René Steinkellner
Executive Producer, Chicago
René Steinkellner is Executive Producer of 11 Dollar Bill’s Chicago studio, leading production, business development and client relations.
Well known and highly respected in the advertising community, René previously served as Executive Producer at FCB, Lord+Thomas, Chicago. She headed the agency’s in-house production/post unit, developing it into a complete post-production operation with editorial, sound, color correction and finishing capabilities and a staff of 40, including five in-house producers. The group produced broadcast, non-broadcast and digital media for Michelob, Clorox, Cox Communication and other mainstay agency accounts.
A Chicago native, René began her career with the boutique editing company NuWorld. Her background also includes seven years as Executive Producer/General Manager at Outsider Post Production.