NICOLE COSGROVE
PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
COUSINS 2022-present
Executive Producer
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Oversee commercial and branded content
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Work closely with commercial directing team
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Develop new commercial business
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Develop fiscal business plan
PEOPLE'S TELEVISION
Consulting EP and Business Executive, March 2022-September 2022
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Acted as a business and creative consultant for start up production company
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Built a recommend director roster for commercial and long form content
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Developed new commercial relationships for branded documentaries
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Re-imagined the pitch and sales process. Created all new pitch materials.
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Re-organized company structure and communication workflow both internally and externally.
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Pushed the creative producing team to develop better, more elevated and fresh content for social and web.
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Advised on individual production budgets and annual fiscal goals
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Drove a positive team oriented culture
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Pushed best in class, fresh creative for all clients
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Advised on Original Content budgets, schedules and creative
VICE Media Group
Head of Production & Executive Producer, 2017-2022
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Work with creatives and Directors to cultivate story for stand alone documentaries and docu series
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Shepherd the “Vice voice” across all Vice platforms
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Manage producing staff, freelance and in house across short and long form doc’s
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Lead new director outreach and discovery
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Maintain existing director relationships, creatively mentor directors, and push them to discover fresh stories
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Oversee budgets and schedules across multiple projects and series
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Recent work includes, The Olympic Channel (multiple series), Second Act Seasons 1 & 2 (Mailchimp Originals), Americana (release spring 2022, long form Doc), Being Emily (release spring 2022, long form Doc).
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Branded short form doc oversight for Nike, Logitech, Google, Adidas, Reebok, Dickies, Aveda, Mercedes Benz, and Porsche.
Vaynermedia
Line Producer, 2016-2017
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Commercial production bidding union and non-union
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Managed and mentored ten person production staff
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Supervised all large scale commercial shoots
TWOTHREEFIVE
Executive Producer, Owner 2010-2019
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Developed scripted and unscripted shorts, features and television series
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Manage re-writes and worked with directors and writers through creative development phase
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Procured financing and distribution
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Current Projects:
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Breaking Ice, Verite documentary series depicting the challenging journey for athletes of color in winter sports (in partnership with Radical Media).
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Lingua Franca, scripted feature directed by Isabel Sandoval. 2019 Venice Film Festival premier, recent acquisition by Ava DuVernay/ARRAY in partnership with Netflix. Nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.
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Viceland
Producer & Director 2015
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Director, Pilot Episode of Motherboard
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Producer Episodes 2-5 of Motherboard
Red Hour Productions
Producer 2014
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Scripted Feature Film We Only Know So Much (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Damian Young, Loudan Wainwright, EP Ben Stiller). Acquired by Amazon Studios in 2018.
CBS Films- Inside Llewyn Davis, Dir. Joel and Ethan Coen, DP Bruno Delbonnel
Camera department 2011
20th Century Fox - The Secret life of walter mitty
Camera department 2011
PARAMOUNT PICTURES- WOLF OF WALL STREET
Camera department 2011
Momentum Pictures- Shame, Dir. Steve McQueen, DP Sean Bobbit
Camera department 2010
EDUCATION, SKILLS & FUN FACTS
IMDB LINK TO WORK, University of Colorado Boulder BFA & The Institute for Shipboard Education world circumnavigation semester,
NCAA Athlete, former local 600 member, proficient in Hot Budget, Point Zero, Movie Magic, Showbiz, Dog Show Expert, thrill seeker, hardworking Midwesterner.