Kris Velazco Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Lead, Create, Write, Strategize, Compose, Design, Mix, Edit, Collaborate, Design Audio/Video Pacing, & Graphic Vision for Movie Trailers, Digital Content, & Short-Form Promotional Content➢ Create movie & documentary film trailers, as well as broadcast promos, ranging from action to romantic comedy to horror to kids as well as investigation & biopic content – Success led a full-time hire & a promotion.➢ Supervise a team of 5 direct reports for Tubi’s Edit & Motion Graphics Team. - Focus on empowerment, collaboration, & growth. ➢ Volunteered as editorial liaison for the expansion of a successful company-wide virtual editing system – Creating a scalable process, organizational structure, communal music & sound effects libraries.➢ Wrote a department-wide QC Checklist & Process that is currently helping daily with quality control.➢ Working with IT on a department-wide project archiving process – leading to a more stable workflow.➢ Mentoring junior editors to grow as artists - Made a Creative Worksheet & gave feedback on trailer edits – Projects, worked in this fashion, have received great acclaim while also helping to strengthen skills.➢ Volunteering to record my projects’ assets so we can start to streamline what the department receives. Collaborating with others on department-wide delivery specs & how to structure them for easier use.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Original & Acquired Content Marketing DepartmentsCreate, Write, Strategize, Compose, Design, Mix, Edit, Collaborate, Design Audio/Video Pacing, & Graphic Vision for Movie Trailers, Digital Content, & Short-Form Promotional Content➢ Generated multiple movie & documentary film trailers ranging in genres from action to romantic comedy to horror as well as investigation & biopic motion picture trailers – Leading to my contract being extended.

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Chicago, Illinois, Us

Lead 360 Creative Teams, Be a Storyteller, Inspire Others, Turn Focus Group Studies into Creative Executions, Pitch Deck Creation, Write Scripts, Direct Shoots, & Develop Storyboards ➢ Created a Polly Award Winning Campaign.➢ Delivered bar-raising, forward-thinking creative campaigns, from ideation through completion, to provide creative direction, strategy-driven pitch decks, scripts, promos, & designs for TV, Print (key art), & Social – Our team developed 75 campaign pieces with a 99% success rate.➢ Directed multiple shoots in Chicago with talent & on-location shooting - Shot 10+ scripts.➢ Wrote 100+ concepts/scripts – Providing a large variety of ideas for each happy client. ➢ Oversee scripts/roughcuts to develop innovative & first-of-its-kind creative every time.➢ Create compelling content consistent with strategy, deadlines, & budgets. ➢ Foster a culture of collaboration & empower others to create their best work.

Manhattan, New York, Us

Develop, Lead, Produce, Edit, & Create Priority Launch Campaigns & Sizzles for Major Brands ➢ Designed a social media trailer for Netflix connecting their Original Movie, The Adam Project, with classic films – Helping the feature film reach the, “Top 3 Most Streamed.”➢ Created a behind-the-scenes digital sizzle for Hulu’s “Pam and Tommy” – Increasing awareness.➢ Developed the global trailer for “Perpetual Grace Limited” on Epix - Featured on Deadline & coined “Best Trailer of the Year” by pajiba.com – Agency won the Campaign & I was Awarded Video Lead.➢ Supervised, produced, & edited the HBO Max Social Launch Campaign– Ensuring more subscribers.➢ Simultaneously produced & co-edited music driven sizzles for AMC Networks that included all 5 networks & brands – 1 project grew into 4, including primary pieces for their Upfronts.➢ Made the first BravoCon Flagship Introduction Reel - Garnering a Promax Award Nomination.➢ Delivered consistently - Creating returning clients such as Netflix, Fandango, Epix, Univision, & NBC.➢ Advanced skills in Avid, Premiere Pro, & FCP7 (+Boris/Sapphire Plugins). Supervised After Effects (with Red Giant), Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Flame, Inferno, and ProTools.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Culver City, Ca, Us

