M ichael Karelis
Brooklyn, NY 11218
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
● Skilled with audio/visual equipment such as professional HD video cameras, DSLRs, wireless mics, cranes,
sliders, and lighting
● Proficient with multimedia software including Final Cut Pro 7 and X, Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition
● Experienced with a wide variety of shooting circumstances: red carpet, corporate, promotional events,
high-profile celebrity interviews, tight spaces, challenging lighting, multi-cam and time limitations
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Communications (with honors), Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, May 2009
Semester Abroad, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, spring 2008
EXPERIENCE
Video Producer, American Media, Inc., New York, NY, December 2012 - present
● Served as official video producer for AMI’s Women’s Active Lifestyle brands: SHAPE, Natural Health and
Fit Pregnancy
● Filmed and produced a high volume of engaging web videos, including workouts, behind the scenes of
cover shoots and events, cooking demos, sizzle reels and interviews for all AMI brands and sponsored
content for brands such as Microsoft, Nokia, Jamba Juice and Samsung
● Supervised and trained production assistants in all aspects of production
● Maintained and organized digital assets and equipment valued over $100,000.00
Video Production, Independent, Baltimore, Long Island and New York City, 2005 - Present
● Created video content and online video strategies tailored to the needs of small businesses, nonprofit
organizations, and medical and legal professionals
● Produced DVDs of concerts, theatrical performances and art installations
Video Journalist, Verizon FiOS1 News, Long Island, NY, November 2009 - October 2012
● Functioned as producer, editor, videographer and writer of content for local television program “Push
Pause,” featuring high-impact, hyper-local, in-depth community stories about Long Island
● Shot and edited footage with images, titles, graphics, music, and self-written narration
● Cultivated sources and contacts for story development
● Provided on-air media training and coaching for non-professionals
Multimedia Internship, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, spring 2009
● Prepared, uploaded, managed video, audio, and photos for baltimoresun.com
● Produced live video webcast of news meetings
● Created photo galleries that received tens of thousands of pageviews
Production Internship, Plum TV, Bridgehampton, NY, winter 2007
● Assisted in the production of weekly 2-hour live show & field shoots
● Shot, edited, and produced video independently
Digital Arts Specialist, Goucher College Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Baltimore, MD, August
2006 - April 2007
● Provided individual and group instruction for faculty and students interested in media arts software and
hardware
● Created instructional materials for digital cameras, scanners and other technologies