Joanna James-Parks Technical Project Manager | Digital Production Manager | VR

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Digital Producer

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Mar 2022 - Mar 2023 (1 year 1 month)

The Digital Team at 160over90 has talented experts in UX, Content Strategy, UI Design, and Front-end, Back-end and Video Game Developers. This team leverages that expertise to concept and execute digital campaigns alongside other service lines creating a seamless brand experience across different mediums. As a Digital Producer I’m responsible for planning, facilitating, and overseeing execution on all website, app, and other interactive/digital projects. I have a strong understanding of interactive design, UX, and digital content strategy, along with a fluency in best practices and standard process for both front- and back-end development.

Lighting Designer

freelance

Aug 2021 - Current (4 years 11 months)

Use lighting software and hardware to control and manage lighting intensity, color, direction, distribution and shape to fulfill artists' goals, expectations, and functional requirements. Research artists' live performances and body of work to inform lighting design. Communicate with Production Manager and Artist to satisfy lighting requirements and identify impediments from advance to soundcheck. Follow direction from artist cue sheet, lighting designer, or lighting director. Problem solve and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. GrandMA 2 Aveolites Tiger Touch and Titan Mobile Sunlite Suite 2

Virtual and Live Event Lighting Designer

freelance

Aug 2021 - Current (4 years 11 months)

Use lighting software and hardware to control and manage lighting intensity, color, direction, distribution and shape to fulfill artists' goals, expectations, and functional requirements. Research artists' live performances and body of work to inform lighting design. Communicate with Production Manager and Artist to satisfy lighting requirements and identify impediments from advance to soundcheck. Follow direction from artist cue sheet, lighting designer, or lighting director. Problem solve and troubleshoot hardware and software issues. GrandMA 2 Aveolites Tiger Touch and Titan Mobile Sunlite Suite 2

Project Manager

Mole Street

Mar 2021 - Jun 2021 (4 months)

Responsible for coordinating the full life cycle development of RFPs and sales pipeline. Thoroughly decomposing requirements and maintaining a database of centralized information on resources, software and capabilities. Coordinating and communicating with internal resources to ensure timely delivery, proper asset management and requirement compliance.

Technical Project Manager

Thinkful

Jul 2020 - Jan 2021 (7 months)

After receiving my technical project management certificate, I utilized my technical and design skills to find ways to support local creatives and freelancers in their advertising campaigns. Website and brand development projects for clients in journalism, art, and non-profit industries. Consultations for digital, creative and healthcare projects in their infancy/initial conception. Framework development for creative and non profit projects that require software development or converging technologies. Thesis: (which is really just a 20 page too long blog post in progress) “Welcome to the Internet, How Can I Help You?": How The Simpsons use humor and absurdity to incubate innovation, address issues in tech, and advocate for equity and transp

Premium Seats Sales Manager

Live Nation Entertainment

Jan 2018 - May 2018 (5 months)

Live Nation is a global venue and entertainment operations company that opened their first venue in Delaware in 2017. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director, I was hired to use my music industry connections and project management experience to develop and launch a new premium seat sales program at the first Live Nation venue in Delaware.

Premium Seats Sales Manager

Live Nation Entertainment

Jan 2018 - May 2018 (5 months)

Live Nation is a global venue and entertainment operations company that opened their first venue in Delaware in 2017. Reporting to the Regional Sales Director, I was hired to use my music industry connections and project management experience to develop and launch a new premium seat sales program at the first Live Nation venue in Delaware.

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Entertainment Manager

Home Grown Cafe

Jan 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 5 months)

A high volume, fast-paced 20-year-old college bar and music venue that also caters to a wide range of dietary restrictions. I started as a server and was promoted to a management role. After the company learned of my music industry experience, I was hired to increase evening bar sales by rebranding the company’s entertainment program.

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Bartender

Home Grown Cafe

Nov 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 7 months)

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Junior Tour Manager/Merchandise Sales

Low Cut Connie

Aug 2015

President Barack Obama has them on his official summer playlist. The New York Times also called Low Cut Connie’s live show “a phenomenon” and “pathologically fun.” The LA Weekly says, “their live show is unmatched in all of rock right now.” During the week of their 2015 Summer tour, I worked for Low Cut Connie as their merchandise salesperson during their live shows and assisted the tour manager in completing tasks.

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Server

Home Grown Cafe

Aug 2013 - May 2016 (2 years 10 months)

Customer Service Representative

Michael and Son Services

May 2011 - Nov 2011 (7 months)

Michael & Son provides many home improvement and repair services to clients in the Washington DC area. My experience as a customer service representative at Michael and Son helped me build a strong foundation of customer service skills and techniques. Within my first week of training, I was assigned to a legacy system migration project to assist with training and transitioning employees to the new system.

Research Assistant

University of Delaware

Nov 2010 - Aug 2013 (2 years 10 months)

The University of Delaware's School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy provides opinion research and statistical analysis in areas such as health and transportation policy, as well as general demographic analysis for state and local government and the private sector, through the Center of Applied Demography and Survey Research. As a research assistant, I gathered information from Delaware citizens and input my finding within a research database.

Production Assistant

Parks Place Communications Inc

Jan 2008 - Dec 2012 (5 years)

Parks Place Communications is a production house founded in 2003 by Jon Parks. The company has created hundreds of award winning TV & radio ads, documentaries, and films and videos for Fortune 100 companies, as well as government agencies and non-profit organizations. During my time as a production assistant at Parks Place Communications, I learned and studied the different facets of the media production industry, and assisted on set.

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