EDITOR/VIDEOGRAPHER, SPECIAL OLYMPICS INTERNATIONAL: Washington, DC — Sept. 2016 - Current

• Produce, film, and edit competition recaps, social media promos, and feature pieces for the SOI Content team.

• Coordinate international production for competition and fundraising events, and travel to produce on-site event capture.

• Manage freelance and contract videographers and editors in international production locations to hit schedule and budget.

FILMMAKER, DDC INTERNATIONAL: Washington, DC — Sept. 2016 - Sept. 2020 

I contributed in all phases of the production process: archival research and story development, on-location producing and cinematography, and all facets of post-production, including media management and content licensing.

KEY PROJECTS INCLUDE:

Associate Producer, All In: Life on the WSL Championship Tour — 2020

• Collaborated with producers and directors to set delivery schedules, deliver drafts, and interface with our clients Red Bull Media House and the World Surf League.

• Managed all personal, location, archival, and music releases delivery paperwork (music cue sheets, graphics logs and transcripts for the international production.

• Supervised assistant editors and interns in editorial tasks to help the show stick to its post-production schedule.

Associate Producer, Cantera 5v5 — 2019

• Devised camera equipment workflow and shipping for production that filmed in 6 different countries simultaneously, produced to support Gatorade’s global investments in youth soccer. 

• Constructed the show’s delivery binder, confirming all documents met PepsiCo Content Studio’s compliance standards.

• Organized media from all countries and interfaced with editors to ensure accessibility for their work style in post-production.

• Oversaw the completion of the miniseries legal binder, managing all releases from all 6 countries into efficient and foolproof organization strategy, which ensured proper clearances and licensing.

Producer, Cinematographer, Writer, Without Borders — 2019

• Produced on-campus segments for ACC college basketball TV special, which premiered on ESPN’s ACC Network

• Interviewed high-profile athletes and coaches in intense championship environment.

• Wrote narration for hour-long special and directed VO talent to ensure proper emotional flow throughout.

• Facilitated final project deliverables to ESPN, ensuring the video files met the proper specifications for broadcast.

Associate Producer, Assistant Editor, Phenoms — 2018

• Assisted directors and producers in establishing storylines for international professional soccer stars, and produced 3 shoots (2 domestic, 1 international) for a global TV Series for FOX Sports and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

• Organized raw media from 40+ international production trips into an efficiently managed system for post-production.

• Lead organization of series's legal binder and developed release tracking system and translation/subtitling workflow that would prove invaluable to future documentary projects.

Production Support, Assistant Editor, Momentum Generation — 2018

• Researched story arcs and sourced archival content and music for archival-driven sports retrospective documentary.

• Organized camera equipment for cross country trips to film interviews with professional surfers in their homes for Emmy-award winning sports retrospective documentary, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and on HBO.

• Managed all legal delivery paperwork and releases for delivery in the project’s “wrap book” to HBO.

• Assisted in licensing of archival video and music from 100+ archival sources.

Producer, Cinematographer, Editor — Worldwide International Development Projects — 2016-2020

• Produced and edited dozens of high quality promotional videos on location in the DC-area and around the world for international development organizations and government clients

• Responsible for DDC's Headquarters gear room, maintaining the camera kits to the highest quality standards, coordinating shipments, and collaborating with manufacturers like Canon and SmallHD to facilitate gear repairs.

• Marketed DDC’s services to prospective clients via CRM services, social media advertising, and cold-call outreach.

Editorial Intern, Cherokee Media Group: Cary, NC — May 2016 - August 2016

• Researched and wrote daily news stories and longer feature stories for Cherokee Media Group’s flagship monthly magazine, AutoRemarketing.

• Interviewed executive members of the dealership community to create features on the automotive marketplace

Student Research Assistant, UNC Hospitals Lineberger Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC — February 2016 - July 2016

• Transported confidential research documents between labs and file vaults across the UNC Hospital campus

• Achieved certification in CITI and HIPAA training for handling vital documents and supplies related to medical research.

SKILLS

• Cinematography with industry-standard Cameras: Canon C100, C200, C300 (Mk. I, II, III), Canon C500, Sony FS7 and A7s, Blackmagic 6K Pocket Camera, Go Pro, DJI Drones, along with professional lighting and audio equipment.

• Post-production services on professional editing softwares: Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve Studio

• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, After Effects, Media Encoder, Lightroom, Acrobat DC

• Google Suite and Microsoft Office

• Secure FTP Platforms: IBM Aspera Faspex, Google Drive File Stream, WeTransfer

• Social Media Marketing/CRM: Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Mailchimp

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC — B.A. Photojournalism, School of Media and Journalism – May 2016

Minors: Writing for the Screen and Stage, Global Cinema