Karen Corsica

I have worked as a freelance project manager for several clients in a number of creative industries since 2015.

In 2016, I served as Vulcan Inc.'s overall exhibit project manager on the creation of a new 32,000 sqft gallery at Living Computers: Museum + Labs featuring exhibits on current technology: robotics, VR/AR, convolutional neural networks, big data, self-driving cars, digital art, gaming, and the internet of things. In 2018, I project managed LCM+L's "Totally 80s Rewind" exhibit, a temporary immersive experience comprised of 3 scenic, period environments (classroom, video arcade, and basement rec room) within 800 square feet.

In 2017, I worked as a project manager for Scenografique LLC on Axon’s 14th floor expansion that featured the design, fabrication, and installation of 3 theatrical and exhibit-like spaces.

Multimedia producer, project manager, and operations manager for museum design and interactive development company. Highlights include producing four multimedia interactives while simultaneously project managing a five-year exhibit design and multimedia project for the Museum of History & Industry, an intensive project that required oversight of 5 producers completing 30 media pieces (2 immersive theatres, 13 multimedia interactives, 12 short-form documentary videos).

Multimedia Producer:
- collaborated with creative director to guide creative brainstorms and decisions about user experience, content, graphic design, and software functionality
- implemented development of concepts, treatments, scripts, and graphics
- managed custom software development from prototyping to deployment of Flash- and WPF-based museum interactives with back-end SQL Server databases
- supervised onsite multimedia installation, conducted user testing, and created documentation
- produced audio and video content launched from interactives and as stand-alone videos
- researched content, archival images, footage to inform storylines
- coordinated all video and audio post-production

Project Manager:
- led 5- to 10-person teams of content developers, researchers, writers, software developers, graphic designers, exhibit designers, film/video producers, and editors to create exhibit, multimedia, and video experiences for museums
- created and drove master schedules for teams and clients
- generated detailed budgets and cash flow projections on $50K-$3MM projects
- performed cost analysis through project lifecycle
- managed licensing and clearance process for exhibit assets (images, footage)
- directed on-site multimedia integration and software testing
- arranged focus group testing including logistics, analysis, and reporting
- coordinated exhibit partners including A/V integrators, fabricators, architects, and subcontractors

Producer and project manager for television, video, and multimedia projects in development and production. Oversaw all company operations, accounting, office management, and network administration.

Highlights include serving as project manager and coordinating producer for educational outreach on All Terrain Brain, a multimedia project featuring 25 animated 60-second videos that aired on PBS stations across the country, interactive website (W³ Gold-Winner), and educational outreach program with downloadable lesson plans. Drove schedules; developed, analyzed, and tracked multimillion dollar project budget; projected profits and expenses; facilitated partner content reviews.

Producer, production manager, and production coordinator for film, television, and commercial video projects. Filmography includes 6 feature films and 7 broadcast television productions, most notably as production manager/coordinator on Errol Morris’ film Fog of War (Academy Award® Winner, Best Documentary Feature, 2004) and co-producer on the pilot episode of SCOUT’s Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Emmy Award® Winner, Outstanding Reality Program, 2004):

Producer: Interfaced with clients over creative direction and reviews; wrote scripts; directed research efforts; managed licensing/rights and clearances process; supervised pre-production, production, and post-production crews and processes; created and managed production budgets and schedules. Member of SCOUT’s development team creating new content, pitch materials, budgets, and schedules

Production Manager/Coordinator: Managed production office and production crews; procured production equipment; directed setup of production studio; managed talent; coordinated travel/housing; supervised pre-production, production, and post-production; created call sheets and production reports; facilitated contracts, union paperwork, releases, and production insurance

Facility Manager: Managed production office and editing suite rental property. Supervised build-out, managed client needs and relationships, provided technical support.

Directorships in several departments over 7 years. Helped grow a 5-person start-up into a national leader in the energy services business with 50 employees in 5 offices across the country. Directed daily operations in all areas of the company including installation management, energy analysis, finance/accounting and job costing, legal and contracts, office administration and management, network and systems administration, HR and training, quality management and best practices.