Adina Pitt - From HBO Temp to Vice President at Cartoon Network Mentors on the Mic: Your guide to pursuing a career in the Entertainment industry

Adina Pitt is the Vice President of Content Acquisitions and Co Productions at Cartoon Network and Boomerang. She started as a PA on a movie in Puerto Rico, moving her way through wonderful internships and a Masters in Early Childhood Development and Educational Communication and Technology from NYU. This proved perfect for her goal to work in Children’s Entertainment. After 10 years at Nickelodeon, Adina found her home at Cartoon Network.

In this episode, we talk about: 

• The difficult process of getting that first paying job 

• Why she decided to get her Masters 

• Why she stayed in NY after grad school (as opposed to returning to Puerto Rico) 

• What is programming acquisitions and how she got into it 

• How she looks at content and what makes shows specific or differential for the Network 

• Working at Nickelodeon for 10 years 

• Discussion of why reboots are so meaningful and popular 

• Gender disparity in the workplace and the importance of women supporting women 

• Advice on Networking and acquiring Mentors 

• Evolution of Children’s programming in Puerto Rico 

• What she misses most about working in her office 

• Working on the music cue sheets for Degrassi or proposals for Arthur 

• Filling live audiences for Where in the World is Carmen San Diego 

Resources: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adina-pitt-4a86334/ 

Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out Episode 1.7 with Writer and Editorial Analyst at Netflix.

Host: 

Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller 

Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM 

Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle


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