Mel is a Group Executive Producer at Ogilvy, where she recently worked on a stop-motion project with Mattel and Verizon. Naturally, this was karmic payback for the time her father didn’t get her a Barbie DreamHouse for Christmas, and instead gave her a compound bow arrow. Do not ask her about it.

Previously, Mel was a VP and Executive Producer at Microsoft, leading production on global campaigns—including one of Entertainment Weekly’s top holiday spots of 2020. Before that, she spent a decade at McCann producing for Verizon, L’Oréal, and Coca-Cola, collaborating with Blake Lively, Freida Pinto, and Zoe Saldana. She later built Mojo Supermarket’s first production wing while overseeing work for Netflix, Instagram, and Hydrow.

Beyond production, Mel champions inclusivity. She founded McCann Q, the agency’s first LGBTQIA+ group, driving groundbreaking campaigns like Mastercard’s True Name and Verizon’s Love Calls Back.

A proud NYU Tisch alum, Mel believes in the power of storytelling. She’s also happy to report that she’s almost over the childhood trauma of not getting the DreamHouse. 

Please contact for full PDF of resume and references. melsenecalhill@gmail.com

Group Executive Producer
Ogilvy April 2022- currently

  • Accounts include: Citizens, Verizon, Jamison, Total Wireless and Weight Watchers

  • Leading the department on campaign projects with high volumes of deliverables across TV, Social, Print, and Digital in all global markets.    

  • Work with the creative team to provide feedback and ideas to improve and elevate the ideas.

  • Oversaw the entire production process from beginning-to-end for all accounts globally.        

  • Liaison between Business Affairs and to elevate productions.

Director of Integrated Production
Mojo Supermarket, May 2021 - December 2021 

  • Accounts include: Match, Truth.com, Instagram, Netflix, Hydrow, Girl Who Code 

  • Head of the department on campaign projects with high volumes of deliverables across TV, Social, Print, and Digital in all global markets.    

  • Work with the creative team to provide feedback and ideas to improve and elevate the ideas.

  • Oversaw the entire production process from beginning-to-end for all accounts globally.        

  • Created, implemented, and built from scratch a production department.

  • Design model staff plans and operational roll-out proposals.

  • Created and managed Business Affairs processes    

  • Created and implemented a production intern program with NYU

  • Recruit and hire producers, freelance producers, and interns. 

VP Executive Producer
McCann, April 2011  - May 2021

  • Accounts include:  Microsoft, Verizon Fios, Verizon Wireless, L'Oreal 

  • Oversaw the entire production process from beginning-to-end for the Microsoft account Globally.

  • Oversaw all execution approaches, ballparks, and timelines for concepts during creative development.

  • Sourced and negotiate compensation and usage with real people talent

  • Performed all duties of full agency commercial producer from pre to post-production on location in the US and post-production internationally.

  • Head of the department of nine producers on campaign projects with high volumes of deliverables across TV, Social, Print, and Digital in all global markets.


Post Producer
Red Car, June 2010 - April 2011                                             

  • Managed and oversaw costs and daily progression of current projects

  • Managed post-production schedules of editors, online, sound and color

  • Created editorial and finishing bids

Education

BFA, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University
May 2005
Major: Dramatic Writing, Minor: History 

  • Cumulative GPA: 3.60/4.00