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Emmy and Peabody award-winning independent creator with 20 years across TV, film, and podcasting, now working as an independent producer, story consultant, and AI-assisted content specialist. Hands-on with generative AI tools and lean production workflows to deliver fast, high-quality narrative development, editorial/post-production, and AI-integrated content pipelines for fractional, remote, and contract engagements.…Emmy and Peabody award-winning independent creator with 20 years across TV, film, and podcasting, now working as an independent producer, story consultant, and AI-assisted content specialist. Hands-on with generative AI tools and lean production workflows to deliver fast, high-quality narrative development, editorial/post-production, and AI-integrated content pipelines for fractional, remote, and contract engagements.

Michael Maloy

Film Director, Executive Producer, Story Producer, +7

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Emmy and Peabody award-winning independent creator with 20 years across TV, film, and podcasting, now working as an independent producer, story consultant, and AI-assisted content specialist. Hands-on with generative AI tools and lean production workflows to deliver fast, high-quality narrative development, editorial/post-production, and AI-integrated content pipelines for fractional, remote, and contract engagements.…Emmy and Peabody award-winning independent creator with 20 years across TV, film, and podcasting, now working as an independent producer, story consultant, and AI-assisted content specialist. Hands-on with generative AI tools and lean production workflows to deliver fast, high-quality narrative development, editorial/post-production, and AI-integrated content pipelines for fractional, remote, and contract engagements.

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Emmy and Peabody award-winning independent creator with 20 years across TV, film, and podcasting, now working as an independent producer, story consultant, and AI-assisted content specialist.

Hands-on with generative AI tools and lean production workflows to deliver fast, high-quality narrative development, editorial/post-production, and AI-integrated content pipelines for fractional, remote, and contract engagements.

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Creator/Director/Writer/Editor (AI-assisted documentary adaptation) at Empirical Media

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Independent feature documentary “The Legend of Ahichumay” (2024–2025), adapting from “Shrouded Heritage.” Blends traditional documentary techniques with generative AI storytelling to explore Indigenous rights and archaeology and tell the real-life story behind the novel “Island of the Blue Dolphins.”

Creator/Director/Writer/Editor (AI-assisted production) at Empirical Media

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Independent feature documentary adaptation exploring indigenous rights and archeology, fusing traditional documentary methods with generative AI to tell the real-life story behind Island of the Blue Dolphins.

Development / Research Author at Empirical Media

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Development and research author for YA series “The Chef’s Apprentice” (2023–2024), a time-traveling narrative about a young chef’s apprentice encountering culinary and political history on the road to enlightenment, integrating extensively researched biography with literary fiction elements.

Screenplay writer (Development / Writing / Research) at Empirical Media

January 1, 2023 - Present

Wrote a six-episode limited series screenplay about Frances Wright—an heiress who leaves the Jane Austen world for America and becomes a radical icon while working to end the slave trade.

Screenplay adaptation (Development / Writing / Research) at Empirical Media

January 1, 2023 - Present

Developed an adaptation based on the Narrative of Edward McGowan, exploring the life of political provocateur Ned McGowan and themes of power, corruption, and perseverance in gold-rush era San Francisco.

Development / Writing / Research Author at Empirical Media

January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Inventive YA series concept about a time-traveling young chef’s apprentice encountering culinary and political history on the road to enlightenment. Blends extensively researched biography with literary fiction and soul-duality themes.

Executive Producer/Writer/Director/ Post (feature documentary adaptation) at A&E

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Adapted and led production for “OJ: Guilty in Vegas” (2019), based on “Room 1203.” Managed adaptation, writing, direction, and post-production with premium production values and exclusive interviews with detectives, judges, and witnesses.

Executive Producer/Writer/Director/ Post (documentary series) at A&E

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Led development and production (2019–2020) for “The Many Sides of Jane,” a documentary series about a woman diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder. Managed a team of ten and delivered premium production values and exclusive interviews with the patient, family members, and neuroscientists, including direction and post-production responsibilities.

Executive Producer / Writer / Director / Post at A&E

January 1, 2019 - Present

Adapted feature documentary based on Room 1203, overseeing a team of ten covering OJ Simpson’s arrest and conviction on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, with premium production values and exclusive interviews with detectives, judges, and witnesses.

Executive Producer / Writer / Director / Post at A&E

January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020

Led a team of ten on a documentary series about Dissociative Identity Disorder, delivering premium production values and exclusive interviews with the patient, family members, and neuroscientists.

Executive Producer/Writer (fantasy series) at Syfy

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Led a team of 50 for “Robot Combat League” (2018), a fantasy competition series featuring engineers and gamers controlling exosuit robot fighters. Managed celebrity talent, competitors, and the VFX team across writing and post-production workflows.

Executive Producer / Writer / Post at SYFY

January 1, 2018 - Present

Led a team of 50 on Robot Combat League, a fantasy series featuring competing teams of engineers and gamers in exosuits controlling fighting robots in cage matches. Managed celebrity talent, competitors, and the VFX team.

Executive Producer/Writer (development and post-production) at ABC (Extreme Makeover Home Edition)

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2013

Led a team of 100 from pilot through top-ten network run (“Extreme Makeover Home Edition”) across nine seasons (2004–2013). Achieved average 15M+ viewers per episode, fusing documentary techniques with advanced sound design and expressive soundtrack. Managed celebrity talent, production company, and network relationships, with development and post-production responsibilities.

Executive Producer / Writer (Development / Post) at Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)

January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2013

Led a team of 100 from pilot through top-ten network run across nine seasons, averaging 15 million viewers per episode. Fused documentary techniques with advanced sound design and an expressive soundtrack; managed celebrity talent, production company, and network relationships.

Production/Post Producer & Editor at CBS News

January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2002

Worked as production/post producer/editor on “9/11” (2001–2002), an experiential feature documentary told through first responders and Naudet brothers. Contributed to ground-breaking use of music and post-production editorial delivery.

Production / Post Producer / Editor at CBS News

December 31, 2000 - December 31, 2001

Experiential feature documentary about the 9/11 tragedy as told by first responders in the NYFD and filmmakers the Naudet brothers, featuring Maloy’s ground-breaking use of music.