Creative Services Manager / Sr. Video Editor / Producer

John C. Cherok

Metro-Atlanta, Georgia

Mobile/Text: 404-***-**** *******@*****.***

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CREATIVE SERVICES MANAGER / SR. VIDEO EDITOR / PRODUCER

Broadcast and Post-Production Media Professional with experience producing, editing, and directing content for television, radio, digital media, and social media. Video Editor with over 18 years of experience in short form videos, commercials, promos, long form shows segments, industrials, and music videos. Produced and directed live and taped news shows, political roundtables, High School Sports and High School Sports Pregame Programming. Skills include working with all facets of production, Post-Production, Creative, Engineering, Audio, Graphics and Talent to create Emmy Award Winning finished products.

• Winner of 11 Telly Awards • Winner of 6 EMMY awards for Director/Editor

• Proficient in Adobe Premiere • Experience in broadcast production

• Produced and edited across all media • Able to with tight deadlines under pressure

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FIRST DATA, Atlanta, GA 2015 – 2018

Global payment processing company.

Communications Manager / Sr. Video Editor

Produced content for the global marketing team and internal/external communications department.

Developed and produced First Data TV. A monthly intranet TV show covering current First Data news and events.

Lead video editor and producer of current company news stories for First Data’s global intranet site

Produced and edited content for social media platforms.

Director/Line Producer for quarterly First Data Town Hall production using NewTek Tricaster - streaming 1 hour show to 24,000 full time global employees.

CW69, Atlanta, GA 2016 – 2019

CBS Local Atlanta CW.

Video Editor / K2 Video Playback

Video Editor and Video Playback for Atlanta Falcon’s “Inside the Locker Room.”

Edited show elements for K2 playback system and ran K2 during live pregame show.

GPB Sports, Atlanta, GA 2012 – 2014

Premier channel for full coverage of Georgia High School Athletics.

Sr. Video Editor / Producer / Director

Sr. video editor and producer for GPB Sports department covering the GHSA high school Football, Basketball, Wrestling, and Cheerleading competitions throughout the state of Georgia.

Designed, Produced, and Edited 15 unique and different EMMY award winning game opens for the pregame show, “All Access Pass,” that preceded the 15-week: High School Football season. The opens highlighted a local town of Georgia and each high school, and the accomplishments of the student athletes.

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Directed live and live to tape High School Basketball and Football productions from remote broadcast production truck.

Produced and edited show elements, Pre-game opens, and show segments for GPB Sports Original Productions.

Social Media Producer and Video Editor - Produced and edited digital content for GPB Sports Facebook page and GPB YouTube channel. Co-Managed GPB Sports Facebook page and increased “Likes” from 150 fans to over 11,000 in One year’s time.

GPB (GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING), Atlanta, GA 2009 – 2012

State network of PBS member television stations covering all of Georgia.

Creative Services Manager / Video Editor

Led creative services team and worked with multiple departments to create a unique on-air look for GPB

Edited and produced promos for national PBS shows as well as GPB local productions

Lead Editor for “Get Ready” campaign. A new multi-platform branding campaign for “Football Friday’s in Georgia” implemented for TV, radio, print, new media, digital and social media.

Lead Editor for EMMY nominated “Road to the Dome” campaign

A new multi-platform branding campaign for the 2011 GHSA High School Football Championships implemented for TV, radio, print, new media, digital and social media. Produced and coordinated new music for rebranding.

BBDO ATLANTA, Atlanta, GA 2004-2009

Global Advertising company.

Creative Services Video Editor and Producer

Lead editor of industrial and meeting materials for clients and any material related to new business pitches;

Worked closely with Creative, Production and Management staff on all productions as well as directly with client representatives.

Managed agency onsite edit suite and duplication department.

Lead editor for new business team.

Produced and designed videos for new business pitches.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Natural Resource Development, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Computer Skills: Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Audition and Microsoft Office

DEMO WORK

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