Mackenzie Shade

Mackenzie Shade is an East Coast native passionate about championing representation in media and advocating for human rights.

After graduating from Tulane University, she spent two years as an Assistant Language Teacher in Sapporo, Japan. Upon moving to Los Angeles, she rose from intern to Executive Assistant for two departments at boutique talent agency DDO Artists Agency. Most recently, she spent the last five years with Kaley Cuoco's production company Yes, Norman Productions (THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, HARLEY QUINN), where she worked her way up from assistant to manager of development by contributing to the formation of the brand, originating its organizational systems, and providing thoughtful notes on all projects.

In her free time, you might find her reading books, playing video games, scream-singing at concerts, and/or annoying her friends and family with sassy critical analysis while they're just trying to watch TV.

YES, NORMAN PRODUCTIONS

MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT | May 2021 – May 2023        

Managed development, production, & post-production of the pod’s full slate, including TV (scripted, unscripted, animated) & film.

• Created visually dynamic pitch decks & materials from scratch
• Provided thoughtful notes on outlines, bibles, & scripts, as well as dailies, cuts, & marketing materials
• Maintained & expanded network of talent reps, writers, directors, & contacts at buyers, sellers, & prod cos
• Sourced available IP (books, articles, video games, podcasts, comics, etc.) for new project ideas

COORDINATOR | Jun. 2019 – May 2021

ASSISTANT | Jun. 2018 – Jun. 2019      

Assisted CEO & SVP of startup prod co & originated IT, organizational, & office systems. Contributed to formation of mandate & brand.

• Wrote coverage on all submissions & sourced IP
• Created tracking lists to organize submissions & writer/director/talent/dept head grids for all projects

COMMERCIAL & VOICEOVER ASSISTANT | DDO ARTISTS AGENCY

Oct. 2016 – Mar. 2018  |  North Hollywood, CA

Assisted three agents across multiple divisions at boutique agency 

• Scheduled meetings, rolled calls, and organized paperwork
• Invoiced bookings and followed up on holding fees
• Tracked and organized data using spreadsheets
• Maintained digital rosters of over 800 clients across 3 sites
• Recruited, trained, and managed interns

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

in Psychology and Asian Studies

Tulane University

Summa Cum Laude

Honors in Psychology