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Brian Malott

@brianmalott

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Freelance producer and line producer with 20 years guiding and bidding for live-action and immersive productions.

United States

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What I'm looking for

My experience as a producer on all manner of productions, including immersive tech events, makes me an ideal candidate for bidding and consulting work.

I’m a Freelance Producer with 20 years of experience in live-action, digital, and immersive production across the U.S. and internationally. I approach every project as a “thoughtful conduit” between production stakeholders and crews, keeping quality and collaboration tight while I oversee all departments to deliver on budget.

I’m known for honesty, diligence, and strong personal relationships—researching and negotiating rates, bidding accurately, mitigating risk, and staffing productions with the right personalities and creative tastes. Whether I’m modernizing budget reconciliation (Point Zero) or solving for cost efficiency on smaller budgets, I’m there to make elbow room for creatives while protecting schedules and outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance Line Producer

Current

Freelance

Jan 2012 - Present (14 years 5 months)

Bid and executed live-action production projects of varying sizes, serving as a conduit between production stakeholders and crew across non-union and union environments. Oversaw departments to deliver quality on budget while mitigating risk and staffing with the right creative and technical fit.

Line Producing Crew & Vendor Staffing Union Non Union Coordination Risk Mitigation Scheduling

Freelance Production Supervisor

Freelance

Jan 2011 - Jan 2018 (7 years)

Researched and negotiated rates with crew and vendors, then adjusted and tracked budgets across multiple departments. Managed staffing for concurrent productions and solved production problems to improve cost efficiency, including bid accuracy with contingency for unknowns.

Production Supervision Budget Management Staffing Management Bid Management

Production Manager, Short Form

Comedy Central

May 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 2 months)

Served as Line Producer/Production Manager for short-form work, supporting the SVP and Head of Production with promos, branded content, show opens, and live events. Used Point Zero and budgeting workflows to reconcile budgets, bid content, and solve around smaller budgets while coordinating travel and entertainment for talent and executives.

Line Producing Point Zero Hot Budget Budget Reconciliation Promo Branded Content Budgeting

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Whittier College

Childhood Development / Education

Activities and societies: Preschool teacher and research facilitator for graduate students and visiting researchers.

Studied childhood development and education at Whittier College, including coursework across key aspects of early childhood development. Served as a preschool teacher and research facilitator for graduate students and visiting researchers.