Director/Executive Producer Jason Ensler on Social Media for Actors (Bonus Series)

Jason Ensler is an Executive Producer and Director of some of your favorite TV shows. After graduating USC with an MFA in Cinema/Television production, Jason directed PSAs for a friend's marketing company and his alma mater, Brandeis University. That led to being part of a creative team at NBC 2000, promoting campaigns for NBC shows like The West Wing, Scrubs, Frasier, The Olympics and The NBA. Eventually, he started directing and producing shows such as The West Wing, The Newsroom, Scrubs, Gossip Girl, Franklin & Bash, The Passage, The Exorcist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Red Band Society, and most recently, Love, Victor on HULU (to name a few). In this episode, we talk about: - Do actors need a social media presence? - Do followers matter? - When do directors and producers look at social media? For what sort of roles? - What does he like to see? What does he not like to see? - How can you curate your social media to get the roles you want? Resources: Website Wikipedia IMDB Twitter: @Jason_Ensler Instagram: @jensler43 Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out Episode 1.16 for his full interview Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Mentors on the Mic Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle