JON T. SIMPSON
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Boynton Beach, FL 33473 *************@*****.***
*Employment Experience*
Simpson Edits Inc. November 2018 to Present
Owner/Writer/Producer/Editor
Hoboken, N.J.
Simpson Edits Inc. is company that I founded to write, produce, and edit promotional and original content for a variety of network and streaming service clients such as HBO, YouTube, DAZN, and the NFL Network to name a few.
YouTube Originals February 2019 to July 2021
Sr. Writer/Producer/Editor
New York, N.Y.
YouTube Originals is a division within the YouTube video sharing platform that creates original programming for YouTube Premium. I have conceptualized, written, produced, and edited launch campaigns and trailers for the biggest properties on the service including Cobra Kai, Impulse, Dude Perfect and Escape The Night.
NBC/Universal October 2015 to November 2018
Sr. Writer/Producer/Editor
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
NBC/Universal is a family of a national broadcast network and several popular cable channels. I’ve conceptualized, written, produced, and edited launch spots, episodics, upfronts, and web content for several of the brands most popular and acclaimed shows such as Mr. Robot, Suits, The Expanse, and Sinner. Northern Lights October 2010 to September 2015
Writer/Producer/Editor
New York, N.Y.
Northern Lights is a bicoastal post production boutique featuring directors, editors, and visual artists that craft Promax and Emmy award-winning network branding, commercials, feature films, and internet content. I conceptualized, wrote, produced, and edited launch spots, episodics, and upfronts for networks such as USA, Syfy, TBS, and Pivot to name a few.
NBC/Universal May 2008 to September 2010
Assistant Editor
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
Bionic Media October 2004 to December 2006
Assistant Editor
New York, N.Y.
*Educational Background*
New York University - Tisch School of the Arts Graduate 1999 Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Undergraduate Film and Television G.P.A.: 3.4
*Special Skills and Awards*
-Emmy nominee in 2019 for Outstanding Promotional Announcement for the UniKids American Ninja Warrior Jr. Trailer
-winner of the Promax 2016 Award for Best Campaign for USA’s Mr. Robot
-winner of the Camp Kuleshov 2013 competition for Best Trailer
-written and directed over ten short films including The Outlands which was a finalist for Best Short Film at the Hollywood Film Festival and won Best Cinematography at the Atlantic City Film Festival 2003
-very experienced screenwriter of fifteen feature length screenplays and four television specs
-experienced with Avid, Premiere, Final Cut, After Effects, and Photoshop