An OU Daily alum is working for a “Saturday Night Live” film unit as a production assistant in New York City.
Georgia Bomar, graduated from OU with a creative media productions major and a film studies minor in fall of 2023. During her time at OU, Bomar served as assistant video editor for OU Daily. Bomar said that while students could just take classes and graduate, the students who are truly passionate are the ones who get involved in organizations like OU Nightly and OU Daily.
Bomar currently works three jobs, she is an equipment coordinator for Pier59 Studios. She works freelance for commercial sets, and since March, Bomar has worked at NBC as a production assistant.
“Everyone is just so nice and enjoyable to be around that it makes the fact that I'm working an 18 hour day worth it,” Bomar said. “I get home, and I'm exhausted, and then the next day I'm like, ‘Let's do it again.’”
After graduating, Bomar started an internship at Hungry Man Productions in January 2024 where she met Production Coordinator Alex Liebman, who got her a job on a Seth Meyers holiday commercial. Through that job, Bomar gained connections that led her to work for “SNL.”
The Friday before going live, Bomar worked on the pre-recorded segments. Bomar has worked on four episodes of “SNL,” including the April 5 show hosted by Jack Black.
“It was really fun to work with him. Jack Black is so kind. He's an icon,” Bomar said. “We were talking about that on set. We were like, ‘You can have no other career.’”
Being confident in her ability to work professionally is a trait Bomar credits OU with. Bomar said she doesn’t wish she attended NYU or any other prestigious university. She is glad she attended OU.
“I tell as many people as I can about it. I tell people about the film that's happening in Oklahoma. I tell people how great the (Creative Media Production) program is. I love it,” Bomar said. “I think it's one of those things that I will be an ambassador for the rest of my life.”
Despite her confidence in her abilities and landing high-profile jobs post graduation, Bomar said she still gets imposter syndrome.
“What they don't tell you is that you don't know what you're doing, and there's no right answer anymore,” Bomar said. “There's no way to measure your success. You don't get an A or pass the class.”
Going forward, Bomar said she hopes to work on more freelance gigs in the following year. She wants to have more creative input and work on more impactful stories .
“I don't want to peak at 25. I don't want to have it all figured out in two years; that means the rest of my life is downhill,” Bomar said. “I want to just learn and grow, as long as I have ambition to work 11 days straight and get no sleep and still have a good time at work.”
This story was edited by Madisson Cameron. Ryan Little and Avery Avery copy edited this story.
