Jonathan Weber

Experience

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  National Football League (NFL)

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Production Intern

  -Assisted Stage Manager and provided assistance to talent at "Total Access Live"-Organized production space, provided research, greeted guests, and answered the phones

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  Freelance Television

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  Freelance Production Assistant

  Casting Handler - Big Brother (Seasons 14, 16, 17 Sequesters)Post PA - Fantasy Life (Pilot)Office PA - Jane The Virgin (Season 1)Additional Set PA - Jane The Virgin Season 1 Production Secretary - Community (Seasons 4 & 5)Office PA - Westside (Pilot)Office PA - Up All Night (Season 2 Reboot)Casting Assistant - My Cat From Hell (Season 4 Southwest region)Post PA - Revolution (Season 1)Office PA - Downwardly Mobile (Pilot)Office PA - The New Normal (Pilot)Office PA - Hung (Season 3 Prep)Casting Handler - Extreme Weight Loss (Season 3 Bootcamp, Seasons 1 & 2 Casting Calls)Casting Handler - The Biggest Loser (Seasons 7-12 & 14 Casting calls, Season 13 & Finale)Additional Set PA - Southland Season 4Casting PA - Oh Sit! (Episodes 1.05-1.08)Office PA - Southland (Season 4)Additional Set PA - Sons of Anarchy Season 4Set PA My Big Redneck Vacation (Season 1)Casting PA American Idol (Season 8 & 9 Auditions)PA/Intern - True Life (Episode 3.05)Office Intern - 3 Ball Productions (Summer 2009) Show less

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  3 Ball Entertainment

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Casting Intern
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  Sundance Institute

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Festival Intern

  Volunteer at Library Theater for Sundance 2010 and 2011

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  University of Arizona

  Apr 2010 - May 2011

  Media and Communication Director at ZonaZoo

  As Director I oversee all media that is produced for ZonaZoo and run our media & communications team. ZonaZoo is a part of the Associated Students of the University of Arizona. The show I created airs at the jumbotron before every home football game and basketball game.

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  20th Century Studios

  May 2010 - Jul 2010

  Feature Post Production Intern

  Interned in the Feature Post Production Department.

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  Fox Television Stations

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2011

  Sports Dept. Assistant

  -Assisted the camera man on covering Tucson athletics. Carried equipment, and logged plays. This included U of A, and high school sports.-Imported and logged footage using Edius Pro

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  CoffeyTalk YouTube Series

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

  Freelance Videographer & Editor
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  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  Jul 2012 - May 2014

  • Assisted the SVP of TV Comedy Production and the Production Coordinator. This included management of production calendars, table reads, contact sheets, telephone coverage, travel arrangements and filing.• Organized and oversaw all production files were present for each show with TView, Sony’s internal database. • Gathered approval for all budgets, crew deal memos, and timecards for 8 Comedy Pilots and 2 series.• Coordinated with Line Producers and Production Coordinators for each show to meet their production needs.• In charge of Sony’s Series Calendar. This consisted of all dramas, comedies, and reality series. I maintained the calendar and distributed it to all studio executives and department heads. Show less  Managed and maintained the production office and all production needs. Assisted the Line Producer, ProductionManager and Production Coordinator. Responsible for rolling calls from Sony, NBC, and crewmembers. Created and managed the crew list and phoneextension sheet for the show. Created and distributed memos for all meetings. Arranged rooms and set up for each meeting. Responsible for all purchase orders, insurance certificates, petty cash expenses, and office supply orders. Show less

  • Executive Assistant - Pilot Season

    Jan 2014 - May 2014

  • Production Secretary at "Community"

    Jul 2012 - Jan 2014
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  CBS Studios

  Jun 2014 - Apr 2015

  Key Office Production Assistant at Jane the Virgin

   Managed and maintained the production office and all production needs. Assisted the Line Producer, Production Manager and Production Coordinator. Responsible for rolling calls from CBS, CW, and crewmembers. Created and managed the crew list and phone extension sheet for the show. Created and distributed memos for all meetings. Arranged rooms and set up for each meeting. Responsible for all purchase orders, insurance certificates, petty cash expenses, and office supply orders.

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  Sony Pictures Entertainment

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

  Post Production Coordinator

  • Work under the office of the SVP of Post Production.• Set up PIX accounts for dailies and cuts. Distribute all playlists through PIX for screenings/dailies.• Schedule all voice over sessions for feature cast. • Manage post production calendars for all features. Contribute post production dates/details for Production Status packet.• Coordinates approvals from SVP for all time cards, mileage, petty cash from each show.

