Miška Groidlová
Horsham,United Kingdom
Summary
Producer with 7 years of professional experience working across 2 creative industries - theatre and video games. I am driven and creative, with passion and care for my work. I love solving problems and collaborating with others. I have experience leading large teams, working in busy environments and taking ideas from inception to reality.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Producer (Video Games)
Studio Gobo
Brighton
2024.01 - 2026.01
- Producer: January 2024 - November 2025
- Was responsible for successful and timely publishing compliance of the first ever first-party Sony title on Nintendo Switch, on incredibly tight schedule.
- Expanded project contract engagement from 13 people to team of 40, after building strong relationships and trust with client.
- Pitched project expansion ideas and staffing strategy, which resulted in securing major new business for the studio.
- Line management of direct reports.
- Leading large teams, and being at the helm of project leadership.
- Building and owning new processes with complete autonomy.
- Setting goals for the team and tracking progress.
- Managing complex pipelines, identifying gaps and improvements.
- Running meetings and presenting to variety of stakeholders.
- Identifying risks and problem solving on daily basis.
- Creating roadmaps and schedules and frequently re-prioritising.
- Pitching and negotiating staffing plans and budgets, tracking spending.
Producer (Video Games)
Creative Assembly
Horsham
2020.11 - 2023.12
- Associate Producer: October 2021 - March 2023
- Trainee Producer: November 2020 - September 2021
- Having joined under-performing team, fostered positive working environment, boosting team morale and productivity.
- Spearheaded new quarterly planning strategy.
- Developed new partnerships and managed outsourcing partners.
- Communicated with cross-department stakeholders about priorities and clearing dependencies.
- Spearheaded creative meetings to generate innovative ideas.
- Setup self-sufficient processes to optimise team collaboration.
- Owning regular progress and risk reports, escalating issues.
Producer (Theatre)
Freelance
London
2019.11 - 2020.11
- Produced R&D for new play.
- Wrote bids and applications.
- Secured Arts Council project grant, smaller bursaries and in-kind support.
- Drafted and negotiated contracts with creative team, actors and their agents.
- Forged new partnerships with organisations.
- Organised rehearsals, workshops and marketing materials.
Producer Placement
Royal Shakespeare Company
London
2020.01 - 2020.04
- 3 month placement, 3 days per week during Master's degree.
- Supported the RSC Production office for Matilda the musical.
Administrator
Complicité
London
2017.09 - 2019.10
- Worked on 7 large-scale dance and theatre projects, including The Encounter Barbican transfer, international tours and complex community projects.
- Coordinated availability checks and casting auditions.
- Booked rehearsal space, travel and accommodation in the UK & internationally.
- Co-ordinated all Creative Learning workshops.
- Drafted contracts, budgets, touring packs and schedules.
- Attended production meetings, taking minutes.
- Liaised with UK and international venues, production teams, creatives, actors and their agents.
- Managed the individual giving scheme, communicating with major donors.
- Processed invoices, tracked purchases and managed smaller budgets.
Education
Master of Arts - Creative Producing
2019.10 - 2020.10
Full scholarship
Various Short Courses -
Stage One - Commercial Theatre Production
NFTS - TV & Film Postproduction Supervision
Project Management training (e.g. Scaled Agile, Scrum etc)
Skills
- Ability to work autonomously and independently whilst being a team player
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent creative problem solving skills and analytical approach
- Proficient at project management with nearly decade of experience in planning, scheduling and budgeting
- Reliable, detail-oriented mindset
- Exceptional organisation skills with ability to multi task and set priorities
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
- Strong ability to make decisions under pressure and take responsibility where needed
- Positive, driven and friendly attitude
- Skilled in presenting and pitching ideas
- Competent negotiator
- Very strong ability to lead and facilitate meetings
- Experienced and skilled at writing compelling and successful bids
- Fluent in English and Slovak, proficient in French and Czech
- Proficient in MS Office and Google Suite and a variety of project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Hansoft, ShotGrid, Trello, Miro, MS Project etc)
Timeline
Senior Producer (Video Games) - Studio Gobo
2024.01 - 2026.01
Producer (Video Games) - Creative Assembly
2020.11 - 2023.12
Producer Placement - Royal Shakespeare Company
2020.01 - 2020.04
Producer (Theatre) - Freelance
2019.11 - 2020.11
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - Master of Arts, Creative Producing
2019.10 - 2020.10
Administrator - Complicité
2017.09 - 2019.10
London - Various Short Courses,
References
References available upon request.