OSMAN SAAD NOOR
osman.no@gmail.com // WhoIsOzzy.com // 202.288.8684
COMEDY CENTRAL June 2021 - Present Field Producer + Director, Tha God’s Honest Truth with Charlamagne Tha God
●. Direct and produce field pieces such as social experiments, sketches, interstitials, cutaways and more
●. Direct large crews on location
●. Coordinate across different departments to ensure alignment with the vision for each piece
●. Deliver show segments on time and within budget
●. Pitch and produce multi-platform comedic segments tailored to celebrity talent
NBC UNIVERSAL August 2019 – June 2021 Senior Producer, A Little Late with Lilly Singh
● Direct non-scripted segments and bits
● Produced interview segments with A-list celebrity talent that have generated 6m+ views on YouTube
● Pitched and produced games and comedic bits tailored to celebrity talent
● Pre-interview all talent, excelling at identifying the most compelling and shareable anecdotes.
● Scripted intro, bumps and teases for the program
● Manage, oversee and develop a small team of associate producers.
SELF December 2019 - Present
Founder, Blackhaus Produtions
● Conceptualize and produce videos for clients such as Visa, Deloitte and Ernst and Young.
● Direct and produce VPs and C-Level executives on communicating effectively in front of a camera
● Negotiate rates, budgets and delivery with primary clients and third-party vendors to create most cost-effective video treatments
● Edit all videos, including, but not limited to, graphic treatments and video animations, adhering to style guidelines set forth by client
● Develop and maintain relationships with third-party production vendors across major metropolitan cities in the United States
ESPN April 2016 – August 2019 Producer, Always Late with Katie Nolan
● Coordinate, manage and direct production teams during high-pressure, remote shoots with high-visibility guests
● Pitch and produce and project manage comedy-driven segments for linear and social platforms that have garnered millions of views
● Film and edit short-form and feature-length videos on extremely tight deadlines
● Develop and establish effective workflows to best fit production needs
Digital Producer, ESPN’s The Undefeated
● Pitched, produced and project manage documentary-style packages for various ESPN platforms
● One-Man-Band on many of the pieces I pitched, conducting interviews, collecting audio and gathering broadcast-quality footage.
● Directed studio shows using industry-standard production switcher
● Videos that I have produced have garnered more than 5m cross-platform views.
● Juggled the interests of multiple external partners to create high-quality video content that exceeded expectations
AL JAZEERA November 2012 - April 2016 Producer, America Tonight
● Line produced Al Jazeera’s nationally-televised, flagship news-magazine show
● Pitched, researched, and produced broadcast-quality, documentary-style news packages on a range of topical subjects
AWARDS
2018 Emmy Nomination: Social TV Experience – Always Late with Katie Nolan
2015 Cablefax Awards: Best Show or Series – The Stream: Ferguson
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
B.A. COMMUNICATION AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, MAY 2012
SKILLS PHOTOSHOP, AVID, ADOBE SUITE, iNEWS, SOCIAL MEDIA,
CANON 7D, SONY FS100, CANON C100/C300, LIGHTING