Mark Panik: Creative Director in Carlsbad, CA
Mark Panik
Creative Director
Carlsbad | United States
Interests
Music
Film
Art
Culture
Television
And the oxford comma
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Creative Agencies
Lifestyle
Music
Outdoor
Tech
Health & Fitness
Work experience
Don't Panik!
Creative Director | 03/2006 - Current
• Founded the marketing agency Don’t Panik! Created brand image, marketing materials, designed website to showcase our work, and opened a brick & mortar office in West LA with 2 edit bays with full offline/online HD/5K finishing capabilities.
• Extensive ad agency experience creating direct response marketing campaigns for Guthy-Renker products including ProActiv, Heidi Klum’s In An Instant, and Susan Lucci’s Youthful Essence. Wrote, produced, and edited for Y&R (Young & Rubicon) on campaigns including Dodge’s Horsepower and Craftsman’s SCREW*D, and provided post-production support on Carl’s Jr. commercials.
• Wrote, produced, and edited network promos for CBS, The CW, Lifetime, NBC, ABC, OWN, Oxygen, Lifetime, FOX, and FOX Sports
• Directed on-screen talent, producers, cinematographers, editors & assistant editors, audio engineers, graphic artists, visual effects artists, colorists, and production assistants in creation of projects. Managed virtual teams across the USA was well as across the globe.
Blue Collar Productions
Sr. Writer Producer Editor | 03/2003 - 08/2007
• Wrote, produced, and edited marketing campaigns for feature films including commercials, trailers, promos, DVD special features, documentaries, EPK’s, and corporate projects for DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures, NBC Universal, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox, LucasFilm, and Columbia Tristar.
• Worked extensively in Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Avid Media Composer.
• Sourced music from various sources including library, licensed, and original compositions.
• Extensive ad agency experience creating promotional materials for billion dollar franchises including Shrek, Star Wars, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, X-Men, and The Simpsons.
• Created localized versions in multiple languages for the Shrek franchises DVD special features as well as other DreamWorks DVD’s.
• Managed team of 10 editors, 3 assistant editors, talent, audio engineers, and graphic artists in creation of projects.
Creative Light Entertainment
Writer Producer Editor | 06/1999 - 12/2002
Wrote, produced, and edited documentaries, feature films, trailers, promos, EPK’s, TV pilots, commercials, PSAs, and corporate projects. Managed editors, assistant editors, graphic artists, audio mixers, and talent.
• Worked as on-set director for crews shooting live events for Sony Playstation2, Dolce & Gabanna, Bass Ale, Tanqueray, and Motorola. Delivered packages that were delivered via satellite for next morning’s news broadcast.
• Developed cost-effective solutions for bringing services in-house including DVD authoring and high definition editorial and finishing. Saved the company over $400,000 by making these services available internally.
• Managed team of 2 editors, 1 assistant editor, talent, audio engineers, and graphic artists in creation of projects.