~ Premium client service provided to a large volume of agencies and advertisers regarding production and talent needs for TV/Radio/Internet/Industrial productions and print shoots~ Provided advice and counsel to agency production and account teams as to how best to proceed with SAG/AFTRA/AFM union and non-union projects to suit their needs and budgets~ Discussed brand content to provide direction in talent management, union classification, and signatory needs~ Reviewed scripts and storyboards to provide advice in talent classification, editing strategies, and session estimates and provide counsel on casting specs and exclusivity needs~ Estimated production talent costs and analyzed media plans to provide talent residual estimates for reuse~ Reviewed large scale multi-service contracts, to determine appropriate pension allocation to align with union guidelines and due dates~ Negotiated rates with agents and talent for non-union buyouts, union session fees, renegotiations, Internet editing rights and still usage ~ Managed pre-production, including Station 12 and Taft-Hartley clearance, contract preparation and facilitation~ Worked closely with clients to analyze their infrastructure and build workflows to effectively manage talent assets~ Interpreted traffic information and created talent advices to process use payments ~ Processed talent payments within a timely manner for commercial sessions and reuse per the requirements of the SAG/AFTRA/AFM union agreements~ Argued union claims on behalf of clients ~On Set talent management

Clients: Kellogg, McDonalds, Beef Council, Museum of Science and Industry

Clients: Red Lobster, Walgreens, Wilson Sporting Goods Deans, Alberto Culver, C.B. Fleet, Hillshire Farms

Clients: Sears Roebuck & Company, Kimberly Clark Corporation, Waste Management, National Tire and Battery

Clients: McDonald's, Anheuser-Busch, Clorox, Rubbermaid, S.C. Johnson, Audi