Zoe Pennington

Project Manager

Seattle, WA, USA9 yrs 6 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 5 years in game production with AAA marketing experience.
  • Successfully delivered 200+ AAA game trailers on time.
  • Expert in cross-discipline team collaboration and project management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Video Game Production Specialist with extensive experience in entertainment marketing and post-production.

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Skills

Core Skills

Video Game ProductionProject ManagementVideo EditingVideo Post-production

Other Skills

ClickUpJiramiroUnreal EngineGoogle DocsMicrosoft OfficemayaBlenderDiscordSlackTrelloConfluenceEntertainmentEditingFilm

About

Hi friends, I’m moving back to LA this summer! 🎮🎬 I got my start in TV/film and found my home in games. With 5 years in game production, I have hands-on experience in AAA marketing and indie development. I also bring 8 years of experience in post-production across digital content, commercial campaigns, and entertainment trailers. I am an enthusiastic, self-motivated producer who identifies goals, protects them, and guides cross-discipline teams toward success within real production constraints. I’ve specialized in AAA trailers for titles like Elden Ring, Hades II, Hogwarts Legacy, COD Mobile, Tekken 8, Spider-Man 2, Remnant 2, Sword Art Online, Armed Core VI, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Hyper Light Breaker, and Netflix's: Geeked Week. Let's build legacies together: My true passion is learning. I’m always exploring new ways to grow and strive to add meaningful value to teams. My favorite and strongest attribute is how I connect with a team on a personal level. I believe trust and respect in the people around you are essential to being successful together because great games come from empowered people. What I can bring to the table: A calm force: When complexity rises and timelines compress, I'm a steady presence teams can rely on. A hybrid mind: Bridging strategy and execution, translating between technical pipelines and creative visions. A history of collaboration: Trusted by teams like Netflix, Sony, and Bandai Namco to deliver projects successfully, again and again. Highlights as a Game Producer and a Finishing Editor: ⬥ Unlocked team potential by introducing Jira workflows to enhance cross-discipline collaboration in Agile environments, boosting on-time sprint completions by 28% and reducing production delays by 40%. ⬥ Drove scope and priority planning for 100+ production gameplay tasks per sprint, cutting missed deadlines by 38% and ensuring deliverables aligned with milestone goals. Successfully delivering on-time across global launches. ⬥ Streamlined AAA localization workflows on titles like Hades II and Spider-Man 2, reducing delivery times by 30% for 100+ media assets per project, reinforcing client trust, leading to additional projects. ⬥ Maintained prep and finishing standards and serving as the go-to technical expert, improving team productivity by 70% and minimizing rework. ⬥ Shipped 200+ AAA game trailer and campaign projects for broadcast and digital, delivering for major platforms including Steam, Amazon, TikTok, YouTube, Xbox/Microsoft, PlayStation, and Nintendo, meeting QC standards, branding and technical spec guidelines.

Experience

9 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 9 mos
Average Tenure
0 mo
Current Experience

Buddha jones

Assistant Editor

Apr 2026Present · 0 mo · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Remote

Star tempest studios

Game Producer

Sep 2025Present · 7 mos · Remote

  • Proud producer leading animation & 3D character art teams to help indie MMORPG Kingdom of Wrath, reach its deadline!
  • ⬥ Lead day-to-day production across animation, design, programming, engineering, and art for an indie PC game, translating goals into actionable tasks via JIRA and Confluence, managing sprint planning, identifying risks early, and improving on-time milestone delivery by 28%.
  • ⬥ Build and scale a remote animation team from 2 to 15 artists, recruiting and onboarding talent, establishing production pipelines, sprint workflows, and asset tracking using Sheets, Notion, and ClickUp in an emerging game development studio, increasing team productivity by 55%.
  • ⬥ Oversee the art/animation pipeline from concept and modeling through Blender and Maya into Unreal Engine (version 5.4), partnering with art and programming producers to ensure clean implementation and proactively identify and resolve complex pipeline risks before they impact production.
  • ⬥ Own documentation, status updates, and production tracking, implementing workflow improvements using Discord, Notion, and Google Workspace to strengthen team alignment, transparency, and production efficiency.
  • ⬥ Coordinate QA and playtest workflows for core gameplay animation, managing JIRA tasks and bugs, and converting playtest feedback into actionable improvements for combat, spells, and player/enemy maneuvers in Unreal Engine.
  • ⬥ Creatively define combat animation style inspired by Dark Souls III and Bloodborne, producing 20+ style guides and visual references using Miro, PowerPoint, and Word, improving cross-team alignment and reducing iteration cycles by 23%.
ClickUpJiramiroUnreal EngineGoogle DocsMicrosoft Office+7