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  Pac-12 Networks

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2019

  -Standing Senior Director: November 2017 - August 2019-Recruited and booked all studio and remote talent (850 streamed and televised events, 200 studio shows per year). -Handled negotiations for all talent fees and contracts, for numerous appearances and multiyear agreements. Collaborated with the legal and finance teams to finalize contracts and process 7 figures worth of talent payments per year.-Managed paid and publicity appearances for Affiliate Sales, Partner Services, Podcasts, voiceovers and charity events.-Managed talent bookings for all on site and streamed events: Pac-12 Championship Game, Rose Bowl, Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament.-Maintained positive relationships with major talent agencies, media agencies and publicists. Worked with CAA, Excel Sports Management, ICM Partners, Wasserman, The Montag Group, and others.-Booked and managed notable Pac-12 alumni such as: Bill Walton, Eddie House, Richard Jefferson, Jason Terry, Joel McHale, Gary Payton, Ronnie Lott, Lincoln Kennedy, Jeremy Bloom, Ryan Leaf, Matt Leinart, John Elway.-Research, identify, recruit and audition new on-air talent (hosts, reporters, play-by-play announcers, analysts and VO talent) -Manage on-air talent appearances for Affiliate Sales, Partner Services and Digital. (Facebook Live, Snapchat, YouTube and Twitter).-Manage and track the departmental budget and all talent-related costs including all expenses and invoices. Manage a multi-million dollar budget. Manage all talent operations.-Organize and run talent bootcamps to train upcoming on-air talent.-Organize On-Campus Speaking Engagements at all 12 Pac-12 Universities-Maintain positive relationships with major talent agencies, media agencies, university professors and student run groups. Show less • Schedule all studio and remote on-air talent (850 live events, 200 studio shows). • Research, identify, recruit and audition new on-air talent (hosts, reporters, play-by-play announcers, analysts and VO talent) • Manage on-air talent appearances for Affiliate Sales, Partner Services and Digital. (Facebook Live, Snapchat, YouTube and Twitter).• Manage and track all talent-related costs including all expenses and invoices. • Organize and run talent bootcamps to train upcoming on-air talent.• Maintain positive relationships with major talent agencies, media agencies, university professors and student run groups. Show less

  • Talent Relations Manager

    Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Talent Relations Coordinator

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2017
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  Warner Bros. Discovery

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2023

  Senior Manager, Talent and Creator Relations (Warner Bros Discovery Sports)

  -Manage and oversee talent booking and management across Bleacher Report, Turner Sports, and Warner Bros Discovery projects with athletes, creators, musicians, and celebrities for all TV shows, podcasts, and internet/social content.-Lead Creator Booker for all House of Highlights Series. Managed and booked the biggest creators in the industry including: RDC, Deestroying, Kai Cenat, Jesser, MMG, Flight, Druski. Managed series and shoots that garnished 10’s of Millions of views and several million engagement (Example House of Highlights Showdown - 70M views across social, 8.5M total engagements, No. 1 trending live video on YouTube during premiere). -Lead Booker for for all NFL Gridiron Series and NFL tentpole events (Examples: Ditch the Playbook at Super Bowl, NFL Draft 2023). Managed and booked several NFL athletes including: Calais Campbell, AJ Brown, Kirk Cousins, Richard Sherman, Jason Kelce, Amon-Ra St Brown, Joe Burrow, DeSean Jackson, Darren Waller, Marquise Brown, Cam Jordan, Johnathan Abram, Landon Collins and 100+. -Booked several NBA Shows including: Inside the NBA, The Arena, Dwyane Wade’s Next 25, NBA Twitter Show. Booked several guests including: Derrick Rose, Shams Charania, Zach LaVine, Georges Niang, JaVale McGee, Jamal Crawford, Nick Young, Trey Murphy, Mikal Bridges, Tyrese Haliburton, Kevin Heurter, and Channing Frye. -Maintain relationships with key contacts, including talent agencies, publicists, agents, players, celebrities and creators to help bolster access and familiarity with the BR and Turner Sports brand. Worked with Excel Sports Management, CAA, Wasserman, Priority Sports, Rubicon, EAG Sports Management, Athletes First, Octagon and more. -Manage overall talent booking calendar, contract status and invoice tracking documents. -Work closely with the legal and finance teams for all stages of contracts and talent payment. Oversaw deals for single appearances to multiyear agreements. Oversaw 7 figure talent payments each year. Show less

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  FanDuel

  Jul 2023 - now

  Head Talent Booker

  - Oversee FanDuel TV daily guest bookings through Good Talent Lodge.

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  Good Talent Lodge

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior Talent Producer

  -Oversee all daily guest bookings for "Up & Adams" and "Run it Back" airing on FanDuel TVHead Booker for FanDuel TV’s tentpole NFL and NBA shows “Up & Adams”, and “Run It Back”. Book daily athletes, coaches, reporters, celebrities and musicians.-Travel onsite with Up & Adams Productions, when needed: NFL Training Camp, Super Bowl, NFL Draft, etc.-Work closely with Up & Adams & Run It back Producers to ensure all confirmed Talent are on-time for scheduled on-site and remote interviews.-NFL daily guests have included: Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Josh Allen, Sam Howell, Jaylen Waddle, Cam Jordan, Ja’Marr Chase, Myles Garrett, Taysom Hill, Christian Kirk, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Miles Sanders, Keenan Allen, Austin Ekeler and 100+.-NBA daily guests have included: Patrick Beverley, Danny Green, Georges Niang, Mac McClung, Larry Nance Jr and more.-Meet regularly with NFL and NBA Team PRs, Personal PRs, and Agents to strengthen knowledge of FanDuel TV. Work closely with Klutch Sports Group, Excel Sports Management, CAA, Wasserman, Priority Sports, Rubicon, EAG Sports Management, Athletes First, Octagon and more. Show less