Margaret Connolly

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About me

An entrepreneurial-minded, innovative professional with valuable experience providing leadership and strategic direction. Expertise in strategic planning, developing and producing creative content for film, video, live events. . Friendly, personable, and able to build harmonious working relationships with senior management, co-workers, clients, and external resources. Exceptional organizational skills in a high-energy environment. Capable of recruiting, developing, and supervising geographically dispersed professionals. I have worked in feature films, (Coen Brothers, Robert Altman, Jeremy Irons, Yoko Ono) Television (TV commercials, Reading Rainbow) live meeting and events (preferred vendor for KPMG, Convergys, Mesirow Financial). 2019/20, Produced and Post-Production Supervised a short film about Gun Violence in our schools. Lives in La Mesa, CA.
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PRODUCER-2018-2020
The Give Film Foundation Partner/ Executive Producer
https://vimeo.com/375765930-Password: lockdown

GENERATION LOCKDOWN- A 15 min. short film based on a story written by an 11-year-old boy who is traumatized by a Code Red live shooter lockdown and as he tries to save his best friends life.

New York Women in Film on-line Shorts Festival- Winner- Best Social Awareness film 2/1/20
Rock the Shorts Film Festival- Winner-Best Drama, Best film in Festival 3/8/20
Global Shorts Festival-Winner-3/18/20
Cannes International Film Festival - Winner Best Director 10/21/20

CO-PRODUCER-2018
A Band of Voters– Party with a Purpose
https://abandofvoters.org A three-month project to help get out the vote for the midterm elections. See website for video interviews with young activists speaking about the importance of voting. Raised funds for twelve college campuses to educate students about the importance of voting and how to vote. Video, website design, social media production.

CEO/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER-1993-2018
Clear Light Productions, Inc.
www.clearlightprod.com Spearheaded the development of strategic messages, creative concepts, and execution of film, video, and live meeting productions both nationally and internationally. Managed creative teams across the production spectrum, such as writers, creative directors, director of photography and set designers. Direct daily activities of the business including strategic planning / execution, process and procedure development / implementation, financial administration, internal controls, resource procurement / management, risk management, and client relationship management.

Selected Projects for Clear Light Productions, Inc.

Global Advisory Conference-Executive Producer
My team and I designed the KPMG Advisory Conference from beginning to end. Worked closely with our clients in the planning of all elements of the conference to create an interesting and exciting cohesive look and feel. Included a unique entry environment, set design for plenary session, opening module- surround sound opening video, graphics and speaker graphics. Created an open environment within the plenary session to support informal break-out sessions. KPMG Advisory brought together it's top 100 participants from around the world.

Global Energy Conference-Executive Producer
For 14 consecutive years oversaw production of conference to include plenary sessions encompassing project management, team management, set / lighting design, audio visual gear, video record, and streaming live to Web. Coached prominent speakers for stage presentations such as Madeleine Albright, Michio Kaku.

Convergys–Cirque du Soleil Producer
Designed and executed Cirques De Soleil performances for Convergys Corp. Coordinated various talent acts, rigging for aerial acts, music design for evening entertainment.

Mesirow Financial Customer Appreciation Event - Executive Producer
Managed engagements with speakers such as Colin Powell and Jerry Seinfeld as well as entertainers including Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago. Coordinated and executed all aspects of production for four three-day events in Bermuda. Designed and executed all videos for the plenary session. Performed project management, visual research, live shooting, graphic design, sound / music design, and editing.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer Work Experience
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Secondary Job Title	Event Producer
Job Titles	Producer, Line Producer, Production Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Supervisor, Creative Director, Events Management / Support, Account Manager, Receptionist, Post Production Producer
Years in industry	6+ years