ROCHELLE ACKIE
London
Summary
Experienced professional in post-production and project management with a strong background in leading teams and managing budgets. Skilled in developing efficient workflows and ensuring project delivery aligns with client expectations. Committed to fostering collaboration and driving successful project outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work history
Head of Post Production
Spring Studios
London , ENG
08.2018 - Current
- Demonstrated strong leadership by managing senior creatives and post-production teams across Film, CGI and Stills, fostering a culture of high performance.
- Established and nurtured essential stakeholder client connections.
- Spearheaded deployment of project management tools across Synergist and Smartsheets to improve planning, scheduling and financial tracking.
- Oversaw department budgets and revenue exceeding £2 million during financial year, incorporating freelancer, revenue, and forecast reporting.
- Aligning teams with revenue and project demands including recruitment.
- Managed project schedules and resource allocation.
- Developed and implemented QC processes aligned with industry standards.
- Partnered with IT and senior operators to enhance media. management, system workflows and hardware/ software updates.
- Oversaw and executed TVC and high-volume social/digital tool kits 360 campaigns for brands including COTY, Diet Coke, Breitling, Longines, Bucherer, Brunello Cucinelli and Birkenstock, ensuring effective communication and alignment with client expectations.
- Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
- Oversaw daily operations to achieve high productivity levels.
- Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
- Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
Senior Post Producer
Nomadic Films
London , ENG
10.2017 - 08.2018
- Oversaw Swarovski projects from brief to delivery, collaborating with creative and client services teams.
- Managed range of budgets, up to £500,000.
- Ensuring projects stayed on track financially, reporting on any over burn.
- Built and led post-production teams, managing producers and editors, developed tailored workflows.
- Farmers Wife implementation.
- Outsourced work to external partners.
- Maintained efficiency under tight deadlines, demonstrating adaptability and composure under pressure.
Post Producer
Silverglade Post Production
London, ENG
03.2017 - 10.2017
- Maintained production clients, quoting, scheduling on Odyssey, managing multiple programmes delivery to channel, budget management, schedule management, client liaison and management, managed team of 10, managed workflows, briefing creatives about final post requirements, effectively troubleshooting project and budget estimate over burn, booking ingests, ftp uploads and deliverables, monitoring all assets are correct and QC’d, DPP File Delivery, reporting financial forecast to senior management.
Post Producer
Maverick Advertising & Design
London, ENG
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Collaborated with agency on pitches for client, budget management, schedule management, post project management from concept to delivery, communicating project status and workflows, collaborating with external vendors, effectively troubleshooting project and budget estimate overruns, monitoring all assets are correct and QC’d, resourcing and booking talent, Managing post production coordinator.
Promo Coordinator
Red Bee Media
London, ENG
10.2015 - 12.2015
- Freelance, managed projects and budget from brief to delivery for BBC and UKTV, managed resource bookings with Prime Focus, monitoring all assets were correct and QC’d, managed post production (graphic / editing /mixing / sound / video ), day-to-day client liaison and management, log and communicate promo delivery to OnAir DAM, built and maintained strong relationships with clients, day to day management of client workflows, continual service improvement – identified operational and procedural improvement opportunities and worked with team to deliver.
Content Operations Coordinator
Discovery Europe
London, ENG
03.2015 - 09.2015
- Freelance, working with PALM and IBMS daily, and maintaining relevant systems, booking internal edits through ScheduAll system, and obtaining sign-off from programming contacts, troubleshooting any late running programs and files, Established strong collaboration with Turkish Compliance teams for efficient programme reversioning, tracking and checking deliveries, performed effective schedule management for programme delivery, exceeded 98% target for meeting transmission deadlines, effectively managing and coordinating trafficking of materials to and from translation vendors across Europe ensuring smooth and timely delivery for transmission.
Post Bookings Coordinator
Objective Productions
London, ENG
12.2012 - 05.2014
- Schedule management, using Excel and Farmers Wife, screening phone calls and emails, budget management, including quotes for clients, invoicing and raising POs, hiring freelancers, hiring kit, managing small teams’ workflow, providing efficient service for clients, delivering completed programmes to broadcasters on tape formats and DPP file delivery.
Post Production/ Production Coordinator
ITV Studios
London
06.2012 - 12.2012
- Freelance, organised shoots including; producing call sheets, booking crews, travel and accommodation, production and post production schedule management on excel and outlook, budget management, booked post production resource, processing invoices and POs, music clearance, QC’ing DVDs and video files, delivering completed programmes to broadcasters.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
Queen Mary's, University of London
Skills
- Post-production
- Production
- Project Management
- Team building
- Communication skills
- Budget Management
- Strategic planning
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Interview management
- Leadership
- Workflow Optimisation
Affiliations
- Pilates
- Interior Decorating
- Learning Spanish on Duolingo!
references
References available upon request.
Timeline
Head of Post Production
Spring Studios
08.2018 - Current
Senior Post Producer
Nomadic Films
10.2017 - 08.2018
Post Producer
Silverglade Post Production
03.2017 - 10.2017
Post Producer
Maverick Advertising & Design
03.2016 - 03.2017
Promo Coordinator
Red Bee Media
10.2015 - 12.2015
Content Operations Coordinator
Discovery Europe
03.2015 - 09.2015
Post Bookings Coordinator
Objective Productions
12.2012 - 05.2014
Post Production/ Production Coordinator
ITV Studios
06.2012 - 12.2012
Bachelor of Arts - English
Queen Mary's, University of London
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