As Marketing Director for Rooted Investments, I have been tasked with developing, implementing, and managing the marketing teams and strategies for Rooted Investment's family of companies.

- Hiring, supervising, and training film crew and actors.- Working with communities, officials, and business owners to secure permitting, contracts, and permissions needed to create efficient and cost-effective schedules while ensuring that creative goals are met and client and community relationships are nurtured.- Managing the team through all of the stages of production with high quality and quick turnaround, while maintaining the budget.- Negotiating contracts, managing vendor relationships, and communicating with a wide range of departments.- Owning project execution from start to finish.- Using photos, GIS data, historical records, and creative resources to create set designs.- Operating cameras and directing talent.- Editing and coloring projects.- Using 3D design and rendering software to set visual tones based on historical research, color theory, and design principles.- Ensuring conformance to production and broadcast standards.- Preparing operational reports, reviewing analytical data, and managing various logistics.- Building, painting, and finishing sets and props.- Test, clean, maintain, and repair digital media equipment.- Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients and team members.

- Creating lesson plans to accommodate students of all backgrounds and abilities. - Created strategies and lessons to engage with students, parents, and other staff members to help inspire them to be thought leaders and better communicators.- Successfully built technology integration plans to keep the audiovisual communications department at the forefront of AV education in Texas schools.- Wrote scripts and speeches for faculty to ensure that their messages were coming across clearly in a fun and engaging way. - Managed 100+ high school students and their parents to ensure that needs were being met, mentally and emotionally. - Helped multiple students determine and pursue career paths by connecting them to advertising agencies, film production houses, and music studios through professional contacts.

- Creative project manager in the capacity of a production designer, producer, director, key grip, and gaffer.- Corporate strategist working with companies and organizations to create advertising campaigns, improve stakeholder engagement, and improve corporate reputation. - Engaged with a variety of people from a wide range of backgrounds to conduct leading and persuasive interviews for commercial use.- Designed and implemented technology strategies to help improve productivity and reduce unnecessary overhead. - Production management and project ownership from development through post-production.- Negotiated contracts.- Produced, scheduled, and managed film productions.- Scouted for crew, talent, and screenplays.- Ensured conformance to production and broadcast standards.- Managed post-production processes to ensure the accurate completion of films and projects.- Distributed call sheets and script copies, and arranged rehearsals.- Operated cameras to record scenes for client video services, advertising, and in-house projects, and applied the technical aspects of light, lenses, film, filters, and camera settings to achieve the sought-after effect.- Edited video productions.- Conferred with crew members to discuss assignments and determine filming sequences, desired effects, camera movements, and lighting requirements. - Assembled studio sets, and selected and arranged cameras, audio, and lighting equipment to be used during filming. - Designed, built, painted, and finished sets and props.- Tested, cleaned, maintained, and repaired digital media equipment.- Determined project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients and my team.

- Ensure a positive guest experience to create repeat business.- Assist in the new employee recruitment and training process.- Ensure timely service while maintaining a professional appearance.- Expedite food to be quick and aesthetically pleasing.- Defuse uncomfortable customers and anticipate guests' needs to ensure a pleasant dining experience.- Serve parties of 25+