Melanie is currently a Production Executive for Neal Street and works across a variety of the company's projects, most recently she served as a Co-Producer on the feature film The Magic Faraway Tree.
Melanie joined Neal Street in 2012, initially assisting Sam Mendes on both his theatre and film projects, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, King Lear, The Ferryman, The Lehman Trilogy and Spectre. In 2019 she moved into the role of Production Coordinator before taking up her current role.
Prior to working at Neal Street, Melanie began her career in the film industry in 2004. She worked closely with Tim Burton on his stop-motion animated fantasy film, Corpse Bride and from early development through to delivery on his BAFTA nominated stop-motion film, Frankenweenie. Melanie also worked for Wes Anderson on his BAFTA nominated stop-frame animation film, Fantastic Mr Fox.