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Margaret is particularly strong at building teams and processes from the ground up, managing producers and production teams, and resolving conflicting stakeholder feedback through strategy\-based decision frameworks\. At EA, she built a cross\-functional esports production team of more than 20 people and led programming for FC Pro, ALGS, and MCS\. She also guided the rapid shift from on\-site to fully remote live broadcasts during COVID, supported a live\-studio build at EA’s Redwood Shores campus, and improved budgeting and media\-asset\-management processes\. Her background also includes senior production roles at GoPro, broadcast and commercial production at KDVR, and multimedia production for Resort Sports Network TV\. Margaret brings hands\-on editorial, live\-production, marketing, and operational experience, with an emphasis on high\-quality work delivered under demanding timelines\. ## Services - Video - Video Editing - Adobe Creative Suite - Final Cut Pro - Digital Media - Film - Social Media Marketing - Video Production - Content Strategy - Social Media Outreach - Editing - Microsoft Office - Canon XL2 - Canon DSLR - Television - Facebook - Multimedia - Final Cut Pro Suite - Photography - Panasonic HPX\-170 - Public Relations - Journalism - Broadcast Television ## Highlights - Built a cross\-functional esports production team of more than 20 people across marketing production, post\-production, and engineering at Electronic Arts\. - Delivered EA esports league programming for FC Pro, ALGS, and MCS\. - Managed EA marketing producers and implemented brand standards across esports marketing production\. - Led EA’s rapid transition from on\-site to fully remote live productions during COVID with minimal disruption\. - Led remote\-live\-broadcast operational planning, including staffing models, run\-of\-show processes, and partner coordination\. - Supported the launch of a live studio at EA’s Redwood Shores campus in partnership with facilities, engineering, and production teams\. - Defined an esports programming cadence with stakeholders around distribution strategy, audience growth, and sponsorship and monetization opportunities\. - Reorganized EA’s budgeting process to give producers budget ownership and improve accuracy and transparency across production, finance, and accounting\. - Implemented a post\-production media asset management system to improve discoverability, version control, and delivery speed for distribution and monetization\. - Produced trailers for EA launches and live\-service updates in collaboration with development studios, agencies, and marketing teams\. - Bid projects, negotiated and managed statements of work, and managed vendor relationships and end\-to\-end production details at EA\. - Coordinated project briefs and stakeholder feedback at EA to align strategy, brand voice, and legal compliance\. - Project\-managed international EA campaigns across paid media, owned social channels, out\-of\-home, retail, and traditional broadcast\. - Produced live broadcasts end to end, covering pre\-production planning, show flow, live execution, and post\-show wrap\. - Set creative vision for GoPro Lifestyle programming across Science, Animal, Travel, and Family, and developed and pitched series concepts\. - Led GoPro productions from development through shoots, post\-production, and delivery while maintaining brand consistency and quality\. - Managed GoPro associate producers and coordinators and scaled crews with freelancers to increase output\. - Owned GoPro production budgets and schedules and delivered cost\-effective work in a fast\-paced environment\. - Built a streamlined GoPro post\-production process to improve speed and predictability\. - Partnered with GoPro Legal on custom contracts and with Programming, PR, and Licensing to maximize distribution value\. - Led GoPro operations for licensing user\-generated content and managed a team of production coordinators\. - Helped scale GoPro’s user\-generated\-content team to more than 20 people and created training programs for local and international teams\. - Modernized GoPro workflows and drove adoption of tools and technology to improve throughput\. - Led KDVR commercial production from scriptwriting through filming and final edit in partnership with clients\. - Edited news packages for four nightly KDVR broadcasts under tight deadlines and resolved last\-minute newsroom issues to get stories to air\. - Earned the NPPA Editor award for exceptional editing craft and storytelling\. - Held multiple production roles at Resort Sports Network TV, including Commercial Producer and live morning show Director\. - Filmed and edited nationally aired television programs and field packages at Resort Sports Network TV, managing shoots through post\-production to meet air\-ready standards and deadlines\. - Developed and executed Resort Sports Network TV promotional campaigns across commercials and event promotions\. ## Experience - **Director of Business Operations, Ventures at Electronic Arts \(EA\)** (2024\-08\-01–2026\-02\-01) - **Director of Esports Production at Electronic Arts \(EA\)** (2019\-09\-01–2024\-08\-01) — Hired and built a cross\-functional esports production team of 20\+ across marketing production, post\-production, and engineering to deliver league programming \(FC Pro, ALGS, MCS\)\. • Managed team of marketing producers, implementing brand standards across esports marketing production\. • Streamlined end\-to\-end broadcast operations