Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Languages
Interests
Timeline
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Al Hayes

Thousand Oaks,CA

Summary

Entertainment professional with extensive experience at Chicago Pictures, specializing in client management and international licensing of independent films. Expertise in marketing strategy and performance analysis drives impactful partnerships and strengthens customer relationships. Proven ability to facilitate successful capital raises and manage iconic intellectual property in the tech-film sector.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Partner

Spartan Media Partners
07.2012 - 05.2024

Managing clients in the tech - film sector. Volume walls, pop up studios i.e Yonkers studios, capital raises for Broadway shows i.e " Tootsie" " The war of the Roses", managing iconic IP, creating a partnership with Endless entertainment (interactive )and NBCU. film libaries.

COO

Chicago Pictures
06.2006 - 03.2012

Ran the day to day operations of a production financing company.


The company developed several motion pictures, financed and distributed both in the U.S and internationally.

Entertainment - Sales- Licensing

The Machine Inc
05.2002 - 03.2007

Managing clients, attending film markets, licensing independent films to the international markets.


Interacting with talent agencies - management companies.


Working with media - entertainment banks i.e comerica. Working with completion bond companies i.e film finances.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice - Business

California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
06-1991

Skills

  • Customer relationship management
  • Marketing strategy
  • Performance analysis
  • Software proficiency

Accomplishments

Film preservation with The Armani foundation.


Board member of the American Film market association

Affiliations

  • St. Judes

Languages

Arabic
Professional Working

Interests

Vintage film posters, fitness, charity work, film preservation, travel scuba diving

Timeline

Partner

Spartan Media Partners
07.2012 - 05.2024

COO

Chicago Pictures
06.2006 - 03.2012

Entertainment - Sales- Licensing

The Machine Inc
05.2002 - 03.2007

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice - Business

California State University, Long Beach
Al Hayes