YouTubeCelebrity Substitute is a 2x Webby Award-winning series in which surprise celebrity guests take over NYC classrooms as substitute teachers.
As Segment Producer on Season 3, I owned six episodes end-to-end, from school partnership development through filming. I collaborated directly with NYC public schools to identify their needs, then partnered with the Amazon team to source and integrate top-rated products, building out spaces including a podcast studio, community pantry, cafeteria lounge, theater classroom, and auditorium upgrades.
I managed product integration budgets and coordinated with the director, showrunner, and talent producers to align celebrity talent, including KATSEYE, SZA, Millie Bobby Brown, and Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, with each episode.
On filming days, I served as the primary on-set liaison between all departments and the school, fielding and resolving production questions in real time.
Celebrity Substitute - EP 301
Client: Amazon
Production Company: Ampersand
The Crew
Executive Producer: Benji Pasek, Justin Paul and Julian Shapiro-Barnum
Director: Jake Wilson
Showrunner: Allison Klein
Head of Programming: Nick Dyer
Talent Booker: Cultivated
Producer (Talent/Creative): Zach Stafford
Producer (Social/Digital): Danielle Perelman
Lead Segment Producer: Samantha Thornhill
Segment Producer: Faryn Shiro
Line Producer: Doug Smith
Associate Producer: Anna Spier
Talent AP: Sophie Szwartz
Assistant Producer: Kate Kearns
Associate Director: Tori Sturniolo
Talent Coordinator: Madison Collins
Production Manager: Minori Takahashi
Production Coordinator: Christine Grobelny
Director of Photography: Matthew Tompkins
Camera Operator: Bridget McQuillan, Brian Leisring, Carrie Cheek
1st AC: Bryan Bonilla
2nd AC: Fay Emmolo-Johnson
Gaffer: Andrew “Tank” Rivara
Sound Mixer: Kevin Kniowski
Production Designer: Carol Kin
Key HMU: Karen Roy
Amazon Sr. Content & Creative Manager: Carolyn Carr
UTA Production Coordinator: Ji Young An
UTA Account Manager: Anjali Patel
Post: Digital Swords
Social: AKA Agency
Celebrity Substitute - EP 302
Client: Amazon
Production Company: Ampersand
The Crew
Executive Producer: Benji Pasek, Justin Paul and Julian Shapiro-Barnum
Director: Jake Wilson
Showrunner: Allison Klein
Head of Programming: Nick Dyer
Talent Booker: Cultivated
Producer (Talent/Creative): Zach Stafford
Producer (Social/Digital): Danielle Perelman
Lead Segment Producer: Faryn Shiro
Segment Producer: Samantha Thornhill
Line Producer: Doug Smith
Associate Producer: Anna Spier
Talent AP: Sophie Szwartz
Assistant Producer: Kate Kearns
Associate Director: Tori Sturniolo
Talent Coordinator: Madison Collins
Production Manager: Minori Takahashi
Production Coordinator: Christine Grobelny
Director of Photography: Matthew Tompkins
Camera Operator: Bridget McQuillan, Patrick Morgan, Carrie Cheek
1st AC: Bryan Bonilla
2nd AC: Fay Emmolo-Johnson
Gaffer: Andrew “Tank” Rivara
Sound Mixer: Kevin Kniowski
Production Designer: Carol Kin
Key HMU: Karen Roy
Amazon Sr. Content & Creative Manager: Carolyn Carr
UTA Production Coordinator: Ji Young An
UTA Account Manager: Anjali Patel
Post: Digital Swords
Social: AKA Agency
