Experience

Mark Woollen & Associates

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finishing Coordinator

  • Sep 2023 - Present

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Buddha Jones

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphics Finishing Administrator

  • Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

  With broad experience working with creative artists in post-production, finishing, editing, graphic design, and 3D/2D animation I supported the graphics team in ensuring the smooth and accurate hand-off of graphics to both in-house and out-of-house finishing teams for feature film, tv, streaming, and video game teasers, trailers, cutdowns, and digital. Sustained intimate knowledge of current branding AE toolkits attached to active campaigns, becoming an expert in their graphic content and studio, streaming brand guidelines, and reproduced & reconstructed effects/toolkits/compositions for finishing quality. Knowledgeable and experienced in various mediums, I assisted with determining timelines and resources necessary to complete graphic finishing requests. Guided the nightly day-to-day resource needs as related to incoming finishes among a team of a dozen artists. Clear understanding of different graphic delivery specifications. Exercised discretion to keep the strictest levels of confidentiality with care for high-profile security-sensitive content. Show less



Netflix

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Artwork QC Coordinator

  • Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  Responsible for both the technical and creative quality assurance of all digital artwork assets received for select feature film and episodic title releases. In coordination with Netflix’s in-house localization team, a localization vendor, and creative vendors, I oversaw efforts for the localization of original, or licensed, episodic and feature-length titles’ artwork in no less than 13, and up to 31, other languages for every title's debut on service. Created tracking reports for all these titles utilizing G Suite, AirTable, Zendesk, and other proprietary Netflix asset management workflow tools. Show less



National Football League (NFL)

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphics Coordinator

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2018

  Reported to both Senior Producer and Art Director for scheduling, project overview, assignment of work to artists, and final deliveries for broadcast. Participated in project and operational meetings to help plan assignment, management and artist tracking. Quality control and delivered final graphics of seasonal NFL Network shows and podcasts to proper channels in proper codecs. Responsible for file management and organization of the graphics server, updating various departments on deliveries and managing expectations on deadlines and air dates. Worked with Virtual Real Time group to complete live on-air graphics. Show less



FOX Sports

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Photo Editor, Production Artist

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2016

  Selected and edited photos to accompany text and/or video publications. Generated original artwork that complemented and enhanced the editorial, creative content of FOX Sports digital properties. Balanced the high volume of editorial image requests with communicating, conceiving, developing and delivering single-usage pieces or continuous, season-long campaign artwork for broadcast, digital and social media. Served on Editorial Board.- Successfully mapped out seasonal and daily department workflows. - Managed the training of new hires. - Enforced department graphical standards and adherence to brand identities. - Provided digital assets to marketing, sales and broadcast teams. - Organized department's archives. Show less

• Photo Editor

  • Sep 2007 - Jul 2009

  Photo retouching of sports photography to accompany text and/or video publications; image color correcting, cropping, sourcing, metadata editing, re-naming and archiving. Worked under a very strict deadline with live, 24/7 sports news coverage.



Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nintendo Certification Tester

  • Mar 2007 - Feb 2008

  Served as a member of a production team that developed and implemented methodologies to ensure compliance with game submission to Nintendo. Developed and performed stress and regression tests to ensure game development was completed in accordance with both project deadlines and Nintendo Programming Guidelines. Quality control localization in a dozen languages for multiple game titles on Nintendo Wii and DS. Served as a member of a production team that developed and implemented methodologies to ensure compliance with game submission to Nintendo. Developed and performed stress and regression tests to ensure game development was completed in accordance with both project deadlines and Nintendo Programming Guidelines. Quality control localization in a dozen languages for multiple game titles on Nintendo Wii and DS.



THQ

• United States
• Computer Games
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Quality Assurance Tester

  • Jan 2007 - Mar 2007

  Served as a member of a production team that reported and tracked issues not in compliance with game submission. Performed stress and regression tests, and ensured work is completed in accordance with project deadlines. Served as a member of a production team that reported and tracked issues not in compliance with game submission. Performed stress and regression tests, and ensured work is completed in accordance with project deadlines.



Walgreens

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Photographer's Assistant

  • Aug 2005 - Nov 2006

  Created and utilized a FileMaker Pro database of all photo studio merchandise, props, and equipment. Tracked daily product, model photo shoots. Served as photo studio's liaison with marketing, purchasing and advertising departments. Photographed in-store advanced seasonal set ups for future marketing release. Created and utilized a FileMaker Pro database of all photo studio merchandise, props, and equipment. Tracked daily product, model photo shoots. Served as photo studio's liaison with marketing, purchasing and advertising departments. Photographed in-store advanced seasonal set ups for future marketing release.



Windy City ThunderBolts

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Photographer

  • May 2005 - Sep 2005

  Photographed pre, live and post-game action, game day fan events and promotions for a Frontier League professional baseball team; office duties included creating baseball cards, updating daily website for post-game recaps, photo galleries and publish game day press releases. Photographed pre, live and post-game action, game day fan events and promotions for a Frontier League professional baseball team; office duties included creating baseball cards, updating daily website for post-game recaps, photo galleries and publish game day press releases.



The Scout, Bradley University

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Photo Editor

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2005

  Shot, edited photographs and assigned photographers to cover other events when encountering time conflicts for student newspaper, both print and online editions. Assisted in copy editing and layout of newspaper while serving on the editorial board. Shot, edited photographs and assigned photographers to cover other events when encountering time conflicts for student newspaper, both print and online editions. Assisted in copy editing and layout of newspaper while serving on the editorial board.