Rita Kassak

Set Decoration Buyer, Set Dresser, Prop Assist

2014 – 2024

Buyer, Set Dresser & Prop Assist: Television and Commercial - Work with Art Directors on bringing to fruition the visual story being told - Shop for set decoration, props, art - Logistics: Load in and out of all items as dictated by various production locations - Work within budgets and handle all receipts, petty cash and paperwork that comes with projects

Prop Assist

2018 – 2023

Prop Buyer and Assistant on commercial photo shoots with focus on tabletop and food styling projects.

Production Coordinator, Set PA

2011 – 2012

Freelance work on various projects as Production Coordinator + Set P.A. - Talent and Crew paperwork - Releases for "Man on the Street" bits - Collaborate with 1st AD on call sheets, talent needs - Communication with parents of minors regarding legal confines of non-union programming - Create sides - Art Department prop builds - General office assistance and client communication

Story P.A./Logger/Story Editor

2008 – 2011

- Watch raw footage as it comes in from the field and log and transcribe action and dialog from various reality-based and documentary type productions - Assist Story Department with completing segments, by searching for sound bites, notable moments, funny bits - Keep log books, label tapes and assure that all footage has been seen and properly logged by the department - Assist Post coordinator with tape flow and content - Software knowledge in Pilotware and Avid

The Ultimate Merger Bait Car Top Chef Masters 3 Top Chef 8 Braxton Family Values The Real L Word The Dudesons Nitro Circus

PR Manager - DVS Shoes & Lakai LTD Footwear

2007 – 2008

Create and build relationships with print, online and television media. Take part in marketing initiatives and event planning across skate, surf, snow and motocross spectrum. Constantly communicate with respective team managers to pitch stories to appropriate action sports media outlets. Generate mailers, press releases and email blasts to get our product seen, and our message across. Insure company and industry wide communication of news, products and happenings.

• Attend trade shows to represent brands as needed by the demands of product placement and media relations • Ad and art trafficking, event planning, catalog product descriptions, sales/marketing kits and the writing and assembling of the quarterly company newsletters • Product placement in on Prison Break, Sex Drive, Worlds Greatest Dad and Tim & Eric’s Awesome Show • Solidified relationships with magazines ranging from Thrasher and Surfer, to lifestyle publications such as Antenna, Vapors, Nylon and Alternative Press • Spearhead gifting and marketing of various DVS projects such as “The Skate Bar Series”, the “Wolfgang Bloch” sandal and the “DVS Luxe X Ray-Ban” collaborations • Promote team signature shoes such as the Steve Berra, Marc Frank Montoya and Jeremy Rogers pro models to all action sports and lifestyle markets

Story Logger/Segment Producer

2006 – 2006

Jackass Number Two, Wildboyz - View all raw footage of bits, transcribe and put into "story" form. - Pick out best shots, one liners and most amusing actions. - Work with assistant editors, (when needed), to organize skits and put them into bins - Assist editors in assuring that all third parties were appropriately released

North & Midwest Sales Representative

2000 – 2003

Top in-house sales representative in core skateboard markets ranging from Northern California, and the Pacific Northwest; to the Midwestern states. Worked with marketing manager to implement creative ways to promote professional skateboarders, skateboard hard goods and apparel in respective retail markets. Handled the brands: Blind, Darkstar, ATM, Speed Demons, Tensor Trucks, Dogtown and Axion Shoes.

• Increase sales by 20% and broadened retail spectrum • Manage sales and distribution of skateboards and soft goods to over half of U.S skate shops • Arrange skate demos and signing events for celebrity riders such as Daewon Song, Rodney Mullen and Chris Haslam • Assisted marketing manager with internet research of competitor’s products and website development

Marketing and Office Assistant

1999 – 2000

Assistant to the general office while answering phones, filled in for retail marketing position, assisted media relations department with various tasks, and managed event guest lists.

• Represented record label to retail outlets by staying in constant contact with buyers regarding new releases, artists and events • Assembled media kits and mailers for P.R. and media relations manager • Oversaw guest lists and various facets of events featuring DJ Dan, DJ Keoki and Dave Aude and Cirrus • General office duties including the mastering of the multi-line phone system, acting as a barrier between public and artists, ordering office supplies and other tasks as needed

BA Rhetoric Communications

1993 – 1998