Lisa Hemeon

Lisa Hemeon

VFX Producer & Creative Resource Manager

Senior Producer / Senior Recruitment / 21 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Visual Effects Producer

American Gods (2017)

Visual Effects Producer

The Stone Angel (2008)

Visual Effects Producer

Diary of the Dead (2008)

Opening Title Producer

Saw III (2006)

I am a VFX Producer and Team Manager for innovative CG, VFX, Design and Post. I thrive in multidisciplinary production environments, offering a thorough understanding of Post, CG/VFX workflows. Areas of expertise include project management, quoting, project & team scheduling, stakeholder communications, scope & budget control, ensuring integrity through to project completion.

NOTABLE EXPERTISE
- Proactive team player
- Certified PMP professional (Accredited Project Management)
- Experience in multidisciplinary VFX, CG, Design & Post-Production studios
- Post Production Supervision both commercial and long form (feature & episodic)
- Excellent stakeholder communication skills, verbal and written
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with clients, management, production staff, suppliers and business units at all levels of the organization
- Point person for project tracking, scope, schedules and client communications
- Exemplary time and project management skills with multiple production priorities
- Wide experience managing projects, budgets and team utilization
- Critical eye for creative and quality control
- Management of status reports, daily production meetings, milestones and deliverables
- Thorough understanding of live-action and CG workflows and methodologies
Work History
  • PMP, Animation & Post Producer, Creative Team Management.

    Lisa Hemeon. PMP. Project Management.

    May 2013 - Present

    NOTABLE EXPERTISE
    -Comfortable and capable in leadership roles at multidisciplinary production / design studios.
    -Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively and diplomatically with suppliers, clients, management, production staff, and business units at all levels across the organization.
    -Extensive experience managing budget strategies with ability to quote and negotiate effectively.
    -Thorough planning and prioritizing skills. Able to define production needs and manage multiple tasks, whil

  • Producer

    Independent Producer

    January 2016 - February 2022
  • Producer

    Tendril Studio

    March 2020 - June 2021
    Toronto
  • VFX Producer, Creative Resource Manager

    SPIN VFX

    December 2013 - January 2016

    VFX Producer / Creative Resource management. Facilitation and support of resource objectives within the studio. Liaison between production and HR to manage staff processes, planning, performance and recruitment goals and initiatives.

  • Supervisor, Graphic Design/CG/VFX. Media Production Services

    CBC Television

    May 2011 - April 2013

    Supervising an award winning team of CBC designers and animators that work on a diverse range of motion graphics and integrated production solutions.

    As an integrated part of the Media Production Services, CBC Graphic Design offers innovation, expertise and a commitment to design excellence.

    Our award winning creative teams collaborate on a broad range of broadcast pitches, GFX packages and multi-platform content. Multidisciplinary designers and animators direct and execute integrated solutions for motion graphics, branding strategies, print, illustra

  • Executive Producer, Creative Project Management; Consulting.

    Lisa Hemeon

    May 2010 - April 2011

    NOTABLE EXPERTISE
    -Comfortable and capable in leadership roles at multidisciplinary production studios.
    -Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively and diplomatically with suppliers, clients, management, production staff, and business units at all levels across the organization.
    -Extensive experience managing budget strategies with ability to quote and negotiate effectively.
    -Thorough planning and prioritizing skills. Able to define production needs and manage multiple tasks, while ensurin

  • Executive Producer, Creative Project Management

    SPIN VFX

    May 2006 - April 2010

    Design, Animation & VFX for commercial, digital content, network campaigns and film industry.
    I excel in planning and prioritizing multiple tasks in high-pressure production environments. I am an effective and resourceful worker and a highly detail oriented manager. My skills include team / resource management, controlling workflows, budgeting, creative implementation, client relationship building and managing the highest expectation of all content and deliverables.

    As a team leader with excellent written and verbal communication skills, I have the a

  • Executive Producer

    Cuppa Coffee

    2003 - 2006

    Animation, Design, Stop Motion, Motion Graphics for commercial, digital content and broadcast campaigns.
    As Executive Producer/Manager I was responsible for streamlining the communication and production process by controlling all project requirements and client specs. I managed services from conceptual strategies through to execution of all requirements including client pitches, budget negotiations, production, design, animation, post-production, audio and/or additional digital, print or web based needs.

  • Executive Producer

    TOPIX

    1994 - 1998

    Executive Producer / Creative Team management
    3D and 2D Animation, Design, Motion Graphics & Online/Post-production for commercial and network campaigns.
    Responsible for streamlining the communication and production process by controlling all project requirements, quoting and budget management, resource and client management from conceptual strategies through to execution of all deliverables.

  • Producer

    Command Post Toybox/ Magnetic North / CIty TV

    1986 - 1994

    various Post Production positions and TV background

Education
  • ELAM

    2012 - 2013
  • Sheridan College

    ? - 2013
  • DDI, Ready to Lead - Executive Training Program

    2011 - 2012
  • Project Management Institute

    2010 - 2012
  • British Columbia Institute of Technology

    ? - ?
  • Ryerson University

    ? - ?