Sridharani P

Creative production professional with 6+ years spanning documentary post-production, kids & family content development, and cross-functional team leadership. Experienced in managing delivery pipelines end-to-end — from narrative development and script workflows through to asset management and broadcast-ready output. Brings a strong background in content operations, client-facing creative strategy, and quality standards across media formats.

Comfortable working across time zones and building systems that scale.

Content Developer at Freelance (2021-10 – Present)

• Developed story pitches for Film & TV producers across fiction and non-fiction formats.
• Developed non-fiction scripts for NGO clients, managing brief-to-delivery workflows independently.
• Consulted on regional film scripts, providing story structure and script editing support across multiple languages.

Co-Director at Puppetoli (2025-11 – Present)

• Supervised on-set production as Assistant Director, ensuring schedules and technical requirements were met in real-time while directing child actors.
• Managed on-set crafts and visual assets, maintaining frame-by-frame visual consistency throughout the shoot.

Director of Operations at Prasad Industries (2023-11 – 2025-04)

• Directed large-scale manufacturing operations for an automotive parts distributor, implementing process improvements to scale delivery volumes.
• Negotiated and managed high-volume vendor contracts, building reusable supplier frameworks that reduced lead times.

Creative Director at Nova Studios HQ (2023-06 – 2024-05)

• Scaled the studio's operations and client base from early-stage; converted inbound leads into full-time and contractual engagements.
• Built and managed the graphic design and visual content team — setting quality standards, timelines, and brand consistency across client deliverables.
• Developed pitch decks and creative strategies for brands across industries, translating business goals into content and channel plans.

Script Writer at Elements Animation Studio (2022-02 – 2023-02)

• Conceptualised original Kids & Family content, building comprehensive pitch bibles including character arcs, world-building documents, and multi-season story outlines. IP Development:
• Authored detailed scene-level scripts for animated episodes, working within a studio development pipeline targeting international animation platforms.

Associate Director at RK Films Ltd (2020-09 – 2021-09)

• Orchestrated complex daily production schedules for an award-winning principal cast on a feature film.
• Script supervised to maintain action and dialogue consistency across shoot days.
• Organised the first edit and tracked approved footage for the assistant editors, bridging set and post-production.

Editor at Mahayana Motion Pictures (2020-10 – 2021-03)

• Edited a narrative short film that screened at the The National Centre for the Performing Arts and Premiered at the New York Indian Festival.
• Produced by acclaimed filmmaker Venkatesh Maha, directed by Anusha Rao.

Assistant Editor at Melody London (2019-12 – 2020-07)

• Managed the end-to-end Avid & Adobe Premiere pipeline — assemblies, rough cuts, precise markers — under the mentorship of an award-winning documentary editor.
• Executed complex paper edits, sculpting scenes from extensive interview transcripts for an experimental feature documentary (Light Darkness Light) distributed through a premier global production house.
• Maintained rigorous organisation of archival footage, transcripts, and VFX logs; led sound design and mixing for broadcast-ready final delivery.

Freelance Video Editor at Independent / Brown Girl Doc Mafia (2019-10 – 2020-06)

• Edited short documentaries for filmmakers in the Brown Girl Doc Mafia community.
• Delivered fast-turnaround edits for live events, ensuring smooth on-site screening of finished cuts.

– Maine Media College, USA