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Amsterdam, NH, NL

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, DE

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Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, DE

- Manage the creative production of campaigns featuring new adidas collectionsLead budget negotiations with 3rd party production partners for all parts of production- Streamlined the creation of videos for select exclusive products to be featured on adidas CONFIRMED app with threefold volume increase - Led the creation of animated social media posts.

London, London, GB

Portland, OR, US

• Supported producers during production and delivery of films
• Led post production of Montblanc social global campaign, What Moves you makes you, with Spike Lee and Taron Egerton
• Owned internal production shoots for Ray Ban Pitch work and managed communication with outside vendors as necessary
• Led the in-house editorial business unit: managing 4 FTEs, allocating resources and department budgets
• Proactively cultivated the system for tracking and reconciling productions budgets

Portland, OR, US

• Globally led ERP system implementation of NetSuite from awarding phase to post go-live support, across network of 8 offices (US, Brazil, EMEA, Asia)
• Shaped communication flow between W+K stakeholders and NetSuite team
• Tracked progress of deliveries and budget against agreed scope with W+K Global Management Team
• Streamlined and unified financial processes across the W+K network to work with new ERP system
• Took active role in the set up and configuration of ERP system to meet W+K needs

Portland, OR, US

• Partnered with Finance Director & Group Account Directors on strategically forecasting multi-million euro monthly + yearly revenue plans
• Prepared financial impact analysis for strategic projects
• Oversaw all financial operating processes and analysed results
• Managed month-end closing of accounts, identified and resolved issues, compared with past results and projections
• Coached team members in client accounting roles
• Managed external ERP support on system improvements

Portland, OR, US

• Identified financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts
• Performed client profitability analysis and reporting
• Increased productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinated information requirements
• Gathered financial data to prepare price proposal based of staffing needs
• Part of the lead implementation team, responsible for rolling out of ERP system Maconomy to Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo office

Portland, OR, US

• Organised and maintained the financial aspects of ongoing projects of key clients
• Prepared the by-weekly financial status meeting with stakeholders within agency (account managers
• and directors, project managers, agency producers and others)
• Detected discrepancies and resolved client billing issues

Portland, OR, US

• Maintained and managed accounts payable records
• Received and processed all invoices, expense forms and requests for payments

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), International Business Administration

International Baccalaureate