Freelance

Freelance Producer, Video Editor and Finishing Editor

Jul 2025Apr 2026 · 9 mos · Remote

  • ⬥ Freelanced with production companies including gnet, Jump Cut NYC, Create Advertising Group, and independent YouTube Shorts creators, delivering content for clients such as Blizzard, AppleTV, Warner Bros, Bandai Namco, Nintendo, Sony, Netflix, HBO, Greenwich Entertainment, and The Met: Live in HD.
  • ⬥ Projected production by Q2 2026: Producing anime recap content with Crunchyroll, serving as the IP brand expert while driving creative alignment, client communication, and execution from concept through delivery.
  • ⬥ Led finishing projects from intake through final delivery, ensuring high first-pass accuracy through rigorous QC and delivering assets ahead of schedule by up to 20%, while managing localization, select pulls, audio mixing, conforms, and overcuts.
  • ⬥ Edited and delivered gaming and entertainment social and long-form content, owning projects from concept through final delivery and integrating motion graphics, sound design, and subtitles to meet platform and creative needs.

Create advertising group

Finishing Editor / Junior Editor / Senior AE

Sep 2021Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

  • ⬥ Edited and finished 200+ AAA marketing trailers and campaigns, delivering trailers and their social resizes in Adobe Premiere Pro, contributing across launch, reveal, announcement, story, character, accolades, game fest, sizzle, and live-action trailers for Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon, Nintendo, Steam, YouTube, and TikTok.
  • ⬥ Finished and delivered 250+ entertainment trailers across digital content, series, and movies, managing multiple versions and ensuring polished final deliveries for online and broadcast platforms.
  • ⬥ Managed and tracked fulls and cutdowns, creating multiple versions of trailers across agnostic, multi-platform, and platform-specific deliveries. Delivered completed trailers along with SRTs, audio splits, and flattened Premiere Pro projects with all associated media.
  • ⬥ Led localization finishes for titles including Elden Ring, Hades II, Hogwarts Legacy, and Spiderman-2, managing 100+ media assets per project including VO, stems, creative content, internal graphics, CTAs, branding, ESRB cards, end slates, and mnemonics, reducing delivery times by 30% and increasing client retention by 19%.
  • ⬥ Bridged communication across post-production and publishing, aligning producers, capture, editors, design, and music via Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Outlook to ensure 99% on-time delivery across global trailer launches within a Waterfall workflow.
  • ⬥ Spearheaded as the team’s technical editorial resource, resolving frame rate, codec, and file format issues, reducing rework and increasing team productivity by up to 70%.
  • ⬥ Other assistant editor responsibilities include, but are not limited to, picture and audio preps, v/a overcuts, footage requests, shot and dx lists, conforms, dialogue breakdowns, dailies breakdowns, and select pulls.
  • ⬥ Occasionally handled color grading for live-action trailers in DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro.
EntertainmentVideo EditingEditingVideo Post-ProductionFilmStorytelling+5

Cosmo street

2 roles

Post Production Media Manager / Vault Manager

Promoted

Mar 2020Sep 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · On-site

  • ⬥ Implemented a structured media management system, moving from physical hard drives to cloud-based workflows via Frame.io. This reduced storage costs by 62% improved file accessibility by 49%, and cut retrieval time for assets by 68%. Presented the strategy and benefits to stakeholders across Los Angeles, Miami, Kansas City, and New York.
  • ⬥ Managed and tracked all media across 200+ projects such as Apple, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Nike, and Burger King, ensuring the security and sensitivity of materials. Archived drives and maintained an organized library database for commercial and digital content, improving retrieval speed by 40%.
  • ⬥ Supervised and mentored a team of three, fostering a collaborative environment and professional growth. Increased team efficiency by 31% and reduced errors in media handling by 23% while establishing workflows for handling assets across projects and offices.
  • ⬥ Proactively led all technical operations, including IT, software, servers, onboarding, and troubleshooting, maintaining 100% uptime for critical production workflows and ensuring seamless operations across teams and offices.
EntertainmentVideo Post-ProductionMicrosoft OfficeEntertainment Marketing

Client Service Representative

Nov 2019Mar 2020 · 4 mos · On-site

  • ⬥ Supported top-tier, high-profile clients including Apple, Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Burger King, delivering a polished client experience for 100% of in-person sessions.
  • ⬥ Served as the primary front desk and administrative contact, coordinating 90–95% of daily client-facing and office operations while maintaining a professional, welcoming environment.
  • ⬥ Coordinated administrative and logistical operations across departments, including scheduling, documentation, petty cash, and vendor services, ensuring 97% on-time client session readiness.
  • ⬥ Built and maintained strong relationships with clients and vendors, supporting internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams with a 92% same-day response rate for operational requests.
  • ⬥ Handled sensitive and confidential information with discretion and sound judgment, working closely with Senior Producers, HR, and department leads to support departmental operations and initiatives.
  • ⬥ Promoted to Media Manager within four months of starting, reflecting recognition for leadership and operational impact.

