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Creative Operations Executive
Consulting Producer
An AI-native Creative Studio · Los Angeles · 2026 – Present
Production leadership at a Venice-based AI studio working at the frontier of synthetic media and high-end visual storytelling. A boutique operation known for bespoke, ethical AI work with individual high-end creatives and production houses.
Senior Campaign Producer, Global Brand and Communications
/ RIOT GAMES
A global interactive entertainment company · Los Angeles · 2025 – Present
Embedded within the Global Brand and Communications department of one of the world's most recognized gaming companies. Branding Producer for Riftbound, the first new franchise IP launched by this organization in years. Global release across multiple regions and languages, with visual identity and brand coherence guided across launch and four expansion sets.
CORE CONTRIBUTIONS
Franchise IP and brand production for a major global gaming launch, from initial visual identity through four expansion sets
Creative operations and workflow design for a worldwide brand and communications organization
Internal leadership team member contributing to org structure, team culture, and cross-regional alignment
Executive counsel to department heads on operational strategy, creative systems, and cross-functional partnership
Creative Organization + Operations Consultant
2020 - Present
An operations, culture, curation, and impact consultancy with a call to support mission-driven creative organizations.
Executive Creative Director
/ LA DESIGN FESTIVAL · Los Angeles · 2019 – 2025
Led creative vision, programming strategy, and operational execution for Los Angeles's premier multi-day celebration of design culture and the creative economy. Six years building one of the city's most recognized cultural platforms, from curatorial direction through live event production at scale.
Grew event to 20K+ in-person attendees and 243M total media impressions across the 2023 "Design for the People" and 2025 "Design Futurism" editions
Built and sustained audience infrastructure: 22K unique website visitors and 12.6K newsletter subscribers
Directed full creative production lifecycle: curation, programming, brand identity, experiential design, and community engagement
Established LA Design Festival as a nationally recognized platform for design culture, creative economy, and emerging voices
DIRECTOR, PGA CREATE SCRIPTED FELLOWSHIP
/ PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA · 2022
Directed a Google-sponsored fellowship for underrepresented creative producers, designing program strategy, curriculum, and the industry network development that shaped participants' next career moves.
CREATIVE PRODUCER & BRAND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
/ ‘THE MOVEMENT’ APP · 2020 - 2023
Developed content and storytelling strategy for The Movement app, a platform preserving cultural history for modern audiences, at the convergence of tech and national cultural institutions.
Managing Editor
/ THE GREAT DISCONTENT · 2021 – 2022
Led editorial curation and art direction for the magazine's 2022 relaunch, featuring a roster of internationally recognized creative voices.
Featured Creatives: Kamilah Rashied / Monica Ahanonu / PJ Vegas / Sofía Gallisá Muriente / Giorgia Lupi / Demar Matthews / Michael Two Bulls / Jordan Wong / Lucy McRae / Tony Whlgn® / Carly Ayres / Rick Garzon / Zykera Tucker / Meena Khalili and Sheharazad Fleming
PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CREATIVE DIRECTION & SOCIAL STRATEGY
/ MAYOR’S FUND OF LOS ANGELES / LA ORIGINAL / MASTERCARD · 2021
Led campaign production and social strategy for the 2021 LA Original Christmas campaign — @MakeLAOriginal reach increased +591% and engagement +986% quarter-over-quarter.
DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE OPERATIONS
/ WE MUST BE BOLD · 2021 – 2022
Led creative operations and cross-functional production for a mission-driven live and digital content organization, overseeing workflow design, resource allocation, and execution across creative and production teams.
Director of Production, North America
/ COMPANY 3 / METHOD STUDIOS / ENCORE VFX · Los Angeles · 2016 – 2020
C-suite operational leadership of a distributed North American creative studio spanning Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, and Atlanta, with a 300–500 person production operation in Pune, India. Scaled the organization from 45 to 300+ creatives. P&L ownership above $50M annually across worldwide studio locations.
Delivered double-digit profitability growth in year one of taking operational leadership across North American and India operations
Designed and implemented workforce planning, compensation strategy, and organizational development frameworks across all locations
Established Atlanta market presence ahead of competition, securing key client accounts in advance of the industry's migration to Georgia
Led 50+ person production team as Executive Producer delivering 18,000+ VFX shots per season on time and within budget
Managed executive-level client relationships across the full production lifecycle for major studio feature and episodic work
Producer + Director of Operations
/ FURIOUS FX · Los Angeles · 2004 – 2016
Twelve years at a boutique, client-focused VFX studio known for high-touch creative partnerships and studio-quality output. Operated across two simultaneous functions: producing major studio feature films and running the full operational infrastructure of the company.
Produced VFX for 20+ major studio feature films including Ghostbusters, Deadpool, Spy, Gangster Squad, and Underworld: Awakening · IMDB
Managed end-to-end production: client briefs, creative team coordination, timelines, budgets, and delivery across simultaneous high-profile projects
Directed all studio operations including CAPEX and OPEX management, facilities, technology, and business continuity across a growing creative organization
Built HR infrastructure: talent recruitment, compensation programs, performance management, and employee relations for a scaling creative team
Developed the operational playbook, financial reporting systems, and production workflows that supported the studio's growth over more than a decade
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS + ROLES
National Organization of Minority Architects, Southern California · Director of Communications & Public Relations · 2023 – Present
Get Lit – Words Ignite · Advisor, Community Engagement · 2019 – Present
Santa Monica College Interaction Design Baccalaureate Program · Advisor · 2024 – Present
Wildlife Recovery Think Tank · Member · 2025
Information Architecture Conference · Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Accessibility · 2022 – 2023
The Creative School, Washington DC · Advisor, Culture & Organizational Structure · 2019 – 2022
AIGA Los Angeles · DEI Advisory Board Chairperson · 2016 – 2021
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences · Peer Group Executive Committee Member · 2018 – 2020
University of Southern California, Iovine Young Academy · Guest Lecturer, Creative Operations · Ongoing
TALKS + WORKSHOPS
A Conversation on Design Inspiration with Ruth E. Carter · LA Design Festival
Creative Coalescence: Music, Tech and Design · LA Design Festival
Lead the Charge · Los Angeles Sparks / We Are Girls
Art and Science of Workshop Design · UXPA – Washington DC
Advisory Boards: How to Build Them & Why? · AIGA National Leadership Retreat, Atlanta
Pipeline Review & Revision · Deluxe Creative Services · Workshop
10 Things to Know After You Graduate · USC Roski School of Art & Design
Brainstorming with Empathy · USC Iovine Young Academy · Recurring Workshop