About Arielle
Systems for power, people, and creative risk.
I’m Arielle Zadok. I help leaders, producers, and organizations create environments where power is acknowledged, people are protected, and creative work can be done without everything falling apart behind the scenes.
My work lives at the intersection of culture, consent, and complexity inside spaces where human behavior isn’t theoretical, and the cost of getting it wrong is real.
For more than two decades, I’ve worked behind the scenes in production, advertising, live events, and experiential environments. From leading large-scale commercial campaigns to overseeing 350+ episodes of television, I’ve navigated high-stakes decision-making in environments shaped by urgency, visibility, and vulnerability.
This background informs every part of my work: not just what I know, but how I move. With calm. With precision. With fluency in power and care.
For a focused snapshot of my production background and current work in that lane, you can view my production page here.
Creative brilliance doesn’t need chaos to thrive. It needs trust.
A lot of environments in creative and high-impact industries still operate on outdated assumptions:
That pressure brings out the best work.
That abuse is just part of the process.
That people are replaceable.
That safety slows things down.
But none of that holds up under real scrutiny.
I’ve spent two decades inside production environments where the risks were real… professionally, personally, and sometimes physically. Before intimacy protocols existed, I was helping protect actors on set with nothing but instinct and peer support. During the pandemic, I led health and safety for entire studios. I’ve been called the “sex police,” the “COVID police,” and a “buzzkill” by people who didn’t yet understand what I was really doing:
Creating conditions where the work could not just happen, but happen better.
Because what I’ve seen again and again is this:
People do their best work when they’re safe to speak up, take risks, and bring their full creative instincts to the table without fear of being fired, mocked, or harassed.
But too many systems weren’t built for that.
And too many leaders are still navigating risk and responsibility alone, without the right structure to support them.
I’ve seen what happens when culture is built on fear.
I’ve also seen what’s possible when it’s built on trust.
On sets, in the field, behind the camera, I knew how to bring visions to life. But early on, I learned that if I wanted to be taken seriously, I had to desexualize myself, dim my femininity, and avoid rocking the boat. I had to take whatever yelling and screaming the person with the most power wanted to do, and I had to say yes to every request no matter how ridiculous for fear of never getting hired again.
When it came to intimate work, we didn’t have protocols. We had quiet conversations, discreet sidesteps, and a few of us doing everything we could to protect actors, crew, and the integrity of the scene.
I came up in high-pressure creative environments with no real safety nets, just intuition, instinct, and survival.
We were operating in a “yes, and” culture no matter the emotional or physical cost.
Meanwhile, I was thriving professionally, solving impossible problems on the biggest stages in film, TV, and events.
Producer. Assistant Director. Health and Safety Manager. Intimacy Coordinator. Consent Director.
No matter the title, the job was the same: hold a vision and build systems people can trust. I’ve been the person called in when things break down. And the person who builds infrastructure so they never do.
I’ve seen what happens when people say they care about safety but the ideas they put forward contradict everything safety actually requires.
Because true safety isn’t just a value. It’s a practice.
Over the years, I’ve designed protocols, codes of conduct, and incident response systems for environments where stakes are high and boundaries matter.
From indie films to major productions to community-based play spaces like The Play, my focus is the same: protect people’s capacity to show up fully.
Because whether it’s on a set, in the office or in a live experience, trust is the thing that lets people create, connect, and go all in.
I’ve helped build safer environments for work, and for play.
This isn’t about policing behavior. It’s about producing conditions for bold, beautiful, sustainable work.
I bring two decades in production, training in sex and relationships, certifications in trauma-informed care and communication, and lived experience creating environments where people feel free to speak up, mess up, and still belong.
That’s what makes the difference. Not just the tools, but the trust.
Because when people trust their process, their team, and themselves… that’s when the real magic happens.
Ready to build a culture where people and projects thrive?
Credentials & Certifications
I bring over two decades of on-the-ground experience across film, television, and brand leadership and back it with trauma-informed training, ethical certifications, and ongoing education in relational dynamics, safety, and systems.
Certifications & Trainings include:
Certified Intimacy Coordinator (Intimacy Professionals Association - SAG-AFTRA Accredited)
Board-Certified Sexologist (American Board of Sexologists)
Certified Sex Educator (Modern Sex Therapy Institute & Everyone Deserves Sex Ed)
Consent Forward Artist (Intimacy Directors & Coordinators - SAG-AFTRA Accredited)
Bystandar Intervention (Intimacy Coordinators Alliance)
Certified Holistic Health Coach (Institute for Integrative Nutrition)
Media & Mass Communication Studies, Production B.S. (State University of New York, Oneonta)
Whether I’m supporting a CEO or a set, I lead with clarity, care, and cultural fluency.
Trusted by Industry Leaders Across Production, Operations & Creative Direction
Here’s what collaborators say about working with Arielle.
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"Arielle consistently brought professionalism in moments of high stress and played a crucial role in developing the protocols our studio badly needed. Her ability to lead with clarity, especially during times of uncertainty, had a direct impact on our success.”
— Craig, HR Executive
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“Arielle was wonderful to work with and played a vital role in keeping our actors safe. Her unique qualifications, collaborative nature, and cross-functional production experience make her an invaluable intimacy coordinator I look forward to working with her again.”
— Jessica, Casting Director
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“Arielle was central to making television production run smoothly during an unprecedented time. Her ability to lead under pressure, adapt to constant change, and support the entire team made a tremendous difference. None of us could claim the success we enjoyed without her.”
— Kyle, Studio Production Executive
PRESS BIO
Meet Arielle Zadok, The Pleasure Producer guiding culture through complexity… from sex to systems.
Arielle Zadok, ABS, is a Relational Strategist, Certified Intimacy Coordinator, and Board-Certified Sexologist with over 20 years of experience behind the scenes in film, television, and brand leadership. Her work lives at the intersection of culture, consent, and communication — helping people and productions navigate power, pressure, and connection with clarity.
Arielle began her career leading high-pressure commercial shoots for brands like ESPN, Nickelodeon, and Jordan. She later joined Disney Television’s leadership team, where she helped develop health and safety protocols during the pandemic and oversaw over 350 episodes of scripted programming. Her calm, collaborative presence made her a trusted go-to for executives and talent alike — especially in the moments that mattered most.
Today, she brings that same clarity to culture-building work across industries — from immersive erotic spaces to creative teams and founder-led startups. As Director of Care & Consent at The Play, she’s helped introduce new standards for erotic experiences across kink, non-monogamy, and play party culture, expanding the language and leadership of consent.
Arielle is also the host of Birds and Bees Don’t Fck, a podcast exploring what we never learned (but deeply needed to) about sex, power, and relational culture — and what it takes to rewrite our own erotic scripts as adults. Known for her ability to bridge worlds — corporate and creative, emotional and operational — Arielle is the voice leaders call when the stakes are high and the subject matter is human.
I hate to be the one to break it to you… but birds & bees?
They don’t fck!
This is a show where we learn exactly how bad our formative sex education, or lack thereof, really was. Hosted by Certified Intimacy Coordinator and Board-Certified Sexologist Arielle Zadok, this is the sex education show for people who don’t like sex education shows.
Each week Arielle chats with a comedian or sexpert about sex, relationships and yes, their formative sex education. It’s fun, it’s sassy, it’s sexy education.
Work with Arielle
Looking to build trust-forward culture, navigate sensitive subjects with clarity, or evolve the way your company approaches care, compliance, or content?
Arielle partners with founders, studios, and leadership teams to bring strategic clarity to high-stakes work.