Ed Akselrud Email & Phone Number

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Produced and edited original documentaries about the organization’s work- Worked with contractor film crews and partners to organize shoots- Produced, shot and edited an award-winning 30 minute documentary about reforestation in British Columbia- Won a brand new Land Rover Defender for the organization in Land Rover's first annual Above and Beyond Service Awards video competition- Traveled to company events and reforestation sites to film and document the work of planting partners- Lead and grew the in-house video department, conducting interviews, hiring and training new team members- Worked with management and the video team to prepare content output strategy and resource allocation- Developed an internal cloud based post-production pipeline and media server, significantly streamlining production workflows and increasing team productivity

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Produced and edited videos for marketing campaigns, events, business partners and conferences- Wrote, narrated and edited a series educational explainers

New York, Ny

- Worked both independently and with other editors to produce promos, trailers and branding/image spots for television clients such as HBO, Amazon, National Geographic, Cinemax, Paramount, Epix, and TBS- Handled project management and delivery across a variety of specifications including for broadcast, web and social media- Ingested footage, assembled dailies, pulled/sorted selects and performed other technical duties- Conducted music searches and performed adaptive music and sound editing for custom soundtrack arrangements- Delivered final cuts in a variety of formats including for broadcast, web and social media- Worked with Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, and DaVinci Resolve

Greater New York City Area

- Produced a viral unofficial trailer for the TV series ‘The Expanse’- Co-organized and directed a team of 20+ volunteers from various industries- Coordinated workload distribution, public relations, fundraising, social media engagement and advertising, and multimedia production as part of the team- Successfully helped lobby Amazon Studios to acquire the series after it had been cancelled - Campaign featured in many press outlets and often referred to as one of the most successful fan movements in television history- Ran a successor organization (TheExpanseLives.com) that continues promoting the show and its fans

New York, Ny

- Worked under the supervision of the Senior Producer to edit client and internal video projects- Clients ranged from small consumer-facing businesses to corporate enterprises. - Participated in discussions to help determine the creative direction for the company’s original content

Brooklyn, Ny

- Designed and developed websites for various small businesses and organizations- Communicated with clients to determine their needs and assisted with strategic decisions- Built a front-end platform for a healthcare startup and collaborated with their overseas development team

New York, Ny

• Worked on projects for clients such as Perfumania, Edison, Accion, Univision, Ann Taylor, Deutsche Bank and more.• Developed A/B tests for various clients using platforms such as Monetate and Optimizely.• Performed cross-browser/cross-platform QA testing and worked within multi-branch development environments.

Frankfurt, Germany (Remote)

Volunteered as a news poster/editorial assistant on Crytek’s official community portal. Worked with a team of other volunteers to curate news features, community updates and other administrative tasks.- Wrote comprehensive front-page articles and community features.- Exhibited good knowledge of English and web formatting tools to make for well legible and visually pleasing posts.

Bachelor’S Degree, Media Studies, 3.75 Gpa

Software Engineering