Shannon Barracato
TV Production Professional by day, author and music fan/film geek by night, Shannon strives to build a career combining her extensive production experience with a decidedly creative passion.
Shannon has written four novels, edited a handful of others, published a couple of anthologies and contributed to a few more, and continues to work on various projects ranging from screenplays to comedy material to podcasts and more novels.
Professionally, Shannon is a strategic media operations and project management executive with 7 years of experience leading large, multi-location teams of 80+ professionals and managing multimillion-dollar budgets. Her expertise lies in driving operational efficiencies, streamlining complex workflows, and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and under budget.
She thrives in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments and excels at building scalable, repeatable processes that empower teams and foster collaboration—whether in hybrid, remote, or on-site settings. Her background spans television production, payroll and financial operations, not to mention quality control, giving her a well-rounded perspective on media operations.
Currently, she is completing the Google Project Management Certificate to deepen her knowledge of modern project methodologies and enhance her leadership toolkit.
She is actively seeking senior leadership opportunities where she can leverage her skills in media operations, project management, and strategic planning to drive organizational success and build high-performing teams.
She would love to work with publishers, record labels/musicians, production companies/studios/TV networks, but is open to any challenge! See resume for more.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Shannon has lived in ten states and two countries. She has settled in NYC with her husband, Nick Cato and two cats (she would love to work remotely so they can get a dog!).
I also wrote (under a former name):
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SHORT BUS HERO
“Ally Forman, a young woman with Down syndrome and a burnt-out guardian angel, wins the lottery in this unusual work from horror scribe Giglio (Revival House). Twenty-four-year-old grocery bagger Ally is obsessed with pro wrestling, so when she finds out she’s won $314 million she vows to bring her favorite wrestler, the recently booted Stryker Nash, back into the ring. Determined to use her riches to finally make her own decisions, Ally—with the help of a few whispered words from her cynical spirit guide—fights for independence from a family that’s just as determined to convince her she can’t. And as the choices Ally makes take hold, she learns that being normal isn’t exactly what she thought it would be. In less sensitive hands, Ally’s story could have devolved into something unsatisfying and distasteful. But it never veers in that direction. Instead, what Giglio has presented is a compassionately written and uplifting tale of forgiveness and redemption.” —Publishers Weekly
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