Joseph Harkins
I’m Joseph W. Harkins, a creative operations and post-production leader who’s focused on making the whole team around me better.
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I’m Joseph W. Harkins, a creative operations and post-production leader who’s focused on making the whole team around me better. I lead with calm curiosity and collaboration—figuring out what helps, what blocks, and what people need to deliver great work consistently. I translate creative intent into clear plans, then stay accountable through editorial, motion, audio, color, finishing, and final client delivery.
Across agency, independent production, and large multi-season broadcast workflows, I’ve built disciplined systems for schedules, budgets, staffing, and feedback-to-action processes. I’m especially driven by practical problem-solving—keeping versions, approvals, file organization, and technical quality control aligned so projects move forward on time and with confidence. When priorities change, I help teams adapt without losing craft or clarity.
- 26 years' experience
- Joined October 2026
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Non-Profit Organization
- Professional Services
- Consumer Goods
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Work experience· 6 roles
Supported team operations and people strategy, aligned to delivery needs by strengthening collaboration, growth, and organizational practices for post-production and client service teams.
Led high-volume post-production and client delivery across a national agency portfolio, connecting creative intent with disciplined editorial execution. Owned post-production planning for ~175 annual projects (often 25+ simultaneously), sequencing edit, motion, audio, color, finishing, review, versioning, quality control, and delivery around client priorities and capacity. Standardized project organization, creative handoffs, review paths, naming, version control, master preparation, and archive practices to reduce ambiguity and rework. Built AI-supported dashboards to track project status, staffing, estimates, invoices, actual costs, approvals, and delivery risks; owned a $3.1M annual production budget with projects up to $900K, delivering 94% under-budget and reducing external production spending by 42% within 18 months.
Managed post-production operations and delivery execution, including scheduling, budgets/scopes, staffing coordination, editorial/motion/audio/color/finishing workflow management, client approvals, and technical quality control to meet deadlines across a multi-project environment.
Education
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