Karrie Debrobander Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Design Small Business Websites (using website building platforms)Currently in editing phase of my very first nonfiction manuscript
• Website design storyteller of small size entrepreneur start-ups: Direct and shape brand by leveraging company’s unique personality.
• Marinating in magic: Seasoning up my manuscript so you can devour it soon!

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Live event production, logistics and execution of DELL branded corporate events, meetings and experiences - Domestic and International.
• Management of: cross-functional teams, timelines, vendors, crew, venue, projects, onsite engineering, brand awareness, creative vision and budget.
• Join forces to work with scenic designers, meeting planners, art directors, and other media producers. Tasks include: artistic direction, show flow, décor, food and beverage, talent, entertainment, print, signage.
• Oversee onsite venue operations: load-in/out and setup/strike, travel coordination for crews and vendors, labor supervision and vendor management, show direction and production management.
• Lead onsite kickoff and pre-production meetings, conduct site surveys/inspections and venue selection, and collaborate on venue scenic and/or set design and floor plan layouts.
• Contract and schedule production vendors and creative services: lighting and audio designer/engineers, technical director, graphic artist, teleprompter, stage director, print services, show caller and external.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Live event production, logistics and execution of Target branded corporate events, meetings and experiences - Domestic and International.
• Management of: cross-functional teams, timelines, vendors, crew, venue, projects, onsite engineering, brand awareness, creative vision and budget.
• Join forces with scenic designers, meeting planners, art directors, and other media producers on artistic direction, scenic, show flow, décor, food and beverage, talent, entertainment, print, signage, microsite.
• Oversee onsite venue operations: load-in/out and setup/strike, travel coordination for crews and vendors, labor supervision and vendor management, show direction and production management.
• Lead onsite kickoff and pre-production meetings, conduct site surveys and venue selection, and collaborate on venue scenic and/or set design and floor plan layouts.
• Contract and schedule production vendors and creative services: lighting and audio designer/engineers, technical director, graphic artist, teleprompter, stage director, print services, show caller and external.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Responsible for overseeing the creative strategy and execution of all paid advertising efforts for assigned portfolio. Video Product Franchises: Transformers Prime, The Walking Dead, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, Cabela’s..
• Supervise multiple projects simultaneously, owning each project lifecycle from concept to consumer as well as managing all cross-functional team collaboration, budgets, timelines and the communications calendar..
• Write marketing copy/scripts, proof, route and approve all consumer communications materials for packaging, broadcast, game websites, social media pages, advertorials, OOH, video, digital advertising, promotions, press.
• Built and maintained strong delivery-focused partnerships with clients, licensors, vendors, agencies, legal, senior management, ESRB and 1st parties (Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony) on cross-promotions, events, tradeshows.
• Partnered with finance and accounting teams on budget planning and tracking/analysis, purchase orders, statement or scope of work (SOW), contracts and estimates.
• Collaborated with PR teams on press releases, events, promotions and tradeshow planning and execution, product announcements and launch strategies.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provide strategic creative planning and development of Target’s branding tactics through quarterly catalogs, in-store signage and fixture design, digital, product, packaging, social media, OOH and broadcast channels.
• Collaborated with agencies on creative ideation, design and direction of high-level marketing campaigns: Holiday, Summer and BTS.
• Partnered with merchandise and design teams on product and package design and development of Play Wonder Dolls/doll houses and Circo camping gear.
• Redesign of Fan Central, Luggage/Travel departments: strategic planogram execution, navigational cues, and interactive displays. Teamed up with fixturing, in-store presentation and visual merchandising teams.
• Joined forces with guest insights team on competitive intelligence, trend analysis, market research and industry positioning.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Wrote, produced and directed national, live television broadcast product and concept launches for NBC’s business-to-consumer retailer ShopNBC. Luxury brands such as Serta, Reebok, Proform, Cuisinart, Le Creuset.
• Show flow: Interpret client business needs to produce a visually compelling brand story through artistic set and stage design, live product features/benefits demonstrations, infomercial b-roll, full page and lower.
• Unite set design, lighting, scene shop, production, QA, marketing and engineering departments to create imaginative product presentations for multi-million dollar media schedule; approximately 75 on-air product.
• Serve as subject matter expert in pre-preproduction phase by immersing self in client brand, history, market and consumer demo to successfully train hosts, guests and production crew for live shows.
• Partner with legal, finance and accounting on budget planning and tracking: location shoot logistics, model/talent contracts, set and stage design elements, promotions and miscellaneous show support items. Ensuring.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Edited commercials, documentaries, promotional/sales presentations and corporate branding videos for notable brands including Sandals/Beaches Resorts, Florida Marlins, Career Builder, Florida Panthers, Original.
• Lead client through creative process providing strategic direction by means of a visionary lens; aligning narrative with marketing business plan.
• A teller of tales from pre-production through post-production through script writing, editing and on-screen artistic elements.
• Served as main point of contact between client and agency; establish budget, write and pitch creative briefs and assist in the overall direction and execution of brand campaign.
• Production Assistant to Director and Cinematographer on location shoots and multi-platform media marketing campaigns/events.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Responsible for seamless production and overall stage management of live, satellite/remote newscasts and pre-produced promotional shoots including direction of on-air talent, technical lighting and blocking, control.
• Managed story development including logging tapes, script coordination, research, conducting preliminary interviews, assisting during shooting and selecting footage for editing.
• Designed execution plans, including lighting, audio and visual elements.
• Provided accurate graphic execution for live newscasts, sports productions, promotions and commercials.