RESUME
RESUME
Kayla Nicholson
New York 11238 | kaylanicholsonproductions@gmail.com
AWARDS
2024 Webby Award Honoree
2023 Webby Award Honoree
EDUCATION
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
B.S. Film and Media Studies
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Producing - 2023 - Present
Creative Producer – Essence / Coca-Cola Vertical Series
● Led production management, crewing, and client communication for a branded vertical series for ESSENCE and Coca-Cola.
● Built and mobilized the post-production unit, steered the edit, and drove the project through final delivery.
Producer – People’s TV
● Managed a slate of short-form commercial content for Clean Slate Initiative, Simons Foundation, and others across multiple verticals.
● Owned logistics from pre-production through post, resource planning, casting, BA/LA negotiations, permitting, and on-site execution.
Producer – UWG inc. / MATEO NYC
● Directed the production of the 2025 summer campaign for MATEO New York as PROJECT RED’s debut commercial.
● Delivered luxury commercial content within a $30K budget while partnering closely with creative leadership.
Producer – Gutsy Media
● Spearheaded a 360 digital campaign for All Above All, serving as point person to executive producers from pre-production through delivery.
Jr. Producer - bb2 Content, 2025 - Present
● Support the development of multiple digital, commercial, editorial, and theatrical initiatives with budgets up to $1.5M.
● Coordinate cross-functional workflows spanning creative development, production, press, and delivery.
● Key Collaborators Include: Playwrights Horizon, Williamstown, Vogue, The Met Museum, The New Group, Interview Magazine
Lead Producer - The Man Enough Podcast, Wayfarer Studios, 2022 - 2024
● Drove content strategy, budget management, audience research, studio builds, production, post, and delivery alongside executive producers.
● Introduced a platform specific, internet native social content strategy which Increased audience size 30% from season 1 to season 2 and expanded brand awareness 210% across platforms in year two.
● Managed a $500K+ production budget, negotiated talent fees, and closed vendor agreements to union standards.
● Overhauled the post pipeline with Rev, Frame.io, and Asana, increasing editorial efficiency and delivery speed.
Production Coordinator - Resonance Content - Office of Mary Ann Marino, 2021 - 2022
● Assisted with pitch development, casting, and production planning across internal teams and external partners.
Producer’s Assistant - K Period Media - Office of Mary Ann Marino, April 2021 - August 2021
● Working under President of Production, Mary Ann Marino, I assisted in the maintenance of company budgets, business and legal agreement tracking, film/tv & content development slates, fielding pitches and creating external pitch decks and concept trailers for creative partners.
Associate Story Producer - MTV’s The Challenge: S36 Double Agents (2020) & MTV’s The Challenge Special: All Stars (2021)
● Collaborated with the story department to ensure episodes tracked proposed storylines, tracked key updates from daily hot sheets and addressed network notes.
●Utilized Avid to edit story sequences across multiple episodes.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Founder/ Producer - Chaotic Good Collective
● Chaotic Good Collective is a community artists collective utilizing blockchain technology and Web3 based creative assets to facilitate fair artist payment across a multitude of disciplines.
Creative Director - Nineteenth Amendment Digital Campaign: “Collide”
● Directed and Filmed a campaign for Gen Z targeted digital campaigns using gender non-conforming models featuring industry mavens Coco and Breezy.
Creative Producer (Photo & Community) - Build and Bloom, January 2018 - August 2019
● Executed production of social content, managed online communities.
SKILLS
Areas of Expertise:
Creative Production – Platform Dependent Social Strategy – Client Engagement – Creative Direction – Production Management – Post Production Supervision – Budget Management – Branded Content – Cross Functional Collaboration – Contract Negotiation
Technical Expertise:
Adobe Premiere Pro – Adobe Audition – Canva – Wrapbook – Asana – Airtable – Frame.io – Dropbox– Miro – Trello – Google Workspace – Microsoft Office Suite - Frame.io – Avid – Final Cut – Box – Bill.com – Brex – Ramp – Slack
AFFILIATIONS
Tribeca Film Festival Ambassador
Soho House Creative Event Partner