Jennifer Marcelo Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

• Improve current processes and coordinate organizational procedures for optimized efficiency and productivity. Mapping and improving production process pipelines. • Build and initiate the go-to-market calendar for product creation and delivery under the 3D creative team. • Designed and implemented cost-effective creative strategies to improve ROI.• Create and maintain partnerships with third-party partners for our external development projects.• Working in a fast-moving consumer goods environment, I have a solid understanding of the creative and product development processes, including operations, sourcing, procurement, and planning.• Provide coaching (IDPs, mentoring, one-on-ones) and counseling consistently to ensure individual performance and expectations are met for all designers and artists.

United States

• Played an essential role in leadership that steered the growth and evolution of the Funko brand by developing innovative platform initiatives and implementing creative strategies to increase productivity across multiple platforms by creating unique, compelling, and brand-appropriate collectibles.• Deep knowledge of all phases of the creative process, outstanding organizational skills, and strategic communication capabilities.• Responsible for developing project budget in coordination with Department Head and Executives.• Worked with HR Business Partners to evaluate and create tools and resources to increase business leaders, managers, teams, and individual contributors' effectiveness over the organization in creative.• Trained and developed department leaders and management staff for specific projects and ongoing operational needs.

As the Senior Creative Producer, I'm responsible for, the sustainable execution of detailed production plans (including updating and altering the plans as needed). I aid the SVP of Creative and the Senior Art Director in ensuring pre-production execution. Senior Creative Producer is to wrangle all of the complexity inherent in developing multiple projects across multiple development groups concurrently. Creates the budget and overall costing for the creative department, provides the team visibility into what is happening during development, and captures the information we need to inform future decision-making.• Created the budget and overall costing for the creative department, provided the team visibility into what was happening during development, and captured information needed to inform future decision-making.• Proactively problem-solved across all creative departments to maximize the efficiency of all teams across multiple projects, looking for solutions within own groups where possible.• Continually identified and drove improvements to our operating systems, practices, processes, and workflows for optimized efficiency and productivity.• Spearheaded the development of short- and long-term strategies with a substantial impact on the product team.

• Provided leadership in the creative process from brief to ideation to production for the Global Marketing organization, including overall creative support to marketing initiatives.• Supervised and managed teams throughout the studio, maintaining project delivery schedules and managing budget-saving tactics.• Outsourcing liaison for cinematic design and development with multiple animation studios.

Salt Lake City, Ut

Disney Interactive Studios:• Lead the team through the project process as a Marketing/Game/Cinematics Producer.• Possess a strong understanding of the big picture and the creative process.• Comfortable with managing schedules and budgets, collaborating closely with project managers and creative leads.• Provide clear and concise direction, effectively communicating ideas to all levels of management.• Maintain the creative vision and provide motivation to the entire team.CORE FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:• Leads and manages the design team throughout the entire project lifecycle, from concept to final installation.• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the "big picture" and the creative process, ensuring alignment with project goals.• Interprets and effectively communicates show concepts and design intent using various media.• Manages budgets and schedules meticulously, ensuring adherence to project timelines and financial constraints.• Plays a key role in negotiating creative contracts and making design compromises when necessary.• Interfaces with Project Managers and serves as a creative lead as required, fostering effective collaboration.• Motivates and provides clear direction to the entire project team, communicating effectively at all organizational levels.• Participates in casting creative talent for projects.• Provides accurate and timely project status updates to Creative Executives and management.• Implements people management strategies for the growth and development of team members.• Responsible for planning, directing, and overseeing the operations and fiscal health of a business unit, division, department, or operating unit within an organization.

Glendale, Ca

• Direct experience collaborating with directors, producers, creative executives, department heads, and visual development artists.• Proficient management of multiple calendars, including those of department managers, production designers, and show development projects.• Understanding of the requirements and workflows within an art department for animated features and their impact on the production pipeline.• Proficiency in a wide range of software tools including Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Photoshop, GoogleDocs, Adobe, SQL Navigator, Maximo, Oracle, MindManager, FilemakerPro, Cinesync, PC, Mac, BlueJeans, and DropBox.• Serve as an Art Production Assistant (PA) for studio development projects, managing 4 to 6 projects simultaneously.• Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate meetings for development projects, as well as take comprehensive meeting notes.• Maintain various documents and schedules for both development projects and the entire art department within the studio.• Collaborate with directors and producers to track and prepare artwork for pitches and presentations to studio executives.

Glendale, Ca

• High-volume coordinator overseeing events and catering department operations.• Administrative tasks encompass scheduling, managing heavy phones/rolling calls, tracking and reporting, processing expense reports, coordinating with international team members, and booking travel.• Provide hospitality and customer service to clients and guests.• Manage EH&S (Environmental Health & Safety) protocols in both kitchen and front-of-house areas.• Coordinate and administer delivery service to executive offices and associate suites across the studio.• Design daily menus based on client needs and preferences.• Responsible for food and supply order purchases, as well as inventory management and tracking.• Support Catering Coordinator in organizing corporate dining and events.• Contribute to event design, including table presentation and floor planning.

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