Ben Sinclair Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

www.sightlinesvisual.com

Los Angeles, California, United States

vimeo.com/fivetwelvemediagravitasventures.com/fireline-2023www.robinswishfilm.comwww.theunitedstatesofdetroit.comwww.quotablepictures.comwww.skydojo.com

Oakland, Ca

● Validated premium and priority content in preparation for launch of Premium product● Consulted on rolling qualitative and quantitative metadata projects for accuracy re music ingestion analysis, release metadata, specialized genres and record labels● Mastered Pandora metadata maintenance standards, practices and tools● Delivered specialized customer service July - November 2017

Los Angeles, Ca

● Curated archive of over 70 historical live recordings from LA’s pioneer Internet radio station● Curated exclusive themed mixes for events with 1000+ attendees● Rebuilt scheduling metadata for accuracy of dublab's first decade● Wordpress, Bluberry, XML

Los Angeles, Ca

● Consulted with director and editor on all placements● Managed cue sheets, researched PROs and contacted individual rights holders● Negotiated terms and fees for 19 major artist syncs with a budget of 20k● Sourced multiple composers and supervised all compositions● Booked recording sessions, negotiated fees with musicians and arranger with a budget of 5k

Los Angeles, Ca

● Key consultant on story and content during production and post● Producer of film festival plan resulting in 4 Best Documentary Feature awards● Curated entire soundtrack for independent film● Consulted with director and editor on all music placements● Managed cue sheets, researched PROs and contacted individual rights holders● Negotiated terms and fees for 16 syncs + 8 new compositions with a budget under 12k● Sourced film composer and supervised all compositions

Culver City, Ca

● Programmed music for iTunes storefronts, plus global and sub-format stations for iTunes radio. ● Drove sales for key new releases by merchandising in stores and curating in radio. ● Provided expert editorial input to radio and album recommendation algorithms. ● Assessed individual tracks for context and accuracy. ● Contributed storefront layout updates to maximize sales opportunities. ● Prioritized top release titles from 1000+ new releases weekly in 200+ sub-genres. ● Created iTunes Essentials lists of 200 Albums and 200 Songs in multiple genres. ● Promoted and curated classic and new music on streaming playlists later featured on Apple Music.

Greater Los Angeles Area

● Developed and implemented editorial mission and new products to engage and expand audience.● Created playlists and articles weekly resulting in growth in six verticals including five genre pages.● Built calendar, voice, and schedule of Highlights section and five genre pages.● Hired, trained, supervised, motivated and developed a team of contributors.● Ensured playlists were created, merchandised and displayed with the highest possible quality.● Provided editorial input to algorithms that personalized user experience across the service.● Managed rolling metadata updates for content in six verticals and tracked their progress.● QA’d audio, tracked errors, and escalated issues to content ingestion team.● Determined targets and priorities for artist exclusives and artist playlists. ● Interfaced with artists and labels to acquire exclusive content.

San Francisco Bay Area

● Curated Editors' Picks for MOG’s landing page and newsletter each week. ● Editor during MOG’s rise to becoming Australia’s most popular streaming service. ● Wrote and copyedited MOG Editors' Picks album blurbs. ● Copyedited and coded successful weekly company newsletter for US and AU customers. ● Wrote blog posts and coded and company newsletter using HTML in WordPress. ● Created original MOG Editorial playlists spanning all genres and moods. ● Worked with MySQL and sorted over 1,000 new releases weekly.

Oakland, California

● DJ and audio engineer for Oakland podcasts. ● Booked and interviewed musicians and comedians. ● Planned fundraising events with live music. ● PA at events.

Sf Bay Area

● Wrote reviews, previews and op-eds online and in print.● Covered album releases, live music concerts, theater performances, restaurants.● Produced corporate communications, newsletters, PR.● Edited WordPress and Tumblr sites.