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Tonya Dodds

Windsor,Canada

Summary

Talented and resourceful project manager and leader with a proven track record in creating effective project plans and work back schedules to drive the success of strategic initiatives. Experienced in building cohesive teams that collaborate seamlessly to deliver exceptional end products. Recognized for cultivating strong business relationships within the entertainment and production industry. Skilled in cross-functional collaboration across various business units to successfully launch global initiatives, working closely with both internal technical teams and external partners. Open to relocation opportunities.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Content Project Specialist

Rakuten Kobo
02.2020 - Current
  • Coordinating with teams across the organization to ensure all content related resources are met for projects
  • Includes working cross-functionally with a globally distributed team
  • Launching content subscription products internationally
  • Building and reviewing catalogues globally to provide rich reading options for customers
  • Managing expectations in terms of timelines and project deliverables while prioritizing business needs, goals, and resources
  • Reviewing and adjusting workflows and processes to make them scalable, repeatable, and well documented
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives
  • Reviewing contracts to ensure accuracy in publisher onboarding and accounting/payments
  • Working with legal team to ensure local requirements for booksellers are being met
  • Working with technical team to improve tool set to enhance content management system for future initiatives
  • Liaison between publishers, content management, vendor managers, and finance to solve issues
  • Using Tableau to pull data for insights at various project stages
  • Using that data to communicate project needs and risks to stakeholders and executives
  • Leveraging Click Up to manage projects and assign task ownership
  • Select successful projects include launching Kobo Plus in six countries, building each Kobo Plus catalogue to over 1 million titles, and improved tracking of new publishers to the Kobo ecosystem
  • Mentoring junior and new team members, fostering a supportive environment conducive to professional growth and development

Producer, Development & Production

Clouded Mirror Entertainment
12.2014 - Current
  • Management of projects for their entire lifecycles
  • Includes development, pre-production, post-production, and distribution
  • Breaking down projects into manageable milestones
  • Cultivating relationships with writers, producers, directors
  • Determining creative scenarios for production and delivery with limited resources
  • Evaluating pitches and scripts
  • Giving feedback to writers and artists
  • Managing budgets ranging under 1 million and up by allocating resources effectively, ensuring projects were completed on time and within budget constraints
  • Negotiating contracts with vendors to reduce production costs without compromising on quality
  • Giving notes on edits, colour correction, post sound, and VFX
  • Giving feedback and approving marketing materials
  • Managing expectations of creative vision with an eye to feasibility
  • Overseeing social media plans by tailoring content to target demographics
  • Successfully fundraised through crowdfunding and investors, leading to a globally distributed feature film

Content Management Product Specialist

TELUS Optik TV
08.2013 - 02.2020
  • Oversaw the day to day management of SVOD content, including Crave Movies & HBO, AMC, Paramount+, and CTV as the central point of contact for external and internal teams
  • Included adjusting workflows and troubleshooting metadata issues as needed
  • Maintained and fostered good business relationships with external partners
  • Worked with Merchandising and Marketing team to translate their on-screen campaigns into workable tasks for the Operations team while ensuring any brand requirements are met
  • Extensive experience with curation and promotion of TV series and films
  • Worked with Product Manager to roadmap SVOD launches and projects, based on data analyses
  • Resource and headcount planning across a national team, assessing risks to delivery, and working across company-wide teams
  • Built business cases for process improvement projects, including setting KPI targets
  • Worked within an agile environment
  • Assembled analysis of SVOD operations success and presented to senior and executive level teams as needed
  • Interviewed potential team members and created training programs for their roles
  • Managed Toronto based team in their daily tasks
  • Select successful projects include the Olympics on VOD, HBO library launches (1800 assets), and channel rebrands
  • Trained and provided coaching to 11 junior team members

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

Skills

  • Google Workspace
  • Excellent communication
  • Microsoft Office
  • Time management
  • Project Management
  • Click Up
  • Tableau
  • Problem solving

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Content Project Specialist

Rakuten Kobo
02.2020 - Current

Producer, Development & Production

Clouded Mirror Entertainment
12.2014 - Current

Content Management Product Specialist

TELUS Optik TV
08.2013 - 02.2020

Bachelor of Arts -

University of Ottawa

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