Executive producing
Originate and package projects. Build relationships with talent and buyers. Lead teams, budgets, and production through delivery.
- Development & packaging
- Talent & access
- Production leadership
Executive producer & creative directorNew York / Working everywhere
Find the story.
Make it matter.
I make content rooted in people. I’m drawn to stories that challenge assumptions, reveal something unexpected, and give overlooked voices room to be heard. My work combines intimate access with the ambition to reach a wide audience.
01 / Selected work
More from the portfolio +
A King Like Me Netflix
The Harlem Hellfighters History Channel
Make Him Known ESPN
Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage History Channel
Breakaway ESPN
Surf Girls Hawai‘i Prime Video
Power of the Dream Prime Video
The Syd + TP Show Maximum Effort / Fubo
The Great War History
02 / How I workThe idea.
The idea.
The execution.
The whole picture.
My work connects creative development with the decisions that make a production possible. I know how to shape a story, bring the right people together, and keep the vision intact as it gets made.
Creative direction
Find the angle that makes a project worth watching. Shape its voice, format, and editorial point of view, then guide the team bringing it to life.
- Concept development
- Editorial vision
- Creative team leadership
Content strategy
Build a slate with a reason to exist. Connect a company’s ambitions with stories, partnerships, and platforms that make sense for its audience.
- Slate & studio development
- Brand storytelling
- Strategic partnerships
03 / Advisory & CoachingFigure out
Figure out
what’s next.
Sometimes you need a sounding board. Sometimes you need someone to help you make a decision and act on it. I bring my experience building teams, developing ideas, and navigating creative careers to conversations about work, ambition, and the life you want around them.
Let’s talk about where you are ↗Creative instinct.
Executive judgment.
I’m Reni Calister, an award-winning producer and creative leader based in New York.
As Chief Content Officer at Rock’n Robin Productions, I lead creative, strategic, and business operations for Robin Roberts’ production company, taking projects from development through delivery.
At TOGETHXR, I built and led the production division as EVP of Content, shaping a film and television slate centered on women’s stories. At Good Morning America, I led Robin Roberts’ anchor team across more than 100 special projects and live events. My career began at HBO Documentary Films.
I find the story, earn the access, and bring together the talent, partners, and teams to get it made. I’ve built production divisions and have taken ambitious projects from a first conversation to the screen. My strength is seeing what an idea can become, making the case for it, and leading the people who bring it to life.
Have an idea
in mind?
For producing partnerships, creative direction, content leadership, and one-to-one coaching.