during COVID, leading the rapid transition from on\-site to fully remote live productions with minimal disruption\. • Led operational planning and execution for remote live broadcasts, including staffing models, run\-of\-show processes, and partner coordination\. • Supported the launch of a live studio build at EA’s Redwood Shores campus, partnering across facilities, engineering, and production teams to establish studio capabilities\. • Partnered with stakeholders to define a programming cadence aligned with distribution strategy, audience growth, and sponsorship/monetization opportunities\. • Reorganized budgeting process to empower producer’s budget ownership and - **Senior Producer at Electronic Arts \(EA\)** (2018\-04\-01–2019\-09\-01) — Produced trailers supporting launches and live\-service updates, collaborating with development studios, agencies, and marketing to deliver polished assets under tight timelines\. • Bid projects, negotiated and managed statements of work, and managed vendor relationships and production details from start to finish\. • Managed project briefs and coordinated the feedback process across multiple stakeholders to ensure alignment on strategy, brand voice, and legal compliance\. • Set project schedules and project managed delivery of international campaigns with assets across multiple channels including paid media, owned social channels, out of home, retail, and traditional broadcast\. • Produced live broadcasts end\-to\-end: pre\-production planning, show flow, live execution, and post\-show wrap\. - **Senior Producer at GoPro** (2016\-04\-01–2018\-04\-01) — Set creative vision for Lifestyle programming \(Science, Animal, Travel, Family\) • developed and pitched series concepts\. • Led end\-to\-end production across development, shoots, post, and delivery • ensured brand consistency and quality\. • Managed associate producers/coordinators and scaled crews with freelancers to increase output\. • Owned budgets and scheduling • delivered cost\-effective productions in a fast\-paced environment\. • Built a streamlined post\-production process to improve speed and predictability\. • Partnered with Legal on custom contracts • worked with Programming/PR/Licensing to maximize distribution value\. - **Producer at GoPro** (2014\-02\-01–2016\-03\-01) — Led operations for licensing user\-generated content \(UGC\) and managed a team of production coordinators\. • Helped scale the UGC team to 20\+ • created training programs for local and international teams\. • Modernized workflows and drove adoption of new tools/tech to improve throughput\. - **Commercial Producer at KDVR** (2013\-11\-01–2014\-02\-01) — Led end\-to\-end commercial production in partnership with clients, developing concepts from scriptwriting through filming and final edit to deliver polished spots\. - **Video Editor at KDVR** (2011\-02\-01–2014\-01\-01) — Edited news packages for four nightly broadcasts, consistently delivering under tight deadlines and collaborating with newsroom teams to resolve last\-minute issues and get stories to air\. • Earned the NPPA Editor award in recognition of exceptional editing craft and storytelling\. - **Multi\-Media Producer at Resort Sports Network TV** (2006\-06\-01–2009\-12\-01) — Held multiple production roles at RSN, including Commercial Producer and live morning show Director, supporting daily broadcast execution and content delivery\. • Filmed and edited nationally aired television programs and field packages, managing shoots through post\-production to meet air\-ready standards and deadlines\. • Developed and executed station promotional campaigns across commercials and event promotions, creating on\-brand marketing assets to drive audience engagement\. - **Parkwide Coordinator at Central Park Conservancy** (2004\-10\-01–2005\-12\-01) ## Education - Master's degree, International Relations — University of Denver - Master of Arts \(M\.A\.\), International Relations and Affairs — University of Denver \- Korbel School of International Studies - Master's degree, International Relations — University of Denver - Bachelor of Arts \(B\.A\.\), Journalism and Mass Communications and Psychology — New York University ## FAQ ### What does Margaret do? Margaret is a video production and business operations leader at Electronic Arts\. She has recently worked in business operations and is pivoting back toward her core video production expertise, with experience spanning live and post\-production, marketing and editorial content, creative operations, and team leadership\. ### What are Margaret’s strongest professional capabilities? Margaret’s strengths include full\-cycle creative production, live broadcast production, post\-production, stakeholder management, team building, process development, budgeting, vendor management, and strategic decision\-making\. She is experienced in taking projects from strategy through execution and delivery, and she prioritizes hands\-on production work while remaining open to management responsibilities\. ### What is Margaret’s current role at Electronic Arts? As Director of Business Operations, Ventures at Electronic Arts, Margaret has recently worked in business operations\. The record also notes that she is pivoting back toward her core expertise in video production\. ### What did Margaret accomplish as Director of Esports Production at EA? As Director of Esports Production at EA, Margaret hired and built a cross\-functional team of more than 20 people across marketing production, post\-production, and