Experience

adam&eveDDB NYC / Head of Studio

2022 - PRESENT,  NYC

adam&eveDDB NYC / Head of Studio – 2022 - PRESENT, NYC

•   Originally brought in to build and oversee the in-house studio for adam&eveDDB’s NYC agency, including team formation, studio setup, and process development to support production, creative, social, and account teams.

•   Oversee all video content production that comes into studio including broadcast, social, out-of-home, and internal productions. Manage the project creation, bidding, project management, review cycles, delivery, and archiving processes.

•   Collaborate with the Managing Director, Head of Production, and Executive Creative Directors to create video content for clients and the agency.

•   Manage a team of producers, editors, and motion graphics designers, focusing on day-to-day operations, quality control, and career development.

•   After the 2023 merger of adam&eveNYC with DDB NYC, inherit and expand the studio team, enhancing processes and improving client and producer relationships.

•   Support pitch processes by managing the creation of pitch films and animated decks, contributing to winning major clients such as Nathan’s, Gatorade, Playstation, and McCain Foods.

•   Current clients include JetBlue, Blue Moon, Kroger, Lionsgate, Lipton, McCain, Muscle Milk, Playstation, Sierra, and Nathan’s.

Vimeo / Head of Video Production – 2017 - 2021, NYC

• Began as a Video Producer and Motion Graphics Designer and quickly was promoted to lead the internal video team – first as a Senior Producer then becoming Head of Video Production. Managing a team of six producers, editors, and motion designers and reporting to the VP of Creative.

• Producing large scale brand campaigns with outside agencies, branded content videos and series (we won a Webby for our Stories in Place series), video content for events (in-person and streaming), and product marketing videos and how-to’s for nearly every new product launch Vimeo has had (there’s been a lot!).

• Tripled the amount of videos produced, year over year, and set standards and processes to allow us to scale video production and push the bounds of quality and creativity.

Shutterstock / Senior Video Editor – 2013 - 2017, NYC

• In-house video editor, videographer, motion graphics designer, and producer at Shutterstock for the creative marketing and branded content teams.
• Created videos for ads, social media, product demos/tutorials, content marketing (partnered with Red Bull to create the short series FOCUSED), and external events.
• Built video brand guidelines, folder and archiving structures, and managed freelancers as needed.

Bowstring Studios / Assistant Video Editor – 2012 - 2013, Philadelphia

• Worked directly with Head of Post Production to create branded content and social videos for various clients including the American Family Insurance’s web series Get 2 The Game.

Skills

• Production oversight including motion graphics

• Process building and organization

• Team management and building

• Cross functional collaboration

• Producing, directing, and writing

• Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects,  Photoshop, Illustrator, Mocha, Media Encoder

• Budgeting, bidding, negotiations

• Concepting and pitching

• Talent work and casting

• Music rights and licensing

• Multi-platform versioning

• Archiving and file organization

Education

Hofstra University / B.A. Film Studies and Production, Creative Writing