Versilla D'souza
Associate Producer/ Account Director
Malad West, MUMBAI
Summary
A confident and proactive individual with over 10 years of experience in the Administration/Production /Customer Service field. Work well independently and in a team. Have excellent communication and organizing skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Operations Manager
RnM Moving Pictures PVT. LTD
Mumbai
08.2015 - Current
- Evaluating Talent. Conducting auditions for shoots. Negotiating new deals and developing contracts.
- Vendor management.
- Planning and organizing production schedules
- Assessing project and resource requirements
- Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers
- Regional Long Format -(15 August- Netflix Original Movie )
- Coordinate meetings, prepare reports and other confidential materials, manage expenses within budget.
- Develop and maintain alert system for upcoming deadlines on incoming requests, projects, and events
- Coordinated pre-production, location scouting, prop and set builds, lighting, audio, production, breakdown, and delivery of final assets for all live action projects
- Work closely with internal network executives and third party production companies to examine the needs of each production
- Coordinate with other internal departments as needed to ensure all legal and safety parameters of a production are met and that all deliverables
- Assist with team building initiatives and overall support for maintenance of organizational culture and employee morale.
- Brought new Business for company growth, using various marketing strategies and communication skills in order to brand the firm in the market and attract new clients
- Developed strategies and business for the firm by building corporate relationships with customers and the industry/market leaders
- Pre-production: Conceptualizing, creating the shoot calendar
Manager PR & Special Events/Executive Assistant
The Danceworx Performing Arts Academy
Mumbai
06.2014 - 07.2015
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Maintained relationships with material vendors to lower costs and diversify capabilities.
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs and monitored performance.
- Updated operational methods and oversaw accounting procedures for improved efficiency.
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with consumer, community, employee, and public interest groups.
- Studying the organization's objectives, promotional policies, and needs to build public relations strategies that influence public opinion and promote products, ideas, and services.
- Preparing and editing organizational publications, including employee newsletters, reports, for internal and external audiences.
- Updating and maintaining Web content.
- Conferring with HOD's to identify trends and group interests and providing advice on business decisions.
- Coordinate executive communications, including taking calls, responding to emails and interfacing with clients
- Prepare internal and external corporate documents for team members.
- Schedule meetings and appointments and manage travel itineraries.
- Arrange corporate events to take place outside of the work place, such as fund-raising events and staff appreciation events, Annual Events.
- Maintain an organized filing system of paper and electronic documents
- Uphold a strict level of confidentiality
- Develop and sustain a level of professionalism among staff and clientele
Operations Manager
The Dancesport India
02.2012 - 06.2014
- Prepared annual budgets for the academy.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Managed the Institute - Planning & coordinating Classes.
- Marketing, Planning & Organizing Annual Events for the Institute.
- Managing a Team of 10 Trainers, Administrator for the Institute.
- Working on Business Development Plans for the Growth of the Academy.
- Artist Management & Talent Acquisition for the firm with regards to production
- Pre-production: Conceptualizing, creating the shoot calendar.
Worked in Hospitality & Customer Service Sector
WIPRO, Hutchison Global Services, United Airlines, ITC Maratha.
03.2005 - 03.2012
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
Education
HSC- HSC -
St Patrick’s Junior College Of Commerce
Diploma - undefined
AVALON AVIATION CENTER
Effective Feedback Sharing - undefined
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Pune University
Pune 06.2009 - 04.2012
SSC -
Mount Carmel Convent High School
Pune 06.2002 - 04.2003
Skills
Manage core training programs and their executionManage conflict and recommend solutions
Budgeting and forecasting
Talent scouting
Network development
Attention to Detail
Written Communication
Flexible and Adaptable
Timeline
Operations Manager
RnM Moving Pictures PVT. LTD
08.2015 - Current
Manager PR & Special Events/Executive Assistant
The Danceworx Performing Arts Academy
06.2014 - 07.2015
Operations Manager
The Dancesport India
02.2012 - 06.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Pune University
06.2009 - 04.2012
Worked in Hospitality & Customer Service Sector
WIPRO, Hutchison Global Services, United Airlines, ITC Maratha.
03.2005 - 03.2012
SSC -
Mount Carmel Convent High School
06.2002 - 04.2003
HSC- HSC -
St Patrick’s Junior College Of Commerce
Diploma - undefined
AVALON AVIATION CENTER