Cindy Mayer
Senior Production Business Manager at The Escape Pod- Claim this Profile
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Mary Pat Sampsell
Cindy is a true professional. She's smart, capable, personable and hard working. She knows all the facets of production.
Kent Kwiatt
Cindy Mayer brings so much more to the production process then her infinitely capable skills and experience in production business. She of course ticks all the necessary boxes due that title: a comprehensive and ever developing knowledge of talent process and protocol both Union and Non Union, lead role awareness of shifting media channels and capabilities, shipping, tracking, media engagement. A detailed accountant-like sensitivity in the management of production finance, and a considerately warm professionalism in negotiations and resolution. But Cindy also wields a broader industry knowledge and creative awareness that regularly allows her to step into production roles when required. Quite importantly, it has often been Cindy's solid foundational base that offered stability when creative reach, breakthrough concept or unproven media channel forced creative executional process into unexplored territory. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Mary Pat Sampsell
Cindy is a true professional. She's smart, capable, personable and hard working. She knows all the facets of production.
Kent Kwiatt
Cindy Mayer brings so much more to the production process then her infinitely capable skills and experience in production business. She of course ticks all the necessary boxes due that title: a comprehensive and ever developing knowledge of talent process and protocol both Union and Non Union, lead role awareness of shifting media channels and capabilities, shipping, tracking, media engagement. A detailed accountant-like sensitivity in the management of production finance, and a considerately warm professionalism in negotiations and resolution. But Cindy also wields a broader industry knowledge and creative awareness that regularly allows her to step into production roles when required. Quite importantly, it has often been Cindy's solid foundational base that offered stability when creative reach, breakthrough concept or unproven media channel forced creative executional process into unexplored territory. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Mary Pat Sampsell
Cindy is a true professional. She's smart, capable, personable and hard working. She knows all the facets of production.
Kent Kwiatt
Cindy Mayer brings so much more to the production process then her infinitely capable skills and experience in production business. She of course ticks all the necessary boxes due that title: a comprehensive and ever developing knowledge of talent process and protocol both Union and Non Union, lead role awareness of shifting media channels and capabilities, shipping, tracking, media engagement. A detailed accountant-like sensitivity in the management of production finance, and a considerately warm professionalism in negotiations and resolution. But Cindy also wields a broader industry knowledge and creative awareness that regularly allows her to step into production roles when required. Quite importantly, it has often been Cindy's solid foundational base that offered stability when creative reach, breakthrough concept or unproven media channel forced creative executional process into unexplored territory. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Mary Pat Sampsell
Cindy is a true professional. She's smart, capable, personable and hard working. She knows all the facets of production.
Kent Kwiatt
Cindy Mayer brings so much more to the production process then her infinitely capable skills and experience in production business. She of course ticks all the necessary boxes due that title: a comprehensive and ever developing knowledge of talent process and protocol both Union and Non Union, lead role awareness of shifting media channels and capabilities, shipping, tracking, media engagement. A detailed accountant-like sensitivity in the management of production finance, and a considerately warm professionalism in negotiations and resolution. But Cindy also wields a broader industry knowledge and creative awareness that regularly allows her to step into production roles when required. Quite importantly, it has often been Cindy's solid foundational base that offered stability when creative reach, breakthrough concept or unproven media channel forced creative executional process into unexplored territory. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Experience
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The Escape Pod
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Production Business Manager
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Sep 2013 - Present
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Energy BBDO
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Freelance Production Business Manager
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2011 - Apr 2013
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Sponge
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Manager
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Mar 2010 - Sep 2011
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Downtown Partners Chicago
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager Production Business Affairs
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2004 - 2009
Managed all aspects of Production Business, Broadcast Business & Broadcast Traffic.Prepared & managed all agency & client estimates including; broadcast, print & internet production, research, travel & agency internal costs.Produced radio commercials.Production Assistant/Line Producer for agency internal productions.Assist in areas of Account Management.Maintain agency/client library.Created logging format for agency server & assisted with computer issues.Entered creative work into award shows.
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DDB
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United States
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Advertising Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Production Business Manager
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1998 - 2004
Prepared & managed commercial production estimatesWorked with producers to analyze AICP bid forms & secure contracts with production companiesPrepared & distributed bid packages to vendorsExecuted license agreements for stock footage use, master recording & composition rightsScheduled sessions with vendors & issued purchase ordersAdministered production documentsNegotiated, hired & contracted union talentProcessed vendor invoices & talent contracts for paymentsAssisted producers in field
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Energy BBDO
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Broadcast Business Manager
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1993 - 1998
Prepared & managed commercial production & talent estimatesWorked with producers to analyze AICP bid forms & secure contracts with production companiesExecuted license agreements for stock footage use, master recording & composition rightsCollaborated with legal counsel to manage network & legal clearance of commercialsNegotiated, hired & contracted union & celebrity talentResponsible for payments of all talent sessions, holding fees & reuseMaintained strong talent union labor relations in order to protect client’s interestForecasted & prepared budgets for cost efficient commercial useManaged client spending to reflect estimates & account for overagesMember of 4A’s Broadcast Administration Policy Subcommittee, Central
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Traffic Department Coordinator/Associate producer/Production Support
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1989 - 1993
Managed commercial contracts for the Chicago White Sox & BlackhawksScheduled commercials specified by contractsScreened vendor programs for appropriate content & formatted shows for commercial breaksEdited weekly sports highlight showsAssisted senior direct in live split feed for Chicago White Sox gamesWorked on various live programming Managed commercial contracts for the Chicago White Sox & BlackhawksScheduled commercials specified by contractsScreened vendor programs for appropriate content & formatted shows for commercial breaksEdited weekly sports highlight showsAssisted senior direct in live split feed for Chicago White Sox gamesWorked on various live programming
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Education
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1987 - 1991
Columbia College Chicago
Bachelor of Arts, Television Production
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