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Outline:Project management on a broad range of projects from film and content to interactive software and exhibition designs. I am responsible for delivering large- and small-scale projects according to briefs, timelines, and budgets, managing both creative and technical teams in-house and externally. This role also involves the development of long-term relationships with our high-profile clients including major international developers, architects, cultural institutions, visitor attractions, and green technology businesses.•Planning working schedules and resources in line with production milestones; actively monitoring productivity and quality of output daily.•Contracting and managing contractors and external collaborators based in the UK and overseas, as well as in-house teams.•Establishing strong client relations and serving as the central point of contact for designated projects, attending all client meetings to guide and manage production progress.•Ensuring project milestones and delivery dates are met.•Responsible for project budgets between £20k and £5m+.•Planning and attending studio and location shoots in the UK and internationally including crewing, kit hire, location permissions, talent bookings, and scheduling.•Assessing project briefs with HOP and Directors to establish initial pitch presentation ideas and creative/technical concepts, including the creation of pitch documents, quotes, and contracts for new business.•Projects include; CG, live-action and hybrid films involving full-CG as well as VP, green screen and live-action shoots; real-time Unreal Engine-based builds and apps; 3D architectural visualisations ranging from city-wide masterplans to capturing detailed designs; digital design including brand launches; exhibition/spatial designs among others.

London, England, United Kingdom

Clients include: The British Army, GSK, Marston's et al.Outline:Reporting to the Head of Delivery, I managed internal teams, freelancers, and clients on an array of projects focused on employer branding. The typical project life cycle follows Tonic's unique approach to employer branding: Insight, Design, Engage, Analyse. Each stage requires different sets of talent; whilst Insight demands extensive collaboration with researchers, Design is heavily focused on anything from digital design to film shoots, as an example.•Used a mix of traditional project management techniques such as waterfall, complimented with Agile approaches to maximise efficiencies and appropriately responded to project risks.•Budgeting and timeline management for projects ranging from £1k - £300k.•Organised resources around tight turnarounds and busy internal and external team schedules.•Briefed researchers, creatives, analysts, and strategists on project requirements.•Liaised directly with clients and stakeholders on weekly project check-ins, briefs, and presentations.•Attended and facilitated participant interviews and focus groups.•Occasionally undertkook creative endeavours including digital design and video editing.

Clients include: J&J, Coca-Cola, Lego, Diageo, et al.Outline:Reporting to the Head of Sales, I lead a team of 5 Unreal Engine developers and managed all the projects that come through the VR/3D department, from conceptualisation through to delivery.Key responsibilities:•Budgeting, as well as timeline and resource management for all VIS department projects ranging from £5k-£100k.•Working directly with clients to understand their needs and helping them to maximise the effectiveness of their communications, from brand plans to category strategy.•Digesting client briefs and converting these into original creative content.•Effectively communicating project briefs to the VIS team alongside the Technical Lead and allocating tasks based on competencies and resources available.•Serving as the Head of Department whereby many responsibilities including recruitment and the general day-to-day management of staff are within my remit.•Leading client pitches alongside the Head of Sales. •Occasionally undertaking creative endeavors including animation and video editing.•Involved in JB Communications’ marketing, particularly social media and ad campaigns.

•Real-time interpretation during international digital conferences and face-to-face meetings between high-profile business partners.•Legal document translations.•Freelance documentary translations.

Uxbridge

•Attending guests with regards to queries and concerns and resolving these in a professional and efficient manner.•General management of over sixty members of staff, assigning daily tasks based on business levels, as well as the competency of each staff member.•Office admin including payroll, keeping on top of stock and carrying out the daily banking procedures. Ensuring all the vital daily paperwork is filled out correctly.•Projection room maintenance duties including the secure handling of feature film hard drives, creating the weekly film line up, and projector maintenance including troubleshooting, minor repairs and changing the projector lamps.•'Keyholder' duties: during these shifts I was the most senior of staff, responsible for carrying out a safe evacuation of the building, ensuring the building is secure, carrying out counter-terrorism checks, as well as being the main point of contact to guests, contractors, regional managers, and any other third parties.•Hosting events including private screenings and conferences for external clients.

Uxbridge

Guildford, United Kingdom

London, Leicester Square

•Ushering customers inside the 1,600 seat screen, dealing with any requests and enquiries to ensure a positive outcome for every customer.•Ushering talent at European premieres of films including ‘Beauty and The Beast’ and ‘Fifty Shades Darker’.

Soho

•General office duties including stock management, covering reception when required, scripting trailers for titles such as Ghost in The Shell, Get Out, and Moana, running errands to various clients across London.•Greeting and escorting clients around the premises, catering including tea and coffee, using Excel and Outlook to prepare and organise meeting times and locations•Runner on-set of shoots including Sony PlayStation and Colgate. Duties included: escorting talent throughout the premises, assisting the Producer the ensure a smooth turn over, ensuring the cast and crew are looked after, organising and distributing catering, organising crew parking.•Working alongside the graphics department on multiple live projects including designing an official RSVP to a client’s event, using Photoshop to create Moana-themed decorations for Disney’s UK office, using After Effects to design animations for the quarterly ‘Show and Tell’.•Shadowing editors and working on PPC’s localization campaigns which entailed the conversion of movie trailers into various languages appropriate to the territory, using Premiere Pro and Final Cut. Paying meticulous attention to detail to ensure no spelling mistakes or gaps slip through into the final product.

Master'S Degree, Marketing, Distinction (Gpa: 4.0 - Best Overall Academic Achievement Award)

Modules: Services Marketing, Digital Media Marketing, Marketing Communications, Consumers & Brands, Research Methods, Marketing.

Bachelor’S Degree, Film And Creative Writing, Upper Second Class Honours (Gpa: 3.8)

Activities and Societies: -Stag TV (Surrey University's official TV Society): Series Producer for the weekly 'Newsbite' -Producer.