engineering\. The team delivered league programming for FC Pro, ALGS, and MCS\. ### How did Margaret lead esports marketing production at EA? Margaret managed marketing producers and implemented brand standards across esports marketing production\. She also partnered with stakeholders to establish a programming cadence aligned with distribution strategy, audience growth, and sponsorship and monetization opportunities\. ### How did Margaret adapt EA’s live broadcasts during COVID? During COVID, Margaret streamlined end\-to\-end broadcast operations by leading a rapid transition from on\-site to fully remote live productions with minimal disruption\. She led operational planning for these broadcasts, including staffing models, run\-of\-show processes, and partner coordination\. ### What operational improvements did Margaret lead at EA? Margaret supported the launch of a live studio at EA’s Redwood Shores campus, partnering with facilities, engineering, and production teams to establish studio capabilities\. She also reorganized the budgeting process to give producers budget ownership and increase accuracy and transparency among production, finance, and accounting teams, and implemented a post\-production media asset management system to improve discoverability, version control, and delivery speed for distribution and monetization\. ### What did Margaret do as a Senior Producer at EA? As Senior Producer at EA, Margaret produced trailers for launches and live\-service updates in collaboration with development studios, agencies, and marketing teams\. She bid projects, negotiated and managed statements of work, managed vendor relationships and production details, and coordinated feedback to align strategy, brand voice, and legal compliance\. ### What kinds of campaigns and broadcasts did Margaret produce at EA? Margaret set schedules and project\-managed international campaign delivery across paid media, owned social channels, out\-of\-home, retail, and traditional broadcast\. She also produced live broadcasts end to end, including pre\-production planning, show flow, live execution, and post\-show wrap\. ### What did Margaret do as a Senior Producer at GoPro? As Senior Producer at GoPro, Margaret set the creative vision for Lifestyle programming across Science, Animal, Travel, and Family, and developed and pitched series concepts\. She led production from development through shoots, post\-production, and delivery while maintaining brand consistency and quality\. ### How did Margaret lead production operations at GoPro? At GoPro, Margaret managed associate producers and coordinators, scaled crews with freelancers, owned budgets and schedules, and built a streamlined post\-production process to improve speed and predictability\. She also partnered with Legal on custom contracts and with Programming, PR, and Licensing to maximize distribution value\. ### What did Margaret accomplish as a Producer at GoPro? As a Producer at GoPro, Margaret led operations for licensing user\-generated content and managed a team of production coordinators\. She helped scale the UGC team to more than 20 people, created training programs for local and international teams, and modernized workflows through adoption of new tools and technology to improve throughput\. ### What did Margaret do as a Commercial Producer at KDVR? As a Commercial Producer at KDVR, Margaret led commercial production in partnership with clients\. She developed concepts from scriptwriting through filming and final edit to deliver polished spots\. ### What did Margaret do as a Video Editor at KDVR? As a Video Editor at KDVR, Margaret edited news packages for four nightly broadcasts, consistently meeting tight deadlines\. She collaborated with newsroom teams to solve last\-minute issues and get stories to air, and earned an NPPA Editor award for editing craft and storytelling\. ### What was Margaret’s work at Resort Sports Network TV? At Resort Sports Network TV, Margaret held multiple production roles, including Commercial Producer and live morning show Director\. She supported daily broadcast execution and content delivery, filmed and edited nationally aired television programs and field packages, and managed shoots through post\-production to meet air\-ready standards and deadlines\. ### What marketing work did Margaret do at Resort Sports Network TV? Margaret developed and executed Resort Sports Network TV promotional campaigns across commercials and event promotions, creating on\-brand marketing assets intended to drive audience engagement\. ### Has Margaret worked outside media and entertainment? Margaret also worked as a Parkwide Coordinator at Central Park Conservancy\. ### What is Margaret’s educational background? Margaret earned a Master of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from the University of Denver’s Korbel School of International Studies\. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from New York University in Journalism and Mass Communications and Psychology\. ### What production tools and subject areas are among Margaret’s listed skills? Margaret’s listed skills include video production, video editing, editing, digital media, film, television, broadcast television, multimedia, content strategy, social media marketing, social media outreach, journalism, public relations, photography, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Pro Suite, Microsoft Office, Facebook, Canon XL2, Canon DSLR, Panasonic HPX\-170, and Video\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/margaretmeo