Jeanette M. Aguilar

jaguilarmarie@gmail.com   323-637-3219    www.riotandahalf.com

Overview

I’m a versatile production professional with two decades of experience delivering projects across unscripted series, sports-focused content, scripted productions, commercials, and brand campaigns. I bring a senior-level perspective and end-to-end ownership to every production, trusted to lead complex projects independently from development through delivery.

 

About Me

I began my career creating content for The Sharper Image, then spent time managing a public access station in Northern California before relocating to Los Angeles to work at a production company. That path led to production accounting on films and commercials, which opened the door to production management and, soon after, line producing across scripted, unscripted, branded, and live content.

Today, I’m often hired for a combination of production management, line producing, and production accounting expertise—sometimes under a single title, sometimes across multiple roles. Regardless of the title, the core skills and responsibilities remain the same.

When possible, I step into select Assistant Director roles on indie films, commercials, and television—including Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood—to stay hands-on in fast-paced set environments and closely connected to on-set creative execution.

Roles

·      Line Producing

·      Production Management

·      Producing

·      Project Management

·       Production Consulting

·      Assistant Directing

·      Production Accounting

 

Core Capabilities

  • Budgeting and scheduling for diverse production scales

  • Cost reporting, payroll management, and cash flow oversight

  • Stage, set, and field management (set safety)

  • Visa coordination and international team collaboration

  • Talent and personality management, including high-pressure and reality environments

  • Proven ability to adapt across traditional, digital, and live event formats

  • Independent production leadership with minimal oversight

                                               SELECT PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Unscripted

  • Unsolved Mysteries (Netflix Reboot) – True Crime

  • Welcome to Plathville- Reality

  • Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood – Reality

  • Braxton Family Values – Reality

  • High Design - Renovation

  • High Profits — CNN Original Docuseries

  • Masters of the Mix — Competition Series

  • Weekend Getaway with Michelle Buteau — Travel Series

 

Scripted Content

  • When We Rise — Limited Series (ABC)

  • My Name Is Khan — Feature Film (FOX Searchlight)

  • Never and Again – TV Movie (BET)

  • BookTube Jr. — YouTube Originals Children’s Program

  • Deep Focus — PBS Digital Educational News Series

Commercials

  • Eukanuba — What’s Cooking

  • Bud Light — Raise One Now (Super Bowl Ad | ESPN Deportes)

  • MUFG Union Bank — Community Matters

  • Entertainment Tonight — Promotional Campaigns

  • Novartis — Commercial Campaigns

Print / Photography

  • Chevron — Delo Lite

  • Smucker’s — Annual Report

  • Safeway — Pet Food Campaign

Brand Activations & Experiential

  • Khloud Popcorn — Brand Launch

  • Union of Hearts — Union Bank 360° Campaign

  • Detour.com: Detour Everywhere — Content Production, Platform Build, Launch & Ongoing Operations (AR / Location-Based App)

  • Cirque du Soleil — Street Marketing & Live Performance Activation

Sports Content

  • LA Galaxy — Season Mixtape: Season Highlights & Feature Content

  • Nike Run — Athlete-Led Training & Run AR Series

  • Nuance — Soccer Docuseries

  • Irsay & the Indianapolis Colts — Two-Year Documentary Follow

  • Thursday Night Football — Sports Branded & Editorial Content (Shoulder Programming)

Notable Directors I’ve worked with: Peter Berg · Gus Van Sant · Vincent Gallo

 

Selected Companies & Organizations I’ve Worked with :
Disney · Super Top Secret · Union Bank · The Sharper Image · KQED / PBS · Propagate Content · FILM45 · Boardwalk Pictures · Snap Judgment (NPR Podcast) · Magical Elves · Cosgrove Meurer Productions · Detour.com · DLP Media Group · Levity Live · Blue Cactus Pictures

 

Selected Education & Professional Training:
San Francisco State University (B.A., Cinema & Film Production) · PMI Project Management Professional Coursework (35 hrs) · Movie Magic Budgeting Recertification · QuickBooks Online Accountant Certification · Health Education Services (Covid Compliance Officer)