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Brittany Cross

Pacifica,CA

Summary

Highly adaptable and skilled professional with a strong track record of success in key project and program management roles within the education and community enrichment sectors. Excel at building, training, and optimizing the performance of skilled teams developing and delivering powerful new products. Continually recognized by leadership, colleagues, and team members as a strategic partner willing to go the extra distance to achieve organizational goals. Adept at collaborating with key internal stakeholders to create synergy and maximize operational capabilities and performance. Driven by a passion to serve the needs of students in educational environments and underserved populations as a part of powerful projects/programs.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Interactive Producer

DROISYS/APPLE
01.2023 - Current
  • Works cross-functionally to ensure creative objectives are well defined and appropriately executed to achieve desired results.
  • Collaborates with multiple partners, builds positive relationships, and leads a multidisciplinary team toward desired results.
  • Structures and scopes complex digital and interactive projects, with multiple work streams.
  • Plays an integral part in leading overall digital presence across all products.
  • Communicates high-level concepts and overall business direction succinctly to all levels of the organization.
  • Works directly with creative and technology teams as well as a wide array of business stakeholders.
  • Oversees projects and ensures they are produced on strategy, on time, and within budget.


Creative Producer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL
10.2021 - 12.2022
  • Hired onto a new team designed to implement new processes to increase the efficiency in the production pipeline for Brand and Creative
  • Establish best practices for improving the planning and readiness of project requests from across the business as they move from strategic opportunity to defined requirements
  • Managing creative workflow for integrated programs that cross print, video, digital, and can speak to technical requirements within these disciplines as needed
  • Working side-by-side with portfolio managers to structure their creative briefs and visualize their creative needs for the year ahead
  • Organizing and leading cross-functional meetings to create projects and timelines for each creative asset.

Producer II

HERO DIGITAL/APPLE
02.2020 - 09.2021
  • Embedded at a leading tech company in the heart of Silicon Valley to lead web and app product design
  • Designing health-related digital products and developing behavior-changing strategies as part of a specialized design team
  • Working end-to-end in the design process from development of top-level feature requirements, user flows, UX, visual design, and delivery
  • Project planning, defining milestones, risk assessment, and managing project-related communications
  • Collaborating with designers, engineers, product designers, and other cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the best experience for the customer.

Senior Digital Producer

PEARSON EDUCATION
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Brought onboard in a senior-level capacity to act as the driving force behind the development and launch of a next-generation product for the company
  • Built, trained, and optimized the performance of a dynamic, five-member team that continually produced top quality deliverables, on time and under budget
  • Forged powerful relationships with a host of internal clients and teams to create synergy across in meeting an average of six critical deadlines annually
  • Designated as Chief Liaison with outside vendors and creative teams, fostering inclusion and collaboration with internal stakeholders
  • Successfully launched and continued to refine a new K-12 Math & Literacy pilot program for over 500K students.

Community Project Leader

GLOBAL VISION INTERNATIONAL
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Pursued a longtime passion to travel internationally and make an impact as part of a vital community building and support initiative
  • Delivered a series of materials/presentations to drive increases in fundraising and volunteer participation to build out organizational capabilities
  • Redesigned and implemented new educational content to better reach people in the local township
  • Spearheaded and completed the process for the project to join the GVI charitable trust and receive vital funding for the local school
  • Forged a series of strategic partners with outside groups to increase available resources and launch multiple new programs
  • Leveraged knowledge and expertise to develop/facilitate training programs for incoming volunteers and deliver lectures/leadership trainings for interns.

Admissions Manager

ANIMATION MENTOR
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Recruited to oversee admissions programs and initiatives for the school, creating strong relationships with incoming & current students to facilitate smooth enrollment and matriculation
  • Increased fundraising & volunteer participation, forged strategic partnerships with outside groups, and developed/facilitated training programs for volunteers/interns to build out organizational capabilities
  • Spearheaded a series of improvements to overall processes that strengthen the Admissions program's ability to enroll students from over 40 countries and fully understand/be sensitive to cultural differences and personal needs
  • Designed a new Prospective Student Webinar series that significantly increased lead generation capabilities
  • Represented the school at a host of industry events and special conferences.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts -

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Fresno, CA

Skills

  • Senior-Level Leadership
  • Project & Program Management
  • Roadmap Development & Execution
  • Strategic Planning
  • Budgeting & Cost Control
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Community Engagement
  • Team Building & Leadership
  • Training & Mentorship

Websites

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Interactive Producer

DROISYS/APPLE
01.2023 - Current

Creative Producer

INTUITIVE SURGICAL
10.2021 - 12.2022

Producer II

HERO DIGITAL/APPLE
02.2020 - 09.2021

Senior Digital Producer

PEARSON EDUCATION
01.2013 - 01.2019

Community Project Leader

GLOBAL VISION INTERNATIONAL
01.2011 - 01.2012

Admissions Manager

ANIMATION MENTOR
01.2008 - 01.2010

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts -

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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