Nick Marello: in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

year period 6/2009 - 11/2019 • Reversed post production P&L net profit from -98k to • Lead a team of 60 - reporting departments: +400K within one year Post Production/Print/Digital Studio Content • Grew post revenue average 14% YOY for last 6 years Management Project Management Art Buying • Decreased COGS from 25% to 15% of revenue Print Production Digital Asset Management IT • Designed tech & AV for social media listening room • Close collaboration with Social Media, CRM, Digital • Designed floor plan and oversaw construction and Content Production teams to provide cost of 2,500 Sq. Ft. post production studio effective and efficient production and post • Created business plan for $300K expansion of post production solutions production facility • Developed and maintained production workflow • Nearly doubled revenue from $3.3M to $6M in first processes for digital, print, post production and year after expansion content production teams • Oversaw operational due diligence on successful $240M • Oversaw day to day operations, bidding and M&A target. scheduling for post production including editorial, • Created business plan to take post production facility motion graphics, flame, audio and color from in-house profit center to full scale production • Oversaw procurement of all print collateral, company spin off photography and CG assets • Participated in the creation of multiple successful • Maintained roster of freelance talent for all studios Super Bowl ads • Managed budget and time lines of multiple creative production projects and teams simultaneously PROFESSIONAL SKILLS • Managed vendor contracts & negotiations • Excellent leadership skills • Managed and sourced developers for in-house web • Great in high pressure situations and app projects • Desire to streamline internal processes to support • Oversaw development of PSD and Sketch comps for agency produced work in a creative environment digital media pre production • Proven record of forward thinking and ability to • Oversaw creation and enforcement of cultivate creativity and innovation brand guidelines • Outstanding communication and relationship building • Directed and produced quarterly LiveStream for skills with all levels of employees and clients dealers and regions • Cross-functional team management • Oversaw leadership review of final creative • Strong problem-solving skills and resourcefulness with • Prepared materials for and participated in new strong attention to detail business presentations • Attentive, diplomatic and intuitive in regards to • Created staffing plans for new business on boarding management and client needs • Managed IT OpEx, CapEx & project budgets • Seasoned veteran in all 3 production disciplines • Sourced and implemented DAM system (Print, Digital, Broadcast) as well as business operations • Member of agency operations committee • Excels at identifying, nurturing and developing talent • Responsible for all reporting department P&L's • Constantly striving to stay on the cutting edge of • Created growth focused business plans industry technology and trends and proposals • Strong creative eye with the ability to provide constructive and positive feedback SOFTWARE • Entrepreneurial vision to help companies grow EXPERT OTHER SOFTWARE EDUCATION • Adobe CC • Adobe XD • Microsoft Office 365 • CSS3 • SmartSheet FOLLOW Past experience continued on next page www.linkedin.com/in/nickmarello/ Executive Post Production Creative Production Business Operations nick.marello@gmail.com 949.289.3442 http://nickmarello.com PAST EXPERIENCE

Associate Studio Director / Sr. Production Artist 1/2007 - 6/2009 6/2002 - 7/2005 • Designed print workflow process • Managed department workflow • Maintain asset management data base/website • Delegated work to production artists • Tracked and managed studio profitability • Co-developed print AD database • Managed materials and staffing budgets • Re-sized and re-designed ads • Introduced studio into web media workflow to • Prepared materials for client presentations raise profitability • Created commercial story boards • Lead development of web-based scoping, request and • Prepared estimates reporting Tools • Coordinated agency switch to Mac OS X from OS 9 • Re-sized And re-designed ads/mechanicals • Coordinated agency switch to Adobe CS from Quark • Photo retouching • Coordinated training for Adobe CS • Managed post production editor • Assisted creative team with technical questions • Key stakeholder in IT decision making

Franklin Park, IL / Irvine, CA BBDO West - Los Angeles, CA Production Artist / Agency Consultant / Pre Press Operator Studio Director/Project Manager 6/1994 - 6/2002 7/2005 - 1/2007 • Image retouching • Created production workflow process • Special effects imaging • Designed server architecture • Hires file assembly • Created data base for ad numbering system • Page layout • Maintained asset management web site • File Trapping • Re-sized And re-designed ads/mechanicals • Film/plate output • Designed and created TV art cards/end cards • Prepared and pre-flighted files • Prepared materials for client presentations • Managed press checks • Created commercial story boards • Consulted agency on printing and pre press needs • Assisted creative team with technical / IT help • Prepared estimates • Responsible for on site mac IT/help desk • Managed time lines of multiple projects