Laura Patterson

PS260 is a boutique media company offering award-winning Editorial, Post-Production, Visual Effects and Graphic solutions across all viewable platforms. We are located in New York City, Boston, and Venice, California.
• Offline Producer of TV commercials and short-form film content for two award winning Editorial Companies
• Evaluate creative treatments to provide clients with editor and finishing recommendations for all
aspects of post production: offline editing, color correct, visual Fx, GFx and sound
Clients include: BBDO, McGarry Bowen, Mullen, BBH, Mother, JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Martin Agency, Grey,
Y&R, VIA, Anonymous Content, Smuggler, Partizan, Hungry Man, HSI, Radical Media, Furlined, MJZ, RSA
• Oversee facility, support staff and Assistant Editors. Prioritize tasks and troubleshoot any issues or conflicts;
schedule rooms, personnel, internal and external resources
• Track post production of each job to ensure timelines are met within approved budgets while maintaining a
supportive and welcoming creative atmosphere
• Bidding; negotiating costs with outside vendors; providing up-to-date job cost actuals
• Seek creative ways to build relationships with clients through thoughtful gifts and experiences
• Act of behalf of Executive Producer and Partners in their absence
• Review applications and interview candidates for employment

Offline Producer of TV commercials and short-form film content for two award winning Editorial Companies
• Evaluate creative treatments to provide clients with editor and finishing recommendations for all
aspects of post production: offline editing, color correct, visual Fx, GFx and sound
Clients include: BBDO, McGarry Bowen, Mullen, BBH, Mother, JWT, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Martin Agency, Grey,
Y&R, VIA, Anonymous Content, Smuggler, Partizan, Hungry Man, HSI, Radical Media, Furlined, MJZ, RSA
• Oversee facility, support staff and Assistant Editors. Prioritize tasks and troubleshoot any issues or conflicts;
schedule rooms, personnel, internal and external resources
• Track post production of each job to ensure timelines are met within approved budgets while maintaining a
supportive and welcoming creative atmosphere
• Bidding; negotiating costs with outside vendors; providing up-to-date job cost actuals
• Seek creative ways to build relationships with clients through thoughtful gifts and experiences
• Act of behalf of Executive Producer and Partners in their absence
• Review applications and interview candidates for employment

• Responsible for day-to-day management and operations for a 60-person creative group
• Ensured department had correct equipment and resources
• Tracked staff schedules and workloads to determine who was available and best suited for projects;
prioritized assignments; proposed freelance recommendations
• Assessed financial budgets for staffing on each account; evaluated and established salaries and
bonus recommendations
• Worked with staffing agencies, schools, and personal contacts to find qualified candidates; reviewed
portfolios and interviewed for Art Direction, Copywriting, Interactive, Direct Marketing and Design talent (*)
• Worked with PR firm to generate internal and external press about work; selected and supervised
entries for award shows (*)
• Planned outings, speakers events, holiday parties and monthly gatherings for 350+ attendees (*)
* in addition to Euro RSCG Worldwide - New York, I also contributed for these items at the following network
agencies: Fuel Europe, Amsterdam — Euro RSCG Latino, New York — Euro RSCG 4D, New York (Interactive)

Project Management Department (Jul 2000– Oct 2000)

Assistant Studio Manager and Project Manager (Apr 1998 – Jul 2000)