Award-winning video and podcast content producer/editor with 10+ years experience as a storyteller. Identify, write and create compelling short and long form content. Execute high-end productions from concept through post production including marketing promos under tight deadlines. Develop social strategy and content for Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook.
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
SOCIAL
"Buckets", Associate Producer, ESPN Digital/Cycle Media's multi-platform original series focused on basketball culture and events with an average reach of 1.4 million viewers per episode across all platforms (2017-2018)
"Last Table", Associate Producer, ESPN Digital/Cycle Media's digital roundtable discussion show featuring athletes, celebrities and other sports personalities with 6.4 million views during its first season (2018)
"NBA Synchronization", Editor, ESPN Digital/Cycle Media, over 25 million views across Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, shared 400,000+ times and generated 600K comments
"Chasing History", Producer, Snapchat Discover show that aired following each Finals Game with over 25M unique viewers, (2017)
“Jordan Kilganon Dunk at NBA House Rio Olympics”, Producer/Editor, record-setting 108 million views on NBA Facebook page, (2017)
DOCUMENTARIES
“Centers of the Universe 2”, Tencent Media (China), NBA Facebook and Twitter, NBA.com/Clippers, Director/Producer/Editor (2016)
“Clutch City”, NBATV, Editor/Producer (2015)
“Centers of the Universe”, NBATV, Editor/Producer (2015)
“Kobe: The Interview”, NBATV, Editor (2015)
“Bad Boys”, ESPN “30 for 30” series, Associate Producer, Emmy Award, Clio Sports Award, NAACP Image Award (2014)
“The Doctor”, NBATV, Associate Producer, Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Documentary (2013)
“The Dream Team”, NBATV, Assistant Editor, Emmy nominated (2012)
“Once Brothers”, ESPN “30 for 30” series, Associate Producer, Peabody Award (2010)
“The Association: Los Angeles Lakers”, ESPN, Production Assistant (2010)
“Magic & Bird, a Courtship of Rivals”, HBO, Production Assistant (2010)
“Dream Season: 23 and 24”, ESPN, Production Assistant (2009)
“Road to Redemption”, ESPN, Production Assistant (2008)
PODCASTS
Long May They Run, Season 1: Phish, Producer/Editor, Cadence 13 (2019)
Gangster Capitalism, Season 1: College Admissions Scandel, Producer/Editor (2019)
Root of Evil, The True Story of the Hodel Family and the Black Dahlia, companion podcast to TNT’s limited series, “I Am the Night”, Editor (2019)
EXPERIENCE
Cadence 13, New York, New York 4/19-Present
Director of Production, C13Originals
Cycle Media, Brooklyn, New York 10/17-6/18
Associate Producer, BUCKETS, Cycle Media/ESPN Digital’s multi-platform series distributed to Facebook, Twitter, Periscope, YouTube and ESPN properties
Create, produce and edit short and long form digital segments on Twitter, Periscope, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube
Brainstorm, pitch, research and write segments
Collaborate with GFX designer on show elements
Create and maintain show rundown
Edit show elements and features
Produce several "Buckets" branded social pieces per week published across Cycle and ESPN social assets that are regularly shared by popular basketball culture accounts
Act as assistant director and graphics operator during live taping and produce the Periscope-Live broadcast
Oversee all aspects of post-production including editing, graphics, asset acquisition, publishing and managing relationship with ESPN and other clients
Also worked as associate producer on the digital video series "Last Table" in partnership with ESPN
NBA Entertainment, Inc., Secaucus, New Jersey 11/07-10/17; 6/18-4/19
Producer/Editor, Content, 9/10-Present
Key contributor to concepting and production of award-winning NBA original programs and documentaries
Developed strategy and produced content for social media platforms including Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook that has contributed to fan engagement with over 1 billion likes and followers for the NBA
Integral member of team that established partnership with Snapchat to create and produce demo content Developed pilot for first Snapchat Discover Show and responsible for ongoing content development for NBA's Discover Channel. Content Producer for weekly Snapchat Discover editions working directly with Snapchat to develop shareable, platform specific content
Created content for marketing programs and initiatives to promote brand awareness
Produced, wrote and edited digital content for NBA.com, digital affiliates and international partners
Field Producer/Shooter at live events including NBA House-Rio Olympics, NBA Finals, All-Star and Global Games, USA Basketball and Media Day
Contributor to NBA's VR initiative, working with partners such as Oculus and NextVR to gather content at NBA games and events including All-Star and NBA Finals
Segment Producer of yearly championship DVD
Supervised, trained and mentored production assistants to meet deadlines and departmental standards
Production Assistant, Content, 2/08-9/10
Coordinated video footage and collaborated with producers, directors and editors to develop concepts for features, shows and documentaries
Created interview questions and field shoot directives. Facilitated content distribution to digital partners
Collaborated with network partners including ABC, ESPN and HBO to ensure timely and complete workflow
Conducted primary research to prepare for shows and proactively reacted to unfolding storylines
Compiled footage reels, logged live games and field shoots, and edited VO scripts for use by NBA TV
Game Logger, 11/07-2/08
Logged live games including tracking game plays, game trends, statistics and storylines
Worked with editors to create highlight packages that aired on NBA.com and NBA TV
SKILLS
Digital media management, DSLR cameras, field production and direction, editing, digital post-production, script writing, sound design and pickup, lighting, production scheduling and management, live studio direction
Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Avid
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST, B.A. Communication, Certificate of Film Studies (2007)