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, Jan 2022- currently

  • Accounts: Citizens, Verizon Fios, H&R Block, Jameson, L’Oréal, FIFA, Total

  • Lead end-to-end production for global accounts across TV, social, print, and digital.

  • Oversee execution strategies, budgets, ballparks, and timelines during creative development.

  • Serve as lead agency producer from pre-production through post-production, including U.S. location shoots and international post.

  • Manage and mentor a team of six producers delivering high-volume, multi-market campaigns.

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

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

  • Built and led the integrated production department from the ground up.

  • Oversaw global, multi-platform campaign production from concept through delivery.

  • Partnered closely with creative teams to strengthen ideas and execution.

  • Designed staffing models and operational rollouts to support growth.

  • Created and managed business affairs processes.

  • Established and launched a production intern program in partnership with NYU.

  • Recruited and hired producers, freelance staff, and interns.

VP, Executive Producer
McCann, April 2011  - May 2021

  • Accounts: Microsoft, Verizon Fios, Verizon Wireless, L’Oréal

  • Oversaw execution strategy, budgets, timelines, and production approaches during creative development.

  • Negotiated compensation and usage with real-people talent.

  • Served as lead agency producer from pre-production through international post-production.

  • Managed and mentored a department of nine producers delivering large-scale, global campaigns.


Post Producer
Red Car, June 2010 - April 2011                                             

  • Managed project costs and daily post-production workflows.

  • Maintained schedules for editorial, online, sound, and color teams.

  • Prepared 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