Rachelle Mendez

407 Washington Ave., 4-C, Brooklyn, NY 11238/(347) 385-3130/ rachellemendez@gmail.com

TV EXPERIENCE

CBS/”On the Job”/Field Producer (2/09-4/09): Los Angeles, CA

·      Field produced a pilot for CBS.

·     Responsible for pre-producing story arcs and keeping track of developing story points once filming began.

·     On location character development

·     Secured contributor and location releases

CMT/”Nanny 911”/Field Producer (1/09-2/09): New York, NY

·       Field Produced 2 episodes of this primetime reality show

·       Conducted on-camera interviews with contributors

·       Worked with Talent

·       Secured contributor releases

 MTV Networks/”MADE”/ Coach Producer (7/08-12/08): New York, NY

·Researched, Developed and Pitched Coaches for 2-time Emmy-Award winning, teenage makeover series

·Conducted camera interviews using a PD150 for a wide range of experts from Olympians to fashionistas

·       Negotiated rates/Supervised talent pitches/ assisted with the edit

·       Supervised employees

ABC /”Wife Swap”/Senior Casting Associate Producer (5/08- 7/08): New York, NY

·Researched a wide range of research topics to cast families for national, primetime reality TV show

·Reviewed applications, conducted phone interviews, developed story points for potential families, and screened audition videos

LION TV/ Casting Director of Development (2/08- 5/08): New York, NY

·                Booked talent for exclusivity deals

·     Researched and pitched a range of topics/ talent for potential TV series for the top 20 cable networks (docu-dramas, game shows, science-programming)

·       Produced talent teasers with Editor

·       Cultivated relationships with NYC talent agencies

ABC/”Wife Swap”/ Casting Associate Producer (3/06- 2/08): New York, NY

·                Cast Season 3 Premiere and multiple Sweeps Episodes

·     Reviewed applications, conducted thorough phone interviews, developed story points for potential families, and screened audition videos

·                Trained new hires and drafted training manual

·                Attended multiple field casting sessions conducting open casting calls, interviewed families

using a PD150, managed petty cash supply, and arranged media coverage of casting events.

FEATURE FILM

Hopkins, Smith & Barden Casting/Casting Associate (2002-04)

THEATRE

Mabou Mine’s Residency Production (NYC), “Mexican Psychotic,” / Co-Producer (2003) 

EDUCATION: University of California, Berkeley (B.A. in Rhetoric, awarded 1999)

INTERNSHIP: Actors Theatre of Louisville (Louisville, KY, 1997-98)