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DUNJA VITOLIC

Highly resourceful, Emmy-winning producer with years of experience on east and west coasts in production, development, management, and casting. Proactive, hardworking multi-tasker with exceptionally strong writing ability, organizational skills, attention to detail, diligence in follow-through, unusually detailed memory, and a positive and flexible attitude injected with a healthy dose of humor. Equally comfortable in collaborative settings or working independently.

EXPERIENCE Technicolor 8/16-present , CA

Senior Producer, Marketing Services 1/17-present • Senior supervising producer for Netflix marketing content: finishing and localization for trailers and broadcast/online spots; responsible for managing the entire production team for Netflix, including producers, operators, editors, and graphic artists, and overseeing thousands of deliverables • Supervising, training, and mentoring junior producers and coordinating every aspect of the production workflow for Netflix finishing team and division of current projects and responsibilities • Working hands-on with Director of Operations and Director of Production within the marketing group to streamline and modify workflows and improve efficiencies specific to Netflix production pipeline; working with Technicolor building-wide personnel to continually update and refresh available technical resources • Handling monthly budget projections and reports, based on current and future projects • Working with department heads to develop and expand Technicolor’s worldwide Netflix marketing offerings in Technicolor’s London and Bangalore offices Producer, Marketing Services 8/16-12/16 • Senior producer for Netflix marketing content • Overseeing and working with team of editors and graphic artists in finishing and delivering both the English master as well as the localized (translated) versions of each trailer and tv/online spot (currently being localized in over 25 languages) • Working with client to maintain all schedules and meet expectations and deliveries of master finish files and hundreds of localized assets for each campaign Imaginary Forces 4/13-7/16 Los Angeles, CA Producer / Associate Producer 2/15-7/16 • Emmy-winning producer in charge of post-production workflow for company’s first feature-length documentary film, Sonic Sea, which aired on Discovery and won two 2016 Emmys – Outstanding Nature Documentary and Outstanding Music & Sound • Creative producer of content for broadcast, commercials, print, web, and logo design/animation (clients include HBO, Lionsgate, Netflix, MTV, AT&T, NHM); hiring and managing creative teams and working with multiple directors to guide projects and creative vision from initial conception and pitch phase through development and completion; creative input, including crafting strategy and extensive copywriting for pitches, presentations, and digital platforms; creating bids, estimates, and actualizing costs on a regular basis, ensuring projects stay on budget; producing live action shoots and handling post production; ongoing client management • Produced Emmy-winning main title sequence for Netflix’s Stranger Things Administration / Marketing 4/13-2/15 • Hired as chief administrator, supporting the two co-owners/co-founders of the company in every aspect of the business, as well as working closely with the CFO and every department head; simultaneously served as marketing coordinator, handling all marketing and copywriting needs for the company on website and social media, until transition to associate producer for the company's first documentary feature film, during which time, duties included coordinating all aspects of several live action shoots and post-production archival footage workflow HBO Entertainment 2/13-3/13 Los Angeles, CA Media Relations • Personally requested by VP to cover during vacation in her department; duties included liaising with talent and media representatives and senior personnel within HBO and HBO Films, scheduling, expense reports, photo approvals, editing video clips, research, and booking complex travel arrangements for NY premiere of film Phil Spector

A Management/O’Taye Productions 8/07-11/12 Los Angeles, CA Development Executive 8/11-11/12 • Discovered and developed content for television (both scripted and unscripted – pitches, original scripts, books, articles, acquired life rights); acted as liaison and worked closely with writers, producing partners, and studio executives in shaping potential ideas and pitches; worked with individual talent on our roster in developing their ideas into potential television shows; handled all development duties and worked in conjunction with veteran manager/producer • Supervised and mentored two assistants within the management company Talent Management & Development Associate 8/07-7/11 • Managed day-to-day operations of very busy talent management company in conjunction with production company (which during that time, had production deal at ABC Studios) in addition to all executive assistant duties for manager/producer/CEO; utilized previous casting expertise to help prepare actors for auditions, in addition to cultivating relationships with casting directors/assistants, agents; handled all typical office duties in a fast-paced environment – calls, emails, schedules, conference calls, et al; within the production company, assisted in all aspects of development (notes, calls, coverage), in addition to independently soliciting scripts and content for future development (scripted and unscripted) • Screened and interviewed hundreds of potential candidates for two new assistant positions Tucker/Meyerson Casting/Sony Pictures Television 1/07-3/07 New York, NY Casting Associate (pilot season) • Casting Associate for two Sony Pictures TV pilots (simultaneously) – Fort Pit (NBC/Apostle) and Canterbury’s Law (FBC/Apostle); in addition to working on pilots, assisted in casting one new series regular role for The Dead Zone (Lionsgate/USA/Piller-Segan); supported casting directors Julie Tucker and Ross Meyerson and worked closely with producers and network/studio executives • Duties included assembling lists and research; juggling phone calls, emails, and faxes; coordinating schedules and auditions; securing paperwork for test deals for series regulars; helping to negotiate deals with agents for recurs and guests; acted as liaison between casting departments on both coasts at one studio and two networks and distributed updated information in daily reports Tara Rubin Casting 5/01-12/06 New York, NY

Casting Director 2/03-12/06 • Casting Director in very busy casting office which handled multiple accounts including Broadway musicals (Mary Poppins, Les Miserables, The Pirate Queen, Jersey Boys, , Spelling Bee, Mamma Mia, The Producers, The Phantom of the Opera) regional theaters, a pilot, and a feature film (The Producers The Musical); auditioning actors and identifying leading candidates for roles in productions; and advising and collaborating with directors, producers, and creative team during the casting process, including , Des McAnuff, Cameron Mackintosh, , Casey Nicholaw, , ; worked closely with actors in prescreen auditions; worked closely with directors, producers, general managers, agents and managers in coordinating schedules, auditions, and talent; organized and supervised every aspect of out-of-town auditions on yearly casting trips Casting Intern / Assistant / Associate 5/01-1/03 • Started as intern in early months of company’s existence; after 3 months was hired as assistant; promoted to associate within 9 months; assistant duties included scheduling audition appointments, typing audition lists, fielding phone calls from agents and producers, phones, organizing headshots, notes, and files, and acting as reader in audition sessions; associate duties similar to above listed duties as casting director, but were carried out in support of casting director/owner Tara Rubin

TECHNICAL SKILLS MAC and PC literate; mastery of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point) and Google Docs; experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere; Fluent in Serbian

EDUCATION Drew University Madison, NJ

• B.A. in Theatre Arts – comprehensive program of studies in acting, directing, design, theatre management, theatre history, and playwriting n B.A. in Psychology – comprehensive courses in clinical, abnormal, social and biological psychology n Graduated summa cum laude; Drew University Merit II Scholar; President’s Award in Theatre Arts; Phi Beta Kappa Member; Psi Chi Member