| Video Production/Post Facility Manager with 20 years experience in Crewing, Managing, Scheduling, Billing & Estimating. Full Time Position only |
| Credits: Miss America Pageant -'85-'93 (TV), 'Bah Humbug'-'94 PBS- McNeil Lehrer (TV), 'Giants On Line' - '97- '98 (SP). |
| Robert Schaffner Home: 201.689.2412
18 Duncan Street Cell: 201.452.1967
Waldwick, NJ, 07463 bobschaffner@verizon.net
Business professional with financial expertise in the Media Post and Production environment. Strong fiscal management experience and effective customer service skills, offering a sales driven Media company the opportunity for significant financial
growth and success.
2004 – Present Midnight Media Group Inc., Millburn, NJ
Facilities/ Production Manager – Successfully merged VideoCenter of NJ corporate and broadcast clients with Midnight Media Group in order to expand and enhance creative services for media production projects.
- Personally generated first year increase in sales revenue of $700,000 yielding $200,000 additional profit.
- Managed all company financials for $1.8 million total annual sales, including project pricing, invoicing, financial reporting, estimating, accounts payable and receivable.
- Maintained/coordinated hiring of crews, equipment needs, and support services for all remote and on site productions, i.e. total vendor management
- Devised/designed systems and procedures for employees and free lance staff, creating an effective workflow environment for 6 post production suites, including edit, graphics and audio services.
- Forged lasting customer relationships through positive communication/feedback, solid initial project analysis, bidding consultation, budgetary updates and completed project evaluations and price negotiations.
1983- 2004 VideoCenter of New Jersey, Inc., E. Rutherford, NJ
Owner and Manager - Video Production/ Post/ Graphics/ Studio facility with extensive multi-camera studio and field Production services for Broadcast and Corporate clients
- Co-founded VideoCenter of NJ/CLOS VIDEO initially as a crewing company for Sports Channel Cable networks which evolved into a competitive video Post Production/Studio/Graphics Facility.
- Managed and supervised all first contact sales, pricing, billing, scheduling, marketing and advertising, hiring of staff, independents and service vendors.
- Tracked all finance and project costs, negotiated budgets, supervised all contracts and agreements with vendors, equipment leases, and casting companies/talent.
- Administered A/P, A/R, profit sharing fund management, insurance coverage compliance issues and rights clearances.
- Managed field production facility including 3 edit suites, Studio, Graphics/DVD authoring suite, 5 camera packages with sound, lighting and support services.
- Produced and directed, wrote basic scripts, specialty in multi-track, classical audio and voice over recording.
Soundmixers, Inc. / Sound One, Inc. / Sound Ideas New York, NY
General Manager with 10 years experience in multiple NY Audio Recording Studios including Pop, Jazz recording and mixing, Music and TV/ Radio commercials
- Managed all sales, budgeting, billing, scheduling, hiring of staff and vendors, booking instrument rentals, advertising, marketing, A/R, A/P.
- Coordinated remote recording rentals, support tech services and editing services of digital recorders for classical music recordings for CBS Masterworks & RCA Red Seal labels. Completed rebuild of former Capitol Records Studio A.
- Music Producer, writer, singer with own production company.
Education: BS Business Management- Fairleigh Dickenson University
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