Luis Hernandez Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Wrote and produced 7 Saturdays to a More Fire-Resistant Home, a digital series for Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Fortune 500 company. Work in collaboration with in-house art studio to develop advertorial content distributed across paid, earned, and owned media channels. Manage Safety Action Center, an emergency preparedness website, and produce.

Oakland, CA

Developed creative assets and produced video highlighting latest product offerings for award-winning, Los Angeles Technology Innovation Challenge contract– a countywide initiative to combat homelessness totaling more than $1.3 Million.Strategized multimedia newsletters, blogs, and case studies shared with government and agency clients. Compiled market.

San Jose, CA

Research developing investigative news stories submit public records requests and access court information to pitch stories. Collaborated with videographers and reporters to set-up and conduct interviews.

San Francisco Bay Area

Los Angeles

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Lead morning crew in planning shots, utilizing audio, master control and graphics for live broadcast of school cable network
• Assist Director, in managing crew responsibilities; such as, setting up equipment and devising content
• Interview celebrities at red carpets and other events for USC’s cable television station, including researching background information, creating unique questions, and editing packages
• Create content in collaboration with senior producers; film and edit segments for air; liaise with guests and organize related logistics
• Guest host and engage with emcees and hosts to provide comedic relief on air

Los Angeles, CA

• Selected as a fellow to participate in a competitive 10-week summer internship that offered professional development workshops, executive speaker series, industry panels, and networking events
• Shadowed current and developing series shows for on air broadcast; contributed to weekly development and pitch meetings and provided feedback on scripts and outlines
• Utilized background research to provide script coverage for developing, submitted, and current projects: such as Krypton and Channel Zero: Candle Cove; presented notes for on air cuts of shows
• Performed administrative tasks, such as color collating scripts, managing current and development grids, and rolling calls

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Provide guidance and mentorship for over 75 students consisting of sophomore and junior residents with academic goals, campus involvement, and residential living
• Devise and secure funding for events for residents
• Resolve disputes and respond to emergencies within the residential space in a timely manner
• Attend weekly meetings to discuss future residential activities and projects

Los Angeles, CA

• Utilized Final Cut Pro to edit video content for the Viterbi School of Engineering website and commencement ceremony
• Filmed footage of students and faculty to be aired during commencement ceremony
• Assisted in the set up of filming equipment for faculty and student interviews

Los Angeles, CA

• Co-founded mentorship program with community outreach team that will begin in three high schools outside of the USC community
• Crafted and managed social media launch to promote the organization
• Assisted in the filming and scripting of the “This is Me” promotional video that will be shown at future events around the USC campus and nationally at partnering universities around the country
• Established connections with on and off campus corporations to devise initiatives pertaining to body image in youth

New York, NY

• Assist with Final Cut Pro and Premiere assignments (comp reels, dubs, formatting deliverables to various sources)
• Compile weekly traffic reports and organized daily Wheel Links for branding spots
• Acquire tapes and screening for viable footage
• Manage tape library by archiving tapes, and logged music cues using Microsoft Excel
• Attend audio/video session and perform production runs to deliver materials
• Shadow Production Assistants and perform any production related duties needed for shoots, edit/audio sessions

Brooklyn, NY

• Assisted in selecting screenplays for annual writing competitions; mentor current students and share experiences at fundraising events
• Wrote award-winning comedic screenplay “The Tale of Timmy Two Chins” centered on male obesity, grief, and self-appreciation
• Directed original screenplay to share the teen voice through film; worked with Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning director Nancy Savoca for film to be premiered on Showtime and other media outlets and selected venues in.
• Initiated an advocacy campaign to promote positive body image by using the film as an instructional tool

• Utilized competitive analysis to craft creative briefs for promotions of franchises and apps
• Conceptualized a design for an article based on Latino perception in America
• Contributed ideas for specific ways to market Univision content, especially relating to Uvideos.com, which will be included in future updates of the site

224 W. 29th St - New York, NY 10001

• Wrote feature articles about issues relevant to teenagers, for a student-published magazine distributed throughout NYC public schools
• Advocated for obesity awareness and wrote a personal essay on the topic used as cover story
• Articles were specially selected to be used as a curriculum to teach youth about body image

Master'S Degree, Journalism

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, General