Manager Quality Control

ZACK SHUBB

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Los Angeles, CA 90034

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT 2005-2009

Manager, International Creative Services

Was responsible for the design development, pre-press/finishing and

territory localization of all print, A/V and web materials for franchise

titles, catalog films, television product and selected "A-list" theatrical

and acquisition product released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and UMD formats. Job

duties included project creative direction and production management for

web-based assets, packaging, POP, trade and consumer materials, overseeing

hiring of outside design and print production vendors for directly

responsible titles as well as the titles handled by direct reports,

establishing and adhering to budgets, ensuring all layouts receive

consult/approval by talent, legal, marketing and internal senior management

(routing/trafficking) and approving individual worldwide territory

execution of packaging and POP designs. Projects worked on include Angels &

Demons, Hancock, Casino Royale, Step Brothers, James Bond Catalog titles,

Stargate (SG-1 and Atlantis), The Tudors, Superbad, Starship Troopers

Trilogy, Vantage Point, Ghost Rider, Monty Python's Flying Circus and

Spider-man 3.

PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL 2003-2005

Creative Services Coordinator/Manager

Was responsible for all printed items pertaining to the international home

video release of Paramount Theatrical titles. Job duties included design

and creation of DVD and VHS Sleeves and POP elements, territory

translations of sleeves, review mechanicals and color proofs for

international use, design of special packaging, interaction with design and

repro vendors, daily trafficking of layouts between talent, legal,

marketing and worldwide territories, creation of purchase orders and

resolving vendor invoices. Projects worked on include School of Rock,

Mean Girls, Deadwood, The Manchurian Candidate, The SpongeBob SquarePants

Movie, The Italian Job, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, and The Machinist.

MADDOCKS & COMPANY 1999-2002

Studio Production Manager/Account Executive

Oversaw the production and trafficking process for entire studio and held

account executive duties on Red Bull Energy Drink and Ketel One Vodka

accounts. Job duties included client services, daily trafficking,

scheduling, tracking and monitoring all stages of projects from each of

studio's clients and updating each project's activity, issuing all purchase

orders, hiring of all production vendors, estimating design and production

costs, quality control, media archiving, creation and maintenance of

internal work flow systems and procedures, hiring of freelance work,

monitoring budgets and deadlines, coordinating and attending press checks,

and scheduling of internal and external work. Studio's clients include

Disney Consumer Products, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Ketel One Vodka, Red

Bull Energy Drink and Platinum Equity Holdings.

THE MACPHEE GROUP 1998-1999

Traffic Account Coordinator

Oversaw the workflow process for the studio, specializing in VHS, DVD, and

interactive packaging. Job duties included client and vendor relations,

scheduling in-house and out-of house design and production time,

determining work estimates, budgets and change orders, quality control,

monitoring and tracking all incoming and outgoing product with clients and

vendors, and coordinating deadlines. Clients included Warner Home Video,

Universal Home Video, Mattel Media, and Havas Interactive.

DAZU ADVERTISING, INC. 1997-1998

Photography Manager

Was responsible for all aspects of photography department for both home

video and theatrical advertising divisions. Duties included tracking all

photography, negotiating prices for stock usage, setting up special photo

shoots, and all other matters relating to photography, as well as traffic

coordinating for the entire studio. Clients included Disney Theatrical,

Universal Home Entertainment International, Fox Searchlight, Columbia

Tristar Home Video, and Artisan Entertainment

PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA 1995

Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science

SKILLS

Proficient in Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash and

HTML

Fluent in Mac OS X, Windows, Microsoft Office and Outlook, and Lotus Notes

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