Neil Gabriel
Executive Producer | Head of Production
P: 626.533.0703 | E: neil.gabriel@me.com | LinkedIn: neilgabriel
PROFILE
Production executive with 20+ years of experience building teams, solving complex production challenges and delivering ambitious work across live action, VFX, design/animation, social, experiential and emerging media.
Agency and production company experience with a strong mix of creative production, client leadership, operations and financial management. Known for building smart teams, smarter workflows and finding a way to make the occasionally impossible possible.
CORE EXPERTISE
PRODUCTION
Live Action & Integrated Production
GenAI & Emerging Workflows
VFX / Design / Animation
Social & Experiential
Creative Evaluation & Project Scoping
Budgeting, Estimating & Scheduling
Vendor Management & Resourcing
OPERATIONS
Production & Studio Operations
Workflow Development & Optimization
Financial Management & Forecasting
Budget & Margin Management
Business Affairs
Production Risk Assessment
New Business Support
LEADERSHIP
Team Building & Development
Client Leadership
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Problem Solving
Production Strategy
Staff Development
Managing the Occasionally Impossible
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
DIGITAL DOMAIN | May 2024 – August 2025
Executive Producer | Los Angeles
Led Digital Domain's Advertising Experiences Group, expanding its capabilities beyond traditional VFX into experiential, interactive and emerging media.
Led client engagements from creative development through production and delivery
Developed workflows integrating Digital Humans, GenAI and emerging technologies into production
Partnered with global production, creative and new business teams on complex, high-profile projects
Built production, budgeting and financial processes to improve efficiency, collaboration and accountability
Oversaw large-format and experiential content, including work for the Las Vegas Sphere
ATTN:, December 2021 – December 2022
Managed agency division’s content studio. Leading multiple teams of producers creating digital and social content for brands.
• Optimized and implemented department standard operational procedures
• Instrumental in improving cost structure and project scoping for client proposals
• Increased profit margins on productions by 25% overall
The Collective, A Division of the TBWA/ Integer Network Agency, April 2018 - August 2020
Expanded internal production and postproduction studio capabilities. Streamlined production workflow process for all of AT&T’s National Retail Marketing content.
• Researched & Implemented Digital Asset Management system agency-wide
• Created and implemented a Budget Management process
• Developed and oversaw productions ranging in budgets between $5k – 1.5 million+ with over 175 deliverables on multiple screens & formats
Hawthorne Advertising, September 2012 – March 2018
Developed and grew the agency’s internal production & postproduction staffing and studio operations. Led teams creating launch and brand response content for well-known and emerging brands.
• Identified new revenue streams and increased gross profit margins to 50%+ consistently
• Maximized production processes and improved cross-departmental communication
• Grew and reorganized full time department staff from 2 to 8
SELECT CLIENTS
AT&T • Google • Airbnb • Verizon • Apple • TikTok • Disney • Gatorade • McDonald's • Visa • Petco • Dyson • L'Oréal • Mattel • Clorox • 3M • Spectrum • FOX • ABC • HomeAdvisor • Equifax • Black + Decker • Dexcom • Hamilton Beach
MEMBERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Commercials