Christopher Robertson Email & Phone Number

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

• Manage the direction and the day-to-day workloads and responsibilities of the Media Services team of video production and audio visual event creatives• Work closely with members of the media services team in addition to the in-house creative team and senior marketing managers and social managers• Lead projects from conception to finished production across a variety of deliverables including internal/external videos, commercials, testimonials, and social media content• Provide onsite and offsite AV support for meeting and all live in-person and hybrid events • Ensure success and effectiveness of media services support for clients• Collaborate with marketing team and internal clients to define strategy and goals for video projects• Lead creative ideation, including storyboarding, location scouting, lighting, sound, and on-camera talent direction• Coordinate programming and recording of broadcast and teleconference programs• Plan and direct installation of campus audio visual equipment upgrades including systems, assets and user level equipment for all hospital system facilities while working with IT professionals to ensure system stability, security and top quality user experience •Provide photographic services for official portraits, groups, events and all other still content for marketing and administration

Kirkwood, Missouri, United States

Program and operate Sony PTZ camera system while live cutting between 6 cameras streaming to YouTube and Facebook

Bridgeton Missouri

• Created promotional sales videos from initial concept to publishing, providing a primary business development tool for more than 400 sales representatives• Created immersive training videos from initial concept to publishing, providing a supplement to in-person training courses and a primary solution for remote training opportunities to 400 plus service representatives as well as current and new customers• Took full ownership of interpreting customer demand, transforming complex, abstract concepts intopurposeful visual products, accomplishing the customer’s goals to develop sales opportunities andotherwise inform internal and external stakeholders• Scheduled and managed preproduction meetings to gather all information on project goals and desired end state• Created agendas detailing all project stages and meetings including preproduction meetings, logisticsconcerns, rehearsals, principal photography, dallies, music selection, edit reviews, color pass, final review and publishing• Managed high-volume workload with a team of 3 creators, with over 200 videos published per year• Coordinated between product managers, facilities staff, video production team, graphic and art departments & marketing operations team to ensure successful productions• Planned and executed audio visual support of multiple events each year, conducting live audio, lightingdesign, video playback & distribution• Trained junior staff on project organization and management• Produced video content live from SEMA & NADA trade shows through coordinating shoots, logistics, assets & staffing• Studied strategic production trends and proposed continuous updated to production standards whileupdating cycles of equipment and other team processes• Served as secondary photographer to the corporate photographer• Worked closely with clients regarding their desired scope of work, explained logistic and timing concerns, providing recommendations on possible courses of action

Jefferson City Missouri

• Conceptualized from cradle to grave, video content to inform audiences of Military training and operationsaround the world using Sony, JVC, and Canon cameras, editing using Apple Final Cut Pro Studio andAdobe Premiere Pro with most teams fully integrated in all Adobe software (master collection)• Acted as liaison between the Director of Public Affairs and Brigade, Battalion, Company, and lowerleadership to develop longstanding relationships resulting in efficient public affairs operations, optimizing support to all units• Managed the transition of all HTML content of the Missouri National Guard website to a new site, vastly improving the style and ease of use• Deployed to Cuba for 10 months supporting Joint Task Force GTMO and the Office of MilitaryCommissions, providing media escort and logistics management for visiting news media representativesfrom around the globe to attend pre-trial hearings including the accused in the terrorist attacks of 9/11• Conducted Public Affairs content creation in the form of photography and written articles for the 7thArmy Training Command in Grafenwoehr, Germany• Performed video & broadcast support for 3 weeks during Operation Bright Star in Egypt, supporting the 82nd Airborne Division• Deployed to Kosovo for 10 months, supporting the 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade with daily and weekly video content resulting in several videos each week broadcast on the Army Forces Network Europe television station• Deployed to Afghanistan for 5 months supporting the 4th Infantry Division, creating media analysis guides detailing for top leadership concerns and intricacies of public perception of all U.S. operations inside of Regional Command South• Managed 6 public affairs missions to the Republic of Panama, the partner of the State of Missouri as part of the State Partnership Program • Led teams of 3-5 Soldiers and Airmen in many theaters of operations, acting as a mentor, safety expert, and career development leader

Greater St. Louis Area

• Designed and directed multi-camera shoots for live theater performances• Utilized camera systems, camera control units, video scalers and a video mixer to direct 20 live to tapeproductions in front of a live audience• Created and edited promotional reels using Adobe Premiere Pro for performing artists at the center,delivering rich and compelling reels used by performers and management companies as primary sales tools• Installed audio-visual systems for two theater spaces, including projector systems and cabling, projectorscreens, PTZ video camera systems, as well as video and audio monitors and main audio speakers andcabling• Setup audio-visual systems for live performances using advanced live production cameras, decentralized camera control systems for control and monitoring, interfacing with lighting team using timing and cues as well as seamless audio integration resulting in the best possible viewer experience• Authored over 20 DVDs of live performance events for entertainers and their promoters,delivering profitable business development assets

Greater St. Louis Area

• Authored DVD and tape-based reels for brand managers,focus group evaluation and TV spot development, supporting top level creatives of each beverage brand inthe company• Archived and cataloged every TV spot broadcast between 1955 and 2010 using Microsoft Access, detailing all keywords while translating thousands of tapes sitting in boxes and on shelves into a modern, efficient online database• Recorded live videos and photographs of corporate events• Designed and setup audio-visual systems for live events, meetings, and conferences

U.S. Army Public Affairs Mass Communication Specialist Military Occupational Specialty, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Public affairs specialists participate in and assist with the supervision and administration of Army public affairs programs primarily.

U.S. Army Advanced Leader Course, Small Group Leadership

Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) is a branch-specific course that provides Soldiers an opportunity to enhance leadership, technical skill.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication, General

Broadcast Journalism Military Occupational Specialty, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Army public affairs broadcast specialists are involved in creating, filming, reporting, hosting and editing news and entertainment radio.

Combat Camera Military Occupational Specialty, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Combat documentation/production specialists are primarily responsible for supervising, planning and operating electronic and film-based.