Magneton

Video Editor/Social Media Marketing Consultant (Contract)

May 2019Oct 2019 · 5 mos · West Hollywood, California · Hybrid

  • ⬥ Produce “out of the box” creative and informative content with descriptions in different brand voices to promote client’s social media accounts.
  • ⬥ Edit videos and create slideshows for clients to be posted 4 times a week.
  • ⬥ Schedule and post content for 15+ accounts on a regular basis.
  • ⬥ Assist in creating and managing social media campaigns and growth monthly including ads, branding and consulting.
  • ⬥ Send completed calendar to 4 clients for approval from start to finish.
  • ⬥ Take on community engagement by responding to DMs and comments in different accounts. Those accounts include poker/sports, music, models/actors, animals, alcohol and tech startups.
Film

Freelance

2 roles

Assistant Editor

Jan 2019Nov 2019 · 10 mos · On-site

  • ⬥ Production companies I worked with included SoulPancake Show, RSA Films, Smuggler, Biscuit Filmworks, and Gifted Youth.
  • ⬥ Organized and maintained media across shared servers, hard drives, and Premiere projects. Prepared and tracked notes, footage, and assets for editors and producers while streamlining workflow and having projects review-ready.
  • ⬥ Created, prepared and organized notes on footage and on separate word document for Editors.
  • ⬥ Worked closely with editors and producers to properly organize Premiere projects based on direction and notes.

Production Assistant

Sep 2018Nov 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · On-site

  • ⬥ Worked as an office, camera, and art PA on various commercial sets such as Caviar: AT&T commercial - November 2019, Smuggler: Adidas Change Social Campaign - November 2019, Fullscreen: Smirnoff commercial - October 2019, Fullscreen: Mary Kay commercial - September 2019, RSA Films: Lux commercial - May through July 2019, Biscuit Filmworks: Fitbit commercial - March 2019, RSA Films: Lincoln commercial February 2019, RSA Films: Coors Commercial - January 2019, MJZ: Sandy Hook PSA commercial - September 2018.
  • ⬥ Assisted directors, producers, and crew during pre-production and on set, coordinating across departments including Office, Camera, Art, Wardrobe, and Craft Services to ensure smooth daily operations for commercials.
  • ⬥ Handled administrative duties such as petty cash, time cards, and scheduled meetings and presentations. Track props, materials, and supported pre-production logistics to keep production organized and on schedule.
FilmStorytelling

Cleo hair salon

Licensed Hairstylist/Assistant

Mar 2017Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Oak Park · On-site

  • ⬥ Provided hairdressing services for personal clientele.
  • ⬥ Assisted hairdresser by managing schedules, prepared and applied hair color formulas, blow dried, and other duties as requested.
  • ⬥ Answered phones, scheduled appointments, managed, tracked and organized inventory. Performed other administrative functions.
  • ⬥ During the end of year 2019, worked part time due to the priority of freelance film jobs.
Video EditingStorytelling

Urbane cafe

Cashier

Mar 2015Sep 2015 · 6 mos · Agoura Hills · On-site

  • ⬥ Greeted and checked out customers, processed orders, managed payments, and ran register.
  • ⬥ Fast paced environment-high volume of requests and tasks completed and fulfilled in a timely manner.
  • ⬥ Monitored, maintained and cleaned interior and exterior of restaurant.
  • ⬥ Ordered and organized supplies, maintained inventory.

Vans a division of vf outdoor

Sales Associate

Aug 2014Jan 2015 · 5 mos · Woodland Hills · On-site

  • ⬥ Handled all customer relations from start to finish of sale.
  • ⬥ Trained new employees.
  • ⬥ Cleaned and organized store, set up all displays.
  • ⬥ Various administrative tasks (i.e. answered phones, maintained inventory, etc.)

Cisco's mexican restaurant

Hostess

Mar 2013Aug 2013 · 5 mos · Westlake Village · On-site

  • ⬥ Greeted customers, answered phones and direct calls to supervisors, and other departments.
  • ⬥ Managed all reservations. (Helped set up decorations for party planning.)
  • ⬥ Directed and trained all hostesses.
  • ⬥ Managed high volume of requests and tasks in an extremely diligent, organized fashion.

Education

Santa Barbara City College

Art Studies Major

Jan 2013Jan 2014

Paul Mitchell the School Sherman Oaks

Cosmetology License

Jan 2015Jan 2016

Sheldon’s Art Academy

Fine/Studio Arts — General

Jan 2014Jan 2015

Moorpark College

Business Administration and Management — General

Jan 2012Jan 2013

Agoura High School

High School Diploma

Jan 2009Jan 2012

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