Production Manager

Fatherland Productions - Lagos, Nigeria

January 2025 - date

Lead teams, manage budgets, and streamline processes across all productions, including events and digital content creation.
Oversee the development process for documentaries, feature films, and long-form digital content, including script workshops, story research, and research trips.
Develop and create compelling pitch decks and proposal materials for documentaries and events.
Collaborate with the CEO to develop production protocols and comprehensive landscape overviews to educate international clients on the Nigerian film industry.

Production Coordinator

Fatherland Productions - Lagos, Nigeria

July 2023 - January 2025

Coordinating all pre-production and production logistics on film, commercial and documentary shoots.
Creating film budgets and production schedules.
Hiring and managing crews of all sizes, preparing and communicating call sheets and schedule changes.
Handling paperwork including releases, crew deal memos and NDAs.
Liaising with international clients and coordinating their visas, security, transportation and accommodation.

Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions - Lagos, Nigeria

March 2022 - January 2023

Managed project development including leading script workshops, developing pitch decks and look-books, and giving writers notes.
Coordinated the pre-production process for film and theater including breaking down scripts, creating preliminary schedules, casting and negotiating with vendors.
Developed marketing strategy and planned film premieres.

Independent Film Alliance - Chicago, IL

September 2020 - September 2021

Managed Customer Relationship Management database.
Coordinated internal video shoots and virtual events via Zoom and Streamyard.
Oversaw the creation and analysis of a community survey, organized a corresponding and coordinated the release of a report.
Performed administrative tasks involving communications with board of directors, event planning and managing calendars.