damisi rosemond | damisi inc | digital media orchestrator



	mobile: 646.820.1380 \| email: digital@damisi.com \| linkedin profile \| imdb profile SUMMARY: A decade of experience in creating, developing, producing and supervising award winning digital and broadcast media Excels in directing multidisciplinary teams, implementing division and company wide best practices including recruitment, establishing workflow, fiscal management, documentation and instituting asset management and storage processes Uniquely qualified as integrated producer having intimate practical technical expertise as well as managerial knowledge in website development, digital ad creation, video production and post production Generator of multi-million dollar revenue streams as a small business owner as well as acting as an internal entrepreneur within post production houses, new media companies and advertising agencies RECOMMENDATIONS (via LinkedIn): “Creative. Friendly. Efficient. Smart & Talented. Damisi has been a great partner on numerous projects. Making sure we get what we need when we need it, but more importantly, he adds to the creative thinking of the projects he works on. He brings perspective, passion, and professionalism to everything he does. Damisi is someone I can always count on, and his attitude and ability to handle high pressure have gone a long way on everything we've ever done together. - Adam Trisk (VP, Group Director, New Business, Digitas) “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Damisi on a number of projects. From working with motion graphics to a simple audio record to organizing a nationwide video shoot with multiple simultaneous shoots going on. He’s never failed to delivery more than what we were looking for. When approaching a project, Damisi automatically looks outside any potential limitations and focuses on finding the best way to get the best work. He asks the right questions and he actively sources the solutions. He brings the right talent together. When a project goes live, Damisi rides it like no one. He somehow knows instinctively when to lay back and when to jump in. He embraces the collaborative nature of production and wrangles all the moving parts and personalities and processes to work in concert. When a project finishes up, Damisi makes sure everything gets buttoned up. He finishes every last detail and makes you itch to work with him again. - Brian Connaughton (VP / Group Creative Director, Digitas) "I had the privilege of working with Damisi for 3 1/2 years while at Digitas. Damisi had the expertise to make any job happen from a Post standpoint and deliver it on time and on budget. He worked closely with creative and managed the job from beginning to end, no matter how many obstacles he faced (budget limitations, equipment failures, lack of resources, etc). Delivery of all projects were of the highest of caliber possible. He was THE resource that everyone went to no matter what stage the project was in because of his technical expertise and dedication." - Marta Infante Stajek (VP/ Group Director, Business Affairs, Digitas) EXPERIENCE: 2008 - Current DIGITAS, New York *Executive Producer* Coordinated and directed daily schedules of editors, motion effects artists and designers as well as managing external sound and visual effects contractors. Drove the division’s revenue from half a million to nearly four million dollars per annum and garnered dozens of awards including a sweep of the 2010 Clios. Led post-production team responsible for securing Comcast, Equifax and Diageo businesses. Solicited and crafted bids, created budgets and ensured the integrity of all deliverables. 2007 -2008 RIVIERA music, sound and post AB, Stockholm, Sweden *Post Production Consultant* Provided offline as well as assistant online editorial support for major post-production facility. Co-ordinated budgets, asset / equipment acquisition, scheduling and fulfilled client deliverables in conjunction with Executive Producers on traditional advertising spots, television shows as well as feature films. 2004 -2006 RETAIL TELEVISION AB, Stockholm, Sweden *Creative Director / Post Production and Line Producer / Offline Editor* Determined design, tone, production and post-production work flow for closed circuit retail television network. Created and produced original shows, graphic packages as well as developed corporate marketing collateral. 2000 -2003 VERTICALEYE INC., New York *Partner / Executive Producer / Offline Editor* Managed daily activities of a boutique post-production house. Acquired and developed new business relationship. Acted as post producer for broadcast clients and spearheaded new media division. Generated million dollar per annum revenue stream that increased to two million by year three. Line produced for location shoots. Clients included but were not limited to; DKNY, Helmut Lang, Coach, Sony Music, Rockstar Games, Lenox Hill Hospital. 2000 -2001 NEWS DIGITAL MEDIA / FOX.COM, New York *Senior Producer / Senior Copy Editor* Directed staff in the ground up redesign, re-branding and deployment of the Fox.com properties. Managed external vendor relationships including e-commerce and community site providers. Created style guide for the creation of promotional and crafted original content. Supervised the build of the Simpsons dot com which included a community destination, e-commerce, a thin client email services as well as content from the show creators. 1998 -2000 AMMIRATI PURIS LINTAS, New York *Agency Producer* Produced, developed and managed all digital messaging for United Parcel Service client as well as consulted with broadcast department in the execution of spot concepts. Created and managed convergence projects for agency clients. 1997-1998 RAZORFISH, New York *Implementation Specialist* Coded HTML, performed graphics production and co-produced enterprise websites for IBM, Goldman Sachs, Christie’s amongst others. Designed and implement original content ‘That Girl’ and the Ralph Lauren webisodes. ABILITIES: Final Cut Pro, Avid, Motion, After Affects, Audio / Video Compression, FTP, Photoshop, HTML, Office, Visio, DVD Studio Pro, Farmers Wife, AICE Budgeting, Line Producing EDUCATION: TISCH SCHOOL OF ARTS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major Film and Television Production Download pdf here