Communications Manager, Digital Design Artist, Video Motion Graphics

Jason V Young

Experienced Digital Artist, Content Creator and Business Manager

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Columbus, OH 43213

email: **************@*****.***

phone: 347-***-****

Education

• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

• Majors: B.S. Mass Communications / Marketing

• Minor: Theatre (technical)

• Magna Cum Laude

Top Skills

• Tenured communications

experience on Corporate Affairs and Marketing & Sales teams

• Client, Vendor and Colleague Relations

• Director / Producer

• Writer

• Editor (video) / Motion Graphics

Professional Demo

www.linkedin.com/in/jasonvyoung

• Adobe® Certified Expert – Avid® Certified User

• Telly Award winner for excellence in the video and television industry.

• Yearly National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) attendee.

Notable Proficiencies

• 20+ years video/content production experience, design oversight and contractor management.

• Adobe Creative Cloud applications: Premiere (editing); After Effects (motion graphics); Photoshop (imaging); Illustrator (graphic creation); Character Animator (real time animation); Dreamweaver (web design); Acrobat (document creator), and Media Encoder (file compressions).

• Highly experienced in green screen and multi-layer compositing.

• Wirecast Telestream (live social media content creation).

• AVID editing software, Microsoft Office 365.

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Work Experience

Timeline Productions, LLC

Columbus, OH – Downtown District – Jan 2022 – Present

OWNER

• Provide editing, motion graphics, writing, producing and general content consultation services to clients for the creation of video, print and other creative assets.

• Investments include a studio space, office, editing suite, and client viewing area.

• iMac-based hardware system utilizing Blackmagic’s UltraStudio capture/playback, editing and client monitors, emergency power back-up and Mac Pro laptop for off-site support.

SAMPLE CLIENTS: Pfizer, the National Academy of Television Arts

& Sciences (NATAS), A Kid Again, MapleRow Consulting and Stonewall Columbus.

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Pfizer – Corporate Affairs

New York, NY – Global Corporate Headquarters – May 2010 – Jan 2021 (10 Years 7 Months)

BUSINESS MANAGER (The Pfizer Studio)

• Manage the editing and design operations of The Pfizer Studio, a full-service content creation production facility located at the pharmaceutical headquarters of this Fortune Top 50 Company.

• Collaborate with Corporate Affairs colleagues and business communicators to provide video, audio and other digital content assets for a wide range of projects and initiatives supporting the C-suite, Executive Leadership Team and global business units of Vaccines, Oncology, Inflammation & Immunology, Internal Medicine and Rare Disease. Other internal stakeholders include Corporate Responsibility, Government Policy

& External Affairs, Legal, Finance, Security, Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion.

• As part of the Digital & Activation Team, create original content commissioned and requested for meetings and events, Pfizer.com, brand teams, the PfizerWorld intranet site, broadcast outlets and various social channels.

• Partner with external advertising agencies and design vendors on projects that advance the mission and business needs of the company.

• Oversee and manage freelance, contract editors and motion designers, including invoicing and assurance of payment.

• Responsible for the daily upkeep and maintenance of two Adobe Premiere and Avid video editing suites, in addition to two remote-capable editing and streaming workstations. SAMPLE PROJECTS: ongoing creation of content for global quarterly earnings broadcasts supporting the CEO/Executive Leadership Team, company shareholder gatherings and Pfizer brands – including internal/external communications during the research and development of the first publicly released COVID-19 vaccine.

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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals – Marketing & Sales

Philadelphia, PA – Global Corporate Headquarters – Nov 2003 – May 2010 (6 Years 7 Months)

SENIOR VIDEO EDITOR (Multi Media Services)

ACQUIRED IN 2010 BY PFIZER, relocated to New York City

• Contribute to the Marketing & Sales division of the company within the Multi Media Services (MMS) department at the headquarters of this global pharmaceutical company, supporting editing needs for the full- service video production studio.

• Work closely with MMS web design, illustration, and Power Point groups, in addition to in-house marketing leads and external advertising agencies.

• Typical projects include videos for C-suite meetings, the Executive Leadership Team, marketing/brand team initiatives and various sales force requests.

• Responsible for the daily upkeep and maintenance of two Avid video editing suites.

• Track metrics regularly to assess value and cost-avoidance provided to the business. SAMPLE PROJECTS: global launches of major prescription pharmaceutical products including Prevenar and other vaccines within the CDC immunization schedule, brand support for the portfolio of over-the-counter medicines including Advil, Centrum and Robitussin, and the ex-U.S. launch of the Wyeth Nutrition line of products for infants and children. Telly award winner for excellence in corporate communications for “Every Person, Every Job” – a mini-documentary highlighting the individual contributions of employees and how their talents are integral in making a global company operate. 3

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The Ohio Channel, WVIZ / ideastream

Columbus, OH – The Ohio Statehouse – Nov 1996 – Nov 2003 (7 Years)

SENIOR PRODUCER / EDITOR

Previous Position: LSC INTERN, the Ohio Legislative Service Commission, Ohio Government Telecommunications

• Oversee all aspects of client and in-house video/audio productions for this full-service corporate-style communications facility.

• Collaborate with the Executive Director in the design, marketing and branding efforts for the newly created

“The Ohio Channel”, an outlet for state-related programming distributed through Ohio’s Public Television

(PBS) stations.

• Daily responsibilities involve producing, editing, and acting as director, writer, editor (linear and non-linear), graphic designer (motion & print), audio mixer, and videographer for broadcast shows and messages for State of Ohio Departments and elected/appointed officials including Office of the Governor, Auditor of State, Secretary of State and Ohio Supreme Court.

• Work on every level of production for many outlets of distribution.

• Direct and produce multi-camera robotic coverage of legislative sessions for the Ohio House of Representatives and The Ohio Senate.

• Design and author full menu-driven DVDs for clients and the Ohio Statehouse museum kiosks.

• Typical program types include executive messages, commercials, PSAs, documentaries, informational/educational shows, event coverage, and teleconferences. SAMPLE PROJECTS: Long-format public television documentaries including: “Traditions Worth Celebrating”, a look into the holiday traditions at the Ohio governor’s residence with Bob and Hope Taft; “Freedom is Not Free”, chronicling the story of the Ohio Veterans Plaza through veteran interviews and key players in the monument’s design and construction, and; “A Capitol Revival”, showcasing the celebration of the Ohio Statehouse’s renovation and restoration to the building’s grandeur of the mid-1800s.

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ozone studios

Columbus, OH – The Arena District – May 2002 – Nov 2002 (7 Months)

VIDEO EDITOR

• Broadcast editor for television commercial spots, corporate videos, and other client productions for this creative boutique of full-time producers, directors, content creators and design professionals.

• Work closely with staff, clients and advertising agencies developing and executing creative ideas.

• Master all programs to various formats per client needs, in addition to preparing master sources for high- end DVD duplication, station distribution and use on the Internet. SAMPLE PROJECTS: Fashion marketing and brand support for Express and Limited Too, agency-driven commercial campaigns for clients such as Time Warner Communications, Key Automotive, Worthington Industries, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Ohio News Network.

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