Craig Oppenheimer
Executive Producer and Creative Production Consultant
Philadelphia, PA
In My Own Words
Executive Producer with 15+ years of experience coordinating photography and video productions for global Fortune 500 companies. A creative problem solver with exceptional organizational and communication skills who has ensured on-time and on-brand creative execution of large-scale content productions to support marketing strategies.
Work Experience
Executive Producer and Creative Production Consultant
2024 – Present
Provide creative production services for photography and video projects including art buying, on-site production management, estimating, cost consulting, crew sourcing/negotiation, location scouting, permitting, casting, talent negotiation, travel coordination, equipment rentals, retouching and post production management.
Executive Producer
Wonderful Machine2014 – 2024
Managed photography and video productions for leading ad agencies and brands while offering art buying and production services alongside a roster of 700+ photographers/directors around the world. Worked closely with agency/client counterparts to handle all aspects of creative projects from budget development and cost consulting through pre-production, on-site logistics and post-production. Responsible for new business development and staff training. Offered pricing, negotiating and production consulting to photographers, as well as expert witness services to law firms for intellectual property cases. Clients included Walmart, Ford, Budweiser, Pepsi, Nike, Target, Comcast, Verizon, Kohler, Land Rover, Coors Light, New Balance, Delta Airlines, Nationwide, Starbucks, and other leading global companies
Producer
Wonderful Machine2011 – 2014
Spearheaded marketing initiatives to connect a roster of photographers to agencies, brands and magazines around the world. Worked as a consultant and artist representative to photographers, offering marketing, pricing/negotiating and production services. Managed monthly portfolio events and contributed to new business development.
Creative Asset Manager
Harte-Hanks2010 – 2010
Maintained a library of photography and artwork by utilizing online brand resources to obtain and organize assets on a shared server. Researched product photography while adding metadata to include basic descriptions, keywords, sources and usage restrictions. Managed photo shoots and assisted with art direction and copywriting while working closely with a full creative staff. Organized, edited and delivered photo libraries for clients such as Sony, Latisse and Pristiq.
Art Buyer
Bank of America2008 – 2010
Developed strong relationships with domestic and international vendors and photographers to purchase photography for strategic marketing campaigns. Managed art buying process by researching imagery, negotiating pricing, cataloging usage restrictions, facilitating purchase orders, hiring photographers, overseeing photo shoots and maintaining a detailed tracking and reporting system.
Education
Edinburgh Napier University
2007 – 2007
Syracuse University
2007 – 2007