Crystal A. Place Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

As a learning experience designer/instructional designer, I create impactful corporate workshops, trainings, and instructional content that are engaging, highly effective, visually pleasing, and provide measurable results for my clients and learners. I’m also passionate about the subject, believe learning should actually be empowering and fun - and also.

Los Gatos, CA, US

• Develop and own the blended learning strategies for a dozen applications in the space of Creative Production and Promotion
• Design and create tailored and scalable blended learning experiences for technology centered applications, and internal and external users around the globe, in the areas of supply chain innovation, creative innovation.
• Act as an informed captain for driving global user success and customer satisfaction with a domain of technical applications/products
• Design, create, and manage the knowledge base of all training materials, including eLearning, documentation, videos, scenario based learning, and other blended learning solutions, for a domain of products/applications.
• Facilitate vILT (virtual instructor-led training) sessions for a domain of products/applications for internal and external facing users
• Drive metrics collection and analysis of user satisfaction, success, and product feedback

• Develop and own the blended learning strategies for more than a dozen applications
• Design and create tailored and scalable blended learning experiences for technology centered applications and internal and external users around the globe
• Act as an informed captain for driving global user success and customer satisfaction with a domain of technical applications/products for internal and external users
• Design, create, and manage the knowledge base of all training materials, including eLearning, documentation, videos, and other blended learning solutions, for a domain of products/applications for Netflix’s global user.
• Facilitate vILT (virtual instructor-led training) sessions for a domain of products/applications for internal and external facing users
• Drive metrics collection and analysis of user satisfaction, success, and feedback

• Using my instructional design skills, I work with clients and subject matter experts (SMEs) to analyze, design, and develop eLearning courses and visual content that reduce cognitive load and solve specific business.
• Committed to ensuring my courses, videos, and projects are highly effective, visually pleasing, and provide measurable results for my clients - directly affecting their business goals and bottom lines
• Using the ADDIE process, I begin all projects with thoughtful analysis. I then inform my design planning using adult learning theories and instructional design rules and frameworks, creating effective projects that.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Designed and curated the activity curriculum on and off campus for 700+ global students
• Designed content and trained faculty on academy processes and safety precautions for overseeing student activities
• Created training materials for our corporate and sister offices around the world to share the Academy’s offerings
• Led regular “train the trainer” sessions for visiting colleagues and sales staff to teach them how to effectively communicate the Academy’s many offerings to potential families and students around the world
• Partnered with our corporate Marketing and Communication Departments in Oxford and Torbay, UK and Zurich, Switzerland, and with admissions offices around the globe to create informative content about the academy
• Wrote all correspondence for the academy’s events and activity news to be sent to faculty, parents, and the public

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Oversaw our Creative Services Department, while managing 4 audio stages: 2 mix stages, a large ADR stage, and our foley stage. Managed projects from docs and feature films, to series and projects for larger clients.
• Responsible for training our project managers on all of our audio post-production processes and services, such as ADR recording, dubbing, foley recording, and ATMOS mixing, so they could communicate to clients.
• Created client training days for dozens of groups of clients from Netflix on our full Audio Dubbing Process
• Wrote or contributed to all Creative Services client pitches and creative project documents
• Supervised post-production staff, media assets, script versions, and schedules for many projects simultaneously
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including engineers, editors, colorists, timed text operators, data, finance, legal, media, and vendors - ensuring all budget, tech, creative, and project deadlines and.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Responsible for transforming and streamlining vendor and employee training and comprehension of Apple’s extensive security protocols, as well as leading the vendor audit process for evaluating their understanding.
• Managed written correspondence with all of our post vendors and productions teams, in regions around the globe
• Oversaw all post-production teams across the agency, as well as schedules and security status, for all content production, print, broadcast, web, OOH, and other agency projects for Apple
• Produced projects from concept to air, working daily with clients, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
• Managed high quality creative, extensive schedules, and an in-depth global media localization process for Apple
• Responsible for training team of Assistant Producers on all stages of the post production process and global localization, as well as internal processes such as budgeting, contract completion, and other required.

• Lead Producer in charge of all eLearning, promo, video, and L&D projects for corporate clients around the globe
• Responsible for collaborating with SMEs, goal analysis, objectives setting, determining training solutions, scenario based learning planning, and general creative direction and project quality for all studio and client.
• Prepared for and conducted all on camera interviews with organization leaders and other on camera principals, making sure to ask the most thoughtful and compelling questions to capture the most effective content
• Supervised all elements of projects, including all team members, scheduling, budgeting, location scouting, talent management, hiring of vendors, crew, and equipment, tech/safety needs, and full post-production and.
• Responsible for writing complex training scripts, client pitches, and creative briefs, and presenting to clients

• Project examples include:
• Instructional Design Project with Video – Series of 16 complex Railroad Safety Training programs, Client: SGS
• Instructional Training Project – Proprietary RFID Systems and Services, Client: MDM Tool Supply
• Interactive eLearning Programs – Series of 8 programs for Careers in Energy and Green Jobs, Client: CBIA
• eLearning Helicopter Training Project, Client: Aluminium Offshore Singapore
• Employee Training and International Client Videos, Clients: CenTrak and Skytron Partnership

• Producer in charge of 100+ eLearning, promo, video, and L&D multimedia projects for national corporate clients, non-profits, educational institutions, and many organizations in between.
• Responsible for project scriptwriting, interview preparation with SMEs, and all creative content planning
• Seasoned and thoughtful interviewer for national and global projects, working with Fortune 100 CEO’s to non-profits, and educational institutions, such as Trinity College, Kurn Hattin Homes, and Lyme Academy of Fine Arts

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Managed interactive content and Video On-Demand projects and teams, from briefing and planning phases through execution and delivery. Developed production schedules for creative projects that balanced company, client, and team needs appropriately. Managed all project team resources to ensure all scheduled hours were within budget and correctly allocated.

Boston, MA, US

Oversaw and coordinated all stages of production, from receipt of creative brief to concept and completion for 300+ national spots. Collaborated daily with cross-functional teams across the agency, as well as with all outside vendors. Supervised online edit, VFX, and record/mix sessions, as well as the casting, calendars, and client and internal meetings.

Australia Study Abroad Program, Advertising/Creative Process, Philosophy, Anthropology

Ba, Major: Communications - Ba In Film And Tv Production, Gpa: 3.9

Dual Enrollment, English, Theater