Keith Kelly Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

My work at VIZ is focused on development of product for home video. I act as a project manager for packaging and disc menu design, as a line producer for on-disc video content, and as licensing contact for multiple titles.To date at VIZ I've line produced, written for, and edited ~140 special features (cast interviews, commentaries). I've also produced or co-produced 17 home video releases over 7 IPs.Responsibilities include:- Content planning / development- Research / writing for content- Booking talent / locations- Managing billing- Budgeting overall production- Scheduling filming days- Acting as director / on-site producer / interviewer on shoot days- Footage review / initial editing- Project manage review of assets / creation of additional art assets- Development & planning of product builds / releases- Voice casting- Develop schedules based on key delivery dates (including authoring, reproduction, printing, street date, etc.)- Management of design & internal / licensor review process for packaging and menus- Acting as contact for licensor approval- Collection of artwork & materials for design and operations- Review & QC disc content- Final approval of materials and BOMs for reproduction

San Francisco Bay Area

At Orrick I held a project/traffic management position focused on advertising, marketing collateral, and promotional items. This position occasionally, but not regularly, required light production work.Responsibilities included:- Day-to-day management of designer workloads- Assigning design jobs based on existing work & schedule- Management of review & approval process- Print production management- Research into and purchase of promotional items for events- Requesting quotes from vendors based on stakeholder budgets- Vendor management and approval of assets / proposals

San Francisco Bay Area

As a project manager at Banana Republic responsibilities were split between managing creative for weekly paid online/social advertising, and production of monthly direct mail pieces for the GCP (global card member payments) team.Responsibilities included:- Build weekly schedules based on design lead times & delivery dates to advertising partners- Coordinate across teams for creative development and asset delivery- Manage approval process for ad campaigns across various social platforms and websites- Deliver ad assets to partners & ensure correct placement- Build schedules based on asset and designer availability month-to-month- Coordinate with creative, photography, and marketing teams to kick off direct mail marketing pieces- Manage approval process- Review printed materials, and give final approval for production

San Francisco Bay Area

My role at Eccolo Media was a dual project/account Management position in the media/content marketing field. In this position I managed 20-50 concurrent projects for clients in the tech industry, provisioned projects internally, tracked budgets, and maintained regular client contact.Typical responsibilities included:- Day-to-day management of creative workloads- Set and manage schedules for creative development (writing/design)- Manage approval process for creative development- Assign creatives to writing and design projects- Track spending against projected budgets (negotiate contractor rates, plan/revise project scope, alert clients to budget overages, etc.)- Lead weekly status meetings with clients and internal teams

San Francisco Bay Area

I worked as a freelance graphic designer/researcher for seven years after moving to San Francisco. My work included logo design/branding; layout and pre-production for artbooks, catalogs, posters, packaging, etc.; and market/competitor research. Clients included: Muteki Mobile, ADKOS Creative Consultancy, Upper Playground and Pepperwood Preserve.

San Francisco Bay Area

My role at Artistic Studios was a hybrid project management/graphic design position in the children’s consumer products field, with a focus on licensed toys, games, and activities.

San Francisco Bay Area

My role at Extension Media was a production design/project management position for 20-35 publications per year, with Managing Editor duties for Extension Media’s online Autodesk-related offerings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

At Impress I handled design/pre-press for print, with additional customer-facing and project management responsibilities.

Hickory, Nc

This was a graphic design/typsetting position, responsible for creating ads of various sizes for paid clients, and flowing text into existing templates.