Write, Produce, Direct, Edit, & Creatively Execute Promotional Spots, Campaigns, Marketing Projects, Sales Presentations, Weekly Episodics, Generics, & Stunts. ➢ Interviewed & directed Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, & Paul Feig for the major theatrical release of the new “Ghostbusters”– Created, wrote, produced, & edited 16 original pieces for a sharable, multi-territory stunt campaign increasing synergy for the feature film launch.➢ Strategically conceptualized, pitched, wrote, & edited a multitude of original campaigns from concept to completion for the theatrical promotions of “Resident Evil 6”, “Smurfs 3”, “Inferno”, “Spider-man: Homecoming”, & “Hotel Transylvania 2” – Pitches set the standard for a new company-wide initiative for all feature film campaigns with sequels.➢ Produced & edited priority Launch Campaigns & Weekly Episodics, for shows such as “The Blacklist”, “The Oath”, “The Good Doctor”, “Future Man”, & “The Goldbergs”. – Each promo asset increased international promotion & distribution for each show.➢ Developed an in-depth, creative, multi-platform social media campaign for all 6 Spider-man movies – Successfully increasing awareness for the premiere of “Spider-man: Homecoming”.➢ Mentored 3 Assistant Preditors - Each outperformed management expectations.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Conceptualize, Budget, Write, Field & Room Produce, Direct, Interview, Shoot, & Edit both Short & Long Form Informational, Interstitial, Web Series, Behind-the-Scenes, & Promo-tainment Pieces.➢ Raised awareness & set the standard for behind-the-scenes & interstitial promotion - helping propel “King of the Nerds” Season 3 to have its highest-rated launch ever.➢ Exceeded deliverable expectations with a below average budget by learning to shoot, direct, & mic talent myself & capturing 40+ promos in 2 weeks.➢ Reduced department spending by connecting weekly with the finance team, restructuring & tracking the department’s annual budget, website, & production schedules.➢ Launched the behind-the-scenes promotion for “Murder In the First” - From interviewing talent & directing crew to producing promos & helping it premiere to 3.8 million viewers.➢ Traveled domestic & internationally in order to direct, interview, & produce talent shoots including a rare interview with Steven Bochco.➢ Worked on the following shows:“Rizzoli & Isles” “Perception” “Major Crimes” “Falling Skies” “Your Family or Mine ” “Murder in the First” “King of the Nerds” “Cee Lo Green’s The Good Life” “Private Lives of Nashville Wives”

Burbank, California, Us

Write, Produce, Direct, & Edit Priority Campaigns & Launches - Including Pitches, Concepts, Graphic Designs, Promos, Trailers, Interstitials, Sponsorships, Bumpers, Menus, Bugs, & Banners.➢ Functioned as Creative Director & Art Director for a team of 14 producers, editors, & graphic designers for the domestic launch of “Disney XD” (#3 in its demo).➢ Led the creative direction & ensured on-target delivery for Ad Sales’ sponsorships as well as menus, bumpers, & special projects.➢ Effectively supervised multiple edit sessions & successfully launched 2 major campaigns simultaneously – “Marvel Universe” & “Ultimate Spider-man.”➢ Won 3 National Promax Promotions & Marketing Awards for campaigns that I strategically conceptualized, wrote, directed, & produced based on programming & research data: o 2012 Children's Program Campaign using Integrated Media o 2011 Children's Program Campaign using Integrated Media o 2010 Children's Programming Spot ➢ Produced the “Ultimate Father’s Day” Stunt - Driving triple digit increases from the previous year.➢ Designed the Spider-man gaming promo & made the site the “most used app” on Disney.com.➢ Self-taught Avid & Final Cut Pro editing to effectively allocate the budget & improve creativity.➢ Created & fostered a team-oriented atmosphere by initiating creative brainstorms, group functions, & recognizing birthdays.➢ Arranged a dubbing area for producers & cut the budget spent out-of-house making copies.➢ Recruited, trained, & mentored 3-5 staff members who are now successful producers themselves.➢ Worked on the following shows:"Phineas and Ferb" "Spider-man" "Marvel Universe""Tron: Uprising" "Kickin' It" "Lab Rats""Power Rangers” (5 seasons)"Kick Buttowski" “That’s so Raven”

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Assist in Creating Promos & Additional Content for “WCW Nitro” & “WCW Thunder.”➢ Increased attendance to events by creating easy-to-version on-air promos for local stations.➢ Self-taught Adobe Creative Suite so as to make Ad Sales logos more usable on-air.➢ Remodeled the process for producing radio spots making them stronger & more cost effective.➢ Saved revenue by re-purposing domestic shows for International use & home video distribution.➢ Chosen as stage manager for “Backstage Blast” in order to use my skills to add content & value.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Broadcast, Film, Journalism, Writing

Minor, Drama And Dramatics/Theatre Arts