Lisa Baldwin Email & Phone Number

1000 Flower Street, Glendale Ca

Glendale, Ca

Manage Consumer Products web based content management system (ATLAS) as well as archiving all animation assets on internal servers and DAM systems which include: TV series assets (episodes, artwork, mayas files, audio, etc. Stills (theatrical & DWA TV specials) Production Assets: spins, visual development art Logos/title treatments, International logos/translations merchandising style guides, signage, POM material and packaging elementsResponsible for full metadata entry for all assets.Fulfill final asset requests from all DWA, Paramount and external partners, licensees and vendors.Responsible for assisting ATLAS system users with the website, i.e. trouble shooting, problem solving, download issues etc.Operating Linux system for stills selection process for DWA divisions, Paramount Publicity and Marketing, and Paramount Home Entertainment.Close working relationship with legal departments to ensure all stills assets are cleared for merchandising, promotions, and commercial tie-in use.Production Artist Responsibilities:Work with Adobe Illustrator on all character line art poses by creating pantone colors and adding fill.Color correct all CG character art poses, backgrounds and props and feature film and TV stills for CMYK print formats. Responsible for retouching all stills pursuant to legal requirements. Work extensively in Adobe PhotoshopSimple layout and concept examples as design reference for licensing partners.Manage vendors and keep tracking log in place to meet deadlines.

Glendale, Ca

Art direct all stages of product development and manage hundreds of product approvals for the following merchandising and publishing programs: the Shrek franchise, Bee Move, the Madagascar franchise, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs Aliens, How To Train Your Dragon, Megamind, Kung Fu Panda 2 and the Penguins of Madagascar TV series.Work closely with International and Domestic licensees, promotional partners and publishers on a daily and/or weekly basis for support materials and all reference needed to produce licensed merchandise.Color review for McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys in sculpt and pre-production stage associated with DWA films mentioned above.Art direct product development with master toy licensee Mattel and Fisher-Price for Kung Fu Panda.Lead Creative contact for DWA related merchandise at Universal Studios Orlando and Singapore Theme Parks which included art direction on over 1500 sku’s of product.

Universal City, Ca

Art direct product development for all categories of Universal Studios properties from concept to finished product stage.Strategize the creative and development of the intranet online approvals system database for the Consumer Products group product approvals process.Oversee freelance illustrators, vendors and consultants on special projects.Resource screen grabs, unit photography and gallery shots for various Universal film and NBC TV titles.

Santa Monica, Ca

Scheduling and trafficking incoming titles for audio restoration, editing, mixing and mastering services.Admin and accounting responsibilities, payroll, time sheets, record keeping and basic HR duties.Supervise and manage creative and technical staff to ensure all jobs are complete within the budgeted hours and that all criteria and deadlines are met to the client’s satisfaction.Maintain archival and cataloging systems for multiple format media.

Burbank, Ca

Oversee all phases of production of packaging for Warner Bros. DVD releases.Supervise copywriters, graphic designers for all packaging projects and special projects.Process purchase orders and invoices.Maintain status reports for DVD print production schedule.

Santa Monica, Ca

Manage all categories of product development worldwide for merchandise, packaging, POP and publishing for MGM titles including The Pink Panther, James Bond franchise, Stargate SG1 series, MGM logos as well as all product from theatrical titles from the MGM Film Library.Responsible for sourcing all assets from various divisions of MGM.Managed talent approvals and relationships with talent managers, attorneys, & reps.Product set ups and displays.Managed product approval tracking reports.

Century City, Ca

Responsible for trafficking product submissions to sales teams. Coordinated the duplication of art materials such as slides of unit photography, transparencies, one-sheet art, billing blocks & title treatments, various logos, theatrical trailers and videos Fox series episodes.Hired freelance artists for special projects – i.e. style guides, print ads, retail presentations, Licensing Show & Toy Fair booth set up and display.Processed purchase orders and invoices for vendors and freelancers.Sourced materials from various divisions of Fox.Extensive contact with all vendors.Responsible for tracking outstanding licensing contracts and working closely with the legal department on renewing contracts due to expire, approving term extensions, revise existing licensing contracts and process new merchandising proposals

Culver City, Ca

Responsible for maintaining and archiving all home video box design elements including stills, comps, match prints, poster art, etc. Work closely with graphic designers in providing all source material for video box cover projects. Work with in-house copywriters and manage video distribution deadlines.