John Heiser Email & Phone Number

United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Work with ministerial and professional staff to develop and implement strategies for communicating with church membership and the community at large. Configured system and lead operational team for video streaming of weekly worship and special events, and operate sound system as needed. Working on maintenance and phase two growth of church website using WordPress. Create graphics and videos for use in worship and social media.

EVS RO replay operator in a fast-paced, live broadcast environment for ESPN Networks, ABC, Fox Sports, CBS, NBC, etc.

Offline and online editing of regional and national television commercials, corporate films & social videos, training & marketing programs and more. Worked collaboratively and unsupervised in a highly-responsive, client-focused environment. Strong ability in pulling together cohesive and concise stories. Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere, After Effects, etc.), Avid DS & Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, etc. Clients included BBVA, Honda North America, Verizon, Protective Life, Louisiana-Pacific, etc. Left company when my position was eliminated.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Edited regional & national commercials including automotive dealer group ads, corporate films and entertainment videos. Avid Media Composer; early adopter of Softimage|DS; linear digibeta/D2 and analog. Worked with clients, agencies, TV networks, and producers, in supervised and unsupervised sessions. Clients included GMC, Dollywood, Lockheed-Martin, Goody's, etc.

Primarily worked as a linear online editor for HGTV's "The Fix," working with producers to assemble the show from raw footage and other show elements.

Edited corporate training and marketing videos, mission and evangelical programs, and local and regional commercials. Linear online, one-inch and BetaSP. Also directed studio productions.

Part-time position hosting classical music programming. Responsible for selecting music during shift, as well as facilitating syndicated programs including live Met Opera broadcasts, taking feeds of network programs for later broadcast, and some audio production. Also participated in on-air fundraising campaigns.

Hollywood, Ca

ABC Video Design Group. Produced high-end motion graphics packages for the network-owned television stations. Predated AfterEffects; Quantel Paintbox artwork was animated in a linear edit bay with one-inch tape, Ampex ADO, Grass 300, CMX, and later, Abekas A62.

San Antonio, Texas

Produced/Directed/Edited station promos and commercials, PM Magazine, specials and documentaries. Directed daily newscasts and special coverage. Began on studio crew as camera operator.