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Ray Harvey

Los Angeles

Summary

Ambitious and high-achieving Creative Producer offering 10 years of brand and production experience. Team oriented and skilled content creator, who is passionate about the NIKE brand and the community NIKE serves and represents.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Creative Producer, Lead

Nike, Inc
Los Angeles, CA
09.2018 - Current
  • Lead end-to-end production for ICON studios, cross functionally partnering with key teams within NIKE (ie NDDC, Brand Creative, Partners, etc)
  • Productions include everything from ecommerce to brand campaigns for both stills and motion.
  • Negotiate and execute contracts for hired crew and vendors across various roles, aligning with company best practices.
  • Regularly engage with industry agencies and foster artist relationships to stay at the forefront of talent and trends.
  • Work closely with brand marketing, creative, and art directors to conceptualize and execute creative projects that fulfill brand goals within approved budgets.
  • Develop detailed project/production plans that outline timelines, budgets, and necessary resources for successful completion.
  • Successfully transitioned and operationalized all ecommerce in house, with cost savings season over season including authoring style guides and best practices.
  • Manage and supervise studio producers, ensuring smooth operations of day-to-day PDP productions.
  • Organize and coordinate workflow across creative, pre-production, production, and post-production teams.
  • Led interviewing, onboarding, and training of Production Manager, Producers, Production Coordinator, and Merchandise Coordinators.
  • Resourced, contracted, and booked full rosters of freelancers including Art Directors, Photographers, Stylists, and Assistant Stylists for daily productions.
  • Proxy for Director of Production.
  • Proficient in Coupa, Concur, Atellio, Airtable, ICON, BOX, Smartsheet, Excel, Keynote.
  • Kaizen certified
  • Gallery Nights Cohort 2

Senior Producer

Nordstrom
Culver City, CA
04.2013 - 09.2018
  • Collaborated with Creative Marketing and Creative Director to successfully complete all special projects and quarterly directives.
  • Directed the operations of LA Editorial, Studio, and Talent Production teams at two separate studio locations and on location shoots. Accountable for managing 6 direct reports.
  • Reported to Director of Production and collaborated on companywide initiatives to meet quarterly/yearly targets.
  • Directly oversaw seasonal/yearly budget for studio work.
  • Led interview process for all photo studio staff and assisted training new hires/promotions as needed.
  • Prepared detailed production schedules for shoots and Integrated Marketing editorial campaigns on a daily/weekly basis, working as the main liaison between Photo Studio and other departments: Merchant, Site, Samples, Production, Graphics, and Marketing.
  • Forecasted studio needs based off sale projections and LY reports.
  • Proactively implemented process efficiencies and changes to maximize workflow throughout the organization.
  • Collaborated with vendor to create and execute redesigned application layouts for studio scheduling.
  • Promoted 5 times in 6 years at this company.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Marketing

California State University - Northridge
Northridge
06.2012

Associate of Arts - Product Development

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA
12.2009

Skills

Creative Concepting Through Completion

Full Scope Project Planning Prioritization

Multi Workstream Governance

Workback Schedule Creation Execution

On and Off-Set Production Team Management

Budget Estimating, Tracking, Wrap

Creative Resourcing Contracting and Payment

Strong Leadership Skills Direct Communicator

Timeline

Creative Producer, Lead

Nike, Inc
09.2018 - Current

Senior Producer

Nordstrom
04.2013 - 09.2018

Bachelor of Science - Business Marketing

California State University - Northridge

Associate of Arts - Product Development

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

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