Resume

Experience:

Creative Director | Cottage Creative (2018 – Present)

• Work with brands and dreamers to craft meaningful videos
• Business to Business solutions
• Internal messaging campaigns
• Business to Consumer marketing
• Clients: Stanley Black & Decker, The Players’ Tribune, Vida Surf Shop, Up South Bondi, Bean Rush Cafe, Plouton Group, Thrillist, Bay Hills Family Dentistry, Warrior, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

Freelance Media Consultant (Fall 2012 – 2018)

• Execute video productions from concept to delivery
• Navigate pre-production to outline a path toward creating powerful deliverables
• Create brand-aware content driven by real stories
• Edit the production to maximize its engagement for the desired audience
• Clients: Arias Awards, Zig Zag TV, Empty Duck Digital, PALS, Do Good Challenge, Endemol Shine Australia, ABC, Lot1 Films, Circa News

Editor/Associate Producer – Early Light Media (January 2015 – July 2017)

• Aid in development of pitches for new clients
• Develop and deliver sales pitches to potential clients
• Organize sales goals and execute goals on schedule
• Perform pre-production interviews and organize daily tasks
• Structure, plan and execute schedules for shoots
• Execute interviews
• Set development
  • Light design
• Camera operator
• Media management
• Edit with Final Cut X
• Maintain and organize equipment

Teaching Assistant – Advanced Video Storytelling Journalism 368v “ViewFinder”

Journalism 262 w/ Bethany Swain (Spring 2014, Fall 2014)

• Maintain contact with students regarding course material as well as in and out of classroom questions
• Assist in lesson planning and execution

Production Assistant – RTTV America (June 2014 – August 2014)

• Jib camera operator for The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, Boom Bust, and Breaking the Set
• “Robos” (Shotoku) for RT America News and The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann
• Floor direct for RT America News, Redacted Tonight
• Switchboard Operator for RT Arabic pre-tapes

Reporter/Editor/Producer – ViewFinder (Spring 2014)

• Researched, filmed, and edited compelling natural sound video packages for online and television publication
• Organized, and executed full television shows for the web, TV, and awards
• Was the emcee for two ViewFinder screenings held in Knight Hall

Special Projects Multimedia Editor – Stories Beneath The Shell (Spring 2014)

• Standardized graphics for news-video medium
• Oversaw and direct video production for online media
• Managed videographers as a mentor and a scheduler

Editorial Intern – PassageMaker Magazine (Sept. 2012 – Feb. 2013)

• Wrote for News & Notes section
• Adapted product press releases for magazine publication
• Contacted/organized vendors and speakers for TrawlerFest Baltimore boat show

Skills:

• Proficient in Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro/Lightroom, Canon C300, Sony FS5/FS700, Sony Alpha Series DSLR, Light Kits/Lighting, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, WordPress

Education: 

Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland

• Major: Broadcast Journalism
• Concentration: Government