Luke Eckel Email & Phone Number

• Developed $600,000+ financing budget and distribution plan for company’s first documentary project, “Finding Ubuntu”• Improved work quality and efficiency by standardizing workflow for research and development of film’s market strategy through prioritization of prospective co-production partners, distributors, funders, and film festival application submissions• Sourced and led 20+ festival applications, resulting in film’s acceptance and world premiere at esteemed Dances With Films… Show more • Developed $600,000+ financing budget and distribution plan for company’s first documentary project, “Finding Ubuntu”• Improved work quality and efficiency by standardizing workflow for research and development of film’s market strategy through prioritization of prospective co-production partners, distributors, funders, and film festival application submissions• Sourced and led 20+ festival applications, resulting in film’s acceptance and world premiere at esteemed Dances With Films festival• Collaborated with 15+ production and post-production team members across multiple departments and continental borders• Managed database platforms such as Hubspot and Airtable with prospective distributors and sales agents Show less

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Trusted with various written materials such as screenplays and multi-length teleplays from current and prospective clientele.- Read and evaluated written material in concise, industry-standard coverage reports.- Pitched submitted material to company managers and other industry professionals.- Managed and updated professional industry contacts and client filmographies.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Massachusetts, United States

Actively seeking new freelance opportunitiesJune - August 2020-Networked via social media with real estate agents and homeowners in the Cape Cod area.-Collaborated with realtors and homeowners to help bring their property’s story to life.-Filmed with a variety of cameras, including a personal drone.-Assisted advertising strategies and aided the sale of properties in just weeks after being put on the market.

- Responsible for ideation, storyboarding, and editing primarily video assets for resilience gives' new "live like a kid" campaign.- Held responsible for the creation of dozens of content pieces ranging from 15 seconds to over six minutes across various social media platforms.- Worked under tight deadlines with quick turnaround times from idea conception to final export.- Collaborated with resilience gives' CEO and co-founders to assure both the company and campaign's image and… Show more - Responsible for ideation, storyboarding, and editing primarily video assets for resilience gives' new "live like a kid" campaign.- Held responsible for the creation of dozens of content pieces ranging from 15 seconds to over six minutes across various social media platforms.- Worked under tight deadlines with quick turnaround times from idea conception to final export.- Collaborated with resilience gives' CEO and co-founders to assure both the company and campaign's image and message was accurately being shared. Show less

Dennis Massachusetts

-Served thousands of dollars’ worth of food and drink to dozens of tables on a nightly basis in a high-speed work environment.-Conducted in a joyful and professional manner, duties included serving food and drink, completing side work to set the restaurant up both before and after service, and overseeing that every customer was pleased and properly attended to.

Cape Cod

-Created a five-minute documentary film-Networked with and conducted a professional 2-camera interview with Cape Cod’s legendary surfer Rick Weeks-Filmed with Canon EOS 60D cameras and used other equipment such as tripods and wireless microphones-Footage was edited using Adobe Premiere Pro and was then entered into the Salem Student Film Festival where it won seventh of all entries from across the state of MA

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Young Scholars Program (YSP) offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for hands-on experience while still in high school. Working 32 hours a week for 6 weeks in a lab at Northeastern University studying under Professor Philip Larese-Casanova, I researched the kinetics of water and pollutants in different reaction chambers that I built. During my time, photographs and videos were taken and uploaded to a website for teachers to view and replicate experiments in the… Show more The Young Scholars Program (YSP) offers future scientists and engineers a unique opportunity for hands-on experience while still in high school. Working 32 hours a week for 6 weeks in a lab at Northeastern University studying under Professor Philip Larese-Casanova, I researched the kinetics of water and pollutants in different reaction chambers that I built. During my time, photographs and videos were taken and uploaded to a website for teachers to view and replicate experiments in the classroom setting. Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance, 3.73

Activities and Societies: 2023 Whitman Scholar, Whitman Leadership Scholar, Delta Sigma Pi, Whitman Peer Mentor, Dean's List

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Television, Radio, And Film, 3.73

Activities and Societies: Syracuse University in Los Angeles (SULA), Dean's List, SU Athletics, ACCN Assistant

Education record

Activities and Societies: Class Office (Secretary), National Honor Society, DECA, Varsity Swim Team (Captain), Varsity Tennis Team