Heather Zicko
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-https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherzicko/
https://linktr.ee/heatherzicko
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
I love helping creative people do exciting things. With experience in production, content creation, and old-school copywriting, as well as
AI storytelling, I help turn big ideas into smooth, impactful results across entertainment, e-commerce, and emerging tech.
I’m looking for a part-time, long-term administrative role that’s remote or hybrid in NYC. I bring production problem-solving, startup
agility, and an eye for detail to make every project run easier and shine brighter.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Time & Priority Management • Excellent Communication Skills • Technologically Proficient • Reliable Problem-Solver • Organized &
Detail-Oriented • Trustworthy & Discreet • AI Prompt Writing (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, DALL·E, Runway, etc…)
EXPERIENCE
Mercor (Confidential Client)
Contract, AI Audio / Video Model Trainer
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Contributing to cutting-edge AI audio and video research initiative; ensuring clarity, accuracy, and
natural language, image, and video flows for next-generation AI systems
2025
Bloomingdale’s & RR Donnelley
Bloomingdale’s Copywriter
2018 – 2025
BluePrint Pictures
US Production Coordinator, Wild Horse 9 (dir. Martin McDonagh)
2024 - 2025
Kate’s Holistic Healing
Project Manager | Content Creator
2013 – 2024
Guy Walks into a Bar
Executive Assistant to Director, Bonhoeffer (dir. Todd Komarnicki)
2022 – 2023
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Wrote conversion-driven, SEO optimized PDP and romance copy for luxury e-commerce,
leveraging AI workflows across men’s, women’s, kid’s, accessories and home divisions of website
Scouted, secured, & supervised NYC pre-production location, utilizing AI-assisted location research
Liaised between UK production and US crew
Organized weekly podcast (including talent coordination, content, and social promotion)
Originated and managed highly engaged Facebook following to 65K+
Copyedited books currently available on Amazon
On-set advisor throughout scout, shoot, and post for Bonhoeffer (2024), written, directed, and
produced by Todd Komarnicki (Sully, Earth Abides, The Professor and the Madman, Perfect Stranger)
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Copyedited and distributed script, scouting, and shooting updates
Development Executive | Bi-Coastal Talent Scout for Management Division
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Developed scripts and scouted talent (writers, directors, comics, etc…) while Paramount Shingle.
Guy Walks into a Bar is best known for producing, Elf, starring Will Farrell.
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1998 – 2008
WineNight.com (Start-Up)
Executive & Personal Assistant to CEO
2015 – 2018
New York City Trivia App
Project Manager
2010
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Managed schedule, travel, two homes (primary and second), and obligations for CEO (and his family)
Assisted creative & dev teams for e-comm/event platform
Researched questions, managed overseas developers, wire-frame (designed), & uploaded to app store
SKILLS & TOOLS
Tech & SEO savvy, e-comm, website/app build & design (Shopify, Amazon Marketplace, Printful, Etsy, eBay, Wordpress…)
AI-skilled, continually training, executing, & teaching
Adept at Print-on-Demand, Google Workspace, Canva, Contentful, Prowly, Moltin, Drupal, iMovie, Microsoft 365, and others…
EDUCATION
New York University
B.A., English
SUNY Purchase
B.F.A., Acting
