Kramer Hoehn
Vancouver
Summary
Brining more than 13 years of animation production experience to the industry, I have managed teams of 50 – 250 in different disciplines with budgets varying by scope from $50,000 to those greater than $20 million. Prior to joining Relish Studios, I served as the VP, Head of Production for Titmouse Canada, Yeti Farm, and Atomic Cartoons, working with notable clients such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Warner Bros and Disney. In my current role, I continue to leverage my experience in building robust pipelines, creative teams, and strong network partner relationships to help create internationally recognized content. I am keen on exploring new and emerging technologies, refining production processes, fostering potential co-production opportunities and exploring partnerships while developing innovative methods to bring content to the screen.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Production
Relish Studios
05.2023 - Current
- As the Head of Production at Relish Studios, I oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of animation and digital media projects for various clients and platforms
- Working closely with the VP, Head of Animation, President, CEO, and Operations Team to build upon existing relationships I also attend markets to further our presence in the industry and seek out new opportunities to collaborate along with the below
- Assessing and identifying clear areas of growth, and unification of pipelines between our BC Studio, and our studios in Colombia and Costa Rica
- Shotgrid integration, pipeline tools, standardized cost reporting, production reporting, and bidding process have supported this
- Bridging the gap between our teams, primarily working remotely, to drive an artist first studio with a focus on communication and collaboration
- I aim to maintain an environment that we all feel we are working on the same floor, even though we are miles, and time zones, apart
VP, Head of Production
Titmouse Canada
10.2020 - 05.2023
- As VP, Physical Production for Titmouse Canada, I led our production teams both internally and externally with many international external vendors servicing multiple areas of the pipeline for clients such as Warner Bros, Netflix, Amazon, Apple with 4 -12 active project underway at various stages of the pipeline and spearheading the growth of the Studio’s Harmony pipeline, controls and reporting best practices, working closely with the COO, CFO, CCO
- Having joined during COVID, and being the first Canadian studio to ratify a collective bargaining agreement, communication, collaboration and planning were ever present while maintaining and building upon the studio culture
Head of Production
Yeti Farm Creative
07.2018 - 09.2020
- As Head of Production at Yeti Farm, I oversaw at minimum 3 full scale productions at various points in the pipeline concurrently, while assisting in the growth the studio from 60 to 150 + Artists
- Primary day-today operations included the following:
- Mentor and support leadership teams across all projects to ensure delivery is on schedule and on budget, while maintaining artist driven studio culture
- Direct front-facing client representation from bidding, schedule and production planning, through final master delivery
- Cost reporting and studio resource allocation across all projects, liaising with COO, CFO, and Production Accounting
- Establish and maintain standardized production reporting processes across all active productions
- Integrate Pipeline Technical Directors as my direct reports to establish and maintain a robust, pipeline agnostic Shotgun workflow from Pre-Production through final render and Mastering
Supervising Producer, 2D
Atomic Cartoons Inc
10.2017 - 02.2018
- Oversee all 2D Flash productions, from bidding through final delivery while maintaining and developing pipeline tools and best production practices
- Liaise directly with CEO, COO, CCO and CFO on daily operations and forecast planning
- Direct Client relations; maintaining relationship while addressing any production concerns
Line Producer
Atomic Cartoons Inc
07.2014 - 02.2018
- Established overseas pipeline and maintained budget, schedule and quality benchmark throughout full series production
- Oversaw crew planning, production planning, PSA negotiations, cost reporting, and client management
Head of Production
Atomic Cartoons Inc
01.2017 - 10.2017
- During my tenure at Atomic Cartoons, I assisted in the growth from approximately 60 artists to 450+, while working closely with Atomic’s Head of Technology, CFO, and CCO to establish a robust, fully integrated Shotgun pipeline utilizing automation wherever possible to allow the artists to focus on the art
- In building a render agnostic pipeline, we were also able to establish clean CG, Flash, Harmony, and AFX workflows so creative could drive the content, rather than technical limitations
Production Manager
Atomic Cartoons Inc
01.2014 - 07.2014
Production Coordinator
Atomic Cartoons Inc
03.2013 - 12.2013
Production Coordinator
Lizard Brain Animation
06.2011 - 06.2012
Education
Urban Economics and Digital Media -
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BCTop of class in commercial flight and airline operations program - Aerospace
BCIT
Burnaby, BCSkills
- Scheduling and timelines
- Production optimization
- Cost control
- Capacity planning
- Production kpis
- New technology implementation
- Workforce training
- Team development
- Staff management
- Strategic planning
- Project management
- Staff scheduling
- Production oversight
- Workflow optimization
- Production planning
- Performance evaluation
Credit List
Mia & Codie, Season1, Season 2, Head of Production, Matchbox Adventures, Season 3, Head of Production, Hot Wheels Racerverse, Season 1, Head of Production, Polly Pocket, Season 3, Head of Production, Unnamed Pilot, Head of Production, Unnamed Teaser, Head of Production, Unnamed 2D Series, Season 1, Unnamed 2D Film, Star Trek Lower Decks, Season 3, Season 4 – Head of Production /Supervising Producer, Animaniacs Season2, Season 3, Head of Production /Supervising Producer, Digman, Season 1 – Head of Production /Supervising Producer, Frog and Toad, Season 1 – Head of Production /Supervising Producer, Duck and Goose, Season 1 – Head of Production /Supervising Producer, Agent Elvis Season 1 – Head of Production / Supervising Producer, The Harper House, Season 1 – Head of Production /Supervising Producer, Baby Shark’s Big Movie!, Head of Production / Supervising Producer, Baby Shark’s Big Show!, Head of Production / Supervising Producer, Unnamed Series – Head of Production / Producer, Unnamed Pilot – Head of Production, Unnamed Pilot – Head of Production, Unnamed Pilot – Head of Production, Pete the Cat, Season 2 – Head of Production, Hotel Transylvania, Season 2 – Head of Production, DNAce, Season 1 – Head of Production, Max and Ruby, Season 7 – Supervising Producer, Cupcake & Dinosaur, Season 1 – Supervising Producer, Marvel Super Heroes, Season 1 – Supervising Producer, Super Dinosaur, Season 1 – Head of Production, Hilda, Season 1 – Head of Production, Minecraft Mini Series – Head of Production, Counterfeit Cat, Season 1 - Line Producer, Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong, Season 1 – Line Producer, Pirate Express– Production Manager, Babar and the Adventures of Badou, Season 3 – Production Manager, Ella the Elephant, Season 1 – Production Coordinator, Badly Drawn Roy, Season 2 – Production Coordinator
Languages
French
Professional Working
Timeline
Head of Production
Relish Studios
05.2023 - Current
VP, Head of Production
Titmouse Canada
10.2020 - 05.2023
Head of Production
Yeti Farm Creative
07.2018 - 09.2020
Supervising Producer, 2D
Atomic Cartoons Inc
10.2017 - 02.2018
Head of Production
Atomic Cartoons Inc
01.2017 - 10.2017
Line Producer
Atomic Cartoons Inc
07.2014 - 02.2018
Production Manager
Atomic Cartoons Inc
01.2014 - 07.2014
Production Coordinator
Atomic Cartoons Inc
03.2013 - 12.2013
Production Coordinator
Lizard Brain Animation
06.2011 - 06.2012
Top of class in commercial flight and airline operations program - Aerospace
BCIT
Urban Economics and Digital Media -
University of British Columbia
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