Derek Tacconelli Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Orchestrate team of Designers, Animators, and Editors to produce content for Broadcast, Streaming, Digital, Social, and Print.
• Work in tandem with Chief Creative Officer and Creative Director
• Estimates, SOW creation, pitches, presentations, budgeting, future planning, balancing artist workloads, operations. Being the support and skeleton holding productions upright and moving forward.
• Asset management on large remote server, accessed from across the globe. Archive management.
• Maintain daily communication with clients and vendors regarding reviews, approvals and deliveries.
• Sizzles Editor.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Coordinate and oversee production of graphic deliverables to produce various high-profile and award-winning trailers for Theatrical, Broadcast, Digital, and Social.
• Managed finishing artwork from team of 10 Motion Graphics Designers, with over 50 deliverables per week to various clients.
• Establish and maintain communication with team of Motion Graphics Designers, Producers, Editors, AV Finishing Department, and Client to ensure accuracy of final deliverables
• Final QC of graphic deliverablesProjects Include: AMC - The Walking Dead: Season 10HBO Max - VariousDisney Pictures / Pixar - LucaDisney+ Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los AngelesDisney+ / Lucas Films - Star.

Santa Monica, CA

• Project Manager for team of 8-10 Motion Graphics Artists, working in lock-step with Creative Director.
• Manage team of Motion Graphics Artists, and establish and maintain communications with Directors, Producers, and Editors to achieve their creative vision.
• Project Management and Deadline prioritization for graphic creations and revisions for multiple brands and simultaneous projects to ensure projects were completed on time.
• Asset Management in large server environment for Graphic Artists. Deliverables are authored to streaming platforms, Broadcast, and Social
• Collaborate and problem solve post-production workflows for motion graphics and editing
• Artist tracking reports for VP of Post Production, VP of Production, and Creative DirectorPrimary tools: After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Trello, GoogleSheets/Docs/Drive, Slack, Microsoft Office 365.

Santa Monica, CA

• Tweaks and revisions for motion graphics renders and projects
• General support for anything relating to Motion Graphics and Editing
• Asset tracking and hunting for orphaned files
• Project reduction, collects, and deliveries to vendors and 3rd-party production houses
• Render, encode, and upload for web playback (Wiredrive) for remote Producer playback.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Problem solver and wearer of many hats.
• Final Cut Pro and After Effects based workflow
• Transcode & organize large volumes of digital files and folders
• Keying and Compositing
• 2D character design, rigging and animation
• Edit story segments

Set, Office, and location PA

USA

• Installation and tear down of sound rack and speakers
• Setup projector screens and stands, and modify projector settings
• Install video mixer connected to video inputs from live camera, DVD, and other video sources
• Lighting (Elation and LEDs)
• Dance floor installation
• Maintain any technical/non-technical issues during the show

• Assist the cinematographer in setup, shooting, and teardown of equipment
• Aid with key concepts, shot angles, and location scouting
• Responsible for camera equipment safety and transportation during shoots

Santa Cruz, CA

• Lead Technician/Office Manager for 7 Student Technicians
• Responsible for troubleshooting, virus research and removal, data backups, OS reformats
• Network management tools (Net Disco), network admission control (Cisco Clean Access/Cisco NAC Appliance)
• Helpdesk Support and Customer Service – Help and monitor callers on 2 incoming lines; Help user-end issues and document in support ticketing system
• Produced and edited instructional videos for the training of student employees
• Researched and advised software purchases for improved company functionality

• Media Services provides services that enable and enhance teaching and learning through technology for the UCSC campus and remote classrooms.
• Maintained synchronization of steaming video and audio for use in off-site graduate program classes
• Leveled professor lapel microphone and classroom microphones
• Regulated video clarity and framing on two remote cameras; ensured video codec was online

Santa Monica, CA

• Fixed any internal users’ computer issues
• Performed data entry and created spreadsheets
• Relocation of desktops and monitors
• Printer troubleshooting – connectivity, paper jams, ink/toner cartridge swaps
• Mentored by Chief Technology Officer and Senior VP, Technical Operations

Ba, Film And Digital Media

Activities and Societies: Slug Football Club (Slug FC)

Diploma