Kelly Ferrara
About Kelly Ferrara
Kelly Ferrara is an Associate Producer at Sesame Street, with a career at Sesame Workshop spanning several roles since 2014. She has extensive experience in production coordination and logistics for both traditional and digital productions.
Work at Sesame
Kelly Ferrara currently serves as an Associate Producer for Sesame Street at Sesame Workshop, a position she has held since 2019. In this role, she acts as the primary point of contact for directors during production and coordinates logistics for both traditional and digital productions. Her responsibilities include timing scripts and distributing daily rundown documents to the production team. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Production Coordinator for Sesame Street from 2016 to 2019 and as a Key Production Assistant from 2015 to 2016. Ferrara also contributed to the 'S is for Shoes' Live Action Film as a Producer for a brief period in 2017.
Education and Expertise
Kelly Ferrara earned a Bachelor's Degree in Television/Film Production from St. John's University, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. This educational background provided her with foundational knowledge and skills in production, which she has applied throughout her career in various roles within the television industry.
Background
Before joining Sesame Workshop, Kelly Ferrara gained experience in the television industry through various internships and assistant roles. She worked as a Production Intern at Sesame Workshop in 2014 and held positions at Disney ABC Television Group, NBCUniversal Media, and America's Got Talent. Her early career also included work as a Camera Operator at John Jay College and as a Production Assistant at St. John's University.
Previous Experience
Kelly Ferrara has a diverse background in production roles across multiple organizations. She interned at NBCUniversal Media, LLC as a Story Development & Production Intern for Dateline NBC in 2015. Additionally, she worked as a Production Assistant at Funny Or Die and contributed to hitRECord.org LLC as a Contributor from 2013 to 2015. These experiences have contributed to her expertise in production coordination and logistics.