Dillon Adams Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, California, United States

• Collaborate with Google Cloud teams to ensure multiple video projects are delivered successfully each week.
• Lead project intake meetings, scope projects, create timelines, and assign team of staff and freelancers.
• Build efficient workflows for tracking all projects, roles, and assignments via Google Workspace and Asana.
• Assess equipment needs and manage team budget to ensure that we create the highest quality content.
• Continue all responsibilities of a producer managing multiple projects.

Sunnyvale, California, United States

• Manage projects and team, develop creative, guide scripting and storyboard creation.
• Produce, manage, and direct video shoots in studio and on location for teams across Google Cloud.
• Improved upon organization and management of all production assets utilizing Drive and Jellyfish Server.
• Setup and operate all studio equipment including lighting, audio, monitors, and Arri Amira.
• Team lead for studio equipment purchases and construction working with contractor, architect, & AV professionals.

Sunnyvale, CA

• Produce and direct multiple projects running simultaneously with multiple stakeholders involved.
• Support the lead producer with project intake, scoping, budgeting and overall planning of projects.
• Setup, operate and tear down all production equipment daily in multiple studios with production team.
• Work with production team to create 100s of videos per month including online courses, sales & executive videos.

San José, CA

• Lead cinematographer and film team manager for events and coverage of the Cinequest Film & VR Festival.
• Lead editor for Cinequest & Picture The Possibilities (PTP) promotional content, films & PTP Show.
• Manage assistant editors, workflow, and backups on a daily basis to ensure high levels of performance.
• Edit all content utilizing Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Photograph new staff members for website.
• Oversee all graphics, color grading, sound effects, sound design for all films.

San José, CA

• I was responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing film and tape shipments to and from Cinequest on budget and on time.
• Communicated with filmmakers, institutes, sales, and distribution companies regarding both in-bound and out-bound shipments.
• Attained 100% in-bound and out-bound shipment deliverables to meet prep and screening deadlines for Cinequest Festival and client shipment return needs.
• Maintained outstanding relationships with Cinequest programming clients (institutes, producers, distribution companies) by insuring top customer service.
• Located and handle dsecure storage of films and tapes prior to prep for fest.
• Negotiated shipment deals and/or compare best prices for key shipments.

San José, CA

• Edited Short Films for Cinequest’s international youth leadership movement, Picture the Possibilities.
• Edited all short films with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Organized and logged all audio and video files within Premiere Pro.
• Synced and mixed audio.
• Researched and incorporated music and sound effects.
• Created graphics for all films.

San José, CA

Steele Visuals is a small production company focused on creating new and innovative ways to share stories through film and photography. Whether you are looking for a short internet piece, searching for someone to build a documentary from the concept to the final product, or imagining a visual collection of still images and video highlighting your company.

Sunnyvale, CA

• Filmed and edited roundtable film for keynote presentation at HPE Protect 2016.
• Film and edit web series videos, partnership introductions, software demos, and instructional videos.
• Edit episodes for HPE Business Insights web series.
• Utilize After Effects to create graphics for all videos and Adobe Audition for audio mixing.
• Setup, operate, and breakdown in-house studio equipment on-site and off-site.
• Work directly with customers throughout production to see projects through to completion.

San Jose, CA

• Managed social media for Hotchalk, Concordia University Online, and University of Mary Nursing.
• Used Sprout Social, HootSuite, and Wildfire to run all social media accounts.
• Edited pages and posts in WordPress using basic HTML and the visual editor.
• Assisted in helping create a higher SEO ranking through titling and blogger outreach.
• Photographed current Concordia University Online students for university brochure.
• Created in-house marketing films for university websites.

San Jose, CA

• Created Spartans at Work Series: 8 short films highlighting former and current students with new jobs and internships.
• Designed a unique style for the series creating a strong sense of connection throughout the videos.
• Directed, produced, and edited each unique video.
• Worked directly with the San José State University's marketing and communications team to create a strong representation of SJSU's branding and message in each film.
• Saw projects to completion from pre-production through delivery.

San Jose, CA

• Directed, produced, and edited short films highlighting events, students, and programs.
• Created a short film series called Major Decisions highlighting outstanding students.
• Photographed San José Sate University events and shot several portrait sessions with students and staff.
• Resized and edited photos for WordPress, Facebook, and San José State University’s homepage.
• Uploaded written stories with accompanying photos to WordPress.
• Managed and created content for San José State University’s Youtube channel.

Directed and photographed portrait sessions in a several locations with a variety of subjects. Photographed weddings including pre-ceremony, ceremony, group portraits, and reception. Color corrected and enhanced photos with Lightroom and Photoshop.