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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Oversees the production logistics and project execution for adult education projects, leading courses with a high-volume of video assets for Fortune 100 clients with worldwide stakeholders
• Communicates extensively with clients to identify, clarify, and define the strategic vision of each project
• Designs project roadmaps and writes statement of work that offer clients and vendors a clear definition on scope, budget, timeline, workflows, and project logistics, while forecasting production roadblocks
• Serves as a point of contact for multiple projects simultaneously, managing numerous vendors and stakeholders while contributing to production operations for 100+ videos in production at any given time
• Builds effective systems for script and video reviews that integrate seamlessly with client workflows
• Drives cross-functional collaboration between vendors and manages conflict resolutions as necessary

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Offered consultative production operations services to high-profile clients for million-dollar projects, and managed all logistics as the main point of contact for events, videos, and educational courses
• Consulted with clients on effective business operations for each project, including budget management, resource management, production operations, and project management strategies
• Guided clients in accurately scaling project resources while developing operational systems to organize, track, progress, and communicate the project’s lifecycle while satisfying client expectations
• Produced statement of work (SOW) to each client, clarifying project scope, timeline, and cost with extremely defined specifics to ensure budget, deliverables, and strategies would satisfy all parties
• Managed teams of contractors to accommodate production needs for multiple clients simultaneously
• Created innovative business continuity strategies that allowed production to continue safely during a pandemic, and implemented virtual solutions to unique production challenges with global clients

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Oversaw production operations for one of the world’s largest online education platforms
• Managed operational oversight of 4 broadcast studios across 2 cities and over 35 employees
• Built and implemented production request systems to efficiently track and deliver 75-100 individual assets every month, collaborating with internal stakeholders on product vision, design, and execution
• Implemented and led a weekly meeting with leadership to review and prioritize production requests
• Supported projects that considered the needs of HR, contractors, instructors, audience members, and other stakeholders to ensure the most ethical, efficient, and accurate production of courses
• Analyzed data and reports to better manage budgets for improved cost control and resource allocations

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Developed, implemented, and oversaw creative briefs and production requests for live broadcast
• Oversaw floor management of 200+ live shows averaging 6+ hours each from conception to completion
• Collaborated with teams of instructors and clients to support narrative and curriculum in production
• Managed a team of 12+ producers, coordinators, and assistants while coordinating complex schedules, creative production systems, and stakeholder communications for new business strategies and projects
• Partnered with leadership to interview, select, and onboard new employees to the production team
• Served as the point of contact for thousands of in-studio audience members throughout the course of 2,500+ hours of live broadcasts, managing large crowd logistics and audience communicationsKey Accomplishments: