Manager State University

Rachel Torgoff . Producer / Editor / Production Manager

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In Brief

. A seasoned producer with a storytelling sensibility, an editor's eye,

and management savvy

. Equally at home in an edit suite, on location, or in the studio

. A techno geek and news junkie with an indomitable work ethic and a "can-

do" attitude

. Team builder, team leader, team player

. Passionate, creative, and energetic to a fault -- whether directing a

government media tour or telling an evocative story for PBS

Key Skills

. Proficient at all creative and technical phases of production, from

concept to completion

. Able to break down and present complex subject matter in a clear,

"audience-friendly" way

. Skilled non-linear editor

. Innovative graphic designer for video and print

. Experienced production manager for government and non-government clients

(adept at scheduling, budgets, site logistics, contracts, client

relations, etc.)

. Talented and insightful interviewer

July 2010 - Freelance Database Development Assistant,

September 2010: NASA HQ, Innovative Technologies Incorporated SOFTWARE

(ITI)

Final Cut

Pro

Avid Media

Composer

Adobe

Photoshop

Deko

Microsoft

Access,

Excel, Power

Point and

Word

Mac OS X

Windows XP

May 2010 - Consultant / Content Producer / Website

July 2010: Administrator,

SilverDocs International Documentary Conference

November 2007 - Contract Producer / Director / Editor,

March 2010: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development /

ITI

December 2006 - Contract Producer / Writer / Editor,

Discovery New Media, Travel Channel Web Site

July 2007:

July 2006 - Contract Associate Producer,

November 2006: Discovery Networks International, Discovery

Communications

April 2005 - Contract Production Manager / Editor,

May 2006: Media Magic Productions and Spaulding for Children

December 2001 - Contract & Freelance Production Manager / Editor,

Historical Films, Inc., Media Magic Productions,

November 2004: National Park Service, Pamplin Historical Park,

and Spaulding for Children

December 1991 - Full Time Producer / Director / Editor,

WKAR-TV, PBS, Michigan State University

July 1999:

Selected Production Credits

Producer / Writer / Editor

"Travel 101" - Discovery New Media, Travel Channel Web Site

Production Manager

"War So Terrible" - Historical Films, Inc (HFI) and Pamplin Historical

Park (Pamplin)

Production Manager

"The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in America on the Eve of the Civil

War" - HFI and Pamplin

Production Manager

"Virginians Desolate, Virginian's Free" - HFI and the National Park

Service (NPS)

Production Manager

"Infant Adoption Awareness Training Program" (IAATP) - Media Magic &

Spaulding for Children

Producer / Editor

"Making an American Community: Immigration and Migration to Lansing, MI"

- WKAR-TV, PBS

Producer / Editor

"Dick Letts: If it is to be done, it will be done by me" - WKAR-TV, PBS

Segment Producer / Editor

"Things Not Here Anymore" - WKAR-TV, PBS

Producer / Editor

"Ethiopia: Traditions of Creativity" - Michigan State University

Museum, Dillard University Museum

Producer / Editor

"Integrative Arts and Humanities 201" (Arts and Humanities course) -

Michigan State University

Producer / Production Manager

"American Identity Explorer" - Michigan State University, Communication

Technology Lab

View selected clips: http://www.youtube.com/user/1rachelt#p/u.

Affiliations and Awards

. Women in Film and Video, Washington, DC Chapter

. TIVA, Washington, DC Chapter

. Emmy Nomination, Documentary Programming, MI NATAS

. Telly Awards, Documentary Programming, Finalist Award

. Columbus International Film and Video Festival, Honorable Mention

Education

MA, Telecommunication, Video Production

Michigan State University

BA, Political Science, James Madison College

Michigan State University

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