Leah Olbrich

All Programs Coordinator for RuckusRoots, a small 501c(3) sustainable arts nonprofit organization centered in bringing collaborative and interactive art and ecology programming to youth in under-represented communities in Los Angeles.

Managed social media accounts for soft skills coaching business (@allhands_in). Digital assets tracking, copyediting, edited graphics (Canva), scheduled posts & stories across all accounts (Later), including Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn.

Created, designed & maintained social media platform for body activism social media account on Instagram (@hashtaganatomy). Content includes education, community engagement, advocacy & activism, particularly surrounding reproductive health, justice & sex education. Content compiled via Adobe Photoshop, InDesign & Premiere.

Worked on successful campaigns for Dan Brotman for Glendale City Council 2020 & Konstantine Anthony for Burbank City Council 2020. Additional phone & text banking efforts organized by the ACLU, Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood & Women’s March Foundation.

Worked collaboratively with other creatives (painting, sculpting, armature-making, molding/ casting, costumes, production depts), organized & packed puppet assets, production-lined tasks, trained others on processes, led & managed, when needed. Took initiative to solve creative problems with Production on behalf of Clients & shared more productive methods with teams.
Steve Aoki - Dominion X NFTs
HBO Max - Santa Inc
Disney - Duffy & Friends
Hulu - Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.
Hype Williams - Travis Scott 90120
Adult Swim/Cartoon Network - Robot Chicken (Fabricator & Coordinator)
Hasbro - Transformers & Play-Doh
Sony - Supermansion
& Others

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Built puppets & objects for various projects in film, television & theater. Selected clients:
• iam8bit
• Long Beach Opera
• Netflix
• Subway
• truTV

Puppeteered on various projects in film, television & theater, ranging from finger puppets to tabletop to giant puppets that are 15-feet-tall. Selected clients:
• CBS
• Documentary films
• Dragon Con
• LA Guild of Puppetry
• Nickelodeon

Puppet supervisor for undisclosed Apple TV+ project. Supervised team of 12 artists.

Supervisor & head of Puppet Dept for littleBits STEM toy commercial spots, leading team of 5 artists. Fabricator on Bryson Tiller Lonely Christmas music video.

Donor accounts managed in online database & consolidated entries for maximum efficiency. Acted as email liaison between CEO, Director of Operations & National Director of Affiliate Outreach with incoming inquiries & connected volunteers with local affiliates to help collect & distribute donated items.

Worked one-on-one with children on Autism Spectrum to master behaviors, increase communication, social skills, family interactions & reduce maladaptive practices. Logged statistics with behavioral goals & results in data collection program to track children’s progress.

Puppet fabricator on Captain Underpants lm for DreamWorks, Nickelodeon's Spongebob Halloween special & Warner Bros' Elf Christmas musical.

Built puppets for Seasons 3 & 4 of "Tumble Leaf" for Amazon Prime.

Load-in & break-down of sets, props, set dressing, scenic painting and photography for theater productions, including Irving Berlin, Discord, Choir Boy, Reasons to Be Pretty, The Country House, I’ll Eat You Last & Play Dead.

Organized, tracked and fabricated props for Theater School productions.

Pratt Institute Library: Multi-Media Services & Equipment Loan Office (NYC)
Circulation and organization of film collection and camera and lighting equipment, both on shelves and in computer databases. Scheduling rental of screening rooms and classrooms with media requirements.

Circulation and organization of media collections, including music, film and audiobooks, both on shelves and in computer databases. Preparation of materials for circulation and data input for new and retired materials. Created design elements for website, library card and circulation materials.