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LeapFrog
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(April 2006 – August 2006)
Animation Producer
- Summary: Partnered with Creative Director, Senior Animation
Producer, and Game Content Producer to merge creative and
production management efforts to complete screen-based game
animation productions on time and on budget.
Maintained production schedules, budgets, and staffing requirements
and managed daily workflow of 4 game titles for the Leapster
platform 2007.
- Responsibilities:
Liaison with Game Content Producer:
* Understanding and interpretation of Content Producer feedback
to help ensure animation department’s productivity.
* Worked with Game Producer to set scope of work, adjust
budget and schedule to meet game needs.
* Acted as a liaison between Content Producer, Animation
Team and External Animation Studios.
- Team management:
* Worked as a hub for communication by assisting in correspondence
between: Animation Director, Lead Animator, Content Producer,
Technical Director, Programmers, and Independent contractors.
* As the game title’s animation team manager: managed
the animation team and coordinator’s schedules.
* Worked closely with external animation vendors to maintain
quality of the deliverables.
* Worked to unify and motivate team members and foster communication
among all the members.
* Participated actively in the hiring of team members, coordinators
and vendors.
* Helped create and implement departmental processes. Created
forms, reports and log sheets to facilitate daily tasks
and project status.
- Day to day tasks:
* Ran the operations of the game animation production. Monitored
budget, schedule and staff needs.
* Managed Daily reviews with animation team, game producers,
external vendors: set agendas, monitored pace and shift
priorities as needed; communicated relevant production issues
to Title Producers and Senior Animation Producer.
* Scheduled and supervised execution of daily art/design/animation
workflow.
* Created and maintained flowcharts of assets locations,
stage of production and stage of approval process.
* Checked that all assets from externals delivered as per
spec for internal review. Arranged and coordinated reviews. |
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OgilvyOne
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Advertising Agency (Nov.
2005 – Feb. 2006)
Producer
- Summary: Project management of multiple interactive marketing,
including on-line banner campaigns, rich media experiences,
and e-mail. Account: Yahoo! Music
- Responsibilities:
* Responsible for coordinating the creative and production
departments to ensure project milestones and overall client
engagements were completed on time, on budget and to the
quality standards.
* Oversight of project definition and scoping, managed scope
changes, monitored day-to-day activities.
* Worked with resources to build teams.
* Creation of estimates, work orders, assets spreadsheets,
schedules, and set up the Request Trackers.
* Client Reviews: Posting on-line review material and set
up of internal meetings.
* Worked with account executives to create meeting reports,
production status and client reports. |
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| Adrenaline
Entertainment ____________________
Media Production Studio (March 2001 - March 2005)
Company Founder and Owner / Art Director / Producer
- Summary: Art directed, designed and produced visual
media (print, web, broadcast, animations) for corporate
image, promotional events, broadcast, advertising and
marketing campaigns.
Accounts: Los Portales Medical Center, Spin TV, GEM Media,
Adventurous Sports.
- Responsibilities:
* Production management: planning projects; coordinating
media with design studios and freelancers.
* Schedule, budget, media production set up and planning.
* Supervision of broadcast traffic; quality control; management
of crew, talent and creative teams during design process,
photo/video shootings and post-production.
* Basic administrative and finances tasks. Responsible
for client base and relations.
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Creative
Image ______________________________________
Production Studio (May 2000 - May 2001)
Art Director / Senior Video Editor.
- Summary: Edited and animated corporate videos and TV spots
in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
- Accounts: BBDO, Visa, FedEx, Hypercom.
* Coordinated designers and editors. Managed video and animation
assets during post-production.
* Creation of company marketing material. Designed print
and video presentations for client meetings and bits.
* On set: worked as script supervisor and production assistant.
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
| The
Kessler Group ____________________Marketing
and portfolio solutions (August 2006 - October 2006)
Associate Producer Account: Washington Mutual
Latino Agency ___________________________________
Advertising Agency (March 2005 - August 2005)
Art Director Accounts: Comcast, River Rock Casino, CSAN
Perfect Image ________________________________________
Production Studio (Dec. 2001 - July 2002)
Video Editor
- TV Shows: Jamz, Planeta Rock, Padrisimo.
Feldenkrais and Associates ____________________________________
Law Firm (June 2001 - Dec. 2001)
Art Director, Marketing Department / Media Coordinator
- Summary: Produced Web material and TV spot for corporate
image, seminars, and advertising.
WRI __________________________________Web
Design and Hosting Company (Sept. 1999 - May 2000)
Web Designer
Red Colombia _________________________________________
Web Design Firm (July 1996 - Dec. 1996)
Web Designer / Event coordinator
P & V ______________________________________________Set
Design Firm (January 1995 - June. 1995)
Set Designer
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Summary: Design and construction of 3d models. Project
management:construction team coordinator, event set up
and supervision. |
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Computer:
Mac OSX and PC
Software:
* Project Management: Alien Brain, Word, Excel, MS Project, Power Point,
FastTrack, File Maker Pro, Quicken, Acrobat, Vision, LeapFrog proprietary
software.
* Animation & Editing: Media100, Final Cut Pro, Fast Liquid, After
Effects, 3d max, DVD Studio Pro, Media Cleaner Pro, Compressor, DVD
Studio Pro.
* Graphics: PhotoShop CS2, Illustrator CS2, In Design CS2, Freehand,
QuarkXPress, Dream Weaver, Flash, Director.
Management skills:
* Ability to prioritize tasks and anticipate workflow. Highly process-oriented.
* Analytical and interpersonal skills to effectively work manage creative
teams. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
* Operations management, project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and
presentations experience.
Creative skills:
* 5 years Video Editing and motion graphics experience working in music
TV shows and corporate videos.
* Equipment knowledge:Beta cam SP, DV / DVCAM players, ¾, S-VHS,
VHS players.
* Production experience as a P.A. props, crafts, set decoration, and
script supervisor.
* Design experience: Broadcast animations, industrial design, set design,
graphic & web design.
* Trained as an Industrial Designer; developed skills creating and developing
concepts to optimize function and value of a product, team or workspace
in areas of management, marketing and media development. Trained in
the production arena to improve workflow, layout, and quality. Research
experience and comprehensive understanding of factors to develop effective
solutions for any type of visual media, space planning, exhibit design,
marketing or client's image.
Personal skills:
* Organizational, problem solving, multi tasking, detail oriented, research,
team oriented. Self-motivated and driven.
Enjoy working with different workflows and pipelines. Ability to work
well independently and within a group setting.
* Languages: Fluent English and Spanish, basic Portuguese, beginner
Arabic. |
