# Shannon J. Love **Executive Producer · Writer · Director · Showrunner · Speechwriter** Brooklyn, New York · [sjlove@shannonjeffreylove.com](mailto:sjlove@shannonjeffreylove.com) · 718.208.3290 [Portfolio](https://shannonj.love) · [IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1654311/) · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonjlove-wonderfullymade/) · [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@shajelove) · [Medium](https://medium.com/@shannonjeffreylove) · [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/shannonjlove) · [Digital Portfolio Card](https://contact.shannonjlove.cloud) --- ## Executive Summary Award-winning executive producer, storyteller, and development executive with **25+ years** creating high-impact unscripted, documentary, branded, live-broadcast, and reality content for VH1, BET, MTV, TV One, Bravo, CMT, HGTV, Viacom, and Goldman Sachs campaigns. Pioneered TV One's first **$1 million** reality production, leads cross-functional creative teams from concept through delivery, and shapes culturally resonant narratives that merge entertainment, journalism, identity, and emotional truth. Currently serves as Creative Director for the Financial Influencer Network (FIN), extending that storytelling depth into financial media. **By the numbers:** 25+ years · $1M+ budgets led · 100+ live broadcasts · 8+ networks --- ## Core Competencies **Executive Production** — Executive Producing · Showrunning · Strategic Planning · Budget Oversight ($1M+) · P&L Accountability · Network Notes Management · Greenlight Process · Talent Relations · Production Leadership · Crew Hiring (15+) **Story & Editorial** — Story Producing · Editorial Development · Character Development · Scriptwriting · Story Architecture · Series Bible Architecture · Treatments & Pitch Decks · Pilot Development **Production Operations** — Live Broadcast Direction · Live-to-Tape Production · Control Room Management · Multi-Camera Coordination · Field Production · Post-Production Supervision · Multi-City Production **Creative Development** — Original Series Development · Documentary Production · Reality Television · Branded Content · Social-Impact Storytelling · Franchise Building **Leadership** — Cross-Functional Leadership · Team Building · Mentorship · Stakeholder Management · Executive Communication · DEI Storytelling · Decisive Under Pressure --- ## Professional Experience ### Creative Director — Financial Influencer Network (FIN) *Remote / NY · Current* - Lead FIN's creative vision, bringing 25+ years of storytelling and production experience to financial media. - Transform financial expertise into compelling, culturally relevant content designed to educate, engage, and influence audiences. ### Director of Development — Birds Eye Entertainment, Inc. *Brooklyn, NY · 2016/2018 — Present* - Lead producer team and original-content development for a full-service NYC company servicing Bravo, MTV, CMT, HGTV — evaluating 50+ pitches and greenlighting 8 projects. - Create, write, and develop original television, documentary, and branded media for networks and corporate clients. - Manage $100K–$500K budgets across TV, film, and live event production. - Authored treatments including *Houston's: Unhindered*, a docuseries on the Whitney Houston family legacy. - Directed 12+ TV/digital projects in 18 months — secured 3 pilot orders. ### Assistant Director — Live Broadcast — Christian Cultural Center *Brooklyn, NY · Jan 2023 — Present* - Direct technical operations for 100+ weekly live broadcasts at NYC's largest Evangelical church (40,000 members), reaching 10,000+ weekly viewers with 99% uptime. - Coordinate real-time multi-camera coverage, graphics, server playback, and 30-second-accuracy segment timing. - Engineered Yamaha CL5/QL5 and Shure ULX-D audio workflows, reducing troubleshooting incidents by 35% over 24 months. - Coordinate lighting cues via Avolites Titan + DMX consoles. ### Story Producer — *Girls Cruise* — Big Fish Entertainment / VH1 *New York, NY · Mar 2019 — Aug 2022* - Crafted narrative arcs for VH1's *Girls Cruise* featuring Lil' Kim, Mýa, and Chilli (TLC). Conducted 200+ interviews → 11 episodes reaching 700K–1.2M viewers each. - Series won **Best Entertainment Show — National Film & TV Awards**; nominated, Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. - Praised by *Vogue* ("our next obsession") and *Glamour* ("addictive"). - Managed editorial notes, continuity, string-outs, and post-production workflows. ### Senior Producer / Producer — Hot Snakes Media (MTV) *New York, NY · Mar 2018 — Aug 2022* - Produced 25+ reality TV episodes with budgets up to $250K, end-to-end on Avid Media Composer + Frame.io. - Directed story arcs for the reboot of *True Life: Gun Control* — coordinated nationwide production across Sandy Hook, Parkland, and Chicago. - Created character analyses, stripboards, shot lists, and story architecture. - Surpassed network on-time delivery targets across 9-month broadcast cycles. ### Content Producer — Rock The Bells (LL COOL J) *New York, NY · Jul 2022 — Oct 2022* - Produced 30+ digital video pieces for LL COOL J's global Hip-Hop platform. - Built a real-time post-production workflow for full-day live festival coverage. - Delivered short-form social cuts driving artist engagement and cultural programming