| Credits: Gateway Computers (CO), Burger King (CO), The Ghost of Christmas Past (DR). |
| JOSHUA HEYDEMANN 2855 Stevens St.; Oceanside, NY 11572 t.516-766-8182 / c.516-376-4225 eMail: heyJosh@verizon.net PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LINE PRODUCER / PRODUCTION MANAGER June 2002 — Present Freelance; New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / Miami, FL / +++ Working for Advertising Agencies and Production Companies, I managed all activities involved with the creation of national network commercials, television shows, music videos, independent and corporate films. I am responsible to manage the client expectations, their requests and concerns. I work directly with directors and crews to ensure the production goals are accomplished. Responsibilities include estimating projects, hiring and supervising employees, negotiating vendor contracts, and managing all the logistical needs of the production. I am directly responsibly for the quality and financial out come of the final product. DIRECTOR OF SALES & MARKETING May 2001 — June 2002 Broadcast Video Rentals; New York, NY Represented the company’s inventory of video rental equipment to producers using single camera, multi camera, digital or analogue, on all formats including DV & HD24p and Beta. Exceeded sales targets by 20 percent by developing new clients and opening new markets. In addition to sales, I developed the companies marketing plan & advertising, I planed and project managed the companies computer network upgrade. Excellent knowledge of video acquisition products. PRODUCTION MANAGER March 1998 — June 2001 Freelance; New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / Miami, FL / +++ Managed & coordinated all aspects of film and video productions. Responsible for all department budgets including casting, locations, art, camera, & production. Produced working and final actuals with complete cost accountability. Provided logistics support and hired crew and negotiated vendor contracts. HEAD OF PRODUCTION Jan. 1997 — March 1998 Highway Sixty One, New York, NY Managed all commercial productions. Responsibilities included: cost estimating, creating proposal presentations, and cost reporting. Supervised the hiring of production crews, tracked all production expenditures and managed the budget. Responsible for payroll conforming to union & state work rules. PRODUCTION MANAGER / COORDINATOR 1992 — 1997 Freelance; New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA / Miami, FL Coordinated all logistics of production activities for TV commercials & music videos. Responsibilities included; tracking all production expenditures and creating budget reports. Coordinating schedules. Preparing daily activity reports and the pre-pro book and the production summary notebook (the wrap folder). STAFF PRODUCTION MANAGER 1990 — 1992 Cherry Mellon Ibbetson, New York, NY I prepped & setup jobs globally for a TV Commercial production house. Coordinated productions shot in New York. Coordinated marketing campaign and managed sales actives. Prepared final accounting actuals. CORPORATE PRODUCER / PRODUCTION MANAGER 1986 — 1990 Freelance, New York, NY Created corporate communication videos. Projects ranged from sales to training to corporate image. Developed concepts, wrote and edited scripts. At times directed the program. Created budget. Tracked expenditures. Supervised all production activities through post production. ASSISTANT SEGMENT PRODUCER 1982 — 1986 GUEST COORDINATOR & ASST. MINI-DOC PRODUCER. Eyewitness News — WABC-TV, New York, NY Developed & researched story concepts for documentary unit. Coordinated a daily consumer segment for the 5 o’clock news show. Booked and arranged all 'Insider' news guests. Wrote copy for all of the above. NEWS & ENG CAMERAMAN/EDITOR 1980 — 1982 Source 27 News, WKOW-TV, Madison, WI. Shot 16mm single system film for daily news program. Responsibilities included processed film and edited news stories. Was part of the 1st team to switch to ENG video for news gathering. Field tested Ikegami HL-79 and the RCA-TK76 EDUCATION NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY B.S., June 1999. Journalism major & Computer Science minor. Senior thesis on the role of Television in Early Child Development. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Madison, WI Courses in Stage Lighting and theatrical production. 1979 & 1980 COLUMBIA COLLEGE Chicago, IL Completed an intensive training in Film Production, 1978. SKILLS Highly computer proficient Mac & PC using Excel, Word, and eMail/Web applications and I am familiar with Photoshop, Final Cut, Pages, Keynote, Power Point and database design, & project management. Excellent research skills. References Furnished Upon Request.
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