Christopher Wurst
Chicago,IL
Summary
Innovative Executive Producer with 15+ years experience on both agency and production company sides. Creative storyteller and multidisciplinary collaborator who's lead film and photo initiatives in over 20 countries and 6 contents.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Of Production
Burst Content, Inc.
01.2015 - Current
- Oversee all productions and creative development for contracted and original content.
- Manage 150+ freelance crew members with gross income of over $1.5MM
- Maintain monthly P&L financial targets to produce 5-10% monthly net income growth.
- Develop growth for 5 directors and 10 creative directors during multi-platform execution.
- Increased company's profit by over 200% year over year while doubling client roster since 2019.
- Monitor annual budgets and long term fiduciary goals.
VP, Executive Producer
Leo Burnett Chicago
06.2009 - Current
- Manage 10 agency producers and a full service in-house production and established post-production arm with client portfolio of over $30MM production spend.
- Operate as production lead for all client scope projections, annual budgeting, staffing, vendor engagement and new business.
- Produced multi-platform campaigns in over 20 countries and 6 continents and increased client growth of over 10% stock value over three years.
- Fostered career growth of over 10 team members who have gone on to senior level positions.
Line Producer
Various
01.2006 - 01.2015
- Line Produced short films, music videos, web series, photo series both union and non-union.
- Performed various crew roles including 1st Assistant Director, camera operator, media manager, 1st AC.
- Production companies include: Native Content, State Bird, Honest Films, All Roads Agency, Tandem, Paper Star Video, Ladie K Productions, Northern Lights District, Mannequin Vanity Records, Dictionary Films.
Production Coordinator
Ekman Stimson Advertising
05.2008 - 10.2008
- Monitored and tracked progress of all production tasks for on-time delivery.
- Created and maintained schedules and provided internal support for manufacturing teams.
- Increased on-time asset delivery by 20%.
- Coordinated with production team to support productivity targets and deadline management.
Production Manager
CBS
05.2007 - 03.2008
- Managed over 30 promotions for 93WXRT for Chicago based concerts, music festivals and city events.
- Originated and designed WXRT's first presence on emerging social media platforms.
- Ideated and executed guerilla marketing campaigns to help boost listenership.
- Local production assistant for season 2 casting of reality TV shows "The Bachelor" and "Big Brother."
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Film Production, Music
Loyola University
Chicago, IL05.2009
Skills
- AVID
- Adobe Suite
- Cinema 4D
- NUKE
- Red Shift
- Resolve
- Massive
- Pro Tools
- Web Coding
- Cinema Camera Equipment
- Hot Budget
- Microsoft Suite
Timeline
Head Of Production
Burst Content, Inc.
01.2015 - Current
VP, Executive Producer
Leo Burnett Chicago
06.2009 - Current
Production Coordinator
Ekman Stimson Advertising
05.2008 - 10.2008
Production Manager
CBS
05.2007 - 03.2008
Line Producer
Various
01.2006 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Film Production, Music
Loyola University
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