reach. ### Segment Producer — Alongi Media / Goldman Sachs — One Million Black Women *New York, NY · Feb 2021 — Mar 2021* - Produced B-roll and portrait videography for the One Million Black Women initiative — a $10B commitment, directed by Reginald Hudlin. - Supported socially impactful branded media initiatives. ### Supervising Producer — *The Truth with Jeff Johnson* — BET Networks / Viacom *New York, NY · Mar 2006 — Jan 2009* - Supervised teams of 15+ on BET's flagship news program addressing political, social, and cultural issues for the African American community. - Supervised development, production, scripts, edits, guest bookings, and delivery. - Coordinated legal/fair-use standards and copyright compliance. - Directed creative and technical control-room operations; improved operational efficiency 25%. ### Executive Producer / Writer / Director — *I Married a Baller* — TV One *Multi-city (OH · TN · GA · CA) · Mar 2005 — Apr 2007* - Created, wrote, produced, and directed original reality programming. - Led TV One's first major reality initiative and first approved **$1M+** production. - Managed creative development, staffing, scheduling, talent coordination, and delivery across a 3-week NFL/V.I.P. charity tour. - Earned strong critical recognition, including coverage from *Entertainment Weekly*. ### Assistant Director — *Monica: Still Standing* — DuBose Entertainment / BET *New York, NY · 2009* - Organized production logistics, scheduling, locations, and talent coordination. - Supported the executive producer and director in executing story beats and field operations. ### Video Producer / Editor — Norman Finkelstein Documentation Project *New York, NY · Oct — Nov 2017* - Produced and edited politically-sensitive documentation generating 57,000+ views, 1,500+ likes, 490+ comments — with multilingual subtitles (DE/TR/FR). ### Producer / Editor — Promotional & Branded — Various Clients *Remote / NY · 2016 — 2024* - Produced and edited branded and social-impact media across nonprofit and advocacy clients (Bounce Back Stories, Power of You Teens, Truth Promos, advocacy campaigns). - Developed concise narrative campaigns balancing audience engagement with mission-focused storytelling. --- ## Education **New York University** — B.A., Political Science & Africana Studies · Honors Graduate · May 2000 **Certification** — Trello for Video Post-Production, LinkedIn Learning / Lynda.com --- ## Technical Toolkit **Editing & Post** — Avid Media Composer · Adobe Premiere Pro · Final Cut Pro X · DaVinci Resolve · After Effects · Motion 5 · Frame.io · ScriptSync **Writing** — Final Draft · WriterDuet **Design & Graphics** — Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Maxon Cinema 4D **Production Management** — Movie Magic Budgeting · Movie Magic Scheduling · Airtable · Trello · Asana · Workfront · Notion · Microsoft Office **Live Broadcast** — Yamaha CL5/QL5 · Shure ULX-D · Avolites Titan · DMX Lighting · ProPresenter · Ross Carbonite · vMix · OBS **AI-Forward** — AI-assisted writing, storyboarding, and workflows (ChatGPT / Claude / Sora) --- ## Selected Awards & Press - ★ **Best Entertainment Show** — National Film & Television Awards (*Girls Cruise*) - ★ **Guild of Music Supervisors Awards** — Nominee - ★ Featured: *Vogue* · *Glamour* · *Entertainment Weekly* - ★ Pioneered TV One's first $1M reality series --- ## Selected Credits | Project | Role | Network | Year | |---|---|---|---| | I Married a Baller | Executive Producer / Writer / Director / Creator | TV One | 2005–2007 | | Famous People: Taj George | Executive Producer / Writer / Director | TV One | 2006–2007 | | The Truth with Jeff Johnson | Supervising Producer | BET | 2006–2009 | | Girls Cruise | Story Producer | VH1 | 2019 | | MTV True Life (incl. *Gun Control* reboot) | Senior Producer | MTV | 2018–2022 | | Monica: Still Standing | Assistant Director | BET | 2009 | | Beyond Beef: Jay-Z & Nas | Producer / Writer | BET | 2006 | | One Million Black Women | Segment Producer | Goldman Sachs | 2021 | | Rock The Bells Festival | Content Producer | Rock The Bells (LL COOL J) | 2022 | Full filmography: [IMDb — nm1654311](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1654311/) --- ## Writing & Essays (selected) - "Pandemic Proliferation: Private Pretense Meets Public Protests" — [Medium](https://medium.com/@shannonjeffreylove/pandemic-proliferation-private-pretense-meets-public-protests-bccff0647a10) - "How The NYPD Saved Christmas From The Grinch Who Almost Stole It" — [Medium](https://medium.com/@shannonjeffreylove/how-the-nypd-saved-christmas-from-the-grinch-who-almost-stole-it-f52194a9fd7c) - "Me & NYPD" — [Medium](https://medium.com/@shannonjeffreylove/me-nypd-3a0c8a9862e8) - "Dear Coronavirus & COVID-19" — [Medium](https://medium.com/@shannonjeffreylove/dear-coronavirus-covid-19-6e75f3bf7be6) - "Lord of the Manners: Near Death of a Legacy" — [Medium](https://medium.com/@shannonjeffreylove/the-near-death-of-a-legacy-a-tribute-to-all-that-we-nearly-lost-these-past-four-years-e186c87bf3c6) - Full blog — [blog.shannonjeffreylove.com](https://blog.shannonjeffreylove.com) · Curated writing samples — [writingsamples.shannonjeffreylove.com](https://writingsamples.shannonjeffreylove.com) --- *Full interactive resume & reel: [shannon-j-love-resume.lovable.app](https://shannon-j-love-resume.lovable.app)*