Production Manager Operations Manager Business Development Manager

BRIAN L. JIMENEZ

Washington, DC ***** • 703-***-**** • *************@*****.***

www.LinkedIn.com/in/brianljimenez

SUMMARY

Production, operations and business development manager with 11+ years of experience shepherding production from concept through distribution. A clear thought leader who creates and executes production workflows across multiple simultaneous projects. Excellent written and verbal skills with a proven ability to influence stakeholders and motivate external partners. Entrepreneurial drive for creating value through processes that drive efficacy. SKILLS

● Project Management

● Media Management

● Budgets & Finance

● Audiovisual Technology

● Team Leadership, Training

& Mentoring

● Quality Control

● Production Logistics

● External Partnerships

● Content Production

● Excellent Verbal/Written

Skills

● Brand Promotion

● Problem Solving

● Copy Editing

● Strategic Planning

● Native Spanish

Speaker/Writer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Atlantic, Washington, DC March 2017 - July 2020 Production Manager, Video

● Tracked and executed projects with a documentary team of 14 producers including budgets, delivery timetables, production logistics, and final products.

● Created a formal tracking system for the $200K/year budget for working capital.

● Served as Production Manager for The Atlantic’s first feature-length documentary, White Noise.

● Led the video team to its first awards success: winning two Edward R. Murrow Awards, two National Headliner Awards, and an RTDNA Kaleidoscope Award.

● Negotiated and licensed completed documentaries and original footage for external licensees.

● Coordinated internal and external stakeholders such as editorial, legal, publicity, ad sales, and vendors. National Geographic Channel, Washington, DC September 2013 - November 2016 Distribution Supervisor, U.S. & Canada (September 2014 - November 2016)

● Ensured that all assets for distribution such as metadata, closed captioning, alternative language tracks and more were delivered for broadcast, digital, OTT, and VOD platforms.

● Scheduled in-house editing and quality control reviews of broadcast assets.

● Contributed native Spanish skills to generate program materials and metadata for NatGeo Mundo network, up to 25 premieres weekly.

Production Technician (September 2013 - September 2014)

● Received and assessed deliverables to ensure quality for worldwide distribution.

● Reviewed and finalized externally created advertising for network broadcast. TV One, Silver Spring, MD - Junior Editor September 2012 - September 2013 World Bank/Interamerican Development Bank, Washington, DC - AV Technician April 2012 - September 2012

WORA TV (Univision), Mayagüez, PR - Editor & Photojournalist June 2009 - December 2010 EDUCATION

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - Master of Business Administration Anticipated 2021 The George Washington University, Washington, DC - M.P.S. Legislative Affairs 2013 University of the Sacred Heart, San Juan, PR - Bachelor of Arts, Journalism 2009

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