A self-motivated, reliable and well-organised Bidding Producer and Artist’s Representative with over seventeen years of experience in fast-paced and high-pressure environments of the Advertising Industry. Demonstrated effective time management and organisational skills by simultaneously planning and managing busy schedules of film directors, photographers and retouchers to facilitate smooth processes of shooting commercial ads. Highly organized, with strong project management, budgeting and conceptual thinking skills. Thrive on having a can-do attitude, with a personable tone of voice that fits every level. Remain calm under pressure. Has been known to colleagues as a team player with a positive ‘can-do’ attitude and excellent work ethics at all times.
Work history
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Owner | Co-founder | Agent | ProducerCatalyzm Artist's Representation & Management
London, United KingdomFull Time
Facilitate business and time management support to ensure smooth daily operation of a boutique agency which promotes work of directors, photographers, CGI artists and retouchers to production companies for shooting commercial ads of well known corporations such as Nike, Adidas, Sportmaster, Coca-Cola, Audi, Datsun, Renault, Lays, Nestlé, Adrenalin Rush, Visa, Yandex, Google, Avon, Oriflame and many more.
Responsibilities
• Act as a primary contact daily for directors, photographers, retouchers, and deliver a high standard of customer service via e-mail, on the phone and in-person
• Demonstrate efficient time management skills by simultaneously coordinating up to 2-5 advertisement pitches per day, prioritise and administer busy schedules and bookings for more than 30 artists.
• Provide timely assistance to directors, photographers and retouchers during the production processes and resolve any issues promptly
• Managing Artists diaries (G-Drive, G-Calendar)
• Organize (if required) artists travel and accommodation according to their schedules in shooting projects abroad
• Create marketing materials and presentations in PowerPoint, Keynote, Adobe Acrobat and distribute via e-mail marketing campaigns to promote directors and photographers new work to the potential clients
• Continuously stay in tune with the market through relevant research and identify trends and new business opportunities
• Develop relationships with new clients – creative agencies, production companies and clients directly.
Achievements
• Discovered and subscribed 16 young Film Directors; boosted numbers of pitches and projects for the Agency by 50% in 2019
• Grew the popularity of the business via social media activities (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin)
• Streamlined all administrative processes, formulating comprehensive databases in Excel with clients’ details, meeting schedules and business budgets
• Met all the deadlines for pitches, presentations and contracts.
• Established and maintained strong partnerships with key clients (Russian branches), including Nike, Adidas, Sportmaster, Coca-Cola, Audi, Datsun, Renault, Lays, Nestlé, Adrenalin Rush, Visa, Yandex, Google, Avon, Oriflame and many others.
Creative Services AgentHappy Finish
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Responsibilities
• Identify, research and customize outreach to prospective clients driving revenue in new business from photographers, production companies, advertising and PR agencies, brands and procurement; with a goal to share solutions for high-quality creative resourcing on projects.
• Obtain regular presentation meetings to promote the company by showcasing compelling presentations and forming a long term working relationship
• Ensuring good client retention through regular follow-ups and feeding back comments to the producer and artist team on production matters to better repeat business convergence.
• Attending weekly meeting with the commercial team to review sales pipelines across the department and discuss outreach efforts, ensuring that sales strategies are aligned with the company objectives
• Work with the artists and producers to prepare detailed client bids in a timely manner, accompanied by treatments/references where appropriate to demonstrate our understanding of the brief.
• Support the artists in developing their wants and needs, by discussing regularly the kind of work they covet for their portfolios and determined collaborative opportunities with other skilled artists that could be of interest, and lead to brand exposure / commercial opportunity.
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Skills
- Artists Management
- Time Management
- Project Management
- Keynote
- Budget Control
- Problem Solving
- Admin
- Photoshop
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Offic
Education
Short Course in Producing: Production ManagementLondon Film Academy
London, United Kingdom
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Bachelor of Arts and Culture Studies Russian Public University of Cinematography (VGIK)
- Russia