Nora Berecoechea

Work History

• VFX Producer & Postproduction Supervisor

  Postmen

  June 2022 - Present

  Specialised in VFX and Post Production, me and my partners accompany projects from development and preparation to post production and deliveries, offering complete services including: Budgeting, Planning, Previz, Concept Design, On set Supervision, Virtual Production Management, VFX Production, VFX Supervision and Post Production Management.
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  CEO - Head of VFX

  Umedia

  October 2018 - June 2022

  Brussels - Paris

  Heading 4 studios across Belgium and France, managing a team up to 150 people and creating VFX for ~40 films and TV series a year.
  Main Achievements: 7 nominations to Best VFX awards & 5 wins (2019-2022). Launched a 3rd VFX Facility in Flanders and a 4th one in Wallonia. Set up of a 100% remote VFX studio across two countries (2020). Design and implementation of a new and revised Business Model for the studio (2019).
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  VFX Producer

  Umedia

  February 2014 - June 2022

  Brussels Area, Belgium
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  Founder and Mentor

  Raidillonate

  May 2020 - December 2021

  - Workshops, Trainings & Mentoring: Collaboration with different Municipalities from Argentina to create incubation and mentoring programmes for local entrepreneurs, including: “Mercedes Emprende 2020”, “Mercedes Incuba 2020” and “Fortaleciendo mi Pyme en Corrientes”.
  - Fundraising Program: Partnership with the Venture Capital “La Turbina” for a 4-week training cycle for early-stage startups to guide them in the process of designing and launching an investment round.
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  Business Manager

  Umedia

  December 2016 - September 2018

  Belgique - France

  Management:
   Manage and develop VFX Business & HR team
  VFX Networking & CRM:
   Represent Umedia VFX
   Be the first contact person for TS, Equity & AAA clients.
   Represent business face among clients and reassure them to work with us.
   Responsible for the production of VFX Breakdowns & quotes demanded by potential clients.
  Business:
   Involved in long term and strategic projects for the department and the group.
   VFX Budget, Financial plan and dashboard owner: ensure the respect of VFX’ yearly budget via the follow up of the Financial Plan. Optimize and Keep up to date the VFX Dashboard to ensure an accurate follow up of Department’s objectives.
   Main link with accounting and financial department in order to keep the department’s forecast in line and adapt past costs and incomes with reality.
   Main link with production & TS department.
   Business excellence: Structure and optimize department’s method & process. Develop and optimize tools to ensure things run smoothly in the department day to day operations.
   Create and keep up to date the Studio Showreel & films breakdowns.
   Responsible of internal and external EU communication: Social Networks, Website, internal Newsletter, etc.
  HR:
   Represent Umedia in VFX schools in order to promote Umedia’s image among young artists.
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  Production Manager

  Umedia

  March 2015 - November 2016

  Brussels Area, Belgium

  Manages the VFX Producers, the Business Assistant, VFX Assistant and the Freelancers VFX Producers and Coordinators for EN projects.
  VFX Production:
   Represent production face among clients and reassure them to work with us.
   Responsible for the production of VFX Breakdowns & quotes demanded by potential clients. Work closely with VFX producer, VFX Director and Supervisors to provide them.
   Responsible of Department Planning: On-Going projects Pre-planning, Line up, Projection Room, Work Stations, Avid room, team absences.
   Resources management (human & technical): ensure an optimal resource occupation in coordination with VFX Producer FR.
   Responsible for the debriefing of finished projects.
  Business:
   Involved in long term and strategic projects for the department and the group.
   VFX Budget, Financial plan and dashboard owner: ensure the respect of VFX’ yearly budget via the follow up of the Financial Plan. Optimize and Keep up to date the VFX Dashboard to ensure an accurate follow up of Department’s objectives.
   Main link with accounting and financial department in order to keep the department’s forecast in line and adapt past costs and incomes with reality.
   Business excellence: Structure and optimize department’s method & process. Develop and optimize tools to ensure things run smoothly in the department day to day operations.
  HR:
   Represent Umedia in VFX schools in order to promote Umedia’s image among young artists.
   Responsible for technical freelancers recruitment in Belgium: VFX artists, VFX producer, VFX coordinator, etc.
   Create process and tools to allow a proper functioning of Day to day Artists Recruitment tasks
   Supervise artist’s arrival and departure.
   Supervise Artists invoicing processes.
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  Business Executive

