Rashid Lamarre

Managed a team of 15 editors, sound mixers and MGFX artists • Partnered with Senior Director of Production and Director of Production on all editorial and sponsored projects • Contributed to creative input for all Onion Labs, AV Club and Fusion Media Group projects by providing creative notes, brainstorming with Creative Director to pitch video concepts to clients and working with Associate Creative Director to flesh out creative ideas for all verticals • Coordinated all post-production checkpoints such as rough cut through locked cut with writers and directors, final mix and color sessions before client delivery • Served in an advisory role from conception to product delivery by advising on post capabilities, providing input at internal kick-off, pre-pro and client kick-off meetings • Managed financial aspects of post-production by creating budgets, hiring freelance editors and MGFX artists, and managing all vendors and subscriptions • Provided art direction for Onion Labs and Fusion Media Group projects with MGFX team • Directed animation spots for national brand Cholula Hot Sauce • Worked with account managers and editorial producers to create comprehensive schedules • Managed post facilities including three edit rooms and an audio booth and researched new technology to improve capabilities

Managed a team of 10 editors and sound mixers including providing daily task and deadline updates • Supervised all editorial and sponsored video edits • Created standardized project templates and workflows for editing and sound mixing • Directed sponsored spots for Onion Labs including voiceover and musical direction (e.g. K-Mart and Belko Experiment) • Wrote sponsored spots for Onion Labs (e.g. Diet Dr. Pepper, American Honey Whiskey) • Produced and story-edited sponsored podcast for McDonald’s • Produced multiple videos for Fusion Media Group by providing creative direction for all edits and collaborating with Creative Director for all story and MGFX needs • Developed and maintained central post production schedule that managed all concurrent projects (e.g. edit scheduling through Harvest Forecast, rough cut through locked cut scheduling with writers and directors, mix and color session scheduling prior to client delivery) • Tracked and logged licensed music downloads from APM Music • Brainstormed with Creative Director of Onion Labs to work on pitches for video concepts to clients and post capabilities • Worked with finance team for coordination of freelance staff payment • Coordinated and recorded voiceover sessions for sponsored content

Managed multiple sponsored projects simultaneously, working with producers and writers to accommodate edit, sound and motion graphics needs • Developed and maintained central post schedule for managing all concurrent projects via Harvest Forecast • Provided project management via Premiere and After Effects • Created post budgets, adjusting as needed with freelance purchase order numbers • Created MGFX call outs from script for graphics team on Trello • Ensured production had file specs for each shoot • Scheduled mix and color sessions, all check-ins for rough cuts through locked cuts, final screenings for color and mix prior to client delivery • Ensured all artist received comprehensive list of notes from writers and directors • Coordinated with external audio vendors for recording of voiceover and ADR • Worked with finance team for coordination of freelance staff payment • Managed server space

Edited corporate videos for clients such as ComEd, Pepsi, etc. • Digitized and converted footage from multiple shoots • Ran satellite feeds for local news networks • Created project libraries