Ann Morris
Saint Paul,MN
Summary
I'm a Producer who loves the hustle of production management, scheduling, and preproduction logistics. Known as the fixer, I always find solutions to keep projects on track. I enjoy crafting strategies, hitting deadlines, and achieving goals. My skills in administration, budgeting, contract management, customer relations, and asset management. I bring a creative touch with an understanding of photography, video production, and organizing events and meetings to enhance projects. My creativity shines through in my ability to think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to challenges. My organizational and communication skills help me work with and lead teams to create quality media content too. Nothing better!
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Producer
The Toro Company
01.2010 - Current
- Manage and schedule workflow within various business areas to expedite multi-media production.
- Organize project logistics to be timely and accurate for clients, executive producer, production managers, vendors, and crew.
- Improve productivity through designing and implementing forms, records, and procedures to ensure effective and efficient flow of data.
- Project management, track project status, media assets, budgets, and timing.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional multimedia productions for various platforms.
- Plan video shoots in studio and remotely by managing production through stages to completion.
- Negotiate contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms that contributed to the overall success of each project.
Traffic Manager
Voltaggio Johnson Design
01.2007 - 01.2010
- Extensive experiences in providing organizational and operational support to production and account teams on package design products from initial design through project delivery.
- Maintained master production schedule and facilitated daily traffic/production meetings.
- Created and built project timelines while adhering to project budgets.
- Assisted in the production process to requisition digital files, die-lines, copy, and artwork.
Director of Chaos Control
The Public Strategies Group
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Maintained constant communication and support from St Paul Headquarters to 20 partners operating in field regionally and nationally.
- Responsible for meeting project needs while maintaining asset consumption within organizational guidelines including expense accounts, contracts, and travel.
- Production Communication; preparing meetings, seminars, workshops, and Request for Proposals for partners and clients.
Production Manager
Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)
01.1993 - 01.2003
- Responsible for scheduling, traffic, and communication of production in a fast-paced and high-tech environment while adhering to union contracts and corporate guidelines.
- Assured that productions complied with acceptable legal and financial practices.
- Identify and assemble financial, human, and material resources for major broadcast productions.
- Created streamlined production schedules and collaborated with production employees to communicate objectives and goals.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Communications
Huron University
South Dakota01-1993
Media Advertising
Lansdowne University
London England01-1992
Skills
- Video Production & Studio Operations Oversight
- Project Management & Workflow Optimization
- Scheduling & Budgeting (Workfront, Xytech Scheduling)
- Contract Negotiation & Vendor Management
- Asset & Media Management (CatDV)
- Production Logistics & Coordination
- Cross-Platform Multimedia Production
Interpersonal Skills
- Leadership & Team Collaboration
- Relationship Building & Stakeholder Engagement
- Adaptability & Change Management
- Communication & Negotiation
- Deadline & Goal-Oriented Execution
Timeline
Producer
The Toro Company
01.2010 - Current
Traffic Manager
Voltaggio Johnson Design
01.2007 - 01.2010
Director of Chaos Control
The Public Strategies Group
01.2003 - 01.2007
Production Manager
Twin Cities Public Television (TPT)
01.1993 - 01.2003
Bachelors of Arts - Communications
Huron University
Media Advertising
Lansdowne University
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