Mark Stinson
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Project Manager with over 20 years of experience leading creative production and marketing initiatives across diverse sectors. Expertise in managing multi-stakeholder projects from planning to execution, ensuring timely delivery while meeting quality and budget expectations. Known for enhancing workflows and driving audience engagement through strategic community partnerships.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder & Festival Director
Shops of New York Film Festival
11.2021 - Current
- Founded and directed an annual New York City short film festival celebrating neighborhood businesses and independent filmmakers.
- Lead every phase of project planning including budgeting, scheduling, programming, sponsorship development, marketing, logistics, vendor coordination, and event operations.
- Managed relationships with filmmakers, business owners, volunteers, venues, community organizations, and sponsors to execute a successful multi-stakeholder public event.
- Grew festival's audience to over 25,000 social media followers, securing funds for City Harvest through strategic community partnerships.
- Coordinated multiple deadlines while ensuring high-quality experiences for participants, partners, and audiences.
Creative Project Manager
Backstage Media
11.2014 - Current
- Direct end-to-end production of weekly print and digital publications, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule while maintaining high quality standards.
- Managed production schedules, project timelines, purchase orders, vendor quotes, and client communications from project initiation through delivery.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams across editorial, design, sales, marketing, production, and external vendors to successfully execute multiple concurrent projects.
- Partner with leadership to modernize creative workflows, introducing scalable processes that improved collaboration across departments during digital transformation.
- Produced marketing materials, sales collateral, and email marketing campaigns using HubSpot, ensuring effective CRM reporting and outreach through Salesforce.
- Perform quality assurance across print and digital deliverables before release, proactively identifying issues and implementing solutions to maintain deadlines.
- Supported business development initiatives with creative consultation and production planning, leading collaborative project execution.
Creative Director & Founder
MTS Creative
07.2011 - Current
- Produced digital advertising campaigns, websites, applications, and marketing initiatives, aligning creative vision with business objectives to drive client engagement.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams of designers, developers, writers, and outside vendors from project kickoff through launch.
- Managed branding, web development, digital marketing, and product development projects, delivering tailored solutions for clients across diverse industries.
- Developed project scopes, timelines, budgets, creative briefs, and production schedules, ensuring alignment with client expectations as primary contact.
Creative Director
Observer Media Group
01.2012 - 07.2012
- Directed design, production, and photography teams supporting multiple editorial publications and marketing initiatives.
- Streamlined production workflows, enhancing collaboration between editorial, creative, production, and sales departments.
- Managed project schedules, staffing, budgets, and vendor relationships, ensuring timely production across multiple simultaneous deadlines.
Creative Services Director
Manhattan Media
07.2002 - 07.2011
- Led the creative services department for a portfolio of community newspapers and magazines, overseeing production of dozens of weekly and monthly publications.
- Managed staffing, production schedules, departmental budgets, and vendor relationships, ensuring timely delivery of all publications.
- Collaborated with editorial, advertising, production, and executive leadership to produce high-quality print and digital products that met audience needs.
- Directed marketing initiatives and advertising campaigns that enhanced revenue growth and strengthened client engagement.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
05-2000
Skills
- Project management
- Event production
- Event logistics
- Schedule management
- Vendor management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Financial oversight
- Quality control
- Workflow efficiency
- Process enhancement
- Client communication
Community Service
- Volunteer: City Harvest
- Bowery Mission
- Big Reuse
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
Continuing Education
- General Assembly, Product Management
- Parsons School of Design, Web Development Immersive
Timeline
Founder & Festival Director
Shops of New York Film Festival
11.2021 - Current
Creative Project Manager
Backstage Media
11.2014 - Current
Creative Director
Observer Media Group
01.2012 - 07.2012
Creative Director & Founder
MTS Creative
07.2011 - Current
Creative Services Director
Manhattan Media
07.2002 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
University of Nebraska - Lincoln