Post Production Coordinator

Arya Zarifi

aryazarifi.com • **********@*****.*** • 714-***-**** • Los Angeles, CA

EXPERIENCE

Play Pretend Media

Co-Founder, Owner & Producer (June 2020-Present)

• Co-founded a full-scale video production company based in Southern California that develops and produces video content geared towards small to midsized businesses and independent artists

• Writes, creates, and produces video content including commercials, product videos, music videos, interviews, influencer and social media content and real estate videos for brands, musicians, and business owners

• Oversees all components of production from start to finish including client reach out, management, creative development, pre-production, production, and post-production 88rising

Editor (July 2021-Present)

• Consults creatively on music videos, acoustic sets, and promotional material

• Serves as an on-sight editor for multiple productions and music festivals

• Responsible for editing cut-downs of video assets for various social media platforms LivexOne / PodcastOne

Editor / Assistant Editor (June 2021-July 2023)

• Leads the editing process for five Vodcast shows on various multi-media platforms

• Assists in organizing and creating line cuts and rough cuts for documentary features and live productions Comcast / Face Forward Productions

Assistant Editor (May 2022-December 2022)

• Consolidated hundreds of hours of footage and B-Roll for the documentary series The Black Beauty Effect into coherent rough cuts for Editors

• Organized and managed detailed sheets tracking the licensing and use of B-Roll and music within each episode

Vertical Networks

Assistant Editor (Nov. 2020-January 2022)

• Implemented the use of graphics and blurs to elevate multiple seasons consisting of 70 episodes

• Ran through an extensive quality control process and offered and executed solutions accordingly

• Fine tuned and edited audio tracks administered throughout the season SOLVE

Lead Editor (Nov. 2019-March 2020)

• Assembled short and long format video content for digital platforms

• Managed a post-production team to produce edits at an increased and efficient turn-around rate

• Created templates and practices to streamline the editing process for all post-production team members Assistant Editor (May 2019-Nov. 2019)

• Rough cut scenes for editors to finalize and composed act breaks and returns, short forms and web tosses

• Facilitated online preparations and transfer of project elements for final mastering and network delivery

• Coordinated footage delivery with field production crew and standardized shooting, ingesting and post- processing of media

Media Manager / Digital Imaging Technician (July 2018-May 2019)

• Devised a workflow for the production and post-production crews to ensure a successful transfer of materials from set to editors

• Supervised data cards throughout multiple seasons to consolidate and organize footage, images, and audio

• Oversaw data wrangling footage, quality control, and transcoding while on set to various formats Trending All Day

Producer / Editor / Shooter (June 2017-Feb. 2018)

• Administered and directed the creation of several original productions including news, interviews, radio, cooking, and “man on the street” content which delivered heavy site traffic

• Managed and edited a professional daily news segment

• Presided over the cinematography for interviews, promotions, and experimental productions

• Operated directly with the CEO to improve and implement marketing strategies Pearl Entertainment

Lead Cinematographer / Editor (Feb. 2016-June 2017)

• Led production team members in the creative, technical, and logistical planning of video projects

• Collaborated with Director to pre-produce compositions and visual narratives for the show

• Oversaw the set-up and organization of the production before and during shoots and maintained strong communication with producers and directors to ensure all production elements of show segments were executed properly

• Effectively managed the lengthy editing of each episode, corresponding with deadlines and air dates Bright Glare Pictures

Videographer / Editor (Sept. 2014-July 2016)

• Filmed events and promotional videos in a creative fashion

• Created edits for previously filmed videos and supported projects to delivery EDUCATION

California State University, Fullerton

Bachelor of Arts, Radio-TV-Film / Psychology ‘15

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

• Proficiency in Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Social Media, Microsoft Office, Client Interfacing, Pitch Decks, Community Outreach LEADERSHIP

Producer, Writer, and Director of “Power Trip”

• Created a short film about a young and successful entrepreneur that finds himself trapped in the façade of happiness that comes with money and power Spring Concert Vice-Coordinator (Jan. 2014-May 2014)

• Helped lead a committee of students over a period of 5 months to organize CSUF’s annual concert that caters to 5,000 students and includes A-list music artists ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Directed, produced, and wrote over 150 productions

• Awarded Best Comedy Music Video at the Palm Springs International Comedy Festival for directing Palm Springs Bitch by Popstar Nima

• Music video directing and editing work for Popstar Nima featured on Tosh.0

• Creator, writer, director and actor for a sketch comedy group, “Castle Park Kids”

• Awarded the Silver Sierra Award for directing Toen Ik Je Zak (music video) - 2010 Yosemite International Film Festival

• Awarded for Best Video for directing Beauty Is… in the Best Video category in Orange County in the 2010 Reflections Program

• Nominated for Best Short Film for Rooftop at the 2009 Orange County Film Festival

• Directed the music video for Summer Love performed by Vince Sterling which aired on MTV

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