Michael Maines Email & Phone Number

Fallbrook, CA, US

• Provides Strategic Creative Development, Analysis and Production for Entertainment/Event venues and projects.

Pala, California, US

• Directly responsible for the daily business administration and operations of the entertainment division.
• Managed multi-million-dollar P&L.
• Increased net profits by 35% year to year.
• Booked, contracted and produced over 180 concerts/musical events annually.
• Developed cross-functional strategies for Guest Development, Special Events and Digital Marketing.
• Member of Executive Marketing Committee tasked with casino programming, brand enhancement and guest experience.

New York, NY, US

• Provide Executive Creative Direction, Production and Management for Entertainment and Event Projects.
• Sample Project and role includes: Executive Creative Producer for Google Cloud Next 17

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Managed full service event production company in the creation and execution of over 300 events annually; servicing both internal as well as outside corporate clients.
• Administrative and P&L responsibilities for the Department.
• Served as Executive Producer and Creative Director in the production of all events.
• Worked with a wide variety of corporate and internal clients to define strategic, creative and experiential targets; executed concept design, mood boards, technical requirements and presentation materials.
• Oversaw budget creation, timelines and delivery as well as the planning and execution of logistics and operations for private meetings, parties, conferences, trade shows and special events.
• Built, led and mentored event staff while creating an environment of excellence.

• Full service experiential marketing/corporate event firm.
• Provided clients with innovative on-target concept ideation, soup-to-nuts event development and management as well as complete event registration support, budget management, vendor identification, technical and design.
• Industry expertise included: Financial, Leisure& Travel.

Burbank, California, US

• Led creative and production services in the creation and execution of multi-media live events as well as digital integrated media projects, web based programs and experiential marketing campaigns.
• Performed all General Management duties including: P&L, hiring and mentoring of creative and production teams as well as oversight of all budgets.
• Extensive involvement in concept development and building key client relationships. Industry expertise in Automotive. Clients included Hyundai, Lexus and Scion.
• Increased revenue by 65% by expanding creative products and services; reduced employee attrition by 80%.

• Co-founder of full-service entertainment production company.
• Responsibilities included concept and presentation development, contracts and budgets, P&L, creative execution.
• Clients included Universal Studios, The Walt Disney Company, The Jim Henson Company, Ogden Entertainment, Mercedes-Benz, and Ford Motor Company.

New York, NY, US

• North American head of Creative for leading interactive e-business builder. Ultimate responsibility for overall creative product and processes.
• Managed eight regional Vice Presidents.
• Agency Creative was the most highly awarded agency in sector 1999-2002.
• Led North American Creative staff of 200 plus: creative directors,designers, art directors, writers, account managers and information architects in the concept development, prototyping, design, development and.
• Fortune 500 clients included 3M, Land Rover, British Airways, Gucci, Compaq, Miller Brewing Company, DIRECTTV and The Coca-Cola Co.

Burbank, CA, US

• Established and managed the Creative Development Department: a center for branded concept development that pushed the edges for innovative and unique entertainment content, products and services to extend business.
• Responsible for leading all concept development and ideation; working with clients to identify targets, define a strategy to meet targets and then transforming this strategy into innovative products and services.
• Managed diverse, cross-functional staff and creative consultants.
• Designed multiple theme park attractions, live entertainment and area development projects.
• Partnered with CEO, Studio Executives, Business Unit Presidents, Strategic Marketing and Business Planning to identify strategic initiatives and define key drivers for creative concept development
• Formalized a multi-tiered process of industry innovation, bench-marking and forecasting.

Burbank, CA, US

• Produced over 40 projects that included television specials, live entertainment productions and corporate special events with budgets up to $3.5M.
• Led multi-discipline production teams in the management of all creative, financial and operational aspects.
• Programs were developed to be strategically on-target, financially responsible, operationally maintainable and produced within the confines of accelerated production schedules.

Burbank, CA, US

• Directed, designed and wrote over 60 shows, parades, spectaculars and special events. Responsible for developing creative concepts and executing productions that would satisfy the highest creative standards for the.
• Production calendar required the ability to produce multiple projects simultaneously.
• Work was presented at Disneyland, EPCOT, Paris Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland.