Grace Combs Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

• ROLE:-Content Creation-
• Establish and maintain collegial working relationships with programs and support services departments to identify compelling S:US stories, announcements, and expertise for content development.
• Identify, create, and package stories of recovery, resilience, and success from within S:US for content across platforms and for pitches to media.
• Manage the creation and production of print and digital materials, such as advertisements, flyers, brochures, banners, and posters, for distribution to program participants and the public.
• Design and create collateral materials as needed for fundraising purposes, public/community relations efforts, sponsorship ads, and internal events.
• Develop and produce new videos that showcase the S:US story for internal and external stakeholders.-Digital and Print-

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• ROLE:
• Develop and create all forms of digital and printed content required for DRNY- video, photos, and graphics
• Research, pitch, write, storyboard, and edit original content that embodies DRNY’s brand and mission with style and substance;
• Direct, produce, film, and edit short-form documentaries and other video productions from preproduction to distribtuion;
• Animate explainer videos and motion graphics;
• Design graphics for social media, outreach materials, newsletter, press releases, etc;

Albany, New York Area

• ROLE:
• Produce, film, and edit videos
• Photograph DRNY events; both internal and external events
• Craft stories that are consistent with DRNY’s mission and communication goals
• Research industry and competitor trends and suggest new content ideas
• Manage licensed copyrighted materials as needed for publications

Kansas City, Missouri

Assisted in the analysis and selection of a marketing firm that solidified NATC's brand strategy and designed a visual system which conveys its brand identity while implementing a roadmap to execute the rebrand.

Wilmington, North Carolina Area

• Developed an outreach strategy for a successful film festival run with 12 total acceptances out of 21 submissions
• Created a crowdfunding production campaign that raised 67% over the original goal
• Conducted project research for proper interview subjects, required permits, and b-roll footage relevant to the documentary
• Administrated a film crew and scheduled weekly meetings to discuss the development & progress of the documentary from preproduction to postproduction
• Managed written and graphic Social Media content (Facebook page, Website, Indiegogo)
• Budgeted filming expenses, travel, Indiegogo contribution perks, film festival submission fees, and printed materials (Posters and DVDs)._________

Wilmington, North Carolina

• Art Director
• Managed the Art Department, a team of six staff members, for the undergraduate-run international event for undergraduate filmmakers and scholars
• Responsible for Art project management and printing of promotional campaign materials (Social Media graphics, animations, posters, flyers, badges, event slides, website, programs, and DVDs)
• Overhauled scheduling procedure to a structured, results-oriented process coordinating multiple parties where deadlines were upheld
• Collaborated with the Marketing Department to provide visuals that best suited its social media and outreach strategies Tour Coordinator
• Researched multiple university film programs and responsible for selecting which program would best fit as a continued partner for Visions

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology, Cum Laude

Study Abroad (Spring Term), Film/Cinema/Video Studies