MELISSA M. CHUNG
315 E. 68th St., Apt. 9R ý New York, NY 10065 ý 917-686-2322 ý chungm.melissa@gmail.com

Project Manager and Producer with over twenty years of experience in educational technology as well as feature film production. Creative, collaborative problem-solver who is dedicated to getting the job done.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT, New York, NY 2015 Oct 2020
Senior Project Manager, Multimedia Development, Marketing 2017 Oct 2020
Coordinating producer for digital content including videos, motion graphics, podcasts, and interactive K-12 curriculum products.
Video content across multiple promotional and instructional categories including software and curriculum overview and tutorial videos, testimonial and awards ceremony videos.
Managed the project planning process through pre-production, filming, and post-production.
Liaised with internal clients to refine project scope, set expectations and schedule milestones with third-party vendors on film shoots, post-production, app development, and animation projects.
Responsibilities included evaluating and managing team capacity, collaborating with team leaders to determine project assignments, supervising vendor on-boarding process, tracking budget and spending, and directing asset management including uploading completed video and animation projects with metadata to an archival site to facilitate future reuse.
Senior Producer, Supplemental and Intervention Solutions 2015 2016
Worked across multiple teams and with external vendors in requirements gathering, planning, documentation, and schedule tracking for technology projects including READ 180 Universal.

SCHOLASTIC INC., New York, NY 2000 2015
Senior Producer, Scholastic Education 2007 2015
Directed cross-functional team workflow through all phases of the software product development life cycle, from concept to launch for Scholastic s portfolio of digital educational titles.
Technology products managed included:
ý Interactive training simulators for Scholastic s digital intervention programs for struggling K-12 students including READ 180, System 44, iRead, and Math 180.
ý iPad versions of classroom products: System 44, READ 180, and Scholastic Reading Inventory.
Responsibilities included:
ý Defining product and feature requirements and creating site maps, user flows, user test scripts.
ý Communication between business owners, design, marketing, editorial, engineering, and operations teams.
ý Management of day-to-day development efforts.
Other initiatives:
ý Produced a series of instructional videos featuring READ 180 and System 44 teachers modeling best practices, and interviews with school administrators, teachers, students, and parents. Hired and managed freelance film crews and organized school filming and editing of video clips for on-demand learning.
ý Led development efforts and coordinated interdisciplinary teams to build a curriculum and technology product review website which resulted in successful product adoptions by the California Department of Education.
ý Managed assets and licensing of archival footage for READ 180 Next Generation topic videos.
Associate Producer, Scholastic Education Sept 2000 Mar 2002. Mar 2003 Aug 2004. Jan 2005 Oct 2006
Supported production and engineering teams to ensure progress towards design, user interface, and instructional feature goals for technology products including Scholastic Reading Counts, Scholastic Reading Inventory, and Scholastic Red.
Worked with internal teams, consultants, and engineering vendors on content and component development and launch of Scholastic Red, an online PD resource for K-12 educators.
Created production schedules, wireframes and flow charts, managed assets, and conducted competitive market analysis in connection with ongoing and new program initiatives.
Organized and ran in-school pilot tests of software products Scholastic Phonics Inventory and System 44.

MERCHANT IVORY PRODUCTIONS, New York, NY 1992 2007
Production Coordinator
Managed production offices during location filming and post-production in Buenos Aires, Shanghai, Paris, and New York.
Organized production logistics on location, including arranging press visits, shipment of film, equipment and wardrobe to locations, preparing daily progress reports for studios, financial investors and insurers.
Coordinated public relations, which included writing and developing press kits for films and video releases, facilitating film festival screenings and serving as primary press contact for print and broadcast interviews and photo shoots.
Planned charity events, evaluated grant proposals and orchestrated fundraising efforts for the non-profit Merchant and Ivory Foundation.
Film credits include: The City of Your Final Destination (2010), The White Countess (2005), Le Divorce (2002), A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998), Surviving Picasso (1996), The Proprietor (1996), Jefferson in Paris (1995), and The Remains of the Day (1993).

ELIPZE, LLC, New York, NY Dec 1999 June 2000
Media Coordinator
Established and managed interdepartmental workflow to monitor media campaigns at a web advertising agency start-up.

ORGANIC, INC., New York, NY July 1998 Dec 1999
Media Coordinator
Collaborated with media production, account management, planning, and performance analysis departments at a digital marketing company to ensure project success through media campaign tracking, reconciliation, and client billing.

EDUCATION
Yale University: New Haven, CT
Bachelor of Arts. Major: History of Art. Graduated cum laude.

SKILLS
Languages: Proficient in French, working knowledge of Italian and Spanish
Computer: Microsoft Office (Word, Project, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint), Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Workfront, Final Draft
Development Methodologies: Agile, SCRUM, SAFeý