Iris Baker - van Turnhout

Creative Project Manager, Print & Growth at Balsam Brands
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(386) 825-5501
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Dutch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • French -
  • German -
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Dwayne Logan

If professionalism has value in the film business, having Iris at the helm of your project is a no brainer. Poised under pressure and an absolute delight to create with, Iris is a crew, client and agency favorite time and time again. Place your project in her capable hands, loosen your tie and watch the show run as it should!

Doug Bates

Working with Iris is always pleasure. Her professionalism and knowledge of our industry is unmatched. I highly recommend hiring her for any upcoming projects.

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Credentials

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Training
    Hone
    Oct, 2022
    - Nov, 2024
  • Covid 19 Compliance Officer
    Health Education Services
    Jul, 2020
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Balsam Brands
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Creative Project Manager, Print & Growth
      • Sep 2023 - Present

      Supporting the Creative Team through project management, coordinating incoming creative requests in a fast-paced environment with a primary focus on print, packaging, and growth team projects. Supporting operational efficiencies and opportunities to scale the creative process using project management tools, workflows, resource management and effective communication. Managing intakes, assign teams, provide brief reviews & project kick offs, including creating and managing Jira tickets . Managing day-to-day execution of creative tasks, product launches, campaigns, and initiatives from kickoff to completion. Creating and managing work-back schedules, timelines and streamline workflows for projects and continuously evaluate and improve processes and procedures to increase efficiency and effectiveness. People manager of in-house production team, consisting of the print production lead and print production artist.Identifying resources needed for a projects and work with creative team leads on task assignment and milestones for projects, proactively spotting obstacles and unblocking people where needed, and communicate them to team members and cross-functional partners. Lead and/or attend weekly project meeting/check-ins with the creative and/or marketing directors, communicating agendas beforehand, taking detailed notes, disseminating as appropriate, and provide weekly reports on status of projects. Ensuing all necessary assets are reviewed, approved, and delivered on-time to all necessary cross-functional partners, both internal and external Create and maintain highly organized internal project trackers, notes, documents, status and planning documents, budgets, etc. Show less

    • Print Production Manager
      • Jul 2021 - Sep 2023

      As print project manager I guide various print & packaging design projects, as well as 8 printed catalogs, from kickoff & pagination through conceptualization, design, photoshoots, copywriting, localization, reviews, QA, and delivery by utilizing various process management and workflow management tools. After defining the scope of work, I create and manage work-back schedules, timelines, and creative budgets, while partnering closely with merchants, art directors, designers, copywriters, and external vendors. I manage marketing/creative needs for our print & packaging design team and assign the correct internal resources to each print project and source external resources where necessary. I monitor integrated marketing timelines, and partner with integrative project managers and other cross functional teams to better understand priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. As the internal print producer, I manage all catalog photoshoots, and function as point person for all communication between internal departments and external production teams, pre-media vendors and printers. As postproduction producer, I guide all catalog assets through their various stages of post-production, on time and under budget. Show less

  • Iris Baker Productions
    • United States
    • Freelance Producer - commercials, print, editorial, music videos
      • Apr 2007 - Jul 2021

      Freelance producer for numerous print-, editorial-, commercial shoots and music videos. Leading large and small production teams under one shared creative vision from pre-production to post-production, wearing many hats during the process. My work has been featured in Billboard Magazine and on actual billboards. Winner of ACM Award for best music video and producer of many American Advertising Award winning projects. Estimates & managing budgets, executing contracts. Information distribution between all stakeholders; clients, agents, director and/or photographer, crew & talent Executing the creative vision from story board, treatment or scripts to screen Production planning & scheduling Casting & talent management Location scouting & permit applications Travel arrangements Arranging catering & craft services Providing motor homes & production trailers Managing all rentals : camera, lighting, grip, audio, stage & equipment, etc. Wrapping all expenses & paperwork incurred during production Post production coordination (overseeing post-production and delivery of final product) Show less

  • Red House Productions, LLC
    • Producer
      • Dec 2006 - Jul 2021

      Red House Productions is a full service production company for stills photography. Responsible for all stills and video productions for photographer Tony Baker as in house producer. Bidding and managing budget, hiring crew, information distribution between client and photographer, location scouting, travel arrangements and accommodations, pre- and post production, billing. Red House Productions is a full service production company for stills photography. Responsible for all stills and video productions for photographer Tony Baker as in house producer. Bidding and managing budget, hiring crew, information distribution between client and photographer, location scouting, travel arrangements and accommodations, pre- and post production, billing.

  • CRAFT Studio Nashville
    • Co-Owner
      • Mar 2010 - Sep 2013

      Photography Rental Studio in down town Nashville. Co-owned, operated and managed one of Nashville's premiere photography rental studio's in Nashville. Day to day duties included handling all client contact, preparing studio for stills and video rentals, invoicing, negotiation rates, developing and maintaining social networking presence, assisting clients with their needs before and during their shoots and assisting in event planning. Photography Rental Studio in down town Nashville. Co-owned, operated and managed one of Nashville's premiere photography rental studio's in Nashville. Day to day duties included handling all client contact, preparing studio for stills and video rentals, invoicing, negotiation rates, developing and maintaining social networking presence, assisting clients with their needs before and during their shoots and assisting in event planning.

Education

  • Hogeschool TIO HAARLEM
    Hotel & Event Management, Tourism
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Northside Highschool
    1987 - 1988
  • Lyceum Sancta Maria
    1982 - 1987

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