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The Price is Right   |   Associate Producer Application

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The Price is Right   |   Associate Producer Application

Hello Stacey, and thanks for reading! I produce live-to-air and live-to-tape studio-based series and specials in front of live audiences — as you well know, a high-stakes, deadline-driven environment — and I would be thrilled to bring my decade of producing experience to The Price is Right.

Most recently, I produced a primetime awards show (with a 20% ratings increase over the previous year’s broadcast), a national New Year’s Eve special (which annually ranks as the network’s highest-rated special of the season), and worked with established A-list stars and major new discoveries as the talent producer of another national awards show.

One of my first production jobs was as contestant coordinator on a daily high-school quiz show — since then, through all the comedy and variety, I have looked for an opportunity to return to the genre. Like every human being on the continent, I have been a fan of The Price is Right since childhood (but with the photographic evidence below to prove it). I would love to collaborate with you and your legendary Studio 33 team.

All the best,

Mark Selby
647.999.1554  |  m.selby@me.com
www.markselby.ca/tpir

P.S. For more career details, please visit the rest of my site!

P.P.S. As a bonus, I have included the FAQ below, a Triple Play of questions that might be on your mind:

As a producer, aren’t you overqualified? You won’t enjoy being an associate producer.

I am tremendously interested in this position with TPIR and I wouldn’t waste your time if I wasn’t capable of doing the job to both of our mutual satisfaction. It’s 2 For the Price of 1: an experienced media professional who TRULY loves this job description (including the data entry!).

Isn’t this too much work on OUR end? We don’t have the capabilities to sponsor a Canadian to come work on the show.

Luckily, all the paperwork is in order and there is no additional cost or hassle in hiring me to join your team. A letter of employment from an executive or line producer is More or Less all that is needed to activate my work visa and I’m ready to go.

Aren’t you tied down to existing commitments in Toronto?

July/August is the perfect time to make the transition! I have travelled for work contracts before, including Montreal and New York City, often on short notice, and I would be thrilled to Pay the Rent in Los Angeles as the newest member of the TPIR team.

 
Even from an early age, I recognized game shows made the most compelling television! Here I am as a 2-year-old, captivated by Fremantle’s The Price is Right and “Danger Price.”

Even from an early age, I recognized game shows made the most compelling television! Here I am as a 2-year-old, captivated by Fremantle’s The Price is Right and “Danger Price.”