  Umedia

  April 2013 - February 2015

  Brussels Area, Belgium

  Management:
   Manage and develop uFX Business Assistant.
   Support uFX Manager by completing specific strategic and spontaneous business-related missions & projects.
   Responsible of uFX’ Business Strategy accomplishment: Manage and monitor uFX projects via the project management tools system.
   Attend strategic meetings and keep track of them on meeting reports.
  Sales:
   Update and optimize uFX sales Method & Processes.
   Develop and optimize tools for the sales process & client’s follow-up.
  HR:
   Day to day Artists Recruitment tasks: answer candidatures, classify the received CVs, keep Artists database updated, keep a fluid communication with artists, screening of CVs and démo réel with VFX Supervisor, etc.
   Responsible for technical recruitment in Belgium (artists, vfx producer, vfx coordinator, etc).
   Coordinate artists arrival in Belgium and London.
   Responsible of Artists invoicing processes: Control the numbers of days worked by artist and the amount of each invoice, deadlines with intermediaries (SMART, T-Heater), etc.
   Structure and optimize artists recruiting method & process.
   Develop and optimize tools for the recruitment and artists’ follow-up.
  Financial:
   Update and manage cash flow plan and budget
   Update and manage uFX KPIs
   Create business scenarios
   Create and optimize financial analysis tools
  Equipment:
   Create & update an inventory of uFX equipment (Hardware and software)
   Responsible of Software licenses renewal with the collaboration of the Technical Assistant.
   Create & monitor uFX IT Budget
  Office:
   Back up uFX Manager on all office-related aspects.
   Coordinate with the office department changes to be done in the artists room to create a "great place to work" for the artists.
  Other:
   Create and update processes linked to both business & projects
   Be able to manipulate projection room.
   Give uFX introduction and technical training.
  
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  VFX Coordinator

  Umedia

  October 2012 - February 2014

  Brussels Area, Belgium

  · Managing the progress of the VFX team’s work.
  · Work with VFX Producer on creating and managing the shot schedule.
  · Setting up dailies and shot reviews for the CG Supervisor, VFX Supervisor and clients.
  · Maintaining detailed notes on shot approvals and status.
  · Tracking all shots in the pipeline, maintaining accurate and up to date databases.
  · Ensuring artists have the information and materials required to complete their work efficiently.
  · Facilitating communication between CG, Comp & Matte Painting departments.
  · Working with the CG Supervisor and artists to manage render priorities.
  · Managing I/O, scheduling sessions, ensuring correct naming conventions, handles, cross-checking footage with count sheets and latest cuts to ensure accurate frame counts, etc.
  
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  Business & Project Assistant

  Umedia

  October 2012 - March 2013

  Brussels Area, Belgium

  Sales
   Run Sales analysis in order to give strategic recommendations.
   Optimize client database and keep it up to date.
   Do films search every 2 weeks in order to find projects with good VFX potential.
   Contact clients (Producers/Post-Producers/…) and pitch uFX
  Business
   Support Business Manager Implementing and adapting Strategy
   Assist Business Manager analyze other sources of revenue
   Assist Business Manager in emergencies and day to day tasks
   Main contact person with others departments
   Create and implement new tools & processes
  Accounting
   Create and update and IT inventory (hardware & software)
   Main contact person for invoicing
   Support Accounting department
  uFX Pipeline:
   Responsible of the uFX Production Meetings
   Share information with the team: MR, Next Steps follow-up, pipeline, etc.
  HR
   Responsible for technical recruitments: artists, coordinators, data managers, etc.
   Coordinate artists’ arrival and departure in Belgium and London.
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  Project Assistant

  Umedia

  March 2012 - September 2012

  Bruselas y alrededores, Bélgica

  Work with the uFX Manager in all long term projects, development and implementation of the marketing strategy and analysis of new income sources.
  Creation and execution of tools and processes.
  Actualization of the Artist's schedule and the monitoring of the progress of the projects.
  Update of the team's schedule and of the department dashboard, including all of the department's KPIs.
  Canvassing and setting appointments in order to present uFX Services.
  In charge of the artists recruitment in Belgium.

• Consultant

  Estancia La Olivia

  January 2008 - March 2012

  Corrientes, Argentina

  Consultant in subjects related to: Finance, Marketing, Management, Strategy, etc
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  Assistant Auditor

  Ernst & Young

  2009 - 2010

  Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  Asistente de Auditoría

  Ernst & Young

  2009 - 2010

  Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  Supervisor and Distributor

  Herbalife

  November 2006 - April 2009

  Argentina

• Asistente de Contabilidad

  Estudio Contable Gonzalez y Asoc

  May 2005 - August 2005

  Corrientes, Argentina

• Marketing Assistant

  Instituto de Cardiología de Corrientes - Fundación Cardiolog

  June 2003 - August 2003

  Corrientes, Argentina
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