Production Assistant, TODAY All Day
Megan spent the beginning of her career working as a Production Assistant for TODAY All Day, the 24/7 streaming FAST channel of the TODAY Show.
The stream consists of premium original programming, broadcast re-airs and curated shows of repurposed content featuring TODAY talent.
These dogs work human jobs – including city mayor!
Responsibilities included:
Researched dogs with jobs and pre-interviewed owners for strong stories.
Gathered all elements, wrote the script and worked closely with an editor to bring the vision alive.
Producer
Carson Daly and 4 TODAY viewers open up about their mental health | Mind Matters: Behind the Picture
Responsibilities included:
Talent producer for guests
Produced 3-minute tape spot that is featured to talk about the guest’s mental health journey (featured to the right)
On-set Production Assistant for the roundtable shoot that served as the main portion of the entire special
Photographed by: Lanna Apisukh
Created original looks for Holidays at the Rink at Rockefeller Center and Santa Tracker 2023
Responsibilities included:
Pitched ideas for these looks to the Coordinating Producer and coordinated with the artworks team to turn the look from concept to reality
TODAY All Day - Sizzle Reel
Responsibilities included:
Produced sizzles for award submissions
Scripted and selected the best soundbites from TODAY All Day’s original programming
Coordinated with the editor and provided all necessary elements for edit
Firsthand look at what it's like to live in a lighthouse
Responsibilities included:
Researched and coordinated with the producer to ensure all facts and statements were conveyed accurately
On-set Production Assistant in Cleveland, OH providing support to the field team
Researcher
The Royal Rundown - Series
Responsibilities included:
Pitched, interviewed and booked an influencer that re-creates royal fashion for The Royal Rundown -- she was included in a full segment in the episode, bringing a digitally-focused perspective
Gathered 80% of content that aired in The Royal Rundown episodes, including selecting photos and b-roll that aligned with each of the producers’ scripts, ensuring there was no overlap between elements used
The New Rules - Series
Responsibilities included:
Researched and built guest packets
Served as an on-set PA, built and broke down sets, provided support by greeting guests and going through the hair/makeup process all the way to when they sat down in front of the camera
Photographed by: Lanna Apisukh
Family Style with Al Roker - Series
Responsibilities included:
Created research packets based on the guidelines given by the Coordinating Producer
Pre-interviewed potential guests for episodes
Gathered elements during the post-production process
Starting from Scratch with Savannah Guthrie - Series
Responsibilities included:
Built research packets for guests appearing on the show
On-set Production Assistant for multiple episodes, communicating with the talent and providing support where needed
Production Assistant
Photographed by: Lanna Apisukh
Celebration Season: Tailgate - Episode
Responsibilities included:
Researched and pitched guests within the guidelines of the talent that producers were looking for
Assisted in the assembly of props, ensuring that all props were delivered and ready to be used on set
Served as an on-set PA, communicated with the talent, made sure producers had rundowns, talking points and call-sheets each day on set
Photographed by: Heidi Gutman
#How To Eat Plants - Episode
Responsibilities included:
Build research packets and gather any necessary elements
Assisted as an on-set PA
Photographed by: Tiara Chiaramonte
Al’s Ultimate Summer Block Party - Special
Responsibilities included:
Build research packets and gather any necessary elements
Served as an on-set PA, printing and running scripts, assisting producers and talent when needed for timely delivery of all assets to all areas of production
