Laura Zinger Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Lead 55 remote videographers, video editors, and training staff + 5 Project and Program Managers located across multiple locations and time zones responsible for the company’s active virtual and in-person client legal.
• Built and execute strategy to decrease team’s operational… Show more
• Built and execute strategy to decrease team’s operational margin by 20% by year’s end
• Balance urgent priorities with long term goals while building executable and scalable processes designed for high-growth sales numbers.
• Collaborate with other department heads (operations, product, engineering, finance) to develop cross-departmental systems that ensure optimal team efficiency and create a seamless customer experience and journey from.
• Work with leadership to meet company objective and key result measures, based on expert operational guidance and team-collected data and feedback.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Oversaw in-house team of remote legal videographers and assigned them to daily jobs
• Developed new workflows and processes for resolving any technical issues that arose on virtual depositions
• Built out educational pipeline from reported technical issues to videographer trainings that continually improved the skill set of videographers and improved the customer journey
• Collaborated with other department heads to report process and updates
• Troubleshoot technical and audio… Show more
• Troubleshoot technical and audio issues that may arise on Zoom and on our proprietary video conference platform

Los Angeles, California

• Ran the day-to-day operations for company of 12 full-time podcast producers and 40+ contract workers (podcast producers, audio engineers, production assistants, interns): managing all resource allocation for the.
• Ran the day-to-day operations for company of 12 full-time podcast producers and 40+ contract workers (podcast producers, audio engineers, production assistants, interns): managing all resource allocation for the.
• Designed a "quick glance" accounts payables/receivables system in project management software (Airtable) to help efficiently schedule and pay a large base of contractors/vendors across 25+ projects while maintaining.
• Manage company financials including running payroll (Gusto), processing vendor and contract worker payments (Quickbooks/Bill.com), invoicing clients, office purchases, and tracking all productions expenses and income.
• Created the entire onboarding/offboarding processes for both employees and contract workers (onboarded 30+ people in 2019 ) which included designing 10 educational how-to-guides to assist new hires in getting quickly.
• Managed company- wide transition to Sony Music Entertainment's operational process systems post-joint venture acquisition: designed fleet of instructional documents for team to easily streamline team onboarding with.

El Segundo, California

• Coordinated the schedules and work of all Mattel Creations post-production editors
• Coordinated the post-production workflow from pre-production through delivery, including: attending pre-production meetings and evaluating editor skill sets and assigning and scheduling editors based on budget, skill.
• Served as liaison between line producers and editors while editing and addressing creative notes and routes cuts for review
• Coordinated with cross department partners… Show more
• Coordinated with cross department partners to facilitate completion and delivery
• Coordinated and provided technical guidance for editorial projects

Los Angeles, California

• Managed day-to-day office operations and staff of 27, supporting them with key functions: ordering supplies, purchasing equipment, travel arrangements, and solving facilities issues
• Maintained office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement
• Designed and implement office policies by establishing standards and procedures; measuring results against standards; making necessary adjustments
• Assisted two key executives, CEO and CFO, with… Show more
• Assisted two key executives, CEO and CFO, with complex calendar scheduling, and served as interface between them and other high level executives
• Designed process, handouts, and workflow for onboarding all new hires Show less

Chicago, IL

• Oversaw office day-to-day operations, staff management, program development/management and Board relations leading efforts to evolve the organization towards a more digitally connected community fulfilling the mission.
• Evaluated existing programs, including in-person support groups and a 24/7 help line, identifying opportunities to more effectively reach and support the recovery of sufferers
• Built and launched a recovery mentorship… Show more
• Built and launched a recovery mentorship program pairing volunteers with individuals to provide personalized support, guidance and encouragement – established 168 pairings to date with a rapidly growing waiting list of.
• Mentored individuals and facilitated online recovery groups supporting the recovery of a diverse population of eating disorder sufferers
• Overhauled volunteer recruitment, training and communication processes and tools, including the design and implementation of an online portal streamlining interactions with a growing network of over 500 volunteers

Burr Ridge, IL

• Built the first-ever in-house production service organization producing high quality, innovative and customized media projects for key internal business partners, including education, PR, marketing, advocacy and.
• Created, implemented and managed disciplined scheduling, creative and production processes optimizing resources, budgets and delivery for over 25 projects – effectively balanced up to 10 projects at a time
• Evolved and built a customized YouTube… Show more
• Evolved and built a customized YouTube channel producing and posting over 30 advocacy, education, short-form documentary, fundraising and promotional videos generating over 25,000 views
• Researched and produced a compelling 12-minute advocacy video sharing interviews with 10 key political influencers in Washington D.C. to drive participation in lobbying efforts across a membership of over 7,500
• Supported efforts to raise over $21K for surgical equipment producing an inspiring two-minute animation video created in collaboration with Shriner’s Hospital for Children

Chicago, IL

• Launched and grew a successful business producing insightful and creative media pieces, from web-based, short-form marketing to mini-documentary style projects, with production budgets of up to $20,000
• Launched the “Yoga with André” YouTube channel producing, shooting and editing four short yoga instructional videos generating over 5K collective views
• Oversaw video production and editing for “Milk for Thought”, an online community educating, advocating for and supporting… Show more
• Oversaw video production and editing for “Milk for Thought”, an online community educating, advocating for and supporting pregnant and breastfeeding women throughout U.S. conducting 170 interviews with women, experts.
• Created and produced two mini-documentaries for the American Library Association’s annual “Choose Privacy Week” featuring interviews and discussions with key privacy experts made available to over 65K U.S. Members
• Earned Indiegogo’s top 12 pitch videos of 2012 accolade for the “The Detroit Printing Plant,” an entertaining video used to raise $36K assisting Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. in relocating his letterpress print facility from.

Chicago, IL

• Conceptualized documentary and developed from the ground up with a budget of $18,000. Raised funds, contracted and scheduled interviews, and provided story edits. Hired professional editors and managed marketing and.
• Produced, directed, and scripted the documentary Proceed and Be Bold! which was screened at more than 30 universities and featured at six film festivals worldwide including the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival.
• Produced, directed, and scripted the documentary Proceed and Be Bold! which was screened at more than 30 universities and featured at six film festivals worldwide including the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival.
• Hired and managed crew members including cinematographers, editors, camera operators, musicians, graphic designers, animators, web designers, and more.
• Collaborated with nonprofit organization and provided educational licensing for theaters, universities, and libraries nationwide. Show less

Glen Ellyn, IL

• Early history as a Video Equipment Lab Manager and eventually brought on to become the Adjunct Faculty Instructor for Video Production and Editing classes.
• Delivered two courses: Introduction to Video Production and Introduction to Editing with Final Cut Pro.
• Provided hands-on instruction to ensure fundamental concepts were understood.
• Created lesson plans and schedules for course curriculum based on aesthetics of filmmaking and the business of filmmaking.
• Graded students… Show more Early history as a Video Equipment Lab Manager and eventually brought on to become the Adjunct Faculty Instructor for Video Production and Editing classes.
• Graded students on short films, documentaries, and stop-motion animation, as well as editing concepts of editing narrative scenes and other hands-on tasks to prove the students’ skill.

Hinsdale, IL

Delivered the school’s first-ever media arts class utilizing video to foster creativity, student expression, and a focus on interactive media and Internet video. Designed a 6-week intensive curriculum on how to produce a short film.

Naperville, IL

Promoted from Production Assistant to Associate Producer within six months. Primary point of contact for interview subjects; scheduled shooting days, organized crew members for shoots, researched topics for discussion, wrote interview questions, and edited rough cuts of film.Managed key production initiatives for three feature-length documentaries for.