Orlee Tatarka

Orlee Tatarka is the Head of Production at Wieden+Kennedy Portland, where she leads the office’s multidisciplinary production capabilities and has made work for clients such as Nike, YETI, Netflix, Old Spice, and Allstate, among others. As both a producer and a leader, she combines unique vision with grace under pressure and is happiest when she is solving problems.

Orlee was previously the director of integrated production and a senior partner at Carmichael Lynch where she led work that ranged from multi-million dollar brand campaigns to smaller-budget campaigns focused on multiple pieces of versatile content and, increasingly, things that have never been made before.

Orlee is a boomerang employee at Wieden+Kennedy, having spent 9 years at W+K New York before moving to Carmichael. During her time at W+K New York, Orlee produced iconic work for brands including Ford, Jordan Brand, Bud Light, Sprite, ESPN, Spotify and Southern Comfort.

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