Mark Cramer

Mark Cramer

Supervisor Senior Producer / 13 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Visual Effects Coordinator

Beneath (2021)

Visual Effects Coordinator

Demonic (2017)

Visual Effects Coordinator

Ouija (2014)

Visual Effects Producer

The Quiet Ones (2014)

Work History
  • Senior Producer

    PXP

    September 2022 - April 2023
    Los Angeles, California, United States · Remote

    - Clients Include: T-Mobile, Lexus, Ritz, GMC, Toyota

  • Senior Producer

    The Mill

    March 2022 - May 2022
    Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid

    - Commercial Motion Design, VFX, Post for both agencies and production companies in charge of all client and artist management, including creative intake, bidding, project management, qc and final delivery.
    - Focus on AV servicing, localization, and final delivery of high-volume projects. Deliverable totals range from single masters to 300+ cross-platform assets at any given time.
    - Technical Proficiency in managing projects that require compositing, matte painting, 3D modeling and animation, and simulation-based effects that use Nuke, Houdini, C4D, 3DS Max, and Adobe Suite.
    - Clients Include: Meta, Uber, T-Mobile, Jack in the Box, Zwift

  • Head Of Production

    Shapes and Forms

    November 2018 - February 2022
    Greater Los Angeles Area

    - Ran daily operations for motion design and digital production studio, collaborating with cross-functional teams on managing 2D and 3D design and animation, as well as, VFX workflows.
    - Responsible for refining studio project tracking systems including budgeting, resourcing, shot-tracking tools, automating project briefs, and staff/freelancer onboarding system.
    - Responsible for job-based project management, overseeing the creative process of multiple projects concurrently, client communication, bidding, staffing, quality control, and final delivery.
    - In charge of managing client relationships with a 90% retention rate.
    - Consistently delivered jobs on schedule and under budget.
    - In charge of studio culture and mentoring junior staff. Regularly led 1-on-1 mental health check-ins with team members and implemented wellness activities like weekly group meditation.
    -Technical Proficiency in managing projects that use Adobe After Effects, Premiere, Cinema 4D, Redshift, and implementing project tracking and communication programs like Slack, Teams, Discord, Asana, Monday, and more.
    - Clients include Netflix, Shein, Audible, Haus of Gaga, NFL, Stiiizy, Sony, Western Digital, SanDisk, ESPN, and Riot Games with live activations for Times Square, The Super Bowl, E3, and CES.

  • Head of Production, Senior Producer

    Digital Twigs

    January 2014 - January 2018
    Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site

    - In charge of running daily studio operations for boutique creative studio with a focus on stop-motion and motion design workflows for commercials, show packaging, branding, and original content.
    - In charge of bidding, creative development, leading cross-functional teams, and client communication from award to delivery, as well as producing most jobs in-studio.
    - Oversaw creative process including creating client pitches, storyboarding, pre-visualization, production planning, shot production, post-production, quality control, and final delivery.
    - Significantly increased studio billing from $10K – $1M annually in the course of a year and
    a half by leading business development, managing the studio operating budget,
    sales and building relationships with clients, creative and production partners.
    - Technical proficiency in animation software like Dragonframe and Adobe After Effects.
    - Clients include Farmer’s Insurance, Capitol Records, Samsung, Riot Games, Mythical Entertainment, and Clif Bar & Company. Led original content development teams for production partners, SnapChat, Baozou, and Walton-Isaacson.

  • Associate Creative Director

    Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour

    2013 - 2014
    Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site

    -Associate Creative Director for the Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour. Assistant to CD Diane Martel in developing and executing the production of all tour video content, props, costumes, and set fabrication.
    - Assisted in staffing the creative team, resourcing artists, and cross-functional team communication with all tour stakeholders.
    - Produced promo tour video content for American Music Awards, MTV European Music Awards.

  • VFX Producer, Production Manager

    THE TRAVELING PICTURE SHOW COMPANY LLC

    November 2011 - January 2013
    Hollywood, CA · On-site

    - Production Manager for commercial production company with an in-house VFX studio. In charge of building studio infrastructure, working directly with supervisors and executives to implement project management infrastructure, bid jobs, write contracts, and establish company procedures.
    - Visual Effects Producer who bid and managed all television and commercial clients, including Castle,
    Hyundai, Prius, Lenovo, Propel, and SeaWorld.
    - Additional responsibilities include booking artists and onboarding talent.
    - VFX Producer who bid and managed all television and commercial clients, including: Castle, Hyundai, Prius, Propel and SeaWorld.
    - VFX Producer for Feature Film The Quiet Ones (Hammer Films) with Jared Harris and Olivia Cooke.

  • Jr. Producer

    Spatial Harmonics Group

    June 2010 - November 2011
    Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site

    - Became technically proficient in producing highly specialized visual effects pipelines, including particle effects, cloth and fire simulations, water dynamics, and more using Nuke, Houdini, and 3ds Max.
    - Clients Include: Lenovo and shot production for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (David Fincher) opening title sequence with Blur Studios.

  • Production Assistant, Assistant Production Manager, Production Manager

    Self Employed; Freelance

    January 2009 - June 2011
    Los Angeles, California, United States · Hybrid

    • Freelance music video and commercial production professional. Production Companies include HSI Productions, FX, Radical Media, RSA, DNA, and Rockhard Films.
    • Music videos include: Britney Spears, Katy Perry, will.i.am, Robin Thicke, Pussycat Dolls, Lil Jon, Stone Temple Pilots, and more.
    • Commercials include: Target, Call of Duty, Best Buy, LA Fitness, Gatorade, Sour Patch Kids,

  • Executive Assistant

    HSI Productions

    May 2008 - June 2009
    Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site
Education
  • BA in Theatre Studies

    Emerson College

    2005 - 2008