Tamriko Barda-Viera

Work History

• 

  vfx production manager

  1st Ave Machine

  April 2025 - May 2025
• 

  VFX Production Manager

  Netflix

  February 2025 - March 2025

• VFX Coordinator

  Searchlight Pictures

  April 2024 - September 2024
• 

  VFX Production Manager

  HBO

  November 2022 - March 2024

  New York City, NY
• 

  VFX Production Coordinator

  Apple Inc.

  January 2020 - August 2022

  New York
• 

  vfx production coordinator

  1stAveMachine

  October 2019 - November 2019

  New York, New York, United States
• 

  vfx production coordinator

  HBO

  September 2019 - October 2019

  New York City, NY, United States
• 

  VFX Producer

  1stAveMachine

  August 2019 - September 2019

  Brooklyn, NY
• 

  vfx production coordinator

  Method Studios

  October 2016 - November 2018

  New York City, NY

  PM Responsibilities:
  - Project set up
  - Bid prep and bidding
  - CTC track and update
  - Created project calendars
  - Assisted Producer with a variety of daily needs: taking notes, clarifying information for artists and navigating them, making sure daily work goals are met.
  
  Shotgun Responsibilities:
  - Ingested shots and needed information
  - Managed shots (assigning tasks,notes)
  - Created daily playlists
  - Ran "dailies" meetings for various projects
  
  Administrative Responsibilities:
  - Organized meetings, booked conference rooms, set up Vidyo, Cinesync, and Go To Meetings;
  - Booked travel for projects that need VFX Sups on set - domestic and international;
  - Kept track of Internal and budgeted travel expenses;
  - Filled out expense reports for multiple people in Concur;
• 

  Head of Scheduling

  Method Studios

  August 2015 - October 2016

  New York City, NY

  Scheduling Responsibilities
  (TV/Feature/Commercials):
  
  - Set up teams of artists for projects, selected talent for projects and navigated resource needs of each project;
  - Worked directly with EPs, Heads of Production, 2D and 3D department Supervisors while addressing countless resource needs on a daily basis;
  - Managed Schedules for a few dozens of artists. Kept calendars up to date and adjusted to changes whenever was necessary;
  - Closely communicated with Production regarding project needs from the job award all the way through delivery;
  - Repurposed Talent whenever unforeseen Production emergencies came up and talent was no longer needed;
  - Creatively overcame variety of obstacles on the way to project delivery.
  
  Recruiting Responsibilities:
  (Staff/Freelance)
  
  - Successfully performed extended talent research for various roles/positions;
  - Attended, conducted and set up interviews for various roles/positions;
  - Kept in touch with prospective candidates for freelances and staff.
• 

  2D Scheduling Coordinator

  The Mill

  May 2014 - April 2015

  In general, this job comes down to three words: Creative Problem Solving, but to be more specific, the responsibilities of a 2D Scheduler include:
  *Managing time of a few dozens very busy 2D artists and editorial department; assembling a team of artists for every project (matching the specifics of the job and the skill set of the team members at best of my ability); working directly with lead artists and heads of 2D and Production department.
  *Organizing up to fifteen producer/artist meetings a day; corresponding daily with producers and executive prod
• 

  Runner

  The Mill

  February 2014 - May 2014

  Assisting various departments with various needs.
  For example, once I was asked to take pictures of most of the members of the Mill family for the directory.
  Most of the time we would get send out of runs to either deliver something, or get something for the client. A large portion of the work has to do with communicating with clients, and often I had a chance to talk to amazing directors and producers.

• Staff Photographer

  Colosseum VFX

  October 2013 - December 2013

  Daily produced environmental HDRI photography for visual effects CG environments. Worked closely with digital matte-painters and 3D artists.

• Photojournalist

  Citizen Brooklyn Magazine

  August 2013 - October 2013

  Covered Large social events, such as Walking Dead Escape, Afropunk; set up and interviewed artists as musicians. Took photos, edited videos, and wrote texts for the original articles.

• Production Assistant (Intern)

  LaRishi LLC

  January 2013 - May 2013

  Organized and supervised shoots and production related events; managed shooting schedule and locations; identified and rented necessary equipment. When shorthanded worked as a cameraman/still photographer. Assisted in script writing and project development; provided script coverage and correction.

• Media Production Assistant (Intern)

  Studio 39

  September 2012 - December 2012

  Supervised shoots, operated cameras such as Cannon DSLRs and Sony HDV camcorders, transferred and organized footage, assisted in editing and post-production of multiple projects.

• Camera Assistant

  Dorian Stone

  October 2009 - August 2012

  Prepared sets for shooting: unloaded, unpacked and assembled video equipment including cameras, tripods, and portable lights. Operated DSLRs on a number of projects, such as short films, music videos, commercials, and online tutorials.

• Staff Writer

  The Lights Of Enisey

  August 2009 - September 2011

  Every week the newspaper printed an essay from "Notes by my Left" series. I started off writing about the American Lifestyle, and continued to write about every country I went, including France, Italy, Mexico, and Ecuador.

• News Anchor

  NTV News

  January 2003 - August 2003

  Read news and announcements live three times a week to an audience over 50,000 people.

• TV Host

  Time Channel

  September 2002 - August 2003

  Host, creator, and producer of the original television show "The 8th Note". The show explored the musical world of the city. We had local hip-hop artists, garage bands, punk rock bands, talented DJs, and so on.