Maggie Koo

MAGGIE KOO EXPERIENCE SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER | POWERSTATION STUDIOS 2022 - Present, London, UK (CONTRACT) CONTACT EMAIL-TEL - PORTFOLIO www.instagram.com/thevialactea • Help to determine, implement and drive the new and existing process and practices that enable a growing team to deliver world-class design at the highest quality on time • Oversee and manage 30+ live projects status, budget, schedules and production resources • Developing and enforcing schedules and facilitating effective communication • Manage stakeholder alignment and align with owners across teams and disciplines •Manage and organise all the licensing assets from inception to launch via internal and external portals/servers • Gather and provide both design and development feedback to designers/content partners • Manage client’s expectations and establish a good working relationship • Working with clients like Microsoft, Activition, Blizzard, Riot, Hasbro, Bungie, Lucasfilm, Chain Guardians etc SENIOR CREATIVE PRODUCER | UNIT9 / NUCCO BRAIN 2020 - 2022, London, UK PROFILE A creative, driven and multilingual Creative Producer, Project & Product Development Manager with over seven years’ experience in gaming, media production and web development management. Expertise in managing and developing traditional and computer animations, motion graphics, graphics, live action, CG and VFX. Team player with a collaborative work style, interested in being hands-on with design, production, and development. EDUCATION • Managing creative resources for responsible projects and working with Creative Art Director and Head of Production to ensure workflow in studio is accounted for • Working closely with Managing Director and Client Services team to interrogate and build concise briefs and pitch decks • Effectively communicating with creative and technical teams about design, animation, live action, motion graphics, infographics, comics, CG, VFX • Created an enhanced project tracking system and workflow for the entire division, resulting in increased transparency on projects in pipeline and led to 30% faster delivery times • Overseeing creation of video (2D/ 3D/ Live Action/ CG), web (Interactive/ AR/ VR/ MVP) from developing features to entirely new products • Responsibility for all financial aspects of the project including direct project labour costs, change orders and other associated project hard costs. Working closely with finance department in actualising project reports and maintaining or growing bid margins • Knowledge of project management methodology, including the ability to identify, prioritise and resolve issues, manage risk and allocate resources • Working with clients like SNHU, UKRI, ESA, London Theatre, Rebel Girls, Leigh Day, Deloitte, King, DeBeers Group, JP Morgan, AIA Tottenham Hotspurs, UBS BA (HONS) AUDIO & DIGITAL FILM PRODUCTION | MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY 2011 – 2013, London, UK (1st Class Honours) MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIPLOMAS (DipABRSM, LRSM and FRSM) | YAMAHA ACADEMY OF ARTS & MUSIC 2009 – 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Distinction) PRINCE2 AGILE FOUNDATION & PRACTITIONER DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER | WE ARE KITTY-, London, UK (CONTRACT) • Managed all digital projects for advertising agency clients including web development, online advertising, social media strategy, and SEM (PPC and SEO), from inception to launch • Managed agency partnerships and relationships including web developers, graphic and UX designers, printers, external creative and technical expertise and resources ensuring on time, on budget, and top-quality deliveries of all digital advertising and online marketing projects • Reviewed and negotiated project budgets, created SOW and resolved discrepancies, requirement gathering, oversaw project teams and client deliverables • Set up, participated and lead daily / weekly project team / client conference calls • Tracked project progress and reported to all internal and external stakeholders ATTRIBUTES EXPERIENCE ORGANISATION &TIME MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION & COORDINATION NEGOTIATION & COST ANALYSIS SOURCING & RESEARCHING MS OFFICE & GOOGLE SUITE AGILE PROJECT / PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Smartsheet, MONDAY, TrafficLive, DoneDone, Trello, Paprika, Resource Guru, Team Deck, Frame.io, Shotgun WEB MANAGEMENT JIRA, GitHub, CMS (e.g. WordPress, Drupal, WooCommerce, Magento, Strapi), CRM (e.g. HubSpot), Site Localisation DESIGN TOOLS Photoshop. Lightroom, After Effects, InDesign, Illustrator, Affinity Designer, Sketch, Figma, InVision MULTILINGUAL English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay, Taiwanese PRODUCER | WHAT3WORDS 2018 - 2019, London, UK • Coordinated video department that produces custom videos for partners that required the creation of internal and external promotional pieces • Managed pre-production, shooting, and post-production ensured that all videos fit the specifications. Hired the appropriate expertise as necessary for creating compelling stories while maintaining budget and staying on-brand. Attended shoots, both locally and internationally • Assisted with sourcing talent, location scouting and logistics and allocated resource accordingly • Development of project delivery plans using Agile project management methodology • Collaborated with copywriters, UI/UX designers and developers to create and update web content via CMS. Liaised with the Group Marketing team to implement other structural improvements as required • Developed, built and localised landing pages, conducted A/B testing, set up workflows and web forms (e.g. HubSpot) to support campaign activity and improve conversions • Worked cooperatively with other functional areas within Marketing to create and design informative graphics for web pages or blog posts to develop and implemented web-based communication strategies ARTISTIC FLAIR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | THUMBS UP (UK) GENERAL AWESOMENESS 2016 – 2018, London, UK • Oversaw entire life cycle of a product with critical path from conception and design through to development and deployment ADDITIONAL HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER | KOKO LONDON & CLF ART CAFÉ PECKHAM & LONDON IN STEREO Live Music, Events, Weddings PHOTOGRAPHER | PUBLICATIONS CLASH, NME, LOUD & QUIET, DAZED & CONFUSED • Liaised with external suppliers, negotiating costs, MOQ, lead time and credit terms, obtaining all necessary information and details on prototypes, samples, sourcing strategies, manufacturing methods and resolved pending issues to ensure deadlines were on target • Created and developed multiple new and existing products in different ranges. Met annual revenue goal and led cross-functional teams to 25% efficiency improvement and $100k cost savings in only 3 months • Collaborated with QA to identify any potential quality issues during the development process. Creating, tracking and managing bulk production orders • Communicated with cross-functional teams to deliver product and packaging changes, including quality improvements, cost reductions, new item launches and developments within set timescales and budgets PRODUCTION COORDINATOR | Pinewood Group Limited 2013 – 2016, Shepperton Studio, UK • Improved program and advertisement scheduling workflows to greatly increase productivity • Ensured the highest standards of accuracy and quality in editing of news footage and advertisement footage prior to broadcast. Verified that producers had the necessary materials and resources prior to shoots, editing, or recording sessions • Recognised for superb work ethic under high-pressure environments including successful live event recordings • Served as liaison between various staff involved in on set production including directors, producers, hosts, guests, editors and technical to manage and deliver all contractual shoot needs and requirements • Engaged and oversaw the team including freelancers, internal employees, service and supplier companies, and day-to-day logistics across the full production cycle from preproduction through to delivery