Nicole De Maria
Summary
Experienced professional in project supply chain management with a speciality in supervision of regulatory and compliance guideline adherence. Possess organizational, prioritization and detailed oriented skills in managing multiple projects from inception to completion in deadline-driven environment. Deep understanding of numerous operational tools to establish efficient and effective workflow procedures and ensuring integrity of important information in database systems. Posses excellent cross-functional communication and problem-solving skills to advance clients and team success. Ability to thrive in remote working environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director, Traffic & Clearance
OMG23
Remote
02.2020 - Current
- Successfully manage media traffic and commercial clearance assets for linear, theatrical and streaming clients: FX Networks, Searchlight Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Distribution, Disney+, Nat Geo.
- Manage clients creative asset timelines and guidelines in end-to-end delivery to partners, which includes issuing traffic instructions and purchase orders from complex client rotation grids.
- Enhance operational efficiency across workstreams and use prioritization and forecasting skills to meet multiple project deadlines simultaneously.
- Obtain, interpret and communicate complex advertising guidelines from media outlets, to clients and internal teams, to ensure and facilitate clients' advertising creatives are compliant across multiple projects. This includes negotiating with partners to an agreeable resolution for clients creative approvals that would otherwise be disapproved.
- Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and resolve issues to ensure success run of clients creatives of media buys.
- Maintain composure and accuracy to successfully implement urgent or late client requests under pressure and within short turn-around times.
- Mentor junior team members, fostering professional growth and skill development.
Manager, Standards & Practices
The Walt Disney Company - Disney Channel, Disney Junior The Channel, Disney XD, Disney+
Burbank, CA
11.2010 - 02.2020
- Successfully evaluated and managed advertising assets to ensure safe and appropriate content for children. Interpreted and communicated governing standards and guidelines set by internal standards & legal departments and external safeguard regulators, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), and the National Advertising Review Counsel (NARC), across Disney Channel, Disney Junior The Channel, Disney XD, and Disney+ platforms.
- Accessed short form content for approval readiness, flagged compliance issues and recommended regulatory-aligned edits for promos, sponsorships, third party commercials, synergy and corporate priority content.
- Built and maintained cross-functional relationships with internal teams, Legal, Media Planning, Programming, On-Air Promotions, Marketing, Ad Sales, and Digital.
- Ensured promotional and commercial asset processing and approvals were accurately and timely completed in compliance with FCC requirements and children's scheduling restrictions through unique code creation and assignment across multiple databases including, SharePoint, SIMS, and Wide Orbit.
- Identified bottlenecks and gaps in existing systems and collaborated with S&P FCC team members to implement proposed adoption of improved tracking system to capture necessary identifying contents in programming reviewed by S&P colleagues, supporting FCC compliance and team transparency.
- Oversaw and maintained integrity of databases for FCC adherence by tracking and recording applicable program tracking information, conducting audits, analyzing data reports, identifying potential system discrepancies and ensuring resolution actions.
- Researched and vetted on-air talent candidates for internal Talent Relations team, for public profile negative associations, and ensured alignment with positive company public reputation.
- Participated in a one year, exclusive, 25-person nominated class within The Walt Disney Company’s Management Mentor Program.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CASkills
- Logistics and Supply Chain management
- Project management
- Regulatory and Compliance oversight
- Problem-solving skills
- Effective and efficient task management
- Attention to detail
- Strategic decision-making
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Quickly adapts to new technologies
- Vendor, Partner and Client Relations
Timeline
Associate Director, Traffic & Clearance
OMG23
02.2020 - Current
Manager, Standards & Practices
The Walt Disney Company - Disney Channel, Disney Junior The Channel, Disney XD, Disney+
11.2010 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
University of Southern California