Calleigh Zhang: in Hill, NC
Calleigh Zhang
Hill | United States
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DocuChina in Shanghai Media Group
Director | 02/2020 - 04/2021
Led production team of 10 to travel to Wuhan when Covid-19 broke out and co-directed 5-episode documentary. Visited
hospitals, mobile cabin hospitals, labs and quarantine facilities; interviewed doctors, patients, scientists and volunteers.
• 14+M views online
Producer 2018.4-2020.2
• Initiated and managed projects of documentaries, reality shows and animation short film
• Built and led production teams from 5 to 50 through production process; negotiated each departments' contract
• Led production crews through Mexico; Cooperated with international crews from US, Australia, Mexico and Singapore
• Collaborated on a cross-functional with both internal and external partners, including local government
• Oversaw marketing initiatives and sold copyrights to major Chinese streaming services
• Documentary received 4 million views on premiere day, 12M views online; highest Audience Rated Non-Entertainment
Program by Nielsen China
Chief Director | 06/2017 - 04/2018
• Developed and launched a talk show in cooperation with external advertising agency
• Managed relationships with clients' senior management, communicated project progress and current issues
• Supervised production team of 17, including directors, cameramen, editors and visual effects artists.
• Tracked project's money flow and kept budgets under control
• Interviewed directors of 18 different hospitals and 6 medical academicians, analyzed technical medical journal articles
and translated findings and statistics into stories and animated videos
international TV channels
Director | 09/2015 - 05/2017
• Managed documentary projects and led production crews through Thailand, UAE and 20+ provinces in China
• Created wide range of content on different topics; interviewed leaders from different industries. Content broadcasted on
10+ domestic satellite TV and 4 international TV channels
• Optimized production workflow, cutting production time of each episode in a documentary series from 6 months down
to 3.5 months
• Introduced AI transcriber to company, saving at least a week on every project's schedule