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I’m Tae — a producer and creative out of Chicago with ten years behind the camera and countless stories brought to life.

From TV screens to global campaigns, I build visuals that move people. Bags packed, passport ready — what are we creating next?

Taelor “Tae” Smith

Producer

Promotional poster for the TV series "Ready to Love," featuring a man in a navy suit standing with crossed arms, set against a red background with gold and white text.
Silhouette of a man and woman holding hands, walking towards a glowing yellow archway, with the text 'Love is Blind' above them. The pathway is illuminated with purple neon signs. 
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Latest Project

Ready to Love, Season 13, Segment Producer

Three young people standing and sitting on bar stools outside of a building with a cityscape background. The woman on the left is smiling and taking a selfie, the man in the middle is crossing his arms and looking at the camera with a neutral expression, and the man on the right is holding a drink and looking away.
People filming a scene with professional camera equipment on a wooden walkway in an urban park, with tall modern buildings in the background.
Three people standing outdoors on green grass, smiling, with a city building in the background. The man on the left is holding a video camera, wearing sunglasses and a hoodie. The woman in the middle is wearing headphones, glasses, and a brown fur-lined coat, with a camera hanging around her neck. The woman on the right has long dark hair, sunglasses, and a brown top.
Promotional poster for Showtime series 'All the Smoke: Best of' featuring Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. It shows two men posing against a smoky background, one wearing a black hoodie with arms crossed, the other wearing a black and white jacket with a green cap, hand on chin. The Showtime logo appears in the lower right corner.
Four women smiling and posing together indoors. One woman is holding a cellphone, and the background has a banner and lighting equipment.
A woman smiling and wearing headphones, making a peace sign with her fingers at an outdoor nighttime scene with photographers and equipment, city buildings, and parked cars in the background.

Resume

Associate Producer, 2025

Ready to Love S13

Segment Producer, 2025

Unt. Chicago Project

Associate Producer, 2023-2025

Maury

Associate Producer, 2016-2018

Production Assistant, 2019

Love Is Blind S2

All the Smoke Podcast

Associate Field Producer, 2023

Production Coordinator, 2020

Judge Mathis

Havas Chicago