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Award-winning, creative, energetic and innovative storyteller with ten years of digital video production experience. I possess a wide skill set including cinematography, videography, pre and postproduction, photography, asset management, file encoding and digital distribution from working on a variety of projects including social media content, short-form documentaries, and original long-form content. I love working with organizations that share a passion for visual storytelling and is interested in creating unique, innovative and engaging content.
VIDEO PRODUCTION KNOWLEDGE
Cameras: Sony A7S, Canon Cinema Cameras, RED, Go Pro, DJI Phantom 4 Pro drone, DJI Pocket, Blackmagic Design
Software: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Media Encoder, OBS, Google Analytics, Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Dropbox, and Click Up.
Production: Field/line producing, Videography, creative direction, set design, script writing, music direction/licensing, graphic design, story blocking, lighting, audio recording and processing, accounting & budgeting, SEO optimization, deadline management, social media marketing & management, personnel management, data mining, fundraising & donor relations
Asset Preparation and Delivery: Encoding and distribution of digital assets using various CMS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Videographer / Digital Producer
Rutgers Preparatory School
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Work with the director of marketing to produce multimedia displays and audiovisuals for school’s use. Write/edit text or script, procure visuals, graphics, music, narrators; obtain necessary copyright permissions, coordinate production, produce videos.
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Develop, coordinate, and implement the overall concepts and content of videos that bring the school’s brand to life effectively and consistently.
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Implement project management software to ensure successful deadline management and communicate with collaborators/stakeholders.
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Manual tasks include pre/post production, music direction, lead editing, graphic design and all other aspects of creative direction for ad campaigns and external/internal social media content.
09/2021 – 06/2023
Co-Owner, Creative Director
The Grapevine TV
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Creative Director for programming, social media, and brand management including graphic design for social media assets.
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Line Producer responsible for managing domestic and international video production shoots.
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Conducted research and development for millennial-based marketing including processing analytics/trends and directing fundraising efforts.
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Script writing for special projects, supervising editing, music selection, and providing comprehensive technical and A/V support. Also, manage social media accounts, including posting and engagement.
03/2014 – Present
ACHIEVEMENTS & REFERENCES
Buzzfeed/Tasty
How I Made The Famous NBA Bubble Buffalo Mac N' Cheese
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Producer, director of photography. Chef Lex Grant, the chef at the NBA Bubble, shows us how she makes her amazing Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese!
LL Bean
Growing In Newark
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Producer, co-director of photography. Documentary-style project that focused on West Side High School students as they journeyed through a farm-to-table entrepreneurial program in inner-city Newark, NJ.
The Grapevine TV
WHY DON'T MORE BLACK PEOPLE GIVE BLOOD?
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Partnered with The National Health Service (The UK's publicly funded healthcare system and largest in the world) for a blood donation awareness project.
The Grapevine TV
YouTube Silver Status
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Received YouTube Silver Play button for achieving 100,000 subscribers. As of today, the channel has 200,000+ subscribers and 22,291,000 views.
The Grapevine TV
IS BRUNO MARS A CULTURAL APPROPRIATOR?
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Produced globally viral episode that was published in several major news publications that examined the privileges, if any, of nonblack POCs creating art in Black spaces.
Cannes Film Festival 3/2016
Cannes Short Film Corner, Producer, “DOG”
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Executive Producer, Producer, Editor. Dog Explores sexual rap videos & their effect on black youth.
12/2020
11/2021
1/2019
1/2019
3/2018
education
Virginia State University
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Minor: Finance
08/2006 - 05/2011