Tarisai Gombe

• Managed project scope, timeline and budget in alignment with company objectives.
• Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams to ensure successful completion of projects.
• Liaised between senior management, project team members and clients to ensure effective communication throughout the duration of the project.
• Identified potential risks associated with projects and developed mitigation strategies.
• Created detailed reports on project status, issues, risks and opportunities.
• Negotiated contracts with third-party vendors when necessary.
• Evaluated, determined and delegated tasks to staff based on client needs, capacity planning and project-specific initiatives.

• Monitor creative production and design processes from conceptual phase through construction for clients such as UBER and Credit Karma.
• Evaluate, determine and delegate tasks to staff based on client needs, capacity planning and project-specific initiatives.
• Enhance development and drive continuous improvement of project delivery process by providing strong program leadership.
• Submit project deliverables to clients, consistently adhering to quality standards.

• Collaborated with creative teams, production, sales, editorial and global counterparts to ensure creative integrity, transparency and delivery.
• Worked closely with inter-departments to bring creative campaigns to life.
• Ensured all projects were delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Built relationships with clients throughout project to retain business.
• Maintained all project assets and archive projects.

• Brainstormed with AT&T client and stakeholders to define, develop and execute "Dream In Black" HBCU experiential campaign, mission and messaging for stakeholders, media and audiences.
• Worked closely with event, design, production and technical teams to create memorable interactive experiences both virtually and in-person for "Dream in Black" winners.
• Hired and managed production crews for AT&T + HBCU content capture live shoot events across 5 different city locations and flagship stores.
• Created project budgets and managed production costs - coming in under budget.

• Partnered with Creative Producers, Finance, IT, Travel, Equipment, Legal and other agencies to complete a variety of logistics, operations and compliance tasks to get crews out the door.
• Annually contracted and Onboard over 1500+ Freelancers and Independent Vendors into the Vice workflow and payroll system.
• Reconciled production budgets for 400+ local and international deployments.
• Prepared weekly onboarding documents for payroll & liaise with payroll department to fix any discrepancies and make necessary edits.
• Collaborated with Executive Leadership in a DEI ERG Co-Lead Volunteer role to drastically increase value creating diversity initiatives within the company.

• Worked with Production Coordinator & Manager to plan and delegate daily work responsibilities to production staff on budget and deadline.
• Maintained production budget records according to HBO production accounting company policies.
• Managed team of 10 Production Assistants.

• Prepared weekly payroll data for processing by the payroll coordinator
• Received, filed and processed paperwork and documents for on-boarding new hires.
• Protected payroll operations and maintained employee confidence by keeping information confidential.

• New York Times & Vayner Media - "Meek Mill: Prisoners Need A New Set Of Rights" - Art Dept Coordinator.
• New York Times Magazine & Boots Riley - "Black Male Writers Of Our Time" - Talent Coordinator
• M ss ng P eces & eBay, Superbowl Commercial 2017 - Assistant Talent Producer.
• AFROPUNK 2019: Associate Producer.
• VIRTUE - "Natty Beer" Commercial - Production Coordinator.
• NETFLIX & 40 Acres & A Mule "She's Gotta Have It" Series by Spike Lee - Talent Wrangler.
• ABC Network "The View" - Live Audience Coordinator.
• Bunim Murray Productions "Project Runway" - Talent Coordinator.
• Rielly World Wide "The Apprentice" Season 10 - Talent Wrangler.