Kelley Beaman Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

My current responsibilities include Senior Level Integrated Business Affairs, as well as Senior Leadership for our internal/external agency production arm. In this role I use my extensive knowledge of talent unions SAG-AFTRA, AFM, UDA & ACTRA, in addition to AICP and AICE.I successfully multi-task within these two roles working for clients in broadcast, experiential and digital content, print production, radio, studio/key lining and live events. I currently support all business affairs work for 5 agency producers and handle all business related functions for a team of shooters, editors, graphic designers and an audio engineer.Skills: negotiating bids; estimate generation, talent/music rights and celebrity contracts, estimating residuals, production licensing & contracts; fiscal planning, negotiating purchasing agreementsSpecialties: Leadership and management skills, payroll and broadcast compliance, insurance, large and small production budgeting/bidding

Chicago, Il

I conduct day-to-day implementation of client projects so that they run smoothly and flawlessly. I work to maximize my client's advertising budget, and build relationships and trust with my external brand team.Received top scores during Kellogg Agency Audit of Operations Management for 2010-2011.Assisted in developing creative advertising strategies, and platforms for growth for 2011.Coordination of logistics, timing and budget plans on all creative development for broadcast, digital and print production for the Kellogg Special K cereal and health & wellness portfolio.Schedule and facilitate all client status meetings for tracking deliverables.Partner with Creative Director and Resource Management to innovatively staff projects and deliver work that exceeds client expectations in quality and profitability.Resourcing Director: Kellogg Account Management (2009-2010)-I was approached in Sept 2009 to fill the newly created Director of Resourcing position within the Kellogg group. The target responsibility was to define and bridge the gap in resourcing practices between the Arc Digital creative teams and the Leo Burnett TV/Print creative teams.Acting as liaison between Arc and Leo Burnett Resource Managers, established a successful partnership; resulting in more efficient utilization of creative resources.Directed initiative to break down and document entire 2010 production schedules across all media disciplines, resulting in reduced staffing conflicts and increased awareness of staffing needs.Partnering with the lead US & Global Account Directors to assess and enhance working relationships between our Kellogg client and Leo Burnett/Arc WWAssisted US Global Account Director in implementation of Kellogg Global Relationship Audit process involving 21 Brand Teams across 9 global markets

-Major responsibilities included pinpointing appropriate directors, photographers and Illustrators based on the creative specifications and vision. Accountable for negotiating budgets, casting, scouting, shooting and delivery details; while forming and adhering to budgetsLead Producer on 1 million dollar production and launch of new Kellogg cereal brand- Mini SwirlzContributing Producer to first 2 years of high profile stop motion animation television campaign for new Kellogg's characters "Bad Apple and Cinni-mon" for Apple Jacks cereal.Training of associate producers and mentor to summer production interns.Established strong relationships with production companies, editing, recording, animation studios, music houses and casting agencies to coordinate time-sensitive productions in order to insure proper final release of commercial.

-As a Business Manager I was primarily responsible for maintenance of established print, television and digital media budgets, as well as payment and budgetary communication with active vendors and agents. In addition, my manager position also requires consultation on production and talent issues with the producer and clients.Daily management and development of multiple audio/video/photoshoot/illustration production budgets ranging from $250K to $2.5M.Successful partnering with the lead Producers on building strong businesses relationships within the photography, video production interactive and illustration community: focusing on pinpointing appropriate high level creative work based on project specifications and vision.Overseeing and ensuring best practices of productivity, compliance, and vision.Participation in first successful test group for Print Production/TV Production cross training; providing managers with a cross knowledge of print& TV production as well as talent management.Member of lead team during Arc WW/Leo Burnett production consolidation; initiating new policy and procedure for future workflow Liaised with account service, legal, traffic and accounting regarding use of finished work.Production Manager for multi-million dollar, ground breaking PMUSA interactive website- consisting of over 100 video "webisodes.Full renegotiation of all domestic and foreign print models for P&G print campaigns for Herbal Essences and Wella within client budget.

As a Broadcast Talent Manager, I authorized talent and music payments for TV and Radio commercials, while approving commercials for broadcast, assembling final cast lists, creating tape duplications and ordering competitive materials. I served as a relationship manager between actors, agents, the union and our clients. Internally, I acted as liaison between Legal, Account Management, Traffic, Finance, and Corporate Affairs. Forecasted and maintained talent & media residual budgets for national accounts; Negotiated fees with agents for on-camera talent, voiceover performers, music licensing, stock footage/images.Interpreted and administered union talent and international talent agreements.

Bachelor Of Arts, Communication Arts And Sciences

B.A, Mass Media Communications; Advertising Emphasis