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Jason Phillips
Prop Master
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Organized Prop Master offering 24 years of hands-on experience procuring, caring for and maintaining all props associated with a wide variety of productions, projects, and locations. Expertise in developing and allocating prop budgets and maintaining accurate, thorough lists and documentation of props. Excellent leader possessing outstanding organization, craft, and research skills. Deadline-oriented and confident professional well-versed in negotiating with suppliers, vendors and manufacturers. Excellent communicator between all departments and wide array of varied individuals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Set Prop Master
Nickelodeon, Netflix, NBC, Fox, WB, MTV, Disney
Los Angeles, CA
11.1992 - Current
- Collaborative approach with all departments to accomplish and realize intended material.
- Managing critical situations and for my crew, and a wide variety of other departments.
- Self-guided crisis management.
- Creative problem solving in high-pressure environment.
- Collecting, organizing, and conceptualizing all details regarding unique features and use of each prop needed, as well as budget limitations to complete optimal show prop.
- Quality monitoring of props on set, handling of props, and crew management.
- Effective communication with a wide variety of individuals (i.e. Directors, Producers, Actors, Network Executives) in a myriad of age groups, experiential levels, ethnicities, and educational backgrounds.
- Intense organization of expectations, product, budget, expenses, and labor.
- Long hours, after-hours, and goal-oriented production and fabrication.
- Documentation of running budget, prop fabrication, costs, script breakdowns, inventory of props, and crew timecards.
Education
Masters in Family Therapy - Clinical Psychology
Antioch University
Los Angeles, CA 03.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Film And Video Production
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 09.1988 - 06.1992
Skills
Concept development
Vendor and supplier liaison
Crisis management
Reading comprehension
Written Communication
Flexible & Adaptable
Clerical
Organization and Time management
Interpersonal Communication
Team building
Training & Development
Responsible
Compassion
Affiliations
Member of Alcoholics Anonymous (with a sponsor and sponsees) and a thorough understanding of 12 Step Recovery.
Member of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity.
Member in good-standing with Iatse Local 44.
Regular interactions with staff and residents of Grace Recovery, Hollywood, CA.
Student Member of American Psychological Association.
Interests
Timeline
Masters in Family Therapy - Clinical Psychology
Antioch University
03.2021 - Current
Set Prop Master
Nickelodeon, Netflix, NBC, Fox, WB, MTV, Disney
11.1992 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Film And Video Production
Rochester Institute of Technology
09.1988 - 06.1992