Quinn Hughes Konarska
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SQUARE ZERO FILMS (FKA REBELHOUSE STUDIOS) Los Angeles, CA Producer, Writer & Director 2019 – Present
● Directed and produced short film for Mastercard’s Her Ideas campaign, writing script, conducting interviews, creating production schedule, managing partner communications, crew communications, leading production calls and editing sessions
● Impact producer for Women of Earth (2019) film campaign; managing team of 20, social platforms, website design and comms, press releases, distribution, press kit, and partnerships
● Designed and wrote copy for treatments, grants and pitch decks, securing $1M in film funding
● Coordinated Square Zero Film’s re-branding including website design and brand strategy
● Managed the Vatican’s Laudoto Si’ Breaking Bread Initiative, organizing 1000+ inter-faith screenings of Soufra (2017) by the end of 2019
● Implemented marketing and impact campaign at San Diego Film Festival using NFC technology to engage 300 attendees beyond the film screenings Production & Outreach Coordinator 2017 – 2019
● Associate produced award-winning feature documentary film, Soufra, managed film distribution and licensing for 50 film festivals and 500+ screenings
● Line Produced feature documentary film, managing crew, call sheets, talent, budget, location scouting, story research and legal documents for 5-month shoot
● Managed Soufra press events and celebrity endorsements at Cannes, Berlinale and DOC NYC
● Wrote copy for newsletters, impact reports, social media accounts and website GOOGLE San Francisco, CA
Specialist, Staffing Programs & Events 2016 – 2017
● Produced 40+ events/year to build a diverse hiring pipeline, balancing budgets of $40-50k for up to 500 industry attendees
● Created Staffing Programs impact report, compiling department-wide metrics and designing corresponding infographics
● Launched YouTube Live Staffing video series, engaging with 2000+ unique users Coordinator, Staffing Programs & Events 2015 – 2016 EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 2009 - 2013
● BA: International Studies - Global Environment & Health
● Double Minor: Film - Global Media Studies and French & Francophone Studies UNIVERSITE DE PROVENCE Aix-en-Provence, France
Study Abroad: French Language Immersion Program 2011 ADDITIONAL SKILLS, AWARDS & RECOGNITION
● Invited to speak on the 2018 University of Michigan Alumni Career Panel
● Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and GSuite
● Proficient in French