Ben Bourgon

Education

Equipment

My Equipment/Kit: Macbook Pro with Adobe CC, Rebel T4i, Tripods

I can use: Tripods, Macbook Pro with Adobe CC, Rebel T4I

About me

Experienced and detail-oriented Production Coordinator looking to bring my strong organization, work ethic, and communication skills to a challenging new role.
Referees:
Available upon request.
Additional information:
• Over six years of experience in TV, film and commercial production.
• Excellent interpersonal, project management, communication and writing skills.
• In-depth knowledge of the development, funding, pre-production, production and post-production processes.
• Preparing and managing production budgets, schedules and call sheets.
• Negotiating and booking crews, locations and equipment.
• Coordinating and managing union and non-union talent contracts and payments.
• Production coordinating and managing of shoots in studio and on location across Canada and the U.S.
• Coordinating and managing the post-production process including hands-on graphic design, picture and audio editing.
• Business affairs and production office experience including writing and preparing creative and pitch proposals, grant and funding applications (Canadian Media Fund, Rogers Fund, Telefilm, Telus Fund, etc.); preparing and managing broadcast deliverables and documentation; assisting executives with running the production office; and supervising administrative and production assistants.
• Writing, design, editing, posting and managing of marketing, promotional and special feature materials including content for digital marketing, website, social media and distribution.
• Advanced skills and experience with MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook), Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro 7, Photoshop and InDesign.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Post Production Co-ordinator
Job Titles	Producer, Production Assistant (PA), Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Researcher, Content Producer, Post Production Coordinator
Years in industry	3 to 6 years