Nicole Fitzhugh

Producer · Apple contract via Magnit Global

Portland, OR

In My Own Words

Creative Producer | Bringing creative visions to life by aligning projects, people, and processes.

Master of bridging creative and practical, translating between clients and artists, and kicking blockers out of the way to enable the delivery of great visual and motion work.

As an adaptable and empathetic project leader with 15+ years of varied creative production management experience, my background includes 2D + stop-motion animation, 3D printing, VFX, high resolution photo retouching, computer-generated imagery (CGI) rendered stills and animation.

Major strengths: big-picture prioritization with small detail precision, building and updating budget estimates + schedules, digital asset management, relationship building, clear communication, simplifying and extracting action items from complex discussions.

Always interested in trading knowledge, please feel free to shoot me a message if you want to connect.

Work Experience

Post Producer

Apple contract via Magnit Global

2024 – 2024

● Drove delivery of retouched photographic and CGI assets to support creative and business needs. ● Collaborated with cross-functional internal teams as well as external vendors on all aspects of the post-production process. ● Mindfully balanced production capacity and control of scope.

Producer

Happy Finish

2015 – 2024

● Consistently managed recurring production of two separate specialized Nike CGI footwear workflows including client relationships, scoping, resourcing, asset tracking, and delivery for one category with project budgets averaging circa $150K bi-annually and another averaging circa $90K quarterly. ● Developed and maintained relational database for asset tracking of 450+ unique footwear SKUs across seasons using Airtable. ● Oversaw multiple overlapping retouch projects including cut out and cleanup; complex product, apparel or body part swaps; compositing and application of mood and grade. ● Regularly produced additional projects with high resolution key art stills, motion, and CGI assets as deliverables across a wide variety of clients and industries such as Airbnb, Netflix, Restoration Hardware, Dell, Sonos, Samsonite, and Grey Goose.

Associate Producer

HouseSpecial (formerly LAIKA/House)

2014 – 2015

• Associate Producer and Coordinator for CG and Stop Motion animated TV campaigns • Facilitated communication throughout the crew including staff, freelance, and remote artists • Prioritized and negotiated studio resources to ensure all in-progress jobs met required milestones • Involved with client-facing interactions collaborating with agencies including Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Cramer-Krasselt

Production Coordinator

LAIKA Entertainment

2007 – 2014

• Rapid Prototyping department coordinator for Paranorman and The Boxtrolls • Assisted in management of up to 50 person team of CG and practical artists including scheduling timelines, asset delivery tracking, and interdepartmental communications • Communicated changing priorities based on production needs • Creative problem solving skills and ability to make informed decisions when department head was unavailable • Past runner and production assistant on “Coraline” feature film • Past interim assistant to Producer during promotional efforts and premiere of “Coraline”