Aaron Sandler

Television Producer / Creative Producer

2008 – Present

• Oversee all creative aspects of projects from development through final delivery.

• Serve as liaison between network clients and production staff to ensure creative objectives are fully met.

• Wrote the Season 5 “Bible” along with full outlines for all 10 episodes of the long-running WeTV series Mary Mary – complete with A/B/C story synopses, act break/cliffhanger moments, story beats for each scene, and character dialogue.

• Directed multi-cam shoots for the TruTV series Container Wars.

• Collaborated effectively with celebrity talent including international music stars (S Club 7, Gloria Estefan, Mary Mary), a world-renowned tattoo artist (Kat Von D) and actors (Mario Lopez, Jamie Kennedy, Eva Longoria).

• Maintained editorial oversight by managing teams of field producers, post-story producers and editors to ensure that the creative direction of LA Ink remained on track during the series’ run.

• Supervised sound mix, color correction and QC for final delivery of episodes on the NuvoTV series Mario Lopez: One on One.

Project Manager / Line Producer

2005 – Present

• Create full project budgets, track all costs throughout production and oversee delivery of final elements within approved budget parameters.

• Managed production and delivery of 20+ television and film projects with budgets ranging from $5,000 to $3 million for networks and studios including A&E, BBC, CBS, CMT, FOX, GSN, MTV, NuvoTV, Oxygen, Showtime, Spike, TBS, TLC, WEtv, and Columbia Pictures. 

• Managed tight budgets and was able to deliver the best value and biggest “bang for the buck.”

• Devised project calendars and worked with staff to ensure all delivery milestones were met and final projects were delivered on time.

• Hired and managed all key department heads for art, camera, casting, sound, talent, travel, wardrobe, production and post-production departments.

Development Executive

2001 – Present

• Develop both scripted and unscripted projects for a variety of networks.

• Created television format for dating competition series, Love and Salsa, commissioned by NuvoTV/Fuse with six aired episodes.

• Developed television format for interview series, Mario Lopez: One on One, commissioned by NuvoTV with 20 aired episodes.

• Selected by A&E Networks to shoot and deliver two proof-of-concept presentations for their annual Pitch-Fest development event.

• Commissioned by HGTV to deliver a five-minute presentation for a house renovation series.

• Exclusively developed projects for Magical Elves, producers of Project Runway, Top Chef and Project Greenlight.

• Created television concepts that have been optioned by Dick Clark Productions, Go Go Luckey, New Line Television, 3 Ball Productions and CBS Television.