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Las Vegas, NV, US

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

• Hired, trained, and oversaw the Communication Team (five staff and 20 volunteer positions) to execute creative strategy and brand management across all mediums (including video content, social media, graphic design.
• Developed a 16-week project timeline to streamline cross-functional efforts across the organization. This improvement in planning led to successful giving, donor, and volunteer communication systems and campaigns.
• Managed projects across the entire organization, including events with 10,000+ attendees, fundraising initiatives, and cross-functional development, ensuring that projects were completed on time while meeting.
• Created and planned content for communication channels across both traditional and digital media channels, from press releases, YouTube videos, short documentaries, written stories and blog content, promotional.

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Produced high-quality video content from development to delivery, overseeing pre-production logistics, production and filming, and post-production.
• Coordinated video content to align with the overall mission of the organization, supporting other teams with content as needed, and working in cross-functional teams.
• Maintained, updated, and distributed shooting/production calendars, volunteer lists, purchases, equipment lists, and more.

• Conducted detailed interviews with filmmakers, actors, and craftspeople from across the industry, from Academy Award winners to up-and-coming talent.
• Contributed hundreds of articles including film reviews, awards season analysis, industry insights, and interviews to an average audience of 175k unique monthly visitors.
• Recorded and edited hundreds of episodes of podcast and video content, with an average of 85k monthly listeners.

Duluth, Georgia

• Created a Communications Department from scratch, developing a look and feel for videos, graphic design, social media, and more.
• Utilized volunteers to film and edit dozens of videos, from talking head announcements to documentary-style stories.
• Maintained equipment lists, production schedules, and online database upkeep for the entire organization, facilitating cross-functional media development.

Cleveland, Tennessee

• Instructed first and second-year film students in Adobe Premiere Pro, teaching the basics of non-linear editing, overseeing editing assignments, and file management.
• Conducted lessons in the basics of cinematography, helping students learn about shot composition, lighting, and camera techniques.
• Graded papers, conducted quizzes, and assisted professors in their day-to-day work.

Cleveland, Tennessee

All types of live audio production and stage set ups for events at Lee University, including major concerts from bands like Gungor and John Mark McMillan.