Annie Gilbert

Interactive Producer, Digital Project Manager

• freelance strategic PM/Production and consultant work with a variety of Portland agencies, Portland companies/orgs, and some national software companies

• interactive/digital specialty, particularly discovery/scoping efforts and digital process & strategy

• additional freelance project experience in video and photography production, brand strategy/foundation, consumer research and product design

• clients in healthcare, finance, retail, transportation, outdoor industry, travel/tourism and more

• client list available upon request/discussion

Principal & Chief Operating Officer

• recruitment and independent contractor agreements

• business development, proposals, pitches, client negotiations and SOWs

• client and project management, discovery through launch for interactive projects such as marketing websites, app development, and website maintenance, including some strategy, user experience and technical direction

• systems management, successful process setup and on-boarding for team-building and successful project work with distributed and remote teams

• clients have included non-profits such as Portland Japanese Garden, Financial Beginnings, Oregon Perinatal Collaborative, World Forestry Center, and more

Director of Production

• Overseeing Project Management team, mentoring, hiring, communicating team status with owners

• Overseeing and improving processes for agency-wide ticketing/development queue processes, agency resourcing, weekly company production meetings, calendars, etc.

• Regular Project Management day-to-day project duties (see below)

The Evergreen State College

Mission Statement

I strive to provide professional, collaborative, friendly, responsible, reliable, honest, high-quality and smart work to my clients with transparency and little overhead. I seek to relieve pressure from my client’s internal workload by providing an outsourcing funnel with direct and trusted communication, skilled organization and meaningful outcomes.

I believe that every product, project, program, organization and contributor is unique and deserves a curious, fresh, sharp and empathetic perspective and approach. I am systems agnostic because I believe that with the right manager and team guidance, almost any platform can succeed. I believe in pairing a holistic approach with a razor’s edge focus on detail to fine-tune the right process for the right solution.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Creature Face holds Oregon Certifications of Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID) as a Women-Owned Business (WBE) and as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE). I partner with clients and sub-contractors who are committed to serving the community, who understand the value of diversity, and who are respectful collaborators.

I yearn for a world where societal systems are more just and inclusive. I recognize my privilege and the historical oppression ingrained into our social structures. I’m committed to taking action towards improved equity and inclusion in our communities.

As a sole proprietor of a young company who provides client value by maintaining little to no overhead, I am only beginning to invest in more comprehensive, formal and documented DEI practices within Creature Face directly. While I employ sub-contractors under a cooperative model where each entity is its unique and independently-run business, I understand the inherent responsibility held in my leadership, management, hiring and primary contract-holder role.

Current Creature Face policies for myself and subcontractors include:

• Established pay rate bands per job type in order to ensure equitable pay practices across sub-contractors

• Contracts allow for time off and support coverage accommodating time off for health and wellbeing, vacation, parental leave, professional growth, volunteering, etc.

• Ongoing training and job support are available with a dedication to a supportive and transparent communication culture free from fear and shame, open to feedback

• Qualified subcontractor applicants are considered regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics, military status, parental status, or immigration status

• Participation in anti-bias training for hiring practices (for Creature Face/self only)

Starting in July of 2022, the following additional practices will be instituted:

• Data gathering of sub-contractor diversity data in order to better understand current representation and potential future goals, or to provide transparency to clients when requested, etc.

• Posting of open sub-contractor job descriptions to a diverse range of community job boards and organizations

• At least 1% of net income annually to be donated to community non-profit organizations selected by Creature Face and its current subcontractors

• 1-2 annual educational sessions to be attended by Creature Face and offered at no cost to subcontractors including career development and racial equity topics

• At least 1 optional, annual paid team-building event is offered for any local or traveling sub-contractors to meet in person

Effectively instituting equity, diversity and inclusion in an organization takes time, education, and resources. Creature Face remains committed to ongoing education and action and to continue to learn, assess and evolve each year in business.