Good morning, it’s Friday October 30. You can expect the possibility of some evening showers before L.A.’s first rainy Halloween in years.
A grip, an editor, and their taped-up pieces of paper.
Before joining L.A. Material, I spent nearly 15 years working in film, television, and digital media in a wide variety of jobs. I started out as an office PA for America’s Funniest Home Videos and a desk assistant for a talent manager / producer. As my career got going, I produced TV shows for Sarah Silverman and John Mulaney and wrote for a live sketch show on TikTok that cultivated two comedians who were later hired for SNL. One time, when I was desperate for cash, I worked as a human guinea pig testing the supersized mini-golf courses for the Steph Curry-produced game show Holey Moley.
The throughline for all these projects was how I got hired. All of my jobs — more than 25 in total — were found through job boards like Staff Me Up, industry Facebook groups, or simple word-of-mouth recommendations. But a couple weeks ago, while I was shooting footage outside one of Hollywood’s hottest members-only clubs, Living Room, I spotted something I had never seen before: Multiple paper fliers taped to a street lamp posted by people seeking work in the film industry.
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