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I am a Vancouver-based media production professional with over a decade of experience supporting casting, on-set operations, and high-level administrative tasks. I excel at managing calendars, onboarding, payroll support, vendor coordination, and building strong relationships with production teams, talent agents, and unions. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am passionate about creating engaging content and facilitating smooth productions from pre-production through post.…I am a Vancouver-based media production professional with over a decade of experience supporting casting, on-set operations, and high-level administrative tasks. I excel at managing calendars, onboarding, payroll support, vendor coordination, and building strong relationships with production teams, talent agents, and unions. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am passionate about creating engaging content and facilitating smooth productions from pre-production through post.

Maria n Landaeta

Casting Director, Production Assistant, Content Producer, +2

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I am a Vancouver-based media production professional with over a decade of experience supporting casting, on-set operations, and high-level administrative tasks. I excel at managing calendars, onboarding, payroll support, vendor coordination, and building strong relationships with production teams, talent agents, and unions. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am passionate about creating engaging content and facilitating smooth productions from pre-production through post.…I am a Vancouver-based media production professional with over a decade of experience supporting casting, on-set operations, and high-level administrative tasks. I excel at managing calendars, onboarding, payroll support, vendor coordination, and building strong relationships with production teams, talent agents, and unions. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am passionate about creating engaging content and facilitating smooth productions from pre-production through post.

Available to hire

I am a Vancouver-based media production professional with over a decade of experience supporting casting, on-set operations, and high-level administrative tasks. I excel at managing calendars, onboarding, payroll support, vendor coordination, and building strong relationships with production teams, talent agents, and unions. I thrive in fast-paced environments and am passionate about creating engaging content and facilitating smooth productions from pre-production through post.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Fluent

French

Beginner

Work Experience

Casting Office Administrator & CEO Executive Assistant at Freeman Casting

June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2025

Managed calendars for multiple executives and casting teams; provided project support to senior management; facilitated onboarding and training of new staff; assisted with payroll processing for the Casting Director and Casting Associates; provided technical support to executives, casting associates and contractors; supervised diverse accounting tasks; designed social media posts and casting calls; acted as liaison between vendors, production teams, casting associates, talent agents, unions and performers.

Production Casting Assistant at Freeman Casting

September 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021

Assisted Casting Associates and Casting Directors with searching and booking background performers for high-end productions, ensuring daily deadlines and production requirements were met; supported Directors with payroll documents; aided the office administrator with a range of tasks.

Production Assistant at Lowd Television Productions Inc.

July 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020

Collaborated with multiple production departments during pre-production and shoot of First Talk Season 5; assisted the Production Manager and Production Coordinator with scheduling and logistical tasks to ensure smooth shooting.

Extras Casting Assistant at Freeman Casting

August 1, 2019 - March 1, 2020

Supported high-end productions by locating and booking background performers; created and tracked casting requests and picture casts for directors’ approval; assisted the casting team with related administrative tasks.

Production Assistant at Proper Television

July 1, 2016 - Present

Supported MasterChef Canada BC auditions by organizing casting areas, registering participants, and assisting casting directors; contributed to smooth casting operations for the season 4 BC auditions.

Office Production Assistant at Cinesa - Bolivar Films

March 1, 2010 - July 1, 2010

Supported the production department and the director on the documentary Venezuelan Woman: XX Century in Feminine, contributing to pre-production logistics, on-set coordination and miscellaneous tasks.

Programming Coordinator at Triunfo Tv 21.1

April 1, 2011 - September 1, 2011

Coordinated programming activities for Triunfo TV 21.1; supported production schedules and logistics for Houston-based operations.

Radio Co-Host at Radio Triunfo 1480AM

April 1, 2011 - September 1, 2011

Co-hosted radio program; contributed to show planning and on-air production; collaborated with team to deliver engaging content for listeners.

Film Archive Assistant at Cinesa - Bolivar Films

August 1, 2010 - December 1, 2010

Assisted with film archive tasks and archival processes; supported film production activities at the Caracas base.

Accounting Office Assistant at Air Bud Entertainment

December 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017

Supported accounting tasks for feature projects, including preparation of payroll documents and assisting with financial recordkeeping for Pup Star 2.

Warehouse Worker at Costco Canada

May 1, 2015 - August 1, 2019

Performed warehousing duties, inventory support and order fulfillment in a fast-paced retail setting.

2nd Assistant Director at Crazy 8s

February 1, 2020 - Present

Assisted during production of the short film Mr. James is Dead; supported on-set operations and coordination with departments.

Digital Content Producer at Independent

February 27, 2025 - Present

Created digital content for social media platforms, coordinating with teams to produce engaging multimedia content.