James Hosker Email & Phone Number

Bracknell, Gb

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

Horsham, England, United Kingdom

Bracknell

Overseeing studio teams and their workflows, including internal & external resources, schedules and deadlines to make sure all creative projects are completed efficiently on time and to budget. Continually improving processes to ensure teams work efficiently and customers receive an excellent service. Responsible for all finance, operations and HR aspects of the business.Chair weekly team meetings with account & creative teams, assigning schedules and setting priorities.Managing employee & supplier resource, tracking all project workflows, updating deliverables and project status Manage day-to-day company finances and finance software, including financial reporting to directors and accountantsEstablished annual Company Objectives and managed their measurement through regular company updates. Initiated new process for approving scheduled projects, enabling me to forecast future resource requirements, resolve resource conflicts ahead of time, and more accurately approve and agree project timelines with customers

Maidenhead

MediaNerd briefly trialled a mutual merger with Creative Monster in 2018, which required my role to expand and encompass more HR responsibilities. My goal was to ensure a consistent employee experience and safeguard the profitability of both business divisions. --Oversee day-to-day workflow of both team’s projects, ensuring projects were completed on time and to budget.Finance management: payroll, bookkeeping, receivables & payables, reporting, VAT ReturnsBe the go-to HR resource for the company, developing HR processes, conduct employee onboarding and exit interviews, draft employee contracts. Introduced HR system for employees to book and manage holiday, centralising HR processes and policy documentationCustomer & Project management, reviewing deadlines, lead times, profitability vs budgetsLead & advise all aspects of sound for film & animation, from production to post-production

Bracknell, Uk

As the first employee at a small start-up company, I took on a multitude of roles with a broad set of responsibilities. Having a ‘fill the need’ mindset was crucial during this early period of company growth, and I was key in establishing processes that enabled employees to carry out their jobs. Established project management process, standardised project milestones, workflows, timelines, costing and quotations.Organise and manage day-to-day financial operations, introduced new finance system (Xero)Created digital file structure process for all creative projectsManage relationships with key customers, manage creative projects from end-to-endForm and manage relationships with key suppliers and freelancersSound production recording, post-production mixing and design

Winnersh Triangle, Uk

◦ Creating bespoke reports for key account business measures ◦ Providing timely and accurate reports for the client and management ◦ Ensuring and maintaining data integrity between data capture points, data warehousing and reporting

Bracknell, Uk

◦ Booking accommodation and travel◦ Processing staff expenses◦ Assisting with creating Newsletters, presentations, advertisements and web content◦ Supporting field staff with all other operational requirements

London, Soho

Assisting audio staff with several aspects of their work, including:Track-laying sound effects, editing voice over recordings, compiling, printing and copying ADR and narration scripts and cue sheets, assisting with laybacks, backups and labelling.Responsible for welcoming and looking after clients and ensuring they have everything they need, taking and directing staff and client phone calls, creating dockets, maintaining studios and client areas, transporting deliverables internally and externally.

London, United Kingdom

Assisting the foley department with all aspects of their work, including:Sourcing foley props for each production and maintaining all technical aspects of the studio, including archiving recording sessions and recorded assets. Attending spotting meetings to decide project requirements, coordinating with sound designers, dialogue editors and mixers for production specs. Occasional recording all aspects of foley for various TV and feature drama productions, editing & reviewing all recorded material to ensure a high standard of sync and fidelity.

Wokingham

Posting press release & case study web content via MS Sharepoint, selecting and editing images in Photoshop, processing website registration, updating registrant databases.

Creating bespoke soundtracks for individual clients for a variety of corporate and promotional projects, including: Sound design, music composition, voice over, foley recording and editing, audio clean up and restoration.

Ma, Audio Post Production: Sound Design, Merit

Audio Post-Production: Sound Design

2.1, Music Technology And Innovation

Music Technology and Innovation