Experience

IMX

• United States
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Photo/Video Manager - Creative Director

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  - DIRECTING AND PRODUCING VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS, IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE RESOURCE OR VENDOR FOR EACH PROJECT.- WORK CLOSELY WITH INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CLIENTS TO CREATE OMNI-CHANNEL, INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS TO MEET BRAND BUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND PROVIDE CONTENT DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.- PITCH CREATIVE & DESIGN CONCEPTS TO INTERNAL LEADERSHIP TEAM, CREATIVE TEAM AND EXTERNAL CLIENTS TO SOLIDIFY STRATEGY AND TO WIN NEW BUSINESS.- LEAD PRODUCTION TEAMS AND CREATIVE TO ENSURE CLIENTS ARE DELIVERED WORLD CLASS CREATIVE CONTENT- PRE-PRODUCTION TO POST PRODUCTION, STAFFING AND BUDGETING, COMMERCIALS, PRODUCT VIDEOS, PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL, PHOTOGRAPHY AND ONLINE MEDIA FOR SEARS AS WELL AS EXTERNAL CLIENT- PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO CREATIVE AGENCY PARTNERS ON BEHALF OF INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CLIENTS TO BE COMPLIANT WITH INTERNAL CREATIVE STRATEGIES AND PRODUCT/ COMPANY STYLE GUIDES.- BRAND CREATIVE LEAD IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING CREATIVE DURING PRE-PRODUCTION, DIRECTING PRODUCTION TEAM & TALENT DURING PRODUCTION, OVERSEEING POST-PRODUCTION INCLUDING CGI, AFTER EFFECTS WORK AND IN CHARGE OF COLLABORATING WITH CLIENTS THROUGH ROUGH CUT, FINE CUT, FINAL CUT DELIVERABLES- COLLABORATE WITH LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS UNITS, PR, MEDIA, STRATEGY, PRODUCTION, PLANNING, FINANCE, LEGAL TO DEVELOP CONTENT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE TO THE MARKET PLACE.- OVERSEE CLIENT BUSINESS UNIT BROADCAST TV SPOTS, RADIO AND PROGRAMMATIC DIGITAL VIDEO, INCLUDING: SCRIPT AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, STORYBOARDS, LOCATION, TALENT, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ART DIRECTION, STYLING, COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION, QUALITY CONTROL AND DELIVERY OF FINAL ASSETS.- DRIVE PROJECTS TO BE CROSS PLATFORM, BUILDING DIGITAL CONTENT LIBRARIES OF TV SPOTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, CGI, SOCIAL MEDIA FORMATS, MOTION GRAPHICS, GIFS, LOOPS, BANNERS, INFO-GRAPHICS, COPY, PROJECT ESTIMATES, STORYBOARDS, SCRIPTS, SET DESIGN & DIRECTION AND STYLE GUIDES



Dreams On Screen Productions

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Film Director/ Creative Director

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2014

  - WRITE, DIRECT, PRODUCE & EDIT FEATURE FILMS, BROADCAST SPOTS, SOCIAL, PRINT, ONLINE AND DIGITAL CONTENT.- OVERSEE CREATIVE PROJECTS AND STAFF/CONTRACTORS IN THE PRODUCTION OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING COLLATERAL.- WORK CLOSELY WITH INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CLIENTS TO CREATE OMNI-CHANNEL, INTEGRATED MARKETING CAMPAIGNS TO MEET BRAND BUSINESS OBJECTIVES AND PROVIDE CONTENT DEPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.- FROM IDEATION TO EXECUTION, CREATING MARKETING VIDEO AND PHOTOGRAPHY ASSETS FOR MULTIPLE BRANDS.- RFP CREATIVE LEAD, SOW DEVELOPMENT, AGENCY ON-BOARDING, TEAM BUILDING AND QUARTERLY CREATIVE REVIEWS.



Moonstep Productions

• Associate Creative Director/ Video Director

  • Dec 2010 - May 2014

  - DIRECT, PRODUCE AND OVERSEE POST-PRODUCTION FOR VIDEO AND PHOTO SHOOTS.- MANAGE A TEAM OF CREATIVES INCLUDING DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, GAFFER,, GRIPS, ART DIRECTORS, MOTION , GRAPHICS ARTISTS, WRITERS, EDITORS.- STORYBOARD CREATION, SCHEDULE OF CREW, SCOUTING LOCATIONS, CASTING TALENT FOR ON CAMERA AND VOICE OVER WORK.- MAIN POINT OF CREATIVE CONTACT FOR ALL CLIENT-FACING MATTERS FOR ALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTHCARE, MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION, SILVERCROSS HOSPITAL AND AMITA HEALTH.Accomplishments- 3 annual review campaigns for Alexian Brothers Health System containing numerous video deliverables- Award winning projects produced for SilverCross Hospital.- 20 disc set of training modules for Mortenson Construction.



S&D Productions

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager/ Video Editor

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2009

  - STAGE MANAGER, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR PRODUCT LAUNCHES, ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES, BUSINESS UNIT MEETINGS, LIVE EVENTS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC.- MANAGED PRODUCTION BUDGETS FROM NEGOTIATIONS TO RECONCILIATIONS.- PRODUCING LIVE BROADCAST & VIDEO CONTENT AND EXECUTING POST PRODUCTION WITH TIGHT DEADLINES.- MAIN POINT OF CREATIVE CONTACT FOR ALL CLIENT-FACING MATTERS FOR ALEXIAN BROTHERS HEALTHCARE, MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION, SILVERCROSS HOSPITAL AND AMITA HEALTH.- Work hand in hand with CEO's and business leaders to meet their objectives in multiple platforms- Main production manager for Philips Healthcare events and additional clientele - Editing corporate interviews and promotional videos- Managed live broadcasts international and domestic- Conceptual design to completionAccomplishments- Producing over 100 domestic and international events per year Skills UsedProducing, Editing, Time management, Leadership, Organizational skills, Creativity



Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel

• United States
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Technology Manager

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2006

  Responsibilities- Sales, Staffing, Budgeting, Planning and Executing Events- Upsold 12% of Total Revenue on a Consistent Basis- High Customer Service Focus - Ranked Number 3 in the entire Renaissance Brand for Service and Technical Support- Created corporate video tools for Renaissance Hotel Chicago to increase sales- In charge of Editing videos for clients and internally for the hotel- Conference Tech using Polycom systems- AV technician for many companies such as MTV, McGraw Hill, PepsiCo AccomplishmentsPromoted to Operations Manager from entry level technician in one year.Skills UsedStaffing, Budgeting, Planning, Video Directing, Video Editing