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Rebecca Black

Creative Leadership & Management
Madison,WI
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Rebecca Black

Summary

Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

14
years of professional experience

Work History

Quad Graphics
Madison, WI

Senior Photo Producer
06.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Act as a liaison between the in-house creative team and our client's cross-functional partners, manage all operational touchpoints in bringing marketing creative projects to life for digital and catalogue projects, and act as a voice for the creative team.
    • Managed the workflow of projects from concept through post-production.
    • Collaborate with creative leadership to continually optimize creative operations,
    from resourcing to scoping to timelines. Leading process improvement to optimize
    client satisfaction, cost effectiveness and employee retention.
    • Coordinated the selection of locations, crew, equipment, props and other resources
    needed for each project.
    • Identified opportunities to streamline operations and complete projects before
    deadlines, while growing the level and breadth of deliverables.
    • Utilized extensive professional network to contact and recruit potential talent for
    roles.
    • Negotiated fees and contracts for photographers.
    • Writing model release language to match current business needs. Negotiating Model
    rights and extending existing rights.
    • Supervised color manipulation of images, retouching, transmission of files and
    proofing systems.
    • Utilized Studio Software to process billing and payments for services and goods
    between company, clients and vendors.
    • Prepare and manage production budgets and team ops budgets, and organize
    (sourcing photographer, renting studio space, organizing equipment, locations etc.)
    • Photo stock research and negotiating licensed imagery.
    • Manage a team of salaried creative team including but not limited to employee
    performance reviews, ongoing feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.

Duluth Trading
Mount Horeb, WI

Executive Producer
09.2019 - 04.2020

Job overview

  • Supervised team of creative and diverse individuals across company delivering consistent feedback and positive reinforcement to maximize performance.
    • Managed the external relationship with MARCOM compony commissioned, to
    manage company TV and Internet commercials.
    • Identified areas for process improvement and a higher level of team collaboration.
    • Set and managed production schedules according to strict deadlines.
    • Recruited and hired crew members, including negotiating rates of pay for a new
    DAM system.
    • Supervised production staff during planned photo shoots in studio and on location.

Lands' End
Dodgeville, WI

Manager of Photography
10.2016 - 09.2019

Job overview

  • Manage multi million dollar budgets per year, allocating across divisions quarterly, based on marketing needs.
    • Collaborated with Executive level Creative Director as well as Art Directors for Men's, Women's, Children, Business wear, and Home to hash out seasonal ideas for locations.
    • Produce location shoots across the country and some over seas.
    • Booked travel for teams of 30-35, including equipment and wardrobe carnets.
    • Transitioned the whole Dodgeville, WI on- figure studio team from in house studio in
    Wisconsin to the newly commissioned New York, NY studio, seamlessly, when business
    needs required it.
    • Utilized extensive professional network to contact and recruit potential talent for
    roles.
    • Worked with Men's, Women's, Children, Business wear, and Home divisions quarterly
    to deliver location shoots within each area's diverse creative vision.
    • Created and maintained production schedules and adjusted as needed to stay on
    track for target completion.
    • Generated original casting and location ideas and further developed ideas through
    research. Presented to stakeholders for projects.
    • Partnered with creative team to execute creative vision within budget and
    scheduled press, go live requirements.
    • Recruited and hired crew members, including negotiating rates of pay and
    contracts for usage.
    • Identified opportunities to streamline internal AD team operations and complete
    projects on budget and before deadlines.
    • Communicated clear and accurate progress and financial reports to studio
    executives and other relevant stakeholders.

Rebecca Black Creative
Los Angeles, CA

Chief Creative
03.2004 - 09.2016

Job overview

  • Co-Producer for Evergreen Pictures Feature length Documentary Film ‘The Queen of Versailles
  • Hired cinematographers, sound mixers, grip and production associates and cast film subjects and acted as directors liaison with crew and venues
  • Event organizer at Sundance film with Executive Producers to host Sundance staff and film crews
  • Playboy Magazine Photo Director revamp of all magazine photography non-nude 2013-2016
  • Evergreen Pictures ‘Best Night Ever’ Multimedia Production for GQ Magazine Evergreen Pictures ‘Fashion Show’ Multimedia Production for New York Magazine Mini Cars product shoot Madrid, Spain casting.
  • Managed multiple editorial productions inclusive of GQ Italia Fashion shoot NYLON House party event at Coachella 2012 for sponsor Hugo Boss
  • ASOS UK Magazine Cover and Fashion stories

Dennis Publishing
New York, NY

Photo Editor Director
01.2004 - 01.2009

Job overview

  • Liaised with creative director, entertainment editor and art department on projects
    • Maintained strong relationships with Publicists to clear ideas and photographers.
    • Conceptualized cover, fashion and visual stories for features. Produced and
    managed delivery for fashion, sports, lifestyle and all celebrity projects.
    • Utilized extensive professional network to contact and recruit potential talent for
    roles.
    • Hired photographers to tell the appropriate, most unique visual story for each section
    of the magazine.
    • Cast all models and celebrity features and negotiated rates and contracts.
    • Managed and directed retouches, print production, layout process and deadlines
    • Created project budgets and managed production costs.
    • Created and maintained production schedules and adjusted as needed to stay on
    track for target completion.
    • Timed image delivery and workflow to meet set editing and print order requirements

Education

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Bachelor of Arts from Journalism And Mass Communication

Skills

  • Image Editing
  • Photo Shoots
  • Creative Thinking
  • Contract Preparation
  • Print and Digital Advertisement
  • Commercial Photography
  • Photography and Videography
  • Project Budgeting
  • Project Scope Creation
  • New Home Salesmanship
  • Property Research
  • Market Tracking and Research
  • Open House Management
  • Complex Problem Solving
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Timeline

Senior Photo Producer

Quad Graphics
06.2021 - Current

Executive Producer

Duluth Trading
09.2019 - 04.2020

Manager of Photography

Lands' End
10.2016 - 09.2019

Chief Creative

Rebecca Black Creative
03.2004 - 09.2016

Photo Editor Director

Dennis Publishing
01.2004 - 01.2009

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Bachelor of Arts from Journalism And Mass Communication

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