I am highly energized and always ready for a challenge. I am big on family anc team work. I have 25 years of experience in the television industry, I have become adept at budgeting and managing productions as well as projects across 5 networks, including Comedy Central, Paramount, TV Land, VH1, and BET.

Currently, I am a Senior Director of Productions at Paramount where I exercise my hands-on leadership skills to oversee projects, ensure that creative needs are met, and assure growth. Throughout my career, I have consistently relied on my skills in budget development, people management, project management, and production management to remain efficient and effective in my roles. By doing so, I have been keynoted by colleagues and senior management for being an active contributor in delivering production objectives and generating cost-effective solutions on various matters.

LaGuardia Community College

● Scale and revitalize strategic planning across 5 major networks including Comedy Central, Paramount, TV Land, VH1, and BET
● Spearhead all aspects of production and personnel management for shoots in support of Brand Creative and Integrated Marketing
● Manage department personnel team of Director, Production Managers, Production Coordinators, and oversaw a crew of 60-100 on set
● Work cross-functionally with 10+ Executives to execute a comprehensive production strategy in accordance with organizational goals
● Develop budgets based on scripts submitted to forecast all above and below the line costs of the production shoot costs
● Produce shoots for digital, social, commercial, promos, KeyArt/Gallery on all networks by managing $75K to $1.5MM budgets
● Finalize project charters to govern schedules, requirements gathering, and success metrics through completion in Microsoft Excel
● Design a production plan of action based on creative and managed top line communication between teams and department leaders
● Review contracts from partnering with the legal department to ensure necessary clearances, contracts, and sign-offs were in place
● Manage $262K in underages annually based on $2.8MM in production, benefiting the department and organization in a fiscal capacity
● Implement cost-saving measures for each production by amortizing and monitoring costs throughout the production cycle
● Maintain relationships with vendors and freelance crews, including DPs, studios, and designers to foster efficient production
● Continually evaluate and improve communications strategies to extend content reach and impact, while following production trends
● Initiate communication metrics to track production engagement rates, conversion rates, and stakeholder sentiment analysis
● Guide the implementation of 10+ successful public relations campaigns in support of Paramount diversity and inclusion initiatives
● Facilitate the production resource allocation process with Vice President

Sr. Director of Production

Scaled and revitalize strategic planning across 3 major networks including Comedy Central, Paramount, and TV Land
● Transformed finance functions through automating billing, invoicing, payroll, and reconciliations processing time in Concur
● Reviewed and managed contract documents for all vendors and freelance crews to eradicate legal risks and production expenses
● Administered production showbiz budgeting for Promo, Key Art, Integrated Marketing Commercials, Digital, and Social projects.
● Reduced safety incidents from governing federally compliant safety protocols throughout entire production process
● Oversaw personnel team including Line Producer, Production Manager, Production Coordinators, and Production Associates

Director of Production

Executed daily vision for the network through promoting shows, commercials, digital content, and social content on the network
● Established a $1.4MM cumulative budget by outlining project scope, expenditures, and resources to maintain smooth operations
● Recruited, interviewed, and hired qualified key production staff through analyzing work credentials and background reference checks
● Delegated tasks to production crew, including Studio Managers, Writers, Talent, Creative Director using excellent communication skills
● Consistently maintained high production quality from monitoring screen aesthetics to certify all visuals support viewer conversion
● Successfully managed from anticipating issues and troubleshooting problems in real-time for seamless promotional operations

Line Producer

Partnered with the creative and marketing teams on producing all content for on and off air promotion, print ad campaigns, marketing material, and commercials. 

Planning, Scheduling and budgeting all creative received from our partners. 

Processed all Invoices, Crew and Talent payroll, reconciled all cost for each shoot.

Drafted and and Negotiated production service agreements and terms with the legal department for all outside vendors. 

Managed, trained and mentored the production coordinator, production associate and interns. 
Managed and delegated all tasks to the junior team.

Production Manager

Clio Award

The Daily Show Hotels.com integrated marketing spot

Promax Award

Twizzlers - The Daily Show with Desi Lydic

Telly Award

Promax

Promax Awards

Jessica Sepulveda

English

Senior Director of Production

Executive Producer

Vice President Brand Creative

Vice President of Production

Budgeting

Networking

Strategy

Time Management

Adaptability.

Scheduling

Negotiation skills

Management

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Budget management

Leadership

Creative

Team Building

Production

Conflict management skills

Financing

Analytical

storytelling

Time Management Skills

Problem-Solving

customer relations skills

Presentation decks

Contract negotiations and execution

Capital forecasting and management

Deal-Making

Communication

Time management

Interpersonal Skills

creativity

Prioritizing skills

Critical thinking

Organizational skills

Communication Skills

collaboration

Adaptability

Detail Oriented and Organized

Process and Performance Improvement

Jessica Sepulveda

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