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Diverse hands-on experience in creative design, communication, & video realms

Multimedia Content Producer – Innovative Corporate Communications – Social Media Engagement

An invaluable asset for any forward-thinking company

Feb 2024 – Present American Public Life – Digital Marketing Analyst                                                                      

Contribute to American Public Life’s marketing efforts through innovative content creation & design.

• Maintain & expanded the company’s social media presence
• Produced & edited an award-winning internal branding video
• Quickly learn new applications to support marketing initiatives beyond core responsibilities

Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 PCI not the big company – Multimedia Production & Communications Specialist                                

• Design, build and maintain RiseWithDrew.com, the daily blog for the CEO
• Film, edit and publish weekly video blog, talking head style with light graphics when needed
• Design, create, edit, & manage all internal corporate communications
• Prepare presentation decks, graphics, & video for quarterly business meetings & other corporate training events
• Build & maintain the intranet by partnering with leadership & various teams across the company
• Publish videos & graphics on multiple communication channels including web sites & social media
• Innovate, envision, implement, & lead events which are fun & build relationships across the company
• Monitor intranet analytics & report on key performance indicators
• Encourage crowd-sourcing, reading & use of the intranet
• Independently envision, produce, & implement new uses for the intranet to reinforce company culture & accelerate adoption
• Troubleshoot user content issues as they occur

Nov 2020 – Dec 2020 Capital One (FS Tech & Data) – Senior Communications Specialist (Contract)                                     

• Create branded templates including emails, social graphics, blog articles, animated GIFs, & presentations
• Develop the department’s intranet page with new branding
• Design & produce various other graphics & videos for department communications including the department’s executive leadership/business update presentation

July 2019 – Nov 2019 Cisco – Multimedia Producer & Communications Consultant (Contract)                                             

• Prepare & design executive presentations
• Develop communication strategies between multiple teams using the company intranet, email, & videos

Dec 2011 – July 2019 Dynata, formerly Research Now – Global Multimedia Production Manager                                         

• Lead the design& development of a highly collaborative, user-friendly, & expandable LMS WordPress website
• Designed & developed a global Intranet for employee communication & collaboration on a WordPress platform
• Designed & developed a careers site on WordPress for employee recruitment with emphasis on company culture
• Implemented a live streaming video solution to engage employees globally for company-wide announcements/ townhalls using YouTube Live, Newtek Tricaster, & other professional audio/video equipment
• Developed the branding & visual standards for global internal communications Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, & maintain websites using WordPress engine & all needed elements
• Work with clients to determine goals & desired results throughout the creative process to ensure all needs are met
• Design & present mockups or storyboards for review & approval by the client
• Create & set budgets for individual projects based on the client’s needs & expectations
• Organize production schedules including sourcing any necessary positions, (i.e. cameraman, graphic designer, audio engineer, or PA) or resources (stock images/footage, music beds, or voice over talent)
• Lead teams of 5-10 designers, IT Associates, or C-level Executives through a project’s completion, giving direction & guidance
• Edit videos using After Effects, Premiere, Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator, & various other programs
• Design engaging digital graphics, such as emails, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, posters, one-sheeters, & various collateral for conferences & events including pop-up stands, backdrops, & giveaways
• Archive projects & assets such as stock footage/images, logos, & project elements
• Continuously explore & learn cutting-edge & unique production processes, procedures & editing techniques

Sept 2010 – Dec 2011 Studios 121 – Video Editor/Motion Graphic Designer                                                                     

• Produce & edit HD & SD promotional videos for 2 television networks, FamilyNet & YoutToo, formerly ALN.
• Managing & anticipating client expectations while improving the branding & look of the network, including creative conception, storyboarding, & script writing
• Manage project workflows in Avid, Final Cut, & After Effects as well as Photoshop & Encore DVD
• Participate in production shoots as needed, performing various tasks, from director to PA. as well as live camera operation.
• Assemble TV shows for network broadcast, adding wraps & commercial breaks

May 2006 – Oct 2010 RadioVision – Video Editor/Motion Graphic Designer                                                                      

• Edit HD & SD commercials for broadcast television & web utilizing After Effects, Avid, Premiere, Photoshop, & Illustrator 
• Making simple changes in 3DS Max as well as creating interactive DVDs for clients & demo reels.
• Manage output of approved spots as well as archiving projects
• Participate in production shoots on an as-needed basis, filling roles such as director, camera operator, gaffer, PA, & talent
• Managed media in an Avid Unity System