Justin Souders

Justin Souders Project Management Professional Los Angeles, CA • - •-• linkedin.com/in/justin-t-souders PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Dynamic and tech-savvy project manager with 10+ years of experience in educational content development, client engagement, and team leadership. Expertise in EdTech, curriculum development, sales strategy, and workflow optimization. Adept at building strong relationships, delivering compelling presentations, and managing multiple tasks in fast-paced environments. Passionate about leveraging technology to enhance education and support educators in achieving their goals. WORK EXPERIENCE Carri Construction Inc. Project Manager, Commercial TI & New Development 07/2023 - 10/2024 Partnered with various cross-functional teams to manage and deliver six commercial projects, exceeding $10 million. Enhanced communication and relationship management skills through frequent engagement with stakeholders. Achieved early completion of two separate multi-phase commercial renovation construction efforts by two weeks due to efficient negotiation of timelines, reduction in scope of work and resolving budgetary deficiencies by 10% across all trades. 2U Inc. Project Manager, Curriculum Learning Design & Development 06/2018 - 09/2022 Collaborated with internal stakeholders to provide creative guidance and offer remote and on-site technical solutions for over 300 instructional videos utilizing SEO best practices and agile methodologies. Supervised the technical team responsible for providing remote customer support that heavily reduced the demand for on-site production set up by 50% and elevated the quality of our products for our clients across more than 100 graduate and undergraduate degree programs. Oversaw the development of a fully-remote production team during reorganization, while also coordinating all activities such as planning, budgeting, cost estimates, and structural design, leading to the successful completion of large- scale business and academic projects. Entertainment One International Ltd. Project Manager, Unscripted Content and Development 04/2015 - 03/2018 Managed various project production expenses while negotiating amicable licensing deals with third party vendors under the guidelines of the studio that saved over $2 million in the clearing of original content, featured on network television. Oversaw the workflow of curating more than 100 hours of archival media throughout various iterations of production to enhance the narrative of the episodic series program. Led the financial tracking management with archival media of up to $5 million and negotiated with over 50 third-party client vendors in providing never-before-seen content featured broadcast television. Creature Films Inc. Development Coordinator, New Media Research and Development 03/2012 - 04/2015 Led the development of over 100 media projects; produced sizzle and presentation reels for over 30 industry-executives across various television networks and production companies. Conducted countless marketing research and trend analysis to inform content development strategies for development executives. Created over 200+ numerous story scripts, treatments, and sizzle reels with the executive team that resulted in six original ideas of my own receiving production reels at several top tier cable networks. SKILLS • Curriculum Sales Strategy and Planning • Client Relationship Management • Presentation and Communication Skills • Market and Trend Analysis • EdTech Solutions Implementation • Workflow and Resource Optimization • Scheduling & Billing Systems (FileMaker Pro) • Agile Methodologies and Team Leadership CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING Non-Affiliated Member of the Board, Research for Ethics & Compliance Western Governor’s University 06/2023 - 07/2024 Instructional Design 2U Inc. - 9/2022 PMI Agile Practitioner LinkedIn Learnings - 09/2022 Digital Media & 3D Modeling The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising - 06/2012 B2B Marketing Foundations & Strategy LinkedIn Learnings - 02/2023 OSHA 30 HR Training, New Construction & Development 360 Training - 05/2023 EDUCATION Bachelor Of Sciences in Business Administration & Management The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) • Los Angeles, CA