Work Experience

• Lead creative and design operations strategy, overseeing project intake, team coordination, and resource allocation across VFX, design, and production disciplines across offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Cape Town.

• Scale the studio from 8 to 57 full-time staff, leading headcount planning, recruitment, onboarding, and development in a fast-paced hybrid environment.

• Oversee production for campaigns with clients such as Ford, Delta, Coca-Cola, Ralph Lauren, and Volkswagen, aligning resourcing and workflows across broadcast, print, digital, and social.

• Architect and standardize creative operations frameworks, defining intake, prioritization, and feedback loops to support scalable and efficient delivery across departments.

• Manage $5M+ annual operational spend and project budgets up to $2.5M, negotiating vendor contracts and freelancer rates, forecasting, and ensuring profitability while monitoring cost efficiency and operational ROI.

• Collaborate with engineering, creative, and production leadership to design scalable workflows integrating new creative tools, including AI platforms, ensuring compliance and efficiency. Pilot generative AI tools to improve creative output speed and quality.

• Partner cross-functionally with production, finance, and external creative partners, including editorial houses and agencies, to translate project needs into scalable operational plans and ensure alignment across deliverables.

• Mentor 10 direct reports and lead company-wide initiatives including creative showcases, mentorship programs, and team offsites.

• Coordinate logistics for shoots, including equipment rentals and travel.

• Oversaw daily resourcing and scheduling for a 60+ person creative team, balancing short-term project needs with long-term planning.

• Managed design and experiential teams supporting UI/UX and immersive deliverables.

• Sourced and managed freelance talent, negotiated rates, and ensured integration with in-house teams.

• Partnered with production leads to resolve bottlenecks and adjust staffing strategies in real time.

• Improved visibility into resourcing by introducing project management tools and scalable workflows.

• Supported leadership with operational planning, budget forecasting, and vendor management.

• Created and reviewed production budgets and schedules, processed and tracked project payments, ensuring accurate financial planning from project initiation to closeout.

• Oversaw operations for Marvel’s in-house creative team, allocating resources across multimedia campaigns for major film and TV launches.

• Produced and directed in-studio content, ensuring talent and production teams had the support needed for smooth execution.

• Managed $950K+ in annual creative budgets while delivering red carpet livestreams, BTS content, and social campaigns.

• Designed and implemented workflows that improved scheduling, reporting, and team efficiency.

• Collaborated with Marketing, Editorial, and Development teams to align timelines and creative resources.

• Managed production and logistics for digital and social content for tentpole events, coordinating staffing, vendor resources, and talent logistics to deliver on fast turnarounds.

• Oversaw preproduction, execution, and delivery of EPKs, digital content, and backstage features, collaborating with editorial and finishing teams to meet tight deadlines.

• Coordinated talent logistics including travel, scheduling, and on-set support for high-profile hosts, performers, and celebrity guests.

• Managed vendor relationships and tracked post-production timelines, ensuring approvals and final assets were delivered on schedule.

• Facilitated onboarding for new staff and contractors, streamlining setup of tools, systems, and workflows to support fast-paced creative environments.

• Produced and supported internal communications initiatives including global staff meetings led by MTV’s senior leadership.