SHRINATH PRABHU
Mumbai
Summary
With over 14 years of experience in the video production industry, I've had the privilege of leading talented teams and bringing bold, creative ideas to life. As Studio Head at CYLNDR INDIA, I manage a dynamic team of 30+ professionals, ensuring we consistently deliver top-tier content that meets and exceeds client expectations. My core strengths lie in client management, people management, budgeting, and growing post-production studio revenue. Led video production and creative execution for top-tier brands including Samsung, MRF, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Bajaj Electrics, Lenovo, Luminous, PNB, Nothing, and emerging D2C brands like Gekki, delivering high-quality TVCs, digital films, and branded content. Let’s connect and create something extraordinary together!
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Studio Head
CYLNDR INDIA
01.2023 - Current
- Team Leadership: Manage a team of 30+ professionals, including directors, editors, animators, and technicians, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
- Project Management: Oversee the entire video production lifecycle, from pre-production planning to post-production delivery, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
- Client Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, managing expectations and ensuring satisfaction throughout the production process.
- Executed live shoots, TVCs, CGI, and 2D animations, coordinating resources and timelines to consistently deliver high-quality content.
- Oversaw online, offline, and grading processes, aligning final outputs with creative visions and technical standards.
- Managed budgeting and revenue for post-studio operations, ensuring financial sustainability and alignment with production goals.
Digital Video Producer
Experience Commerce - Digital Agency
Mumbai
06.2016 - Current
- Managed complete ownership of projects from initiation to completion from Preproduction to Postproduction
- Project Management from conceptualization to delivery of final output along with QA
- Collaborated with art/copy partners to create videos tailored to specific platforms and formats
- Integral part of pitches and brainstorming sessions, including client meets
- Negotiated commercials and contracts with clients and third-party resources to align project goals
- Managing internal & external stakeholders on execution and delivery schedules
- Prepare production working budgets and closures with stakeholders
- Absorb the brief and suggest relevant but cost-effective solutions
- Communicated briefs to vendors, establishing clear expectations for project deliverables
- Vendor relationship management across verticals of copy, design, editing, artists, music etc.
- Portfolio includes international projects too (multiple destinations)
Assistant Manager - Digital Video Production
Experience Commerce - Digital Agency
Mumbai
09.2011 - 05.2016
- Managed projects for multinational corporations including Lenovo, Wipro, MRF, ensuring alignment with client goals and expectations.
- Planning and executing digital video production spanning from budgets of ~1L to ~1Cr
- Coordinated communications among internal stakeholders and vendors, facilitating project progress and enhancing collaboration.
- Oversaw administrative tasks, streamlining vendor and resource management while coordinating events to support operational needs.
- Managed vendor contracts to ensure compliance and timely execution.
- Event Management and organizing office offsite, meetings, conferences, making travel arrangements and hotel reservations for employees and guests.
- Analyze and review billing, purchase orders, vendor reconciliation, invoices, agreements and other legal documents to ensure timely payment
- Digital Agency based in Mumbai
Education
Bachelor of Business Management -
Mangalore University
01-2011
Pre-University College -
Govt College Hebri
UdupiSkills
- Project management
- Video production
- Production coordination
- Budget management
- Client management
- Vendor management
- Team leadership
Languages
- Hindi
- English
- Kannada
- Marathi (functional)
Timeline
Studio Head
CYLNDR INDIA
01.2023 - Current
Digital Video Producer
Experience Commerce - Digital Agency
06.2016 - Current
Assistant Manager - Digital Video Production
Experience Commerce - Digital Agency
09.2011 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Business Management -
Mangalore University
Pre-University College -
Govt College Hebri