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Redlands, Ca, Us

Executive Producer and Department Lead of Esri's Video Storytelling Studio. Esri is a purpose-driven, multi-billion-dollar company that produces the most powerful spatial analytics software on the market. It's used to generate over a billion maps per year across just about every industry. Jack Dangermond, Esri's visionary CEO, is renowned for his commitment to geo-design, environmentalism, and positive change.Responsible for envisioning and implementing a new strategy for Esri - to use visual storytelling to not only raise brand awareness but demonstrate how geographic thinking can help address great challenges of our time - whether Covid, climate change, building smarter cities, or helping businesses be sustainable.* Work with CEO, and C-Suite leadership to shape Esri's video storytelling content strategy. Determine how to best use this high impact, emotional medium to promote the brand, attract new customers, and create community with existing customers. * Executive produce and creative direct content as diverse as multimillion dollar broadcast commercials, branded content promoting CSR goals, and films targeted to help sales teams secure multimillion dollar contracts.* Lead growing department staff of 15. Oversee production with advertising agencies (Chiat), A-list boutique production companies (Imaginary Forces), and a robust international freelance network. Responsible for operations and assuring work is delivered on time and budget. * Lead responsible for creative quality. Work has won awards ranging from a Clio to best Jackson Wild short. Created six-hour live television show to accompany Esri's main annual user conference described by Kaltura as a model for how to develop television for live events.* Responsible for co-production and distribution partnerships. Developed National Geographic alliance to produce series of short films, Exploring with GIS,. A feature documentary is currently in development.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Directed from strategic inception to final production, some of the most prominent award-winning story content created for the Newseum, one of the most popular museums in the United States. Successfully recruited volunteer participation of celebrity talent and politicos such as Lewis Black, Sebastian Junger, SE Cupp, Lin Manuel Miranda, David Byrne, Jeanne Moos, and John McCain based on creative pitches. Produced for emerging platforms (virtual and augmented reality) and broke records for most viewed content across social media.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR: Conceptualized the strategy, messaging, and led editorial on dozens of advocacy campaigns. Executed across the web, direct mail, social, earned media, and broadcast. Worked with celebrities such as Harrison Ford, and Richard Branson, CEO’s such as Rob Walton and Howard Schultz, and heads of state to change the world. Highly successful measurable results including raising tens of millions of dollars for conservation projects, changing national policy, and achieving Nielsen ratings confirming tens of millions of viewsSTORYTELLER: Story-mined and developed a library of signature narratives allowing the organization to explain its mission to the world. Wrote, produced, and directed over 100 films and multimedia projects promoting CI’s brand and agenda. Whether as Webby award-winning webisodes, traffic-boosting viral video, micro and short form docs, or half-hour TV shows on major networks – consistently delivered artfully crafted storytelling to highest standards. Awards include Jackson Hole Film Festival Gold, numerous Cine golds, and Nat Geo’s Eric Moe Sustainability Award. Board member Harrison Ford described work as, “world-class storytelling.”CREATIVE PRODUCER: Built and managed high tech studio with core staff of four, and freelance network of dozens of contractors, to deliver high end video, motion graphics, and web design at 30% of market rates. Raised over $2 million from companies and foundations to support team.INNOVATOR / LEARNING CURVE CLIMBER: Built social media views through years of editorial experimentation to routinely achieve over 100k views per post. Whether producing VR storytelling for donors, turning data into information design, or using analytics to refine messaging, consistently transformed a tech edge into a creative one.

Boston, Ma, Us

Project management and design of video-centric interactive displays for the Library of Congress. Agile certification.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Getzels Gordon Productions: Editorial development of PBS science-based series Closer to Truth. • PBS: Strategy for crowd-sourced storytelling project, based on Ken Burns The War. • PBS: Digital strategy for re-brand of Great Performances, winning major NEA grant.

Washington, Dc, Us

Invented new ways of delivering US public diplomacy messaging throughout Europe. Strategized and executed broadcast and online communication initiatives. Considerable presentation to the press, senior executives, and Members of Congress. Superior Performance Award for “exceptional initiative, innovation, and productivity.”

Atlanta, Us

Led brand management and business case for CNN-D, a pan-European i-TV digital documentary channel. Creative conceptualization, brand strategy, operations plan, and application of state of the art analytics for decision and risk analysis to study e-commerce focused revenue models.

London, England, Gb

Conceived and executed integrated brand strategies for top ten global agency. Focused on moving image projects across multiple platforms (television, i-TV, mobile). Led staff of strategists, videographers, designers, and software engineers.

London, England, Gb

Launch team member and brand steward of BBC America, a BBC-Discovery joint-venture. Strategized, launched, managed, and editorially led numerous on-air campaigns and all new media initiatives. BBC America was the fastest growing cable channel in the US during this period.

New York, Ny, Us

AdWeek describes R/GA as the digital Agency of the Decade. Executed work for clients winning such design awards as Milia Gold, Invision Gold, and ID Magazine Gold. Created i-TV television episodes for Intel and PBS based on Ken Burns’s Frank Lloyd Wright. Work showcased in Guggenheim Museum. Designed major e-commerce store for PBS on-line.

Basking Ridge, Nj, Us

Verizon, Nynex, and Pactel established Tele-TV, a US $500 million joint-venture to develop an interactive television network. I reported to Sandy Grushow, President of Fox, to create branding and identity for the venture and to deliver the company’s flagship broadband service. A key goal was to bring highest-end tele-visual production values to one of the most sophisticated i-TV platforms of its day.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Scripted and produced award-winning multimedia exhibits.

Laguna Beach, California, Us

Mba, Product Innovation, Business And Design

Mfa, Cinema

Ma, French Literature