Karen Huang

Work History

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  Art Department Producer

  2K Games

  February 2014 - Present
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  Associate Producer

  John McNeil Studio

  June 2012 - February 2014

  - Manages multiple projects
  - Line produces various projects from concept to delivery
  - Writes and track estimates, issue PO's, and work with
  accounting to ensure prompt payment for vendors, crew, and
  talent.
  - Communicates with cross-functional team members, vendors,
  and clients.
  - Coordinates editorial and motion and image for all client
  deliverables.
  - Maintains editorial and production schedule
  - Traffic and QA's all video deliverables to clients
  - Book and schedule crew, talents, and vendors
  - Negotiate crew and vendor deals.
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  Production

  Atomic Fiction

  April 2012 - June 2012

• Production Management

  StereoPictures

  November 2010 - December 2011

  - Managed, scheduled, and oversaw 1,200+ 3D conversion shots from concept to final delivery.
  - Partnered with IT Managers and VFX and CG leads to set priorities.
  - Managed expectations across multiple concurrent projects including setting goals, budgets, and resources.
  - Created, organized, and maintained overall project schedules.
  - Communicated project status and updates for management of timeline on deliverables.
  - Partnered with executive producer and VFX supervisors to create business development bid sheets.
  - Compiled comments during testing phases of in-house software, and oversaw its implementation on new rollouts.
  - Maintained records of all contracts and communication with clients and vendors.
  - Coordinated clients' and offisite supervisors' travel arrangements as necessary.
  - Compiled weekly production status reports for executive producers and clients.
• 

  Feature Film Production Management

  CafeFX

  December 2008 - March 2010

  - Participated in artist hiring process.
  - Scheduled and monitored daily workload across all production departments to ensure that VFX shots are completed in accordance with production’s schedule.
  - Communicated updates, priorities, deadlines, schedules, and status of all shots to all relevant teams.
  - Composed detailed reports, meeting notes, and internal and external notifications.
  - Managed all incoming and outgoing data to and from vendors and clients.
  - Resolved any issues between artists and production team as necessary.
• 

  Feature Film Production Management

  Matte World Digital

  May 2008 - October 2008

  - Track progress of all shots as it progresses through the pipeline to client final.
  - Coordinate shots and wrangle artists for dailies.
  - Managed delivery of digital output to client.
  - Troubleshoot, order, and install computer parts when necessary.
  - Track all incoming and outgoing data and physical materials to and from clients and vendors.
  - Managed and updated company website, and wiki as necessary using HTML
• 

  Feature Film Production Support

  The Orphanage

  September 2006 - March 2008

  - Maintained and managed meetings and minutes for producers, department heads, artist, vendors, and clients.
  - Worked with IO team to manage digital resources to and from clients and outsource vendors.
  - Assisted IT support to expedite, track, and follow up on internal help desk tickets.
  - Trained and serve as a mentor and example to all production assistants.
  - Managed and coordinated all shots going to outsource vendors.
  - Partnered with finance department and producers to coordinate payment schedules for vendors.
  - Worked closely with vendors to ensure distribution of feedback from the VFX supervisors, CG leads, and clients.
  - Assisted production in day-to-day activities, general production errands, and tasks.
  - Populated and maintained production database and ensured data accuracy.
  - Managed and reconciled petty cash account.