Mar 2025 – Feb 2026 · 11 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site

May 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Infrastructure Development: Established new reporting structure for the art team based on current game development needs and set comprehensive performance evaluation framework for artist development
• Strategic Planning: Developed and implemented workforce planning tools and strategies, ensuring alignment with studio goals and individual careers, leading to successful business optimization.
• Budget Oversight: Managed the annual budget for the art department, including comp strategy, operations, mentorship programs, learning and development, and morale booster events.
• Casting and Growth: Instituted a growth-focused casting process to enhance team capabilities and alignment with studio objectives, increasing morale and productivity amongst the team.
• Leadership Development: Identified skill gaps and established a targeted coaching plan for leadership and artist development ensuring growth from within, leading to stronger talent retention.
• Culture Coaching & Mentorship: Fostered a supportive culture of trust and collaboration across the studio business units, maximizing efficiency and collaborative problem solving resulting in greater productivity.

Sep 2022 – May 2023 · 8 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

• Department Optimization: Unified leads, directors, and producers in streamlining cross-department communications resulting in successful efficiency optimization while increasing employee engagement
• Leadership Training: Developed and implemented meaningful leadership training initiatives addressing team gaps, resulting in a stronger, more collaborative leadership team throughout the studio.
• Career Progression: Effectively mentored leaders and IC’s, supporting the career progression of individual contributors and team leads, leading to greater employee retention within WoW.
• Performance Feedback Systems: Reevaluated and revitalized the feedback and review process for the art team, promoting continuous improvement amongst leadership teams and individuals.
• Workforce Planning Strategy: Formulated and executed a comprehensive workforce planning strategy for the art department, minimizing hiring needs and increasing productivity.

Apr 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos

Jan 2012 – Sep 2022 · 10 yrs 8 mos · Burbank, California, United States

• Staffing and Workforce Planning: Managed artist casting transitions, working with project leadership to creatively solve casting needs within existing team, maintaining stable department headcount.
• Artist Development: Partnered with stakeholders to manage training, mentorship, career development and department logistics. Managed outreach and marketing demands, as well as HR and payroll needs.
• Culture & Communication Management: Served as communication hub between studio leadership and individual contributors, ensuring timely dissemination of information, and managed messaging strategy.