TORONTO — Saloon Media, a Blue Ant Studios company, announced Tuesday it has hired Melissa Williamson (pictured) for the newly created role of senior vice-president of scripted content.
Based in Toronto, Williamson will oversee the development and production of all scripted series across comedy and drama for Saloon Media. She reports to Michael Kot, Saloon Media’s managing director.
Prior to joining the company, Williamson was president of Toronto-based production company Pier 21 Films, most recently serving as executive producer on Pier 21’s news satire The Beaverton for CTV. Williamson began her career working in Los Angeles for independent production company Blueprint Entertainment, before joining eOne’s television division in 2008.
In her new role at Saloon Media, Williamson will lead the production company’s growth into the scripted space, while bolstering and diversifying its overall production slate, says the news release.
“We’re committed to developing a diverse scripted slate amid the Covid-19 pandemic and Melissa’s sharp creative insight and wealth of industry relationships, in both Canada and L.A., are invaluable in setting up an impressive pipeline of compelling projects,” said Kot, in the news release. “Melissa’s extensive experience steering high-level scripted series from development to delivery aligns with our strategy for bringing in premium stories with top creative talent.”
Saloon Media’s factual productions have aired on History, National Geographic, The Smithsonian Channel, Investigation Discovery, CMT, SBS, ZDF, Yesterday, Four, More4 and Netflix.
