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Sean Cardinalli has worked over 25 years in film and TV development and production. He is a screenwriter and script analyst and has been integral to production coordination on over a dozen film and TV projects. As an eagle-eyed editor and versatile copywriter, Sean’s experience spans a variety of genres and outlets e.g., website content, long-form prose, blogs, news articles, academic text, press kits, and art reviews. Through the lens of a holistic coaching perspective, he often acts as a developmental editor who is encouraging yet real. Sean has been published in Reader’s Digest, the Good Men Project, Thrillist, the Albuquerque Journal, and the Weekly Alibi, and he has a relationship/intimacy/recovery blog on Medium. He was managing editor of the UpLift Chronicles, a community newspaper he was proud to have shepherded into fruition. With a team of eclectic creatives, Sean is shopping a diverse slate of IP for his development and production company, ALTERITY. He holds a BA in English literature from UC Berkeley, is earning his Master of Social Work degree at New Mexico State University, and is the proud father of two amazing teens.…Sean Cardinalli has worked over 25 years in film and TV development and production. He is a screenwriter and script analyst and has been integral to production coordination on over a dozen film and TV projects. As an eagle-eyed editor and versatile copywriter, Sean’s experience spans a variety of genres and outlets e.g., website content, long-form prose, blogs, news articles, academic text, press kits, and art reviews. Through the lens of a holistic coaching perspective, he often acts as a developmental editor who is encouraging yet real. Sean has been published in Reader’s Digest, the Good Men Project, Thrillist, the Albuquerque Journal, and the Weekly Alibi, and he has a relationship/intimacy/recovery blog on Medium. He was managing editor of the UpLift Chronicles, a community newspaper he was proud to have shepherded into fruition. With a team of eclectic creatives, Sean is shopping a diverse slate of IP for his development and production company, ALTERITY. He holds a BA in English literature from UC Berkeley, is earning his Master of Social Work degree at New Mexico State University, and is the proud father of two amazing teens.

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Sean Cardinalli has worked over 25 years in film and TV development and production. He is a screenwriter and script analyst and has been integral to production coordination on over a dozen film and TV projects. As an eagle-eyed editor and versatile copywriter, Sean’s experience spans a variety of genres and outlets e.g., website content, long-form prose, blogs, news articles, academic text, press kits, and art reviews. Through the lens of a holistic coaching perspective, he often acts as a developmental editor who is encouraging yet real. Sean has been published in Reader’s Digest, the Good Men Project, Thrillist, the Albuquerque Journal, and the Weekly Alibi, and he has a relationship/intimacy/recovery blog on Medium. He was managing editor of the UpLift Chronicles, a community newspaper he was proud to have shepherded into fruition. With a team of eclectic creatives, Sean is shopping a diverse slate of IP for his development and production company, ALTERITY. He holds a BA in English literature from UC Berkeley, is earning his Master of Social Work degree at New Mexico State University, and is the proud father of two amazing teens.…Sean Cardinalli has worked over 25 years in film and TV development and production. He is a screenwriter and script analyst and has been integral to production coordination on over a dozen film and TV projects. As an eagle-eyed editor and versatile copywriter, Sean’s experience spans a variety of genres and outlets e.g., website content, long-form prose, blogs, news articles, academic text, press kits, and art reviews. Through the lens of a holistic coaching perspective, he often acts as a developmental editor who is encouraging yet real. Sean has been published in Reader’s Digest, the Good Men Project, Thrillist, the Albuquerque Journal, and the Weekly Alibi, and he has a relationship/intimacy/recovery blog on Medium. He was managing editor of the UpLift Chronicles, a community newspaper he was proud to have shepherded into fruition. With a team of eclectic creatives, Sean is shopping a diverse slate of IP for his development and production company, ALTERITY. He holds a BA in English literature from UC Berkeley, is earning his Master of Social Work degree at New Mexico State University, and is the proud father of two amazing teens.

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Sean Cardinalli has worked over 25 years in film and TV development and production. He is a screenwriter and script analyst and has been integral to production coordination on over a dozen film and TV projects. As an eagle-eyed editor and versatile copywriter, Sean’s experience spans a variety of genres and outlets e.g., website content, long-form prose, blogs, news articles, academic text, press kits, and art reviews. Through the lens of a holistic coaching perspective, he often acts as a developmental editor who is encouraging yet real.

Sean has been published in Reader’s Digest, the Good Men Project, Thrillist, the Albuquerque Journal, and the Weekly Alibi, and he has a relationship/intimacy/recovery blog on Medium. He was managing editor of the UpLift Chronicles, a community newspaper he was proud to have shepherded into fruition.

With a team of eclectic creatives, Sean is shopping a diverse slate of IP for his development and production company, ALTERITY. He holds a BA in English literature from UC Berkeley, is earning his Master of Social Work degree at New Mexico State University, and is the proud father of two amazing teens.

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Producer / Writer at ALTERITY, LLC

April 1, 2019 - Present

Producer and writer responsible for convening a team of creatives and industry veterans to secure film & TV rights and develop, shop, and produce IP representing a diverse, inclusive slate of storytelling.

Managing Editor at New Mexico Black Leadership Council

July 1, 2022 - December 1, 2023

Managed and produced projects for the nonprofit; led community-engaged initiatives and UpLift Chronicles monthly newspaper, driving local awareness of underrepresented constituents, businesses, and organizations.

Marketing & Communications Content Specialist at Sandia Preparatory School

April 1, 2020 - June 1, 2022

Developed, composed, edited, and proofed the majority of outgoing and internal communications, magazines, handbooks, reports, and marketing materials; oversaw story development, interviews, copywriting, editing, and photography for the annual community-centric magazine; contributed to SandiaPrep.org updates and school news content; produced the Book of Gratitude for the annual report.

Assistant Production Coordinator / Script Coordinator at Various Film / TV Productions

August 1, 2016 - March 1, 2020

Assembled production office infrastructure; managed production assistant team; contracted with vendors; distributed daily schedules; liaised with series, studio, and network executives; facilitated legal clearances; managed daily script changes and distribution for multiple productions.

Copywriter, Editor, Tutor at A+ Academic Coaching

January 1, 2010 - July 1, 2016

Wrote, edited, and illustrated ACT prep workbook content; taught standardized test prep; assessed students’ college prep test aptitude; assisted students with assignments, exams, and presentations.