) New York, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Pepe Avila del Pino

2012 LONDON OLYMPICS – DIM SUM FIGHT (COMMERCIAL SPEC, 35MM) Queens, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Jess Dela Merced

I LOVE NY CAMPAIGN – CRUSH (BRANDED CONTENT, RED) Niagara Falls and Buffalo, NY 2010 Producer; in association with Moxie, directed by Sasie Sealy and Gabrielle Demeestere

I LOVE NY CAMPAIGN – NY LOVE STORIES (BRANDED CONTENT, RED) New York, NY 2010 Producer; in association with Moxie, directed by Sasie Sealy and Gabrielle Demeestere

IFC – PLAY YOUR PART (COMMERCIAL SPEC, 35MM) Brooklyn, NY 2010 Producer; directed by Kirsten Tan

AXE – SPEC (COMMERCIAL SPEC, 35MM) New York, NY 2010 Producer; directed by Pepe Avila del Pino

FUNNY OR DIE – CLOWNICIDE (COMMERCIAL SPEC, HD) New York, NY 2010 Producer; directed by David Woolner

CISCO DIGITAL CRIBS: DAVID MALAN: COOLEST GEEK AT HARVARD (HD) Boston, MA 2009 Producer; directed by Jacob Robinson

FEATURE FILMS: G-FORCE Santa Monica, CA 2009 Assistant to Executive in Charge of Production; Jerry Bruckheimer Films

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC Santa Monica, CA 2009 Assistant to Associate Producer; Jerry Bruckheimer Films

NATIONAL TREASURE 2 Santa Monica, CA 2007 Assistant to Executive in Charge of Production; Jerry Bruckheimer Films

NARRATIVE SHORTS: CONEY (HD) Brooklyn, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Tati Barrantes 2

TWO LADIES AND A GENTLEMAN (RED) Staten Island and Queens, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Brooke Goldfinch

COCONUT GROVE (RED) New York, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Lakshmi IndraSimhan

LAST REMARKS (RED) Pakistan and New York, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Umar Riaz

THE LOW SEASON (16MM) Martha’s Vineyard, MA 2010 Producer; directed by Gabrielle Demeestere

KNOCK KNOCK (HD) Brooklyn, NY 2009 Producer; directed by Hye Mee Na

HYPNO (HD) New York, NY 2009 Producer; directed by Nikita Liamzine

SALON (RED) Brooklyn, NY 2009 Producer; directed by ManSee Kong

HELLO PHILLIP (HD) Queens, NY 2009 Producer; directed by Sehaj Sethi

MUSIC VIDEOS: MANDALA – I’M NO ECHO (HD) Brooklyn, NY 2011 Producer; directed by Jennifer Suhr

O’DEATH – BLACK DRESS (HD) Brooklyn, NY 2011 Associate Producer; directed by David Woolner

TREVOR GIULIANI – WASTING YOUR TOWN (HD) Brooklyn, NY 2009 Producer; directed by Ryan Heller

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