David Porras
EP / Head of Production
About
I have over 25+ years of experience developing bespoke content for brands, agencies, and companies. Over that time I've had the good fortune to work with many talented artistians in all areas of production. I'm thankful for what they taught me along the way. As a manager, a head of studio and regional head of production, I took those lessons to heart. Over that time it became clear to me that what we sell are the talents that our teams provide; their abilities, professionalism and grit. We are only as good as those that support us, and if we focus on them, as much or more than our clients, we will find success in what we do.
Key areas of focus:
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CREATIVE OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION LEADERSHIP
INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OVERSIGHT
Key achievements
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Developing 6 unique offices for Townhouse LATAM (Mexico City, Bogota, Buenos Aires, San Paulo Quito, Lima)
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Strategic growth strategies for business development and optimization
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Delivering revenue growth of 400%
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Establishing and maintaining global partnerships
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Identifying best-in-class talent in key global markets to produce and deliver award winning content with an efficiency that meets budget & creative demands
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Leading 25+ full time staff & freelance teams & managing creative operations
Experience
Townhouse LATAM - Regional Head of Production & Business Development
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• Developing & growing a new production division for Grey in Latin America
• Expanding the services and capabilities of 6 offices in LATAM to grow business opportunities
• Establishing & maintaining global partnerships
• Leading client acquisition, delivering revenue growth of 400% over the last 5yrs
CREATIVE OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION LEADERSHIP
• Building & maintaining creative operations for this global business with local production in LATAM & Europe
• Developing content for various high profile brands that include P&G, Amazon, Vodafone, Modelo, Coca Cola
• Identifying key global talent to support our production efforts
• Managing a strategic global network of content production partners to deliver efficiencies and meet budgetary constraints
• Creating briefs, budgets & structuring deals with agency & brand clients
• Developing integrated processes for content creation, content management and acquisition
• Overseeing business affairs & the financial reporting
• Direct report to Global COO & collaborating with key stakeholders across various divisions and offices worldwide on strategy, development and implementation
INTEGRATED PRODUCTION OVERSIGHT
• Creating & Managing integrated teams of 25+ across 6 countries
• Incorporating production tools & digital platforms to assist in executing & managing content between offices
• Mentoring internal teams & setting/managing expectations with our agency & brand clients
Remote Control - Consultant
A technology services company specializing in creativity, design and software development (metaverse,VR/AR, Artificial Intelligence, interactive displays)
STRATEGIC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
- Developed global growth strategy and led new business expansion
- Identified & brokered global partners to help in the execution and development of projects and products
OPERATIONS CONSULTANT
- Bringing production solutions to their integrated teams
- Optimizing internal processes and procedures
- Managing client relationships with Meta, Peloton, etc.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUGMENTED REALITY & VIRTUAL REALITY
- Ideation and creative development on products and projects
- working to with teams from Meta & Peloton on specific AR/VR projects for Oculus headsets
- Consulting on the development of unique AI products & services
Complete Resume