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Santa Monica, CA, US

Santa Monica, CA, US

• Oversee global digital distribution team to complete delivery of new release, library titles and episodic content to worldwide TVOD, SVOD and AVOD clients, including iTunes, HBO, Amazon, Hulu and Netflix.
• Support and collaborate with Leadership by providing alternate solutions to promote efficiency and cost savings, including negotiating and securing best possible rates with vendors and facilities.
• Manage schedules, logistics and target delivery dates for distribution of materials.
• Ensure delivery of digital packages, including video, audio, art, metadata, closed captioning, secondary languages and promotional materials.
• Schedule high priority delivery of Day and Date and Next-Day-Air films and episodic content for digital output.
• Collaborate to onboard new platforms and solve operational issues.

Santa Monica, CA, US

Culver City, CA, US

• Supervised Domestic and International television broadcast and digital series asset retrieval, mastering, editing, localization, encoding and transcoding for network broadcast, VOD, PPV and online streaming.
• Devised and implemented mastering workflows, Next Day servicing and digital file archiving.
• Managed staff to ensure all workflows were tracked and completed, adhering to strict deadlines.
• Communicated with production, sales, marketing, clients and vendors to ensure servicing requirements were fulfilled.
• Maintained department SOP and SLA’s to streamline changing needs and requirements.
• Produced regular performance metrics and activity reports, assessed performance, developed and implemented corrective processes to ensure high quality, low cost delivery to client satisfaction.

• In charge of tracking and receipt of source 35mm film, Digital Cinema Packages, video and digital assets, evaluated elements to ensure they met current industry standards.
• Collaborated with sales, marketing, vendors, filmmakers and clients on collection and trafficking of materials.
• Negotiated and secured best possible rates for all external vendor work.
• Supervised theatrical feature and trailer print production process, from creation of source 35mm printing elements and Digital Cinema Packages, through release print and hard drive distribution.
• Managed creation of Blu-Ray and DVD discs, including compression, authoring, QC and menu designs.
• Directed finishing of materials for added value content and ensured delivery of materials.

Boulogne-Billancourt, FR

• Managed scheduling, logistics, production and delivery of Blu-Ray and DVD discs.
• Negotiated and secured lowest possible rates for all external vendor work.
• Supervised external vendors throughout production process across multiple titles, including menu designs, creation of dubbed audio tracks, subtitle files, compression, authoring and QC.
• Collaborated with marketing on product development and title configurations.
• Facilitated creation of added value bonus materials.
• Ensured all projects were completed on time and within budget.

Culver City, CA, US

• Managed Worldwide Home Entertainment release schedule, assigned responsibilities, established deadlines and tracked delivery of technical components.
• Organized and set clear expectations for tasks and deliverables.
• Facilitated creation of foreign language audio dubbing and subtitling.
• Maintained continuity and quality assurance across projects.
• Reviewed packaging design layouts for content accuracy.
• Approved International menu configurations and packaging translations.

• Primary liaison with content providers to support and track production process, from initial project launch, to scheduling, production, testing and delivery.
• Maintained direct client communications, creative directions, specifications, deadlines and budget controls.
• Negotiated and secured rates with vendors and facilities.
• Prepared production budgets for management approval.

• Teamed with staff on Domestic and International Blu-Ray and DVD titles, from initial launch through final client approvals.
• Collaborated with clients to confirm project briefs and provided copies of all relevant documentation.
• Organized regular meetings with project teams to ensure all team members were carrying out their duties effectively, efficiently, and within agreed budgets / timelines.
• Identified opportunities to sell extra services to clients, while working within the client's budget schedules on each production.

US

• Managed production process for Special Edition, Television and Catalog DVD releases
• Communicated with internal divisions to determine timelines and budgets
• Tracked production progress for weekly update meetings with senior management
• Supervised hired vendors to establish and finalize disc formats
• Researched assets, created PO’s and executed work orders as needed to support project objectives
• Worked in partnership with added value production team processes to ensure bonus materials met required DVD standards