Video & Media Producer

CHAN PEDERSEN

Video & Media Producer

Woodinville, WA 425-***-**** ****@***********.*** LinkedIn

Degree: Bachelor of Applied Motion Picture Arts, Red Deer College

Technologies:

Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Audition, Da Vinci Color, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, Canon C100 C300, Sony PMW-325, FS & RoboCam, AnyCast, Panasonic VariCam & P2, RED, DSLR, Field & Studio Audio Production, Mac OS, Windows

Industries:

Broadcast television (live, live-to-tape, packaged content), livestreaming, videojournalism, short-form documentary, podcasting, commercial, industrial, dramatic, and live theatre

Recognitions:

Alberta Film and Television Award Nomination: Producing (City of Red Deer Strategic Plan Film)

Alberta Film and Television Award Nomination: Cinematography (My Hubby Raj)

WORK HISTORY

FREELANCE VIDEO & MEDIA PRODUCER 2007-2019

* Develop and produce multi-platform video content from ideation through scripting, shooting, editing, and final delivery

* Create original photographic elements for use in both print and digital environments

* Design graphics optimized for social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube

* Plan and produce livestreams and podcasts

* Production management including planning, scheduling, budgeting, and tracking of all phases of the production process

MICROSOFT XBOX E3 EDIT ASSIST & ACCESSIBILITY RUN Studios, May-June, 2019

* Prepare video assets for client review providing first-contact quality control measures for all third-party and first-party cut-down assets for Xbox’s E3 2019 Briefing

* Ensure the successful delivery of independent and third-party game trailers to clients by providing initial quality control evaluation of video and audio assets

* Collaborate with asset producers to ensure client meetings operated smoothly and effectively in a high-profile, high-pressure environment

* Maintain work-flows and media-management standards to ensure correct mastering and distribution of completed assets

* Directly involved in the development and implementation of files needed to meet accessibility requirements, completing this phase of the project ahead of schedule

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, PRODUCER, TEACHER Eastside Preparatory School, July 2015- July 2018

* Produce video content and graphical elements for multiple departments from concept to completion including video, photographic, and animated assets for streaming, web and print

* Elevate high-school film education experience by producing and directing a team of over 20 people to create 2 episodes of a full-length dramatic tv-show

* Contribute directly to the promotion of the schools’ culture by collaborating with senior leadership to originate creative media for publishing in the school magazine, website, social media platforms, and promotional materials

* Oversaw the operation, design, and technical direction of 5 mainstage productions each year in addition to daily events and venue operations

* Demonstrate the distinctives of various educational disciplines by producing 4 promotional videos from concept to completion

* Expand arts electives by completely re-designing the entire film-program, adding two upper-school classes, and revising middle-school classes to reflect the modern film and video production industries

* Launch an upper-school digital photography class resulting in full classes with waitlists for two years

PRODUCER, CINEMATOGRAPHER, EDITOR, GENERAL PRODUCTION YES-TV, November 2009 – June 2015

* Re-design and produced Most Requested, a national music & entertainment show from inception through development and delivering episodes weekly

* Expand viewer engagement by filming on-location, creating on-air promotions, and social media marketing resulting in exponential growth from 23 followers on Twitter to over 1000, Facebook engagement grew over 300%, and web page visits grew upwards of 250%

* Collaborate with internal and external clients to produce original commercial video content on dozens of projects from initial discovery through writing, shooting, and editing

* Contribute to the production of over 50 long-form video journalistic stories for national broadcast

* Improve production value by researching, recommending, and implementing new technologies and adapting dramatic production techniques to ENG and EFP style production

* Pioneer the switch to Windows-based computers running Premiere Pro and the use of DSLR’s combined with field recorders

* Coordinate and facilitate the technical operation of live- and look-live in-studio productions

* Produced hundreds of interstitial videos from concept to completion

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AUDIO VISUAL TECHNOLOGY PSAV, November 2008 – November 2009

* Conduct discovery meetings and production briefings with external and internal clients

* Prepare production quotes and budgets as well as payroll for six employees

* Technical operation and set-up of AV equipment for events ranging from board-meetings to large-scale productions such as comedy and improve, fashion shows, and keynote conferences

* Livestream video for closed-door meetings across multiple locations

Coordinate audio visual technology for Fortune companies including Glaxo Smyth Kline and BioWare

* Manage technical needs over 20 different presentations spaces and dozens of events a day

* Arrange audio video elements for events from small presentations to international video-conferencing, and large- scale events with video switchers, lighting, and multiple audio sources

* Billing, and payroll processing for dozens of clients each week as well as 5 staff-members

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Motion Picture Arts, Red Deer College

Recipient of the Millennium Scholarship

Recipient of the Baker Reid Performing Arts Scholarship

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