DENVER — Citizen Pictures has promoted three longtime employees to VP. The moves follow the company’s rapid growth with the addition of Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters, BBQ Pit Wars and the
Kingsford Invitational.
Tim McOsker takes the role of VP of production and development after helming development since 2013, in addition to serving as executive producer. He is an EP of the twice Emmy-nominated series Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, The Real Girl’s Kitchen, and
Guy’s Family Reunion (which won a Daytime Emmy). In addition to his work on a diverse portfolio of shows since joining Citizen in 2006, McOsker was an EP for Food Network’s
Unwrapped.
(L-R) Tim McOsker, Josh Dirmish and Dustin Astrom
Operations manager Josh Dirmish has been named VP of post production and operations. Prior to Citizen, Dirmish was post production manager for High Noon Entertainment. His credits include work for Food Network, Cooking Channel, Destination America, Starz, and Discovery Channel.
Dustin Astrom has been promoted to VP of business affairs and finance. He has managed financial operations for Citizen since 2006, and grew to successfully guide the company in new client, network, and vendor business affairs.