Noel Maxam
Noel Maxam (born September 26) is an American television director, writer, and producer. Maxam has worked on the CBS Daytime drama "As the World Turns" as a writer, and, later, on "The Young and the Restless" where he transitioned the show to non-linear editing and hi-definition. As Associate Producer, he ran post production and directed for over 10 years. In 2007, he left to work as Producer on the NBC drama "Days of Our Lives" and was promoted to Co-Executive Producer in 2011. In 2012, he left Days and turned to freelance directing and started  a company, Emagispace. Since the companies founding, Noel has advised other startups - most notably Pluto.tv which was purchased by Viacom in 2019. As a freelancer, Maxam has directed for "The Young and the Restless", "Hollywood Heights", "Days of Our Lives" and "Disney". Noel Maxam is a graduate of the "Interlochen Arts Academy" (Diploma), "Carnegie Mellon University" (B.F.A. Directing) and the "University of Southern California" (M.F.A. in Film and Video Production). Positions held. "Disney" "Hollywood Heights" "Days of Our Lives" "The Young and the Restless" "As the World Turns" Awards and nominations. Daytime Emmy Award Directors Guild of America Award 2009  Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for: "Days of Our Lives" (1965) For episode #10,763. 2000 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for: "The Young and the Restless" (1973) For episode #6632.