Social Media Video Producer
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Résumé
Jeff Varga
PRODUCER / EDITOR
An Emmy Award-winning video editor and producer with nearly 2 decades of experience directing, shooting, and editing high-impact video in the field and in-studio. Adept at guiding clients, talent, creative and technical teams through all phases of production while ensuring brand consistency. Skilled in developing strategic, audience-engaging projects for television, social media, and digital platforms, with a proven track record of managing professional film & video crews, overseeing equipment operations, and delivering creative, technically and aesthetically effective presentations Video Producer – Louder With Crowder, Plano, TX Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
• Directed and edited field & studio productions, supervising crew, recreating iconic movie scenes with complex lighting and shooting styles, guiding guest talent including SNL's Jim Breuer and MADtv's Bryan Callen
• Edited long-form content into concise, engaging daily social media shorts
• Produced & directed daily comedy sketches consistently delivering under pressure, live broadcast segments within hours of airing
Video Producer – Texans For Greg Abbott, Austin, TX May 2021 – Aug 2022
• Produced and operated live-stream broadcasts in the field and in the studio with news personalities such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity
• Directed, produced and edited rapid-turnaround video shoots with Governor Abbott flying with him statewide, delivering full-spectrum social media ads within an hour of live events
• Conceptualized and directed viral video campaigns for broadcast TV and social media
• Recruited, trained, and managed a team of videographers and editors while specifying and maintaining studio IT, camera, sound and lighting equipment Video Producer – Nexstar Media Group, Austin, TX May 2020 – May 2021
• Produced, directed and edited commercials for 120+ clients including concept development, script writing, shooting, editing and crew management
• Specified equipment upgrades and supervised studio operations, providing budget estimates and maintaining an efficient production environment Independent Video Producer – Various Clients, Houston/Austin, TX Aug 2017 – May 2020
• Managed a team of 17 video professionals for Ryan Toys Review, producing four daily YouTube shows, five days a week
• Edited pilot and 3 episodes of Netflix tv series- Bicycle
• Edited 3 music videos also creating complex visual effects for Ron Komie Video Producer – Sinclair Broadcast Group, Flint, MI Feb 2016 – Jul 2017
• Produced, directed and edited station image campaigns winning an Emmy in 2016
• Maintained camera, lighting and sound gear and specified new purchases Additional Experience
• Executive producer & general manager, Pixelsgarden, Saigon, Vietnam: Oversaw multinational video projects with agencies including BBDO and Ogilvy & Mather
• Promotions producer & crew manager, Dien Quan Media Saigon, Vietnam: Yan Can Cook TV show
• On-set VFX supervisor, ABC TV: No Ordinary Family starring Michael Chiklis
• Model shop supervisor for Terminator II: Judgment Day Software & AI
• AI: Runway, Midjourney, Kling, DALL-E, Grok 3.0, ChatGPT4.0, Elevenlabs, Ideogram, Heygen, Firefly, Meta, Gemini, Claude, Recraft
• Adobe: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Light Room, Illustrator, Media Encoder, Audition, Lumetri color grading
• 3D: Blender, Cinema 4D
• Tracking & management: Smartsheet, Click-Up, Shotgun, Basecamp Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Awards
• 2016 Emmy Award – Best Short Form Editor
• 2017 Emmy Award Nominations (2)
• 2010 Stay Tuned TV Award – Best Director of a TV Series
• 2008 Huntington Beach Film Festival Award – Best Cinematography, Feature Film Education
• Lansing Community College: Major in Motion Picture Production, Minor in Business
• Dov Simens Film School: Production Management, Marketing/Distribution, Business Law, Finance
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