Austin Siegert
Location Scout and Manager
Production professional with 8+ years of experience in location management, scouting, and logistics for film, television, and commercial projects across New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the Hudson Valley. Combines a graduate-level fine arts background with a systematic, problem-solving approach to every phase of production — from cold scouting and negative scouting to permit compliance, vendor negotiation, and on-set execution. Thrives on complex logistical challenges.
Available with personal vehicle.
Core Competencies
Location Scouting & Management | Permit Acquisition & Compliance | Vendor & Property Negotiation | Production Logistics | Risk Assessment | Visual Direction | Budget Management | Team Leadership | Site Research & Documentation | Arts & Gallery Coordination
Location Experience
Location Manager Credits
Location Manager — Our Father (2026)
New Jersey | December 2025
Director: Jocko Sims | UPM: Chris Santiago
Location Manager — High: Substitute for the Head Lecturer (2026)
New York, NY | December 2025 – February 2026 Director: Omri Dayan | UPM: Carla Troconis
Location Manager — The Fifth Game (2025)
Westchester, NY | March – April 2025
Director: Lucas Neff
Location Manager — Nikon USA Photoshoot (2025) New York, NY | July 2025
Photographer: Joe McNally
Location Manager — A Break in the Rain (2024) New Paltz, NY | August – October 2024
Director: Don Scardino | UPM: Chris Santiago
Assistant Location Manager Credits
Assistant Location Manager — Corpus (2025)
New York, NY | July – August 2025
Location Manager: Nick Pray
Assistant Location Manager — Severance, Episode 204 (2023) Shawangunk Mountains, NY |
October 2022 – April 2023
Supervising Location Manager: Ryan Smith | Location Manager: Grace Kwon | Production Supervisor: Gus Gustafson
Assistant Location Manager — Family (2022)
Rhinebeck, NY | June – September 2022
Location Manager: Leah Reingewirtz
Scout Credits
Location Scout - An Open Door (2026)
New York, NY | March 2026
Location Manager: Liz Bendelac
Location Scout — Ballad of Juggy Bales (2025)
Jersey City, NJ | May 2025
Location Manager: Tim O'Hanlon
Location Assistant CREDITS
Key Location Assistant — Pretty Little Liars (2022) Saugerties, NY | January – April 2022
Location Manager: David Ginsberg | ALM: Tim O'Hanlon, Ethan Yaffe, Nick Pray
Key Location Assistant — Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2021) Stamford, CT | October – December 2021
Location Manager: Damon Gordon | ALM: Lauren Marszal
Key Location Assistant — NOT OKAY (2021)
New York, NY | June – September 2021
Location Manager: Tom Sexton | ALM: Doyle Lewis, Adriel Gonzalez
Key Location Assistant — Power: Book 3 – Rise of Kanan (2021) Bronx, NY | February – May 2021
Location Managers: Karel Shurman, Dave Dorn | ALM: Tim O'Hanlon, Kerri Cline
Location Assistant — Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Stunt Work) (2022)
New York, NY | May 2022
Location Manager: Ryan Ferguson
Location Assistant — Loser (2025)
Jersey City, NJ | November 2025
Location Manager: Jennifer Sonnenfeld | ALM: Tim O'Hanlon
Location Assistant — Deli Love (2025)
Jersey City, NJ | September – November 2025
Location Manager: Robert Kerr | ALM: Liz Bendelac, Andrew Boutselis
Location Assistant — Rest and Relaxation (2025)
Ellenville, NY | August – September 2025
Location Manager: Justin Stowell | ALM: Matt McKay
Location Assistant — Beauty (2025)
New York, NY | February – April 2025
Location Manager: Olaf Gilliam | ALM: Cullen Reis, Lauren Marszal
Location Assistant — The Family McMullen (2025) Jersey City, NJ | April 2025
Location Manager: Joe Sevey | ALM: Liz Bendelac
Location Assistant — Goosebumps (2024)
New York, NY | April – August 2024
Location Manager: Joe Sevey | ALM: Liz Bendelac
Location Assistant — The Friend (2024)
New York, NY | January – March 2024
Location Manager: Elizabeth Krekel | ALM: Ethan Yaffe, Tim O'Hanlon
Location Assistant — Corduroy (She Said) (2021)
New York, NY | September – October 2021
Location Manager: Grace Kwon | ALM: James Kenny, John Papp
Location Assistant — Severance (2021)
Bronx, NY | May – June 2021
Supervising Location Manager: Ryan Smith | Location Manager: Grace Kwon | ALM: James Kenny, John Papp
Location Assistant — Passing (2019)
Harlem, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Audra Duval | ALM: Ali Rashti
Location Assistant — HBO: The Plot Against America (2019) Woodstock, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Matthew Kania | ALM: Karel Shurman
Location Assistant — Mark Seliger Photography Shoot for King of Staten Island (2019)
Staten Island, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Ryan Smith
Unit PA — Boys in the Band (2019)
New York, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Michael Hartel | ALM: Jeff Sicile
Unit PA — King of Staten Island (2019)
New York, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Ryan Smith | ALM: James Kenny
Unit PA — Pose, Season 2 (2019)
Bronx, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Mike Buonanno
Unit PA — NYPD Blue Pilot (2019)
Brooklyn, NY | 2019
Location Manager: Mark O'Brien | ALM: Michael Ricci
Location Assistant — Modern Love (2018)
Brooklyn, NY | 2018
Location Manager: Christopher Menges | ALM: Michael Ricci, James Kenny
Unit PA — Hover Productions (2018)
Pittsfield, MA | 2018
Location Manager: Tobias Fried
Arts, Gallery & Teaching Experience
Artist Residency — Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT | April – May 2022
Competitively selected from thousands of applicants for a three-week live-in residency. Concentrated on Ink on Paper Painting, Digital Photography, and Performative Climbing in and around Smuggler's Notch Boulders.
Owner / Operator — AsofNow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY & San Francisco, CA | 2014–2018
Produced multiple solo and group exhibitions in the Presidio of San Francisco and in Brooklyn Heights. San Francisco exhibitions featured solo shows by graduate students from SFAI and CCA. Brooklyn programming focused on group shows curated by and for emerging artists.
Art Handler / Registrar — Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY | 2017– 2018
Responsible for safe handling and storage of works valued in the multi-millions. Managed condition reports, artwork tracking, preparation for public and private exhibitions, insurance documentation, and custom protective packaging for transport.
Art Handler — Maison Gerard Gallery, New York, NY | 2016–2017 Staged and safely transported antique and modern artworks for exhibitions and client viewings.
Art Handler — Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, NY | 2015– 2016
Assigned to oversee the Venice Biennial exhibition — responsible for de-installation, artwork preparation for international transport, and ensuring all exhibitions and sales were properly accounted for.
Teaching Assistant — San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA | 2013–2015
Assisted in teaching undergraduate students in painting and drawing.
Photography PA — JR Artist Studio, New York, NY | 2012–2013 Production coordination and studio management; led a team of makers in the creation of large-scale art installations.
Gallery Attendant — Workshop Residence, SFAI, San Francisco, CA | 2014
Sales, customer service, and curation.
Volunteer Service
Volunteer Firefighter — Protection 44, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY | December 2024 – Present
Education
San Francisco Art Institute — San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts, 2015
Skidmore College — Saratoga Springs, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2011
Software Skills
SmugMug | Lightroom | Photoshop | Illustrator | Google Maps | Google Docs | Genius Scan | Google Drive | Dropbox | WriterDuet | Celtx | Keynote
References
Available upon request: Ryan Smith | Gus Gustafson | Steve Grivno
Personal vehicle (Jeep) available for production use.