Nathaniel Hedges
Nathaniel Hedges
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Resume

Resume

Skills

Creativity

Dedicated leader with extensive expertise in delivering award-winning ideas for brands and the people who matter to them. A strategic, flexible, and innovative leader with a record of exceptional performance at the most senior levels and a portfolio of outstanding evaluations + recommendations.  

  • Creative Direction

  • Relationship Management

  • Concept + Storyboarding Design

  • Installation Art + Design

  • Multi-sensory Design

  • LED + Projection Technologies Design

  • Experience Marketing

  • Fabrication + Welding + Carpentry

Collaboration

Extensive experience managing large teams of diverse personalities in deadline driven environments, outstanding communication, listening, coaching and mentoring skills with the ability to motivate and empower people and organizations to deliver exceptional results. Extensive public-speaking experience before military boards, US and foreign government leaders, boards of directors and the media.  A noted leader that maintains the highest moral standards and level of integrity.

  • People Management

  • Interdisciplinary Team Leadership

  • Process + Systems Builder

  • Remote Work/Management

  • Project Management

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Team Building

  • Problem Solving

Software

SketchUp, Solidworks, Keyshot, Procreate, Adobe Sketchbook and Sketch, Concepts, Google Suite, Keynote

Experience

Gray Area / Producer / Jul 2022 - Present / San Francisco, CA

  • Facilitate production of live and digital experiences for nonprofit arts foundation with 300 seat venue and immersive video-projection gallery.

  • Develop and implement strategies that raise vital funds in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner.

  • Oversee development and execution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and diversity, equity, and inclusion sponsorship (DEI) programs with partner organizations.

Digital Ambiance / Creative Services Director / Sep 2021 - Jul 2022 / Berkeley, CA

  • Led scoping, budgeting, planning, and execution of projects from conception through full scale production delivery.

  • Responsible for outbound and inbound sales funnels along with account management.

  • Consulted with extensive experience in augmented reality AR hardware and storytelling and knowledge related to projection mapping show production, LED technologies, and experience marketing management.

Limelight Arts / Producer / Jun 2021 - Sep 2021 / Las Vegas, NV

  • Special Events Producer for Guinness World Record breaking event for Largest Projected Video-game Display.

  • Provided direct event management of brand and guest experiences.

  • Coordinated production teams and worked to accomplish 100% client satisfaction.

  • Creatively assessed project and crew needs and communicated imperatives effectively across departments.

Lightform / Creative Services Director / Oct 2018 - Dec 2020 / San Francisco, CA

  • Effectively managed key partnerships with brands, distributors, and other important players.

  • Production design of sets and experiential marketing brand activations.

  • Developed partnership collaborations and platform technical direction: Collaborated with Marpi, Joanie Lemercier, Obscura Digital, Moment Factory, Meow Wulf Area15, and many more.

  • Assisted C-level leadership to advance team initiatives and support effective decision-making. Drove direction and agreement across teams.

  • Knowledgeable of augmented reality sales, brand marketing and product life-cycles, along with common roadblocks and challenges teams face.

  • Advanced content marketing initiatives, leading to noticeable sales and successes.

George P. Johnson / Creative Director / Oct 2017 - Oct 2018 / San Francisco, CA

  • Successfully envisioned and executed one of the world's largest trade events, Dreamforce 2018

  • Communicated well with high level executives and provided them with weekly creative briefings on progress and growth.

  • Actively directed feedback and integration of brief requirements, translating marketing and business objectives into viable production and set designs

  • Supervised creative teams and worked to accomplish 100% client satisfaction. Handled multiple projects and work streams at the same time.

  • Coordinated with producers and account team members to ensure project deliverables, budgetary alignment, and schedule adherence.

Symmetry Labs / Creative Director / Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 / San Francisco, CA

  • Assisted with all aspects of the creative process from pitching concepts, production design and deployment.

  • Ensured brands and missions of partner companies were kept in mind in collaboration with marketing professionals and creative directors.

  • Developed production designs for music festivals: EDC, Outsidelands, and Coachella

  • Managed accounts, budgets, creative tools, and documentation.

Burningman / Production Management / 2014 - 2018 / Black Rock City, Nevada

Temple of Grace 2014 - Construction, carpentry, and heavy equipment operator for David Best and Crew.  

Catacomb of Veils 2016 - Builder and team lead for one of the Playa’s largest art installations ever built in Burning Man’s 30-year history.

Tree of Tenere 2017 - Led project development and deployment with acclaimed Studio Drift + Symmetry Labs to create an interactive light play in the center of Black Rock City. 

iAwake 2018 - Robotics prototype development for the future of Burningman

  • Managed multiple project and materials budgets ranging from $150k to $500k+

  • Created budgets, assembled production crews, managed projects, and communicated details to producers and volunteer collaborators.

  • Collaborated with designers to understand product specifics, and worked to ensure a proper fabrication processes.

  • Networked through traditional and progressive methods to source optimal talent of over 300+ personnel.

  • Managed project efforts of partnership collaborators from MIT Media Lab, Pixar, SpaceX, Stanford Robotics Group, AutoDesk Pier 9, Bot and Dolly, and Obscura Digital.

Kevin Stephens Design Group / Consulting / Sep 2012 - Dec 2013 / San Francisco, CA

  • Involved in the strategic planning process with marketing, product, and creative leadership.

  • Worked on a wide range of projects and managed multiple work streams.

  • Established operational standards to help teams and projects succeed.

  • Created action plans to mitigate areas of risk.

  • Contributed to the development of annual business plans that work toward future growth.

Zillow (RentJuice)  / Marketing Associate / Jan 2011 - Jul 2012 / San Francisco, CA

  • Analyzed past marketing initiatives and revamped the company's marketing efforts to keep customers and attract new ones.

  • Designed and implemented systems to measure sales and marketing effectiveness that helped eliminate ineffectiveness and boosted productivity.

  • Contributed to brainstorming sessions involving the design, conception, and creation of new digital content.

  • RentJuice acquired by Zillow May 2012.

California College of the Arts  / BFA Furniture Design / 2017 / San Francisco, CA 

  • Interdisciplinary focus on industrial and furniture design, sculpture, computer aided modeling, interaction design, design communication and brand strategy 

Golden Gate University / BA Business Management / 2012 / San Francisco, CA

  • Specialized in marketing, project management, and human resource optimization.

United States Navy / Combat + Diving Operations Specialist / 1998 - 2009 / Global Operative

  • 8 years combat operational, deployed with NAVY SEAL platoon and Deep Sea Diver team globally.

    • Specialized in submersible reconnaissance operations, hyperbaric and trauma medicine, special forces mission planning and execution.

  • Held Secret Security Clearance (SS/SBI).

  • Developed mission scope, constraints, and budget of projects with cross-disciplinary teams.

  • Planned and conducted collective training for troops. Trained international allies.

  • Brought forth mission-driven passion and dedication to my country.