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California, United States

Seattle, WA, US

• Crafted engaging events to boost KPIs. Events featured gamified quests, livestreams, bespoke development, and more.
• Orchestrated Game Jolt's Intergalactic Party at GDC, drawing 3000 attendees, handling sponsorships, marketing materials, vendor bookings, and more.
• Coordinated closely with developers throughout event planning and execution.
• Contributed to the development of a live streaming platform by offering product feedback, organizing live stream interviews with game developers, hosting live streamed concerts with artists like Matt Farley and Love X.
• Produced video assets for events, including a digital puppet of Terraria's Skeletron Prime created in Character Animator.
• Collaborated with external partners on event concepts, asset creation, and user rewards fulfillment.

I've done freelance livestream production for clients including RushTix and Scripto. On these shows, I was lucky enough to work with talent like Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show), Broti Gupta (The Simpsons), and more.I have experience with booking guests, creating stream branding, technical production, and more.

• Radio Free Multiverse brings you comedy and trivia from outside of time and space.In this role, I:
• Write and assemble weekly trivia nights.
• Design and operate a digital puppet in Adobe Character Animator.
• Create lighting and green screen set up.
• Live switch shows using Streamdeck, OBS, and Streamyard.
• Create graphics and effects packages.

I've created show posters and promotional art for comedians and performers as well as portraits for individual clients. Two of the shows I've created posters for are The George Lucas Talk Show and Talk-A-Doodle-Yule.Past clients have included Connor Ratliff, Scripto, and The George Lucas Talk Show.

• Co-host a weekly Twitch stream celebrating the comedians and community around Planet Scum. We previously discussed The Chris Gethard Show and Chris Gethard Presents, two television shows which showcased up and coming.
• Write trivia inspired by Planet Scum.
• Manage the Planet Scum Community Calendar which helps members of the Gethard fandom find comedians' livestreams. (This calendar was also posted on Planet Scum's website.)
• Produce and co-host Planet Scum After Party, the official post-show discussion of Planet Scum Live. It’s generally a fan discussion, but has also included interviews with hosts such as Chris Gethard, Murf Meyer, Carmen.
• Set up and engineer studio for the stream and the after show. This included selecting microphones, selecting an audio interface, and configuring recording software.Design and create fan art inspired by various Planet.
• Official emojis on the Planet Scum Discord

• Managed social media, designed merch, and produced shows.As part of this role I proposed:
• Promoting the Chris Gethard Presents back-catalog to fill gaps in the Planet Scum social media schedule as their anniversaries fell on Fridays in 2020 (and we have no other show on Fridays.)In this role, I was.
• Writing social media copy.
• Creating posts promoting Planet Scum shows across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Updating promo assets each week.
• Creating IG stories to announce when shows go live.

Newark, NJ, US

My job is to make sure the product we put out lives up to our high standards. In order to do that, I am responsible for:Writing Cucumber tests.Documenting bugs that others or I discover.Verifying that the implementation of new features and bug fixes fulfills our acceptance criteria.Keeping an open flow of conversation with the rest of the development team.

Newark, NJ, US

My duties include:Ingesting footage from Rooftop Comedy-affiliated comedy clubs across the country.Producing and editing stand-up comedy content.Implementing relevant lower-thirds (when applicable.)Syndicating curated clips to syndication partners such as Seeso, Nickelodeon and Yahoo!Managing and training other editors.Performing QA on other editors'.

San Francisco, CA, US

A number of the shorts I worked on have gone the festival circuit including:Mind City TerrorThe Ten PlaguesA House of Ill-FameDancing With NureyevOne Good EggThe Devil and His #$%!ing iPhone

San Franscisco, CA, US

My duties included:Ingesting and preparing footage.Producing and editing stand-up comedy content for the web.Syndicating curated clips to Nickelodeon.Managing and training other editors.Serving as a Camera Operator at special events such as SF Sketchfest.

San Francisco, CA 94103, CA, US

My duties included:Setting up equipment.Shooting and printing photos.Engaging with clients during set up and break down.I was also part of the crew who worked for SnapFiesta at SXSW 2014.

The DP has a vision. The gaffer figures out how it works. I use reflectors, lights, and other gear to help make it happen.

My duties at Mix included:Engineering a weekly radio show.Editing a weekly radio show and distributing it to radio stations across the country.Vetting guests to see if they are knowledgeable about and having an interesting perspective on the week's topic.Booking guests through a combination of cold calling and email.Shaping show topics.Performing.

Redwood City, CA, US

Crafted videos to help inform employees of their benefits and other relevant information.

Coded website from scratch using HTML and CSS.Created graphical elements for site using Photoshop.Archived past issues and old versions of site.Oversaw the journal's WordPress blog.

Washington, DC, US

Reinvigorated social media presence.Designed print materials including an ad which appeared in the Santa Cruz Sentinel.Created online ads for the chapter's website.Primarily worked in Photoshop & Illustrator.

Bachelor'S, Film And Digital Media

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