Sela Keating Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

United States

Program Management• Led efforts to drive the cross-functional coordination and planning for CGE's large-scale projects, including the creation of project plans, and drove work to completion across teams and functions.• Led efforts to create, implement, and adopt department best practices.• Drove regular status update meetings to assess progress and identify risks. • Drove retrospectives and action as appropriate to improve ongoing projects• Regular assessment of current processes and tools to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.Mentorship I am an active mentor who enjoys developing people's full potential. Helping people turn their visions and goals into reality is my "why."Team CultureActive Member of EA resource groups and initiatives focused on women leaders, inclusivity, work-life balance, and environmental awareness.

Redwood City, California, United States

As Lead Program Manager for The Sims Spark'd I drove cross functional coordination with Broadcast, Marketing, Analytics, and Legal to ensure Spark'd was ready for its big premiere.

Redwood City, Ca

I managed a team of five remote Senior Lighters. This team was very ambitious and high producers. Working closely with the Craft Director, we identified initiatives they could own, set up mentoring opportunities, and facilitated leadership opportunities within EA. I spent a lot of time curating relationships with Dev. Partners to understand their needs and goals. This knowledge aided me in identifying the appropriate lighter for a project and project team. My lighters acted like business owners providing a service to our partners. They were accountable and amendable to the teams they supported. Team health and workplace satisfaction is a priority to me. We celebrated department wins, individual achievements, and milestones regularly. Other responsibilities included managing the team's budget, schedule and asset delivery.

Redwood City, California

People Manager: Sourced top audio talent to grow the team from 5 to 15 in 7 months. Supported the growth and workplace experience of EA Sound Designers. Monitored team health and addressed team conflict in a timely manner. Celebrated team wins, cultivating a culture of pride and accomplishment. Developed and managed schedule, budget and asset delivery for audio team in three locations: San Francisco, Vancouver and ChinaSourced external resources. Vetted companies, negotiated contracts, managed quality and deliverables, maintained relationships. Was an advocate for audio to be accepted as part of the Dev team instead of a vendor, reinforcing EA’s One Team Culture.

San Francisco Bay Area

Promoted to new role, adding Program Manager responsibilities onto Audio Project Manager role.Liaison between 1st party game studio teams (8+ teams), exec management and cross-functional teams (User Acquisition, Business Development, QA, Localization, etc.). Manage studio teams from conception through launch requirements Drive live game release management cadence for game portfolio and ensure cross-functional team support and optimal promotion with platform partners. Own strategy and coordination of studio wide “Play Together” events, ensuring title is ready for soft launch. Manage and coordinate quarterly analysis of Android device variants to ensure highest KPIs based on game specifications. Own strategy and coordination of sunset process, focusing on customer retention.

San Francisco Bay Area

People Manager (4-10ppl) of team inclusive of Engineers, Sound Designers, and Composers. Oversaw department finances, resources and deliverables across 10 Development Studios in Vancouver, Beijing, Los Angeles and San FranciscoSet and manage yearly budget and quarterly forecast. Hire and coordinate internal and external audio resources to produce first in class SFX, Music and VO for Kabam games in accordance with game team project plans and schedules. Work with game team leads (Producers, Engineers, etc.) to understand audio needs on a project by project basis and help determine the best strategy for audio production.Develop and manage audio production schedule, juggling priorities in accordance with overall development schedule and company goals.

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked closely with Director of Audio ensuring projects kept on schedule and within budget. Drove audio sprint reviews, followed up on action items. Met monthly with finance to reconcile budgets. Liaison between LucasArts Legal and external contractors and vendors. Managed SAG/AFTRA actors.Coordinate VO, SFX and music deliveries to 3rd party vendors.Directed talent as needed for VO and mo-cap sessions Edited VO sessions as needed.

Northern California And Nevada

Managed and evaluated data for cost-effectiveness, profitability and public awareness of program activities. Developed and managed budgets. Researched and analyzed community fundraising potential versus actual revenue.Coordinated AHA employees, volunteers and community to implement cost-effective fundraising events.

Reno, Nevada Area

Wrote contracts, handled traffic submission, developed added-value promotions and maintained account relationships.Managed weekend remotes ranging from car shows to grand openings. Facilitated crowd participation and promotions.Developed press releases for charity events.

Sonoma, Marina And Lake County

Developed aggressive campaigns based on strategic marketing and unique ad designs.