Sam Tran, Capm Email & Phone Number

United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Achievements:» Quickly scaled back production costs by 35% to reflect the new financial strategy while maintaining project scope.» Successfully negotiated prices with agencies to save the company 10-30% per booking while maintaining quality.» Introduced organizational assets: project timelines, production calendars, production breakdowns, and expense reports.Responsibilities:• Managed a $600k+ annual budget and strategically allocated to various projects, campaigns, and marketing initiatives.• Monitored, tracked, and measured actuals against budget to ensure an accepted level of variance.• Met, communicated, and negotiated with 10+ model and talent agencies nationwide to develop lasting client-agent relationships.• Received projects from the Creative Director and broke down work efficiently to execute deliverables through collaboration with creative team.• Conducted cost-benefit, alternative, and reserve analyses to ensure all production efforts were within established scope, schedule, and budget.• Served as point of contact for questions and concerns for stakeholders during all stages of projects and productions.• Discovered, contacted, and scheduled various talent (photographers, videographers, hair and makeup artists, stylists, etc) for different levels of productions.• Fully operated the procurement process of vendors and contractors through requesting and invoicing, ensuring prompt payment.

Houston, Texas

Achievements:» Introduced an issue log to track editing discrepancies, helped standardized criteria for model selection, and conducted competitive analysis for future production.Responsibilities:• Selected images for editorial, product, and on-figure photography. • Retouched selections and maintained a high level of quality control to ensure digitals assets were consistent, high-quality, and met brand standards.