Nectarios Leonidas

Current

• Director | Editor | Producer at Flippant Media (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Freelance editor at BusinessWeek
• Freelance at HBO
• Interactive Project Manager at RichFX

• Analyst at i-Deal
• Producer at Artistic Freedom, LLC
• Senior Coordinator / Web Producer at Advance Travel Management Corporation

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Education

• Future Media Concept
• School of Visual Arts
• The University of Connecticut

Recommended

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Connections

130 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Film

Nectarios Leonidas’s Summary

Flippant Films is a boutique production company specializing in short form projects, including music videos, industrials, promos and commercials.

Nectarios Leonidas’s Specialties:

Film, Video, Production, Editing, Producing, Directing,
Final Cut Pro Studio, Shorts, Music Videos, Industrial, spots, reels, short films, feature films, commercials, web video, codecs and compression technologies

Nectarios Leonidas’s Experience

• Director | Editor | Producer

  Flippant Media (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Media Production industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  Produced numerous digital media projects, including film, promotional and viral for DVD, festivals, galleries, theatrical and the web.
  • Developed, directed and supervised creative from concept to delivery
  • Developed cost estimates for numerous projects of various scope and size
  • Provided development, planning, research, scheduling, marketing, vendor negotiations, hired staff and conflict resolution for various clients
  • Delivered post-productions services including, editing, color-correction, media management, sound design, compression technologies utilizing different Codecs and motion graphics
  • Created the design, content, promotional and programming of flippant.net

• Freelance editor

  BusinessWeek

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MHP; Publishing industry)

  2009 — 2009 (less than a year)

• Freelance

  HBO

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; TWX; Entertainment industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

• Interactive Project Manager

  RichFX

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  March 2007 — September 2007 (7 months)

  • Managed multiple clients, projects and team members, to meet deadlines and deliverables
  • Authored and deployed rich media project solutions to several key clients, including Office Depot, Staples and Paul Stuart
  • Maintained high level of client satisfaction through communications, on issues, status and project time-lines
  • Developed and analyzed process metrics, utilizing Ominture’s Site Catalyst

• Analyst

  i-Deal

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

  December 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 7 months)

  Helped centralize and organize the client service department to support i-Deal's financial applications, by implementing procedures and policies to service the needs of the clients
  • Worked closely with development and product teams to resolve financial software issues
  • Instituted an analytical database to provide tracking and created status reports for i-Deal's major product lines, including: Direct to Share (DSP), Equity, Fixed income, i-Planner and Retail
  • Drafted functional specifications and user guides to help support teams resolve common issues more effectively
  • Analyzed data on software defects and client service requests and provided detail reports to upper management for future product enhancements
  • Performed quality assurance on new software releases and develop test plans, test cases and usage scenarios with production teams
  • Trained and demonstrated applications for both internal and external clients

• Producer

  Artistic Freedom, LLC

  (Media Production industry)

  April 2006 — May 2006 (2 months)

  Featured on BET J Short Film Showcase summer 2007

• Senior Coordinator / Web Producer

  Advance Travel Management Corporation

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  November 1997 — September 2001 (3 years 11 months)

  Lead Agent and Team Leader on two multi-million dollar accounts, servicing the following Conde Nast Publications: Architectural Digest, GQ, Bon Appetit, House and Garden, The New Yorker and Wired
  • Organized numerous sales meetings, photo-shoots, trade shows and other corporate events for a staff of 300 in seven regional offices
  • Negotiated and drafted contracts with third party vendors to meet budgets and costs
  • Compiled and performed quality control checks on client database to track budget exceptions and travel patterns
  • Introduced and implemented a software application to enhance employment productivity
  • Designed ATMC website and managed the ongoing upkeep and development

Additional Information

Nectarios Leonidas’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Film

Nectarios Leonidas’s Groups:

212nyc,IFP,NY Video 2.0, Shooting People,WHAF

•    International TV Professionals
•    SCENEPR Media Network
•    University of Connecticut Alumni Networking Group (4000+ alumni)
•    ThoseInFilm (Motion Pictures & Film Industry)
•    Hollywood Greenlight Group
•    NY Video
•    Film TV Professionals
•    Broadcast Professionals
•    Video Editors
•    The Film Production Network (www.vfx-recruit.com)
•    Media & Entertainment Professionals
•    Television Editors - Avid & F.C.P.
•    The Circuit NYC
•    Post Production Professionals
•    iBreakfast

Nectarios Leonidas’s Honors:

"Blueprint" Nominated for "Best Film Not Playing in a Theater Near You"
IFP's Gotham Awards December 2007
Merrit Award for "Love" one of "The Brooklyn Spots." 2006
Bronze Award for "Date" one of "The Brooklyn Spots." 2006
"...nothing happened" featured in 7 international film festivals, 2005
"Coffee Break" Audience Award for best short film 2004