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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Led day to day operations at Nike's flagship photo and video studio in Culver City. Functioning as Studio Ambassador to internal clients, talent, and vendors on a day to day basis. Built and implemented processes that fostered efficiency. Representing Global Brand Imaging in meetings with Nike Corporate entities to advocate for studio needs.Collaborates with GBI cross -functional leaders to prioritize requests across various functions, Facilites, Production, Finance, and Legal. Creates and manages budgets. Partners with finance, production, and ELT to deliver against budgets.Negotiation on behalf of Nike for the best service at fair prices.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Guided the day-to-day operations of this American online education platform’s 25,000+ square foot studio, ensuring an optimal operational framework, physical environment, and equipment for production management of video-based lectures and tutorials. Streamlined disorganized and fragmented operations by creating an in-depth operations handbook that provided staff with procedural guidelines that immediately improved workflow. Saved thousands in costs by condensing previously utilized vendors to a small, reliable list of cost-effective suppliers, resulting in a more centralized and uniform procurement process. Ensured minimal disruption for production by proactively coordinating with Production, IT, Finance, Set Designers, Facilities, and third-party vendors to prep the studio before filming projects. Oversaw all construction and remodeling efforts, ensuring all builds maintained full adherence to OSHA standards. Sourced vendors, and bids, and worked with city departments for permitting. Minimized financial damages from equipment/structural failure (~$60,000) by sourcing a specialist who could repair the damage vs. purchasing an entire replacement structure.

Woodland, California, United States

Initially hired as a Video Producer/Project Coordinator and fast-tracked through roles of progressing responsibility, including Production Manager and lastly Manager of Studio Logistics. Oversaw in-house studio operations for this direct-to-consumer marketing advertising agency, including devising creative concepts, managing talent, leading teams in creating branded content (photo/video), and handling any facility construction needs.Established a studio ready to support a fast-paced, multimillion-dollar organization by improving the physical layout, building new sets/stages, and upgrading equipment to enable cost-effective yet higher-quality video and audio.Produced a high revenue-generating video with just a two-week deadline and a shooting location in Romania by quickly making online connections who started the pre-production process on-site until the team’s arrival. Built a high-performing creative team by developing the proper workflows for asset management and delivery. Developed a valuable network of crew members and vendors to support an innovative in-house talent team. Continually elevated content to ensure it met high production quality standards. Created and curated a welcoming and collaborative environment for brand partners when visiting the facility.

Woodland Hills, California

Woodland Hills, Ca

Coordinate projects for editing team, while managing deadlines and workloads. Update various department spreadsheetsAssign tasks in department and across company via Jira

Create a realistic timeline for films to be produced along with budgets. Hire crew & oversee projects from development-post production. Manage on set production.

Direct narrative short films working with talent and crew. Direct spots for products while working with clients and brands.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Conceptualized, produced, and distributed video productions for content creators and brands.Provided hands-on support to the creative team and the day-to-day management of all active projects, utilizing industry information and personal creativity to set innovative content direction for clients. Received recognition for expanding the client base and their overall satisfaction with the company’s services. Improved project quality by implementing standardized pre production and wrap up sessions with all stakeholders.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Handled a variety of creative and administrative tasks for this full-service film, commercial, and digital content production company. Actively organized their digital assets, overseeing the procuring, filing, and scanning of art in books.Handled basic photography, editing, and other assignments.

Greater Los Angeles Area

As CC Developed a content strategy that defines the overall tone & voice of the client’s brand. Planed, created, and executed the social media content strategy in support of the department’s goals while creating actual copyright. Managed premiere day coverage, including real-time content creation and distribution. Guided the editing process to see creative vision through to execution

Greater Los Angeles Area

Company is a local broadcasting television channel. Responsible for note taking, computer filing, basic photography, editing, and other related assignments. Worked closely with brand director and learned the importance of branding and how to create plan for execution.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Producing

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Directing And Theatrical Production