Michael Zimmer Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon, United States

Coordinate AV needs for on site events and rentals. Produce video content for marketing and educational purposes.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Teach sketch comedy writing. Developed and wrote the curriculum.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Assist the Artistic Director with all processes surrounding theater programming. In charge of coordinating weekly community shows. Coordinating with producers. Drafting and sending contracts. Invoicing and paying out producers. Created process for producers to pitch and create shows at the theater. Responsible for organizing biannual auditions for over 150 participants. Created graphics and marketing for over a dozen shows. Engaged the community by meeting with membership and gathering feedback.

Developed livestream platform for comedy theater's online programming. Created graphics and assets. Operated broadcasting for shows using OBS, casting to multiple platforms via Restream. Worked with show creators to develop assets, meet tech needs, and directed them during broadcasts.

Produced monthly improv, sketch, and other shows for comedy theater. Coordinated talent, created and distributed marketing materials, prepared and setup A/V tech needs (sounds, projections). Coordinated Holiday Market with over 20 vendors in theater space.

Portland, Oregon Area

New York City & Portland, Or

I work closely with clients to craft compelling and engaging stories. Styles span from competitions, music videos, event sizzles, movie parodies, comedy sketches, and more. Clients include: Habitat for Humanity, Digital Trends, Cornerstone Agency, Plenty NYC, Gothamist, Absolut, Belvedere Vodka, Krug Champagne, Speed Rack, and more.Proficient with Adobe Suite: Premiere and After Effects. I provide titles and graphics and final deliverables in the necessary formats. As a Producer and Director I've made Kickstarter videos resulting in successful campaigns, music videos for indie artists, sketch comedy videos, and a public access hour long comedy variety show.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Oversaw operations in both Portland and Seattle locations.

Portland, Oregon Area

First point of contact for new customers through phone and website. Provided customer service for clients throughout their projects.Bookkeeping for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.Filing and paying monthly taxes and licenses.Kept up to date files on subcontractors paperwork up to date including insurance, licenses, and payment records.Provided HR to employees and kept the company in line with all hiring and employment practices.Payroll system management and support for employees.Implemented and managed invoicing system through PandaDocs.Collected payments from customers.Managed CRM systems in Insightly and Buildertrend.Trained staff on CRM systems.Budgeted and implemented marketing plans across multiple platforms.Managed e-mail and google drive systems for the company.Devised and wrote copy for website and social media posts. Photographed completed jobs and edited photos for use on web and social media.Managed and updated website with regular new content using Wordpress.

Contribute to the FoD website by submitting via their "Pitch" app for writers.

Wrote satirical blog/clickbait articles lampooning female driven publications like Jezebel and Cosmo.

Greater New York City Area

Edited videos for NYU TV to be used on their website and TV station. Ingested footage, created graphics, and performed quality control checks on events, lectures, and speeches contracted to the department.Also was lead and solo editor on series of videos highlighting student housing, now featured on the NYU website.

Greater New York City Area

Edited a number of projects for Le Jit's many clients, mainly top shelf liquor and wine brands.• “Speed Rack” Reality Style Bartending Competition Series 2013-14• Event Sizzles, Training, and Marketing videos for Belvedere Gin, Bar Boulud, Absolut Vodka, St. Germain, Krug Champagne, Spirited Awards, and others

Greater New York City

Production Assistant, Digital Imaging Tech, and Teleprompter Operator for feature films, short films, television series, pilots, music videos, commercials, and whatever else comes my way.

Greater New York City Area

Wrote articles for satirical women's magazine.

Assisted writer/director in developing and producing two feature films, a short, and a television series.Compiled research.Read scripts.Assisted in casting.

Researched marketing contacts and resources and compiled them into easy-to-read, accessible spreadsheets to be used by the Producer and Director.

Greater New York City Area

Small production company specializing in intimate live music performances.Assisted editing of television pilot "Live from Big Pink."Acted as DIT and PA for multiple shoots.Assisted with administrative work in the production office.Compiled research for documentary.

Greater New York City Area

Shadowed and assisted every department on a rotating basis. Acted as receptionist for extended periods, answered calls, greeted clients.

Greater New York City Area

Edited video, assisted in design, and provided creative input to the viral web series "The Meth Minute 39."Coordinated the animation event, Drinking and Drawing, and assisted producing resulting film.Performed administrative tasks for founder and producer Fred Seibert.

Santa Ana, Ca

Preproduction intern for Season 1 for the Emmy award winning children's television show.Assisted with set up and management of production office.Created production blog.Managed social media.Transported costumes and props.Prepared note pages for the writer.Transcribed songs.