LEX SLATER

WORK EXPERIENCE

WARNER BROS. ANIMATION - BURBANK, CA 

Writers' Assistant: Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (Season 1) and Harley Quinn ( Season 5)  -

July 2022 - Present      

• Takes notes in the writers room and organizes, cleans, and distributes them to showrunner, head writer, and staff writers at the end of each day

• Revises scripts live in the writers room with the showrunner, head writer, and staff writers

• Proofreads each episode from outline through final shipping draft and distributes them to appropriate parties

• Tracks writing milestones from outline through final shipping draft and keeps the writers room on schedule

• Provides showrunner and executive producer with a nightly "recap" action list, summarizing what was accomplished that day and listing outstanding action items in order of priority

Script Coordinator: Harley Quinn (Valentine's Day Special & Season 4)  -

March 2022 - July 2022       

• Annotates script notes and revisions in live sessions with the showrunner and writers

• Tracks writing changes, scripts, and series continuity to aid writers and production

• Takes and distributes notes in writing and editorial meetings

• Conforms scripts throughout the entire production process, from radioplay through final color animatic

• Numbers scripts and maintains accurate line numbers throughout the record and ADR process

• Provides cast list and line counts of every script draft for production, casting, and talent

• Creates and maintains list of pickup lines and alt lines to be recorded based on each script revision

• Prepares scripts and materials for voice record sessions and distributes materials to appropriate parties

• Conducts circle takes in voice record sessions and distributes all record notes to appropriate parties

Assistant Production Manager: Animaniacs (Seasons 1-3) - 

July 2019-March 2022

• Responsible for organization, management, and distribution of scripts and storyboard panels to cast and crew

• Conducts circle takes at voice record sessions

• Breaks down scripts to determine what preliminary designs need to be created for casting and boarding

• Tracks pick-up lines and outstanding ADR through the script revision process

• Ships assets for each episode to partnered studios overseas

• Records notes in production meetings, meetings with partnered studios overseas, and artistic reviews 

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION - GLENDALE, CA

Production Intern: Kung Fu Panda; The Paws of Destiny, Harvey Street Kids - 

Summer 2018

• Tracked and organized 2D and CG production assets for artists and production teams using Shotgun

• Shipped 2D and CG production assets to partnered overseas studios

• Recorded production meeting notes and disseminated them to line producers and artists in a timely manner

• Collected and submitted time cards for union artists each week

• Prepared templates for character, prop, FX, and background artists and conducted their subsequent callouts in Shotgun

CARTOON NETWORK - BURBANK, CA 

Comedy Animation Development/Original Series Intern - 

Summer 2017

• Provided coverage for scripts, premises, outlines, books, and treatments

• Researched talent and competition for use in weekly meetings with studio executives

• Reviewed storyboards, animatics, and work prints of current shows in production and provided feedback to studio executives

• Developed and pitched an original animated series to studio executives and production crews

• Presented research to studio executives on the importance of diversity and representation in media and the workforce

WESLAM - MIDDLETOWN, CT

Competitor, Financial Coordinator -

Fall 2015 – Spring 2017

• Wrote and performed slam poetry at various collegiate events and competitions

• Edited and workshopped pieces written by slam poetry teammates for competition and for the team chapbook

• Taught writing workshops for Wesleyan University’s campus community

• Booked all travel arrangements for five competitors and two coaches to various poetry slam competitions across the country

PROMEGA CORPORATION - MADISON, WI

Film and Animation Production Intern -

Summer 2015 & 2016

• Wrote, storyboarded, and produced four short animations advertising NGS Quantitation products and HaloTag technology

• Animated six illustrations as advertising for inter-corporation tradeshow

• Oversaw production and served as the camera operator for four short films

PROUD THEATER - MADISON, WI 

Actor & Writer (2012-2015), Youth Multimedia Director (2013-2014), Youth Artistic Director (2014-2015) 

• Collaboratively wrote, acted in, and produced one-act plays centered on queer and racial justice incorporated into five shows: Fearless Hearts (2013), Live (2013), Crystal Queer (2014), Anthology (2014), and Fired Up (2015)

• Wrote, storyboarded, filmed, directed, and edited a short film for use in Crystal Queer as Youth Multimedia Director

• Cast, directed, and wrote a short play for Fired Up as Youth Artistic Director

• Toured Wisconsin giving workshops to LGBT communities on combining art with activism

• Performed for elementary, middle, and high schoolers throughout Wisconsin

LEADERSHIP/COMMUNITY SERVICE EXPERIENCE

MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT (MMSD) SPEAKER’S BUREAU - MADISON, WI

Founder and Co-Chair - 

Fall 2014 – Spring 2015

• Presented self-created workshops for MMSD administrators, UW Madison professors, and Edgewood College professors designed to foster a more inclusive environment for LGBT youth and young adults

• Collaborated with and relayed information between MMSD administrators for scheduling workshops and conferences

• Developed learning tools for use in workshops to explain gender and sexuality to elementary-aged youth