Maria Rueda

Experience

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  Direct Stock

  Apr 1999 - Jan 2001

  Digital Production Director
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  Solus Images

  Feb 2001 - Feb 2003

  Operations Manager/Asst. Photo Editor
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  Photonica

  Mar 2003 - Aug 2005

  Creative Production Manager
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  Corbis, Inc

  Sept 2005 - Aug 2009

  Production Manager
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  Momentum Worldwide

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2013

  Traffic and Project Manager

  Live Events company with fabulous, fun and interesting sponsorship activations like: US Open Tennis, USGA, PGA, Tribeca Film Festival, Fashion Week, Unstaged for American Express, , How Sweet the Sound for Verizon Wireless and other events for Porsche, Nike, TATA Communications, Google, William Grant, Subway and others.* Developed and implemented the system for tracking all deliverables in each activation (between 200-300) from inception to delivery. This system ended up being implemented in other Momentum offices successfully.* Oversaw the creation and delivery of all deliverables cooperating with Creative Managers (budgeting, resourcing), Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, Pre-Press Specialists, Print and live Event Producers. Show less

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  OppermanWeiss

  Apr 2013 - Jun 2015

  Senior Creative Project Manager

  Helped the creative ideas come to life in an agency that specializes in advertising, brand, product development, design and social media for markets all over the world.* Created and optimized workflow processes to eliminate redundancies, promote transparency and mitigate risk. * Managed production, hired and allocated resources, managed deadlines, monitored budgets. * Monitored brand development from inception, supported business proposal creation for new business opportunities. *Liaised with outsourced vendors (production companies, digital agencies, printing vendors, broadcast producers, retouchers, animators, film editing companies). *Kept projects moving on time, on budget and on spec. Clients: Bacardi, Dewars, Cazadores, Martini, Bombay Sapphire, Tullamore Dew and Chobani. Show less

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  DDB - Fathom Communications

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Senior Creative Project Manager - Consultant

  * Transitioned from an analog (job jackets) to a digital workflow using Basecamp. * Trained all Studio and agency staff into the new system. * Created manuals and templates to improve productivity. * Promoted transparencies to avoid blocks in the production process. * Managed in-take for Studio, prioritizing work and assigning jobs to Studio staff.* Built mechanicals in InDesign (Direct Mail) and Photoshop (emails) to expedite work. Client: Cablevision. Show less

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  Tishman Speyer

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Senior Project Manager - Consultant
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  Breakaway Ventures

  Feb 2017 - Jun 2018

  Senior Project Manager - Consultant
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  Momentum Worldwide

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2019

  Senior Creative Project Manager - Consultant

  Verizon presence in the 2019 Super Bowl

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  Wasserman Marketing

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2023

  • Associate Director, Creative Operations

    Sept 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Senior Project Manager

    Feb 2019 - Aug 2022
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  Self-employed

  Nov 2023 - now

  Freelance

  GREY Advertising - Sr Project Manager - Corona Cero Launch Campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyREX8ZQswkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LI57Ci7cjMFORBES - Production Manager/Photo Editor - On-Going