DANN VILLASENOR

POST-PRODUCTION MANAGER

FREELANCE | SELF-EMPLOYED

Self-employed · Jun 2026 – Present

• Managed 4 commercial projects (2 TVCs and 2 digital campaigns) for MELOCOTÓN STUDIO and THE LOST HIGHWAY, leading teams of 4–5 across post-production under tight creative, budget and schedule constraints. • Applied international production experience to strengthen workflow organization, quality control, and communi cation between creative and production teams. • Established structured calendars, task delegation, resource planning and daily client dailies, improving produc tion visibility, communication and control from set through final delivery.

POST-PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

BNN Mexico - Advertising/Marketing Agency

Jan 2025 – May 2026

• Managed post-production across 4 brands and ~20 weekly deliverables, coordinating editorial, color, motion and external vendors across concurrent campaigns. • Delivered many urgent requests under tight deadlines, reprioritizing active campaigns, reallocating resources and negotiating deadlines while maintaining delivery across other accounts. • Established structured post-production workflows including production tracking, naming conventions, delivery calendars, version control, QC and approval processes, improving visibility and reducing client feedback rounds.

VFX COMPOSITING SUPERVISOR

FEROZ CARMESI - VFX Studio

Jan 2024 – Nov 2024

• Supervised 5–8 artists across Compositing and CG, coordinating with Animation and Lighting across 3 produc tions for Prime Video and Netflix. Managed shot assignments, reviews, QC and approvals, anticipating produc tion issues and maintaining consistent quality throughout delivery. • Stepped into VFX Supervision after identifying production and client-communication gaps, applying production coordination experience to strengthen follow-up, creative direction and shot approvals.

VFX PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

MPC FILM

Dec 2021 – Sep 2023 · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Coordinated 15–20 artists across Layout, FX, Animation and Lighting, managing shot planning, estimates, assignments, bids, priorities, reviews and deadlines within international VFX pipelines. • Stepped into additional coordination and leadership responsibilities after the Layout Lead's departure on Argylle, organizing Senior Artists to sustain a 20-shot weekly quota for six months. • Coordinated cross-site production across Canada, India, Australia, UK and the US, managing daily handoffs, flags, reviews and priorities to maintain continuous shot progression across distributed teams. • Led coordination across Layout, Animation, FX and Lighting for 80 reshoot shots on Spaceman after the produc tion was reopened, aligning multiple disciplines within an established pipeline. • Established production structure for Lighting on Mufasa: The Lion King while covering a coordinator's leave, organizing priorities and supporting the Lead across an advanced production.

VFX PRODUCTION COORDINATOR – VFX COMP ARTIST

CINEMA MAQUINA

Feb 2020 – Aug 2021

• Coordinated 8–10 artists across two simultaneous TV/streaming productions, managing schedules, shot assign ments, tracking, resources and client deliveries. • Combined VFX production coordination and Comp Lead responsibilities on Las Bravas, bridging production, artists and client reviews while maintaining delivery priorities. • Led day-to-day production follow-up, client reviews and shot supervision, maintaining delivery schedules and resource planning through a challenging production environment.

DIGITAL ANIMATION MENTOR

ESCENA ANIMATION ACADEMY

2026 · Mexico

ACADEMIC PROFESSOR - COMMUNICATION SCIENCE | GRAPHIC DESIGN | DIGITAL ANIMATION

ACADEMIC PROFESSOR - COMMUNICATION SCIENCE | GRAPHIC DESIGN | DIGITAL ANIMATION

2015 – 2019

• Applied professional production experience and research-based methodologies to develop students' technical discipline, creative problem-solving, and understanding of professional production environments.