Maddy Cheney
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Maddy Cheney

Head of ProductionLondon, United Kingdom
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Maddy Cheney

Head of ProductionLondon, United Kingdom
About me
I am a highly motivated production specialist with 10 years experience across ecom, social and campaign production. I have extensive team leadership experience, am passionate about building and motivating high performing teams and love working closely with talented creatives to successfully execute their vision.
Projects
  • Modern British Home campaign
    Modern British Home campaign
Work history
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    Global Creative ProducerCrabtree & Evelyn
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    • Manage the production of all photography (product and lifestyle) from pre to post production • Ensure each shoot is delivered to schedule and budget • Work closely with the Executive Creative Director to devise the strategic photographic direction for the brand • Nurture relationships across an extensive network of suppliers • Manage the production budget • Negotiate fees and usage rights • Define and monitor standards of imagery across global markets • Manage studio resource and workflow • Oversee the production of packshot photography for the E-commerce platform • Produce a detailed product photography schedule, outlining shot count per day • Secure high quality samples or mockups for photography • Manage the post-production process • Approve content for circulation to global markets • Manage the file naming convention and upload of assets to the DAM system • Currently overseeing the re-shoot of our complete inventory for the website relaunch • Manage the production of lifestyle, still life and location shoots for monthly campaigns • Work closely with the Global Creative Director on the creative development for each campaign • Compile shot-lists and prop-lists • Scout locations, source photographers and cast talent • Brief stylists • Manage the post-production process, ensuring assets are released to high standards for print and digital channels • Manage the production of film • Compile briefing • Review script • Source props, scout locations • Manage the feedback process on edits • Oversee voiceover/captions • Manage the production of illustration • Compile briefing • Manage feedback process • Manage timeline and deliverables • Liaise with the legal team to ensure usage rights and copyright agreements are confirmed for all assets • Maintain Digital Asset Management platform (Amplience) • Act as a brand guardian, providing feedback and direction on all market proposals and requests in order to achieve brand consistency globally
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    Head of ProductionMADE.COM
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    • Lead the global production team across ecom, campaign and social • Manage the fast paced Studio schedule, working closely with our Studio Manager to resource sets efficiently and achieve daily targets • Forecast & manage the global production budget • Develop yearly global shoot plan • Instrumental in leading the MADE rebrand project across all lifestyle imagery, working closely with our Creative Director to establish new styling guidelines, redesign lifestyle sets (architectural elements and colour palette), revise stills & motion shotlist per product • Social: Plan, budget and resource monthly social shoots, producing content in line with our social calendar across Instagram, Pinterest, Tiktok platforms • Ecom: Run a global team of producers on fast paced e-com still & motion shoots, ensuring daily targets are met and shotlists are adhered to • Lead weekly Briefings & Curation reviews with the wider team to ensure creative output is in line with brand guidelines • Campaign: Lead end to end production on key campaigns, working closely with the Creative Director to ensure their vision comes to life & the campaign is executed seamlessly across channels. Draw up production timelines & budget, allocate resource, location scout, source talent, facilitate and lead meetings with the wider team to keep production on track and ensure they are hitting key milestones • Streamlined process across studio working closely with Studio Manager to achieve operational excellence, increase efficiency and shot counts, reduce product time to site, refine logistics and supplier book • Studio renovation: led the relocation and design of the MADE.COM Brand studio in 2021, managing timeline, budget, logistics and spec of the renovation • Collaborate closely with Legal to ensure all usage agreements / release forms are in place Strong network of contacts across: Photographers Stylists Set Designers Set builders HMU Wardrobe stylists Studio assistants / technicians
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Skills
  • Shoot Production
  • Shoot Planning
  • Budget Management
  • Resource Planning
  • Content Scheduling
  • Budget Negotiation
  • Legal Contracts
  • Asset Management
Education
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    Distinction - Masters in the History of ArtCourtauld Institute of Art
     - London, United Kingdom
    Awarded scholarships from The Courtauld Scholarship Programme and The Ashley Family Foundation Specialism: Dress, Body, Space and Modernity: Fashion in the City, 1919-1939 Dissertation: Alexander McQueen: A construction of Britishness in the media (1994-2010)
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    First Class Honours - Bachelors History of ArtUniversity of Nottingham
     - Nottingham, United Kingdom
    BA History of Art - First Class Honours