Samantha Thornhill
Freelance Producer // NYC & LA Based
Career Highlights
Cast over 300 episodes for Food Network's Chopped, including specialty tournaments: Gold Metal Games and Grill Masters.
Field produced food competition shows: Beat Bobby Flay, Dishmantled, Halloween Cake-Off, and more.
Produced over 3,000 instructional video assets in 10 languages for Google Pixel's pre-loaded app, Tips.
Areas of Expertise
VO and Animation Production
Localization Production
VO Production
Talent Booking & Management
Client & Project Management
MAC/PC savvy
Adobe InDesign and G-Suite
Slack communication
Conducting on-camera interviews
Ukulele Playing [Soprano]
Hand Lettering
Education & Organizations
Full Sail University - Bachelor of Science in Film 2012
Course Director's Award for Art History
2 Day Stage - Pig Beach NYC
Staged with Pitmaster Shane McBride on the process of grilling competition style BBQ ribs
Employment History
FREELANCE PRODUCER
Various // September 2022 - Present
LITTLE-GIANT MOTION: September 2023-Present
Post Producer on animated and VFX commercials, campaigns, 3D billboards
Managing budgets and timelines throughout a project’s life cycle
Booking and managing freelance artists
Managing comms between agency and internal teams
Tracking progress and updating agency with project milestones
ALKEMY-X: January 2023-September 2023
Post Producer on animated explainer videos, marketing spots, etc.
Managed comms between agency and internal teams
Built documents for production workflows
QC’ed assets before sharing with the client
GOOGLE: September 2022-January 2023
Casting Producer for marketing research video projects + live panels
Researched potential talent
Handled all comms with talent from initial contact through bookings
Pitched candidates to the client
Field Producer on docu-style videos
Booked crew
Scheduled shoots + managing production timelines
Directed talent + camera
Conducted interviews
Created pre-production documentation
Collaborated with editorial producer + international crews
Production management on set
SIX WEST MEDIA: December 2022
Field Producer on new food hosted show for A&E Networks
Wrote one sheets for talent
Tracked story on set
Ensured all story beats have been logged and filmed
Took hotsheet notes for post’s use
Coordinated material releases with on-camera talent
PRODUCER
Masonry // September 2021 - September 2022
Estimated, bid, tracked and managed organization of all aspects of post-production, based on project scope
Developed workflows and systems for post-production
Managed bookings and assignment of staff animators, illustrators and editors
Client-facing; strong writing skills and ability to communicate deadlines and project milestones to clients
Oversaw budgets and timelines throughout project's lifecycles
VIDEO PRODUCER
The Visual Lab; Google // September 2019 - 2021
Video Producer at The Visual Lab, a full service in-house video team that creates video assets for teams across Google; specializing in UX video creation
Served as the liaison between clients and video vendors for over +200 projects, ranging from internal corporate videos to public facing content across various social channels
Managed Pixel "Tips" videos; producing up to 500 deliverables in 10 languages per phone launch
Pixel 4, 4a, 5, and 6
Select Clients include: Pixel Tips, Google Help, YouTube, Waze, Street View, Google Maps
FIELD PRODUCER / CASTING PRODUCER / TALENT PRODUCER
Various Food Competition Shows // March 2017 - September 2019
Field Producer Responsibilities:
Vetted contestants prior to shoot date; Wrote one sheets for each contestant
Produced talent on the floor during cooking rounds; Prompting on the fly interviews, as needed
Conducted exit interviews for 2-4 contestants per shoot day
Credits include: Beat Bobby Flay, Dishmantled, Dinner Takes All, Santa's Baking Blizzard, Bite Club, Halloween Cake-Off, Food Hall Brawl
Casting Producer Responsibilities:
Vetted potential contestants
Conducted 20-25 on-camera interviews per week
Wrote 5-10 casting pitches per week
Oversaw small team for special tournaments on Chopped: Gold Medal Games and BBQ Grillmasters
Trained and onboarded new team members
Credits include: Chopped, Beat Bobby Flay, Bakers vs. Fakers, Halloween Cake-Off