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RESUME

EXPERIENCE

FILM 45 (William Morris Endeavor)

​Senior Producer / Director of Programming – Los Angeles, CA | June 2022 – present

  • Developing & managing production of premium music, crime & sports documentaries.

  • Writing scripts and overseeing edit for the NFL Colts, Mental Health campaign.

  • Volunteer ERG Lead for West Coast employees & community events.

VICE Media Group

Producer & Director – Vice News Tonight - Los Angeles, CA | January 2020 – June 2022

 

  • Field produced, pitched & wrote scripts for breaking news & cultural stories weekly.

  • Developed & supervised doc series including: Trauma: Black Mental Health post George.

  • Floyd, Receiver: a live pandemic music show in collaboration with Noisey, a special on modern trailblazers for Black History Month & Free Drugs: a series on psychedelics.

  • 2021 Emmy Award Winner – Outstanding Newscast (Producer) & ERG Co-Lead.

  • Associate Producer – Viceland’s “The Ice Cream Show” | Venice, CA | August 2017 – Nov. 2017

  • Field produced, researching & casting characters for stories based in California & NYC.

BuzzFeed Studios

Video Producer, Editor, On-Camera Host – Los Angeles, CA | January 2019 – January 2020

 

  • Shot, edited, produced & directed viral video content for social platforms.

  • On-camera talent/host for YouTube channels & various other internal platforms.

  • Selected member of Emerging Leader Program & BIO West, Employee Resource Group.

National Geographic Channel (Nat Geo)

Producer – “Wicked Tuna: Hooked Up OBX” Season 5 | Los Angeles | April 2018 – Aug. 2018

 

  • Wrote & produced even episodes for post-production scripts.

  • Producer – “Wicked Tuna: Hooked Up” Season 7 | Los Angeles | Nov. 2017 - April 2018

  • Developed & researched pop up facts & side stories for on screen graphics.

  • Associate Producer/Segment Producer – “RACE with Jay-Z”| Los Angeles | April 2017- May 2017

  • Produced segment on black women’s health, education & political activism in America.

  • Associate Field Producer – “Explorer” Documentary Series | NY, NY | May 2016 – April 2017

  • Pitched & developed investigative, medical & lifestyle/entertainment stories

  • Field produced, casted/interviewed characters for domestic & international shoots.

  • Coordinated filmed permits, carnets, schedule/call sheets & deliverables

  • Managed production crews of 5 – 10 people & managed characters, local fixers & talent.

Radical Media / DIVIDED Films

Associate Field Producer – “America Divided” | New York, NY | November 2015 – May 2016

 

  • Developed stories Executive Produced by Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes & Common.

  • Casted characters, coordinated locations, managed crews, media & deliverables.

The New York Times (T-Brand Studios)

Associate Producer – Efran Films / T Brand Studios | | New York, NY | Sept. 2015

  • Developed & field reported story about the intersection of Hurricane Sandy & poverty

  • Worked with Ben & Jerry’s producer’s to cast people affected by climate change.


Associate Producer – Women in the World/Tina Brown Media | NY, NY | Jan. 2015 – Sept. 2015

  • Casted panelists & inspiring stories for sponsor brands like Dove, Toyota & Merck.

  • Researched, pre-interviewed panelists for national & international conferences.

Atlantic Media – Quartz

Video Producer | New York, NY | September 2015 – Nov. 2015

  • Shot/produced & edited viral 1-3 minute science/tech & profile videos.

  • 5+ million views to date on Facebook & YouTube

The Village Voice

Producer / Editor / Correspondent | New York, NY | June 2014 – October, 2014
 

  • Shot/produced, edited & occasionally hosted 15 vérité style, short documentaries for the food, music & news blogs.

Born Into This – Independent Documentary Film

Co-Director/Producer, Shooter & Editor | New York, NY | January 2014 – January 2017

 

  • Award-winning documentary about Junior "Sugar Boy," Younan a 19-year-old boxer from Brooklyn.

VH1 - Ish Productions

Production Assistant | Miami, FL | March 2013

 

  • Assisted producers & managed talent on the set of “Heat,” a pilot docu-reality show based in Miami.

CNN

In America w/ Soledad O’Brien Documentary Production Assistant Intern | January 2012 – April 2012

 

  • Assisted producers on Black & Latino Voters - In America documentaries on voter suppression

  • Newsroom Intern | 12pm Show w/ Randi Kaye | October 2011 – December 2011

  • Researched topics, pitched daily news stories & assisted anchors & guests.

  • Produced & wrote more than 15 short stories for “Globe Trekking,” & “Street Level” segments.

SKILLS

SHOOTING

Proficient shooting in vérité style with Canon 5D, Canon C100, C300 MKII & Sony Alpha a7R

EDITING

Proficient editing on Adobe Premiere pro, Final Cut X, Experience with Adobe Light room & Adobe Audition.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Active on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter & YouTube as a reporting tool & news/media content aggregator.

MARKETING & PR

Writing for grant proposals & pitches. Email marketing campaigns, YouTube & Facebook analytics for improving viewership engagement, & fundraising through sponsorships & donations.

EVENT PLANNING

Moderate experience producing large-scale events. Publicity for creative & corporate clients.

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Let's Stay In Touch!

Los Angeles, CA | ‪(213) 290-4493‬ | Lea.Z.Scruggs@gmail.com

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