Nikki Rouiller
I am an Emmy Award-winning Line Producer and senior production leader with a track record of driving efficiency, margins, and cross-functional collaboration across large-scale productions.
About
I am an Emmy Award-winning Line Producer and senior production leader with a track record of driving efficiency, margins, and cross-functional collaboration across large-scale productions. I have led operations for studios with substantial annual revenue, built scalable processes, and mentored high-performing teams to deliver high-quality content for Netflix, National Geographic, Discovery, A&E, and more. My strengths include financial accounting, large scale budget tracking and reporting, cross functional department leadership, risk management, contract oversight, budget forecasting, client communication, and turning complex programs into clear, executable workflows.
I have been the lead in account management, including cost reporting, variance analysis, and project financial performance . I continuously align production goals with business objectives, develop robust milestones, and foster talent development to sustain growth and success across multi-department projects.
- 15 years' experience
- Joined October 2025
Industry experience
- Media & Entertainment
- Professional Services
Work experience· 4 roles
• Production/Post planning, budgeting, schedules, and shoots for various development projects and series for Netflix, Amazon, A+E, History Channel, Lifetime, MTV, Hulu, and LMN • Crew hires, Insurance, Risk Assessments, Payroll, payment processing, contract creation and approvals
2025 (one year leave June 2022 – June 2023 due to no contract availability) • Projects included long form and short form, including YouTube videos and Social Media campaigns • Lead in client communication, stakeholder updates, end-to-end project management across all aspects • International filming in South Africa, Brazil, India, Ireland, UK, Panama, Belize, Mexico, Iceland, France, Scotland, Japan, Turkey, The Bahamas, & The Netherlands • Netflix natural history series and one-off - international filming (during Covid-19) & posted remotely • Production planning and budgeting for various development projects for Netflix, Peacock TV, Disney+, National Geographic, and Discovery, working with multi departments for input and expertise • Creation of Risk Assessments and detailed mitigation plans, along with Rights & Clearances oversight • Crew hires, Insurance, payroll (Media Services & Greenslate), full accounting in Media Services for Netflix projects, detailed project and budget management, cost reporting, client management, processing of all payments, contract creation and approvals
(maternity coverage) • Main contributor for the day-to-day operations and support of the digital video, immersive, & podcast teams • Joined forces with R&C, Legal, Compliance, and Finance on rights issues, international filming and government compliance, and budgetary concerns • Effectively negotiated rates, salaries, and contracts for freelance production crews, production companies, explorers, and other production related vendors • Proactively worked across teams to create and update project schedules and budgets, including review of budget estimates vs. actuals and all aspects of YTD spending • Liaised with the Finance Department on invoice payments (JIRA), YTD ledgers, budget codes, and re-classes • Implemented and executed processes and procedures – optimizing, developing, communicating, and maintaining operating procedures to ensure clarity across the business • Consulted with internal stakeholders to confirm appropriate technical and legal delivery for contracting on a project-by-project basis, including Rights information
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