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Maura Kearney

Maura Kearney

San Francisco,CA

Summary

Experienced with effective project management, creative direction, and team leadership in producing media content. Utilizes strong organizational and communication skills to ensure seamless production workflows. Track record of delivering innovative and engaging content through collaborative efforts.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Producer & Post Producer

Cure Seekers
10.2020 - Current
  • Develop and manage project budgets, schedules, and resources
  • Coordinate with creative to understand project objectives and timelines
  • Plan book location, talent, and crew
  • Obtain necessary permits and approvals

Senior Post Producer

Sweet Spot Media
05.2022 - 08.2024
  • Manage multiple commercial projects simultaneously from ingest to delivery
  • Oversee editing, VFX, Motion Graphics
  • Collaborate with editors to develop and refine edits, ensuring creative vision and client satisfaction
  • Communicate project status, timelines, and changes to internal teams and clients
  • Quality control: review and approve final cuts and final delivery
  • Deliver Final Deliverables to client and platforms
  • Started working with Sweet Spot Media as Freelance, rather than full-time

Production Coordinator

Mirada
07.2021 - 12.2021
  • Assisted the EP with Vault, calendars, posts

AV Associate Manager | Compadres Post

Saatchi & Saatchi
03.2014 - 05.2020
  • Maintain calendars for all in-house jobs, provided bids for in-house jobs, tracked all in-house job budgets, processed all purchase orders/invoices
  • Post produced social jobs for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube
  • Booked freelance post producers, editors, motion graphic artists, color artists and flame artists
  • Organized and maintained asset vault and wrapped jobs

Creative/Integrated Production Coordinator

Saatchi & Saatchi
03.2005 - 03.2014
  • Maintain calendars, arrange travel, coordinate meetings, and handle expense reports and correspondence for Creative Directors, Creative Manager, Executive Content Producer, Director of Print Production, and Director of Integrated Production
  • Book Storyboard Artists and managing their cost for the entire agency
  • Schedule broadcast production screenings
  • Assist all other producers and creative teams with their projects when needed

Creative Assistant

J. Walter Thompson, San Francisco
12.1996 - 03.1999
  • Provided all necessary administrative support for the Senior Partner, Group Director and three Art Directors & Copywriters
  • Performed research for projects, compiled scripts & storyboards, handled expense reports, arranged travel for entire department, and organized client meetings

Internal Floater

J. Walter Thompson, San Francisco
03.1996 - 12.1996
  • Administrative support for General Manager, Client Director & Director of Public Relations
  • Maintained confidential records

Education

Liberal Arts and Dramatic Theatre Studies

City College of San Francisco
01.1989

Skills

  • Staff, scheduling & development
  • Excellent communicator, calm and friendly under pressure Highly organized, able to multi-task and prioritize
  • Marketing & strategic planning
  • Can work independently as well as part of a team
  • Working knowledge of: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Google Docs, Internet Savvy

Community Service

  • Hermosa Shorts Film Festival, Co-Founder/Producer, 2003, 2008, Help conceptualize and design the festival format., Solicited and secured sponsors, volunteer staff, advertising, and venues for promotional entertainment., Organized all submissions. Participation included selection of short films to be screened at festival, communicated with all filmmakers and sponsors.
  • Seaside Ice, LLC, Co-Founder/Producer, 2008, 2015, Co-Founder for outdoor family entertainment venue. Interface with the City of Redondo Beach to secure venue, permits, and licenses., Hiring and scheduling of staff, inventory controls, facility maintenance, marketing, and press.
  • Seaside Cinema, LLC, Co-Founder, 2009, Present, Hired by various beach cities to screen outdoor community free movie nights. Duties include production support.

Timeline

Senior Post Producer

Sweet Spot Media
05.2022 - 08.2024

Production Coordinator

Mirada
07.2021 - 12.2021

Producer & Post Producer

Cure Seekers
10.2020 - Current

AV Associate Manager | Compadres Post

Saatchi & Saatchi
03.2014 - 05.2020

Creative/Integrated Production Coordinator

Saatchi & Saatchi
03.2005 - 03.2014

Creative Assistant

J. Walter Thompson, San Francisco
12.1996 - 03.1999

Internal Floater

J. Walter Thompson, San Francisco
03.1996 - 12.1996

Liberal Arts and Dramatic Theatre Studies

City College of San Francisco

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