Chelsea Mahoney is a Freelance Producer and Storyteller based in New York City.
Chelsea is an unscripted television producer with with 8 years of experience working on shows like Indian Matchmaking (Netflix), Disappeared (Investigation Discovery), and Teen Mom: OG (MTV).
She also holds an MFA in Screenwriting from The University of Texas at Austin and has a dog named Pork Chop.
Who is she?
Can you translate what she does into corporate speak?
Chelsea is a strategic content producer leading high-impact unscripted projects for top-tier networks including Netflix, MTV, TLC, and Discovery. She specializes in narrative development, cross-functional team leadership, and streamlined post-production workflows that deliver complex projects on time and at scale.
With over 8 years managing fast-paced creative environments, Chelsea brings a deep understanding of audience engagement, editorial operations, and content strategy from concept through delivery. She thrives in deadline-driven settings, guiding teams, aligning stakeholders, and turning raw ideas into structured, compelling stories that resonate.
Recently:
Great White Assassins | Supervising Story Producer
Caught! When Sharks Attack | Co-EP (Showrunner)
Very Scary Lovers | Story Producer
But what has she even done, though?
Ok… and?
Before That:
Blood Sport (WT) | Development Research Producer
Lost Monster Files | Supervising Story Producer
Caught! | Story Producer
Disappeared | Story Producer
Alaskan Bush People | Story Producer
Indian Matchmaking | Story Producer
Love in Paradise: The Caribbean, a 90 Day Story | Story Producer
Teen Mom: OG | Story Producer
Teen Mom: OG | Junior Story Producer
Teen Mom: OG | Associate Story Producer
Teen Mom: Young + Pregnant | Associate Field Producer
Anything else?
Chelsea is fluent in:
Avid, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Trello, Crowdfunding, Remote Interviews, Voice Over Directing, Foreign Language Story Producing, Slack, Subtitles, ElevenLabs, Midjourney, Tight Schedules, Small Budgets, Development, Copywriting, Project Management, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Airtable.
She is affiliated with:
WGA-East, Austin Film Festival
And has also worked as a:
Social Media Coordinator - A DECENT HOME | SARA TERRY
Story Producer - GOLD RUSH | NETWORK TAPE | PARK SLOPE PRODUCTIONS
Location Scout - WASHED | TRIANGLE FILMS
Writer & Director - ROOSTER TEETH PRODUCTIONS
Writer, Producer, and Director - PERIOD PIECE PRODUCTIONS
Cupcake Salesperson, A Nanny, Printing Expert, Juice Bar Tender, and Many, Many More Jobs!
If you would like to work with Chelsea (and you should!), please reach out to her via email for her resume and referrals.
Chelsea is seeking positions in entertainment, strategic content leadership, project management, and storytelling roles that drive audience engagement and business impact.