Clarke Smith Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Setup and operate film and broadcast television equipment including Steadicam and MōVi, Jimmy Jib, manual and robotic cameras in studio and on ENG remotes. Setup and operate broadcast cameras on location, for CBS News Special Events division [Presidential Debates, National Conventions etc.] Train camera personnel on Steadicam & Jimmy Jib. Write operating manuals for robotic systems. Generate equipment service reports for system failures and assist maintenance department with repairs and system performance.Full time Steadicam Operator at CBS News 2012 - Present.

Greater New York City Area

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San Francisco Bay Area

Following a year of design and prototyping, In 1997 I launched a brand of promotional, super high quality 3D magnets called Winestick® (wine that sticks to your fridge) and Magnedibles® (Magnets of Edibles). My company's mission was to design high end promotional products for the beverage industry. For 13 years, clients included well-known brands such as Gallo, Snapple, Korbel, Kendall-Jackson, Beringer, Ferrari-Carano, Domaine Carneros and many more. I sold my stake in this business in 2009. You can still find the line of magnets we created in popular tourist regions of the wine country in California, Oregon and Washington.

I began working at CBS Broadcasting, Inc. during the Desert Storm war. During my tenure with CBS I worked as a Camera Operator on the following shows: • As The World Turns (Manual and Hand-held camera)• CBS Local News (Robotics and Video combination)• CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (Manual and Robotic camera)• CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and Connie Chung (Manual camera)• CBS This Morning (now the Early Show) (Manual camera)• Eye to Eye with Connie Chung (Manual camera)• 48 Hours (Manual camera)• 60 Minutes (Manual camera)• The Late Show with David Letterman (Hand-held camera)• The Geraldo Show (Manual and Hand-held camera)• Gordon Elliott (Manual camera)• The Charles Perez Show (Manual camera)• The NFL Today (Manual camera)I left CBS between 1998 to 2005 to start an advertising/branding business that I sold in 2009.

Greater New York City Area

Studio Manager responsible for day-to-day production activities for busy Manhattan video production studio. Organize and coordinate personnel and post-production scheduling. Assist with expense budgeting. Supervise studio staff of 3 technicians and 2 administrative personnel. Select, screen, hire and supervise daily freelance technical and studio operations personnel from a workforce of over 250. Negotiate with vendors for the purchase and rental of all production equipment used on the premises and on location. Coordinate production schedules for large clients such as National Geographic, MTV, Showtime, The Movie Channel etc. Shoot and select all photos for studio-related public relations materials submitted to media.Setup and operate camera, lighting and other studio equipment when required.Hired as Production Assistant; promoted to Studio Manager in twelve months and Studio Operations Manager three years later.