Kat Burns

Managing and maintaining the on site production office. Responsibilities included: • Set up and breakdown of entire office • Handling all petty cash that is dispersed during event, reconciling receipts for accounting • Arranging meals for team and/or keeping track of catering • Managing all staff and vendor check in, credentials and radios

Managed Brand Ambassadors and promotional staff for the Skylanders activation @ Comic Con. Responsibilities included: • Training and managing 25 brand ambassador staff • Wardrobe distribution and collection • Meal break distribution • Timesheet collection and reconciliation for accounting

Budget reconciliation, schedule coordination, overseeing all elements of production. Contract negotiations, hiring & managing of crew, vendors & equipment rental.

Managing and maintaining the on site production office. Responsibilities included: • Set up and breakdown of entire office • Handling all petty cash that is dispersed during event, reconciling receipts for accounting • Arranging meals for team and/or keeping track of catering • Managing all staff and vendor check in, credentials and radios

Managing and maintaining the on site production office. Responsibilities included: • Set up and breakdown of entire office • Handling all petty cash that is dispersed during event, reconciling receipts for accounting • Arranging meals for team and/or keeping track of catering • Managing all staff and vendor check in, credentials and radios

Managed booking promotional staff for CUSP by Neiman Marcus program at SXSW. Responsibilities included: • Interviewing, hiring and contracting of staff.

Account and Production Manager support on site during event days. Responsbilities included: • Prize distribution and reconciliation • Determining staff needs • Managing on site promotional staff • Interviewing, hiring, and contracting all promotional staff in a 9 city tour

Managed booking promotional staff for all events on the Best Buy Small Appliances program. Responsibilities included: • Interviewing, hiring and contracting of staff in 13 cities • On site staff management and blogger outreach liaison in 2 cities on this tour

Managing and maintaining the on site production office. Responsibilities included: • Set up and breakdown of entire office • Handling all petty cash that is dispersed during event, reconciling receipts for accounting • Arranging meals for team and/or keeping track of catering • Managing all staff and vendor check in, credentials and radios

Managed Brand Ambassadors and promotional staff for the BlackBerry Experience at TIFF. Responsibilities included: • BA training and check in/out • Wardrobe distribution and collection • Meal break distribution • Timesheet collection and reconciliation for accounting

Account and Production Manager support on all levels. Responsbilities included: • Creating the Run of Show and Event Guide and keeping them updated • Determining staff needs • Creative trafficking • Creating timeline grids and updating as necessary • Booking travel • Coordinating with any vendor needs • Additional support to all teams as needed

Managed Brand Ambassadors and promotional staff for Break Media @ Comic Con. Responsibilities included: • BA training and check in/out • Wardrobe distribution and collection • Meal break distribution • Timesheet collection and reconciliation for accounting

Manage booking of Brand Ambassadors and promotional staff for the North American leg of the Alicia Keys concert tour sponsored by BlackBerry. Responsibilities included: • Placing ads • Interviewing candidates • Hiring and contracting staff in 26 city tour

Managing and maintaining the on site production office. Responsibilities included: • Set up and breakdown of entire office • Handling all petty cash that is dispersed during event, reconciling receipts for accounting • Arranging meals for team and/or keeping track of catering • Managing all staff and vendor check in, credentials and radios

Design, animate & produce all awards show media content: 35 award categories, 5+ nominees per category. Manage content flow during live show.

Art directed a mini-pilot created by Michael McGlone to be shopped to networks. Maintained responsibilities of an entire art department, including: • Prop purchase, rental and placement • Set construction • Set decoration and dressing • Overall design and aesthetic of the piece

Art directed a small short directed by and starring Mike O'Brien, which was the precursor to the web series '7 Minutes in Heaven with Mike O'Brien'. Responsibilities included: • General art department work • Prop purchase and placement • Set dressing

Assisted in production for the pre-taped parody sketch "Ed Vincent's Sex Symposium" that aired during the Emma Stone/Kings of Leon SNL episode.

Responsibilities included: • General art department • Prop purchase and placement • Set dressing

Associate producer for web series about health, wellness, and the different modalities to live an inspired, happy life. Responsibilities included: • Concept development • Logo and website design • Setting up interviews and casting coordination • Field production • Art Department • Motion Graphics

Assisted in production of the promotional videos and success stories for the Alpine Weight Loss Secrets website and videos.

Small shoot of a preview audience parody for the movie MacGruber. Responsibilities included: • General art department • Prop purchase and placement • Set dressing

Office and set PA work. Responsibilities included: • Prop making • Product research and purchase • Set dressing • Assisting Director and Script Supervisor • Escorting talent