Mara Trifu
Berlin
Summary
Professional and innovative candidate looking forward to bringing my creativity and teamwork skills to a thriving company. Results oriented with a proven track record of success, having managed projects from start to finish, on time, and within budget. I understand the importance of collaboration, trust and dependability, and I am committed to delivering results that exceed expectations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Work Experience Manager
SumUp
09.2020 - Current
- Dealing with multiple external parties to co-ordinate projects and events
- Managing budgets, expenses and invoices
- Booking meetings and handling scheduling
- Encouraging communication between different departments to increase overall productivity
- Evaluating and improving the workplace experience for all
- Curating events: art workshops and art exhibitions
- Preparing and conducting interviews of new team members
- Instruction and further training of new team members
- Coordinated office events and meetings, ensuring timely execution and optimal scheduling for all participants.
- Handled sensitive information with discretion, maintaining confidentiality of company documents and personnel records.
- Managed vendor relationships, negotiating contracts for cost savings while maintaining high-quality services.
- Facilitated smooth communication between departments, addressing concerns promptly to maintain harmonious work relationships.
Visual Storytelling Workshop Tutor and Coordinator
Alt+Space
07.2017 - 09.2020
- Organizing, planning and teaching visual storytelling experiences
- Teaching students how to create powerful stories through images only
- Teaching the use of color schemes to enhance the narrative
- Cultivating students’ power to express, create and reflect
- Empowering students to use their imagination
- Ensuring everyone feels comfortable and encouraged to practice self expression
- Active listening of students in order to understand their story, their perspective, and to create trust
Assistant Producer
Saga Film
02.2010 - 07.2017
- Coordinating the contracting process for hiring key cast and crew
- Identifying location requirements from scripts to assess suitability of locations
- Maintaining communication with the production crew across departments
- Creating sequencing of the shots in the daily production schedule
- Developing the production schedule by collaborating with the production teams
- Screening potential candidates based on their casting tapes and portfolios for specific roles
- Explaining the details of the shots such as camera angles, stance and motion in the scene, and usage of props to talents
Education
Master of Arts - Artists' Film & Moving Image
Goldsmiths University of London
London02-2017
Bachelor of Arts - Painting And Visual Arts
National University of Bucharest
Buc Harest09-2010
Skills
- Cross-functional communication (with engineering, legal, QA, etc)
- Stakeholder management
- Team collaboration
- Proactive mindset
- Time management and prioritization
- Cross-functional communication (with engineering, legal, QA, etc)
- Stakeholder management
- Team collaboration
- Proactive mindset
- Time management and prioritization
- Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
LANGUAGES
Romanian
English
French
Spanish
German
Hobbies and Interests
Fashion Photography, Painting, Psychology, Yoga, Meditation
Publications
- Cannes Film Festival
- Chicago Film Festival
- IDFA
- Sheffield International Film Festival
- Open City Film Festival
- Los Angeles International Film Festival
- Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
- Transylvania International Film Festival
- Krakow International Film Festival
- Festival des Films des Femmes
- Future Shorts
Training
- Docstories Black Sea Filmmaking Workshop 2019
- Istanbul Express Filmmaking Workshop 2017
- Berlinale Talent Campus 2015
- Sarajevo Talent Campus 2014
LINKS
- Video Showreel
- Short Films
- Photography Portfolio
Timeline
Work Experience Manager
SumUp
09.2020 - Current
Visual Storytelling Workshop Tutor and Coordinator
Alt+Space
07.2017 - 09.2020
Assistant Producer
Saga Film
02.2010 - 07.2017
Master of Arts - Artists' Film & Moving Image
Goldsmiths University of London
Bachelor of Arts - Painting And Visual Arts
National University of Bucharest
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