Portfolio · Creative Production Leader

Donovan
Gumbo

Creative Production Leader

I lead in-house studio and eComm production, and the creative operations behind it: intake, scoping, workflow, vendors, and QC. Ten-plus years across Under Armour, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon’s in-house studios, with AI built into how the work gets made.

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Track record

In-house studios, eComm volume, and the systems behind them.

10+ yrs

Running photo and video production across Straub, Prime Video, and Amazon

$120K/mo

Savings from AI-powered post-production automation with Amazon’s Computer Vision team

$9M

Increase in gross merchandise sales that improved image quality and workflows contributed to

+143%

Monthly volume after launching the Shoefitr 3D studio program (+39% productivity)

−20%

Production delays at Prime Video through capacity plans and contingent workforce planning

+15%

Content delivery efficiency on Under Armour

Selected work

Listing creative, brand systems, and PDP production.

How I lead production

Clear scope, one standard, visible status.

Scope before you resource.

Every request starts with a clear brief and an honest scope, so people, budget, and schedule are planned before the first shoot day.

One standard, checked before it ships.

Creative reviews and QC gates, with AI-assisted checks alongside human sign-off, so every deliverable meets the brand standard.

Scale with the right mix.

Full-time teams, contingent workers, freelancers, crew, and agencies, brought in when internal capacity is maxed out.

Make status visible.

Capacity plans, workback schedules, and dashboards that surface risk early, plus QBRs on status, KPIs, and financials.

Put AI where it removes drag.

n8n automations, AI-assisted QC, and video studies in Google Flow and Gemini, with model releases that cover AI likeness and